News — British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal

  • NEWS: New Hackney Square named after British-Caribbean historical event

    · By Adam Prescott

    A new square at the entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre in east London is to be named BRAFA Square after a fascinating, yet forgotten, part of London's African Caribbean history. The name reveals the story of the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal (BRAFA) which became Hackney’s answer to Live Aid in 1985.