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The Roots of Black Music
Black music has become one of the most potent forces in western culture, whether in the form of American blues, West Indian reggae or African music. In the first of two programmes celebrating this black musical heritage, Chicago bluesman
Julio Finn explores its meaning and significance with writers and musicians from Africa, America and the Caribbean. Among those taking part are author
James Baldwin , jazz-blues singer Gail Peters , the Eddie C. Campbell Blues Band,
Dennis Bovell and the Dub Band, Cameroonian writer and musician Francis Bebey , and Foday Musa Suso , a 'griot' from the Gambia. Director STEVE CONNELLY Producer GILES OAKLEY Made by the Community Programme Unit