In the UK, 63% of black musicians say they are victims of racism, according to a study

Is classical music too white? This is the question to which the organization

proposed to answer

in its study

. To carry out this survey, the researchers interviewed very exactly 1,718 black musicians and English professionals. The organization, established in March 2021, fights racism in the UK music industry and supports black musicians and professionals. With this study, she calls on the British music industry to become more involved in issues of diversity and equity.

The results, available on the organization's website since Wednesday, October 13, are frightening: 63% believe they have been victims of racism and 71% of racial micro-attacks. 74% say they are dissatisfied with the support provided by the UK music industry and in particular with regard to the pay gap and the mental health problems that inevitably result from it. 35% went so far as to say that they “

The investigation does not stop there, it submits four ideas for priority projects in order to remedy the problem of racism.

The organization talks about the pay gap and transparency at this level.

It then addresses the issues of education, diversity and inclusion, and suggests that decisions be taken in this direction.

Finally, she submitted the idea of ​​setting up a moral support service for victims, but also of creating both a manifesto and an anti-racism code of conduct.

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This is not the first survey to focus on black or ethnic minority musicians in UK orchestras.

In 2015, the

that among more than 600 musicians, only 2% were black or from ethnic minorities.

A second study, published in 2020 in the

, denounced the fact that 98.8% of the songs in the music education program

across the

Channel were written by white musicians.