Children’s charity creates music videos celebrating community and heritage
A music charity for children has created a series of six music videos celebrating its local community and reflecting on the area’s heritage.
World Heart Beat academy’s version of Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz was released on February 15, celebrating what would have been Vauxhall-born aviator Hilda Hewlett’s 158th birthday
Born on 17 February, 1864, Hilda was the first British woman to earn a pilot’s licence.
She also ran a successful aircraft manufacturing business in Battersea which built more than 800 aircraft during the First World War.
The next five music videos which make up the rest of The Nine Elms Sessions will be released over the following five months.
Sahana Gero, Founder and Artistic Director at World Heart Beat said: “The Nine Elms Sessions, kindly supported by Wandsworth Council and Embassy Gardens has given us the perfect opportunity to celebrate our local community and showcase our musical talent through exploring the past, present and future of our soon-to-be new home, Nine Elms.”
From summer 2022, World Heart Beat will be welcoming individuals to its new concert venue and music academy in Nine Elms in advance of its official launch in October this year.
Ms Gero added: “Our new music academy and concert hall will provide inspiration and joy through learning music, as well as career opportunities for young people, and a music venue offering an exciting programme across a diverse range of music.”
