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The Blues Dance

DJ and musician Don Letts tells the story of Jamaican Blues Dance in Britain. With Jazzy B and Lenny Henry. From May 2008.

Don Letts tells the story of the Blues Dance or Jamaican private club in Britain. Crowds gathered to listen and dance to heavy bass lines of reggae, pumped out from huge speakers. The first wave of West Indian immigrants set up informal basement parties in West London, but the phenomenon would later gain prominence across the UK.

Contributors include Linton Kwesi Johnson, Vivien Goldman, Jazzie B, King Tubby, Trevor Sax, Daddy G, Ali Campbell, Caroline Coon, Lenny Henry and Tippa Irie.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 Dec 201701:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 May 200813:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sat 17 May 200815:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 3 Apr 201506:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 3 Apr 201513:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 3 Apr 201520:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 4 Apr 201502:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 11 Dec 201706:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 11 Dec 201713:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 11 Dec 201720:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Dec 201701:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra