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The 1960s
Episode 8 of 9
Cameroonian guitar legend Francis Bebey, afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, free jazz globetrotter Don Cherry, and the story of jazz group The Blue Notes.
This episode looks at the music of Black Europe at the height of the 1960s. We hear about Cameroonian guitar legend Francis Bebey in Paris, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti in London and free jazz globetrotter Don Cherry in Stockholm. Clarke also tells the story of jazz group The Blue Notes, who fled apartheid South Africa for a new life in Europe.
(Photo: Clark Peters. Credit:: Alexandra Quinn)
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