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Black music in Europe: After 1945

The music of Ambrose Campbell and his West African Rhythm Brothers, steel pan master Sterling Betancourt MBE, and calypso star Lord Kitchener.

Clarke Peters delves into the sounds of 1950s London, from Ambrose Campbell and his West African Rhythm Brothers and steel pan master Sterling Betancourt MBE, to calypso star Lord Kitchener. He also uncovers the history of jazz in Paris after 1945 and tells how black American GIs found a new freedom in post-war Germany.

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

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Sun 23 Aug 2020 17:32GMT

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