Freedom Song
Amit Chaudhuri tells of how popular Bengali songs of the 1940s and 1950s brought about political, social and personal change.
Amit Chaudhuri tells of how popular Bengali songs of the 1940s and 1950s brought about political, social and personal change.
Indian author, musician and international public intellectual Amit Chaudhuri presents a set of personal essays on the music and the songwriters that shaped his early life.
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- Wed 22 Sep 202122:45BBC Radio 3
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