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Black Music in Europe
Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe up to the Jazz Age.
Clarke Peters draws on a rare collection of archive recordings to explore a forgotten musical history.
Received wisdom has it that black popular music arrived in Europe with the Empire Windrush in 1948, but Clarke brings us black sounds recorded in Europe from as far back as 1900.
Focusing on early commercial discs made in the recording studios of London, Paris and Berlin, we hear from dozens of different performers, including African American travelling entertainers, traditional African musicians, black British classical composers and more.
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