The project is one of 11 across the region that will receive grants in a Historic England scheme
The project hopes to hear people's memories of Leicester's nightlife
The project, by not-for-profit social enterprise 2Funky Arts, will focus on music of black origin, including hip-hop, soul, reggae and jazz. Mr Mistry said: "I am born and bred in Leicester and I have seen our nightlife change, from the 60s and 70s to the present, and the venues people went to.He is calling on about 45 volunteers to help create an exhibition based around photography and personal anecdotes of a history he said had been little documented - or "hidden" - down the years.
Mr Mistry said the focus would be around clubs such as Il Rondo, The Spectrum and many others that had come and gone, where the music and culture was strongly influenced by working class people, particularly those with black, African and Caribbean heritage.
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