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Pogus Caesar's images in the 'Muzik Kinda Sweet' exhibition celebrates the huge number of prolific and internationally renowned black musical artists from all over the world who have visited Birmingham throughout the past 25 years.

Pogus Caesar

The exhibition showcases unseen photographs from Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.

The images capture moments in music, including rare images of Stevie Wonder, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Jay-Z, Grace Jones, Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) Jimmy Cliff and many more.

The photographs are a result of a long and successful career in the media, where Pogus worked with a number of international personalities as a producer and director.

MC Hammer / Birmingham 1999

Sheer determination and hard work ...

Born in St Kitts, West Indies and raised in Birmingham, Pogus Caesar formed Windrush Productions and has since made a range of multicultural programmes for TV, including the award winning series 'Xpress' and 'Respect' for Carlton Television. He was also Senior Producer on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's A-Force.

He puts his long career down to a good work ethic and sheer determination, sometimes in the face of tough opposition.

"I have always believed that life gives you back what you put in. I've faced a lot of challenges throughout my career - some of those have been down to people's perception of me as a black person,” said Pogus.

Lionel Richie / Birmingham 2004

"The important thing is to always keep the higher moral ground and never doubt yourself. Self-belief is the most powerful thing in the world. If you surround yourself with good people, who are honest with you, you can't fail."

The exhibition

Muzik Kinda Sweet: Photographs by Pogus Caesar 1985 – 2009

• Venue: Fazeley Studios, 191 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5SE
• Date: 27th February - 3rd April '09
  

(All images courtesy of the artist and OOM Gallery archive. Β© Pogus Caesar)