BBC News
By Mark Savage
image captionThe accusations were made as part of an employment tribunal claim
The head of influential dance label R&S Records discriminated against black and female artists, according to a former employee.
Label founder Renaat Vandepapeliere dismissed music by some ethnic minority artists as meaningless and claimed the history of techno was very white , said former talent scout Raj Chaudhuri.
Chaudhuri is suing R&S for unfair dismissal, citing race discrimination.
The label said there was no truth to his spurious and damaging claims. Mr Renaat Vandepapeliere is certainly not racist and everyone at R&S Records embraces equality, said R&S co-founder Sabine Maes, who is also Mr Vandepapeliere s wife, in a statement.
Reviews / / 18 · 01 · 2021
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