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Late 1950s-1960s

Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and the emergence of the Notting Hill Carnival in London

Clarke explores the variety of Black music produced in Europe in the late 1950s and early 1960s - Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and the emergence of the Notting Hill Carnival in London. We also hear how North African music inspired a revolution in folk guitar.

(Photo: Clark Peters. Credit:: Alexandra Quinn)

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27 minutes

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Sun 30 Aug 202017:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Aug 202007:32GMT
  • Sat 29 Aug 202010:32GMT
  • Sun 30 Aug 202000:32GMT
  • Sun 30 Aug 202011:32GMT
  • Sun 30 Aug 202016:32GMT
  • Sun 30 Aug 202017:32GMT