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World Service,12 Sep 2020,26 mins

SeriesBlack Music in Europe

The 1970s

The Documentary

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Clarke Peters uncovers Surinamese music in the Netherlands, black flamenco in Spain and lover’s rock in London. He also delves into the story of the Cape Verdean musicians who found a home in Europe in the 1970s and used synthesisers to express their new found sense of freedom. (Photo: Clark Peters. Credit:: Alexandra Quinn)

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