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Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran

Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran. A mix of interviews with top performers, live concerts, a monthly CD round-up, and special location features.

World Routes: 18/06/2011

18/06/2011

BBC World Service - World Routes, 18/06/2011

Lucy Duran visits Cape Verde, the windswept and dramatic archipelago off the west coast of Africa. She explores the arrival of slaves in the 15th century and the subsequent departure of generations of Cape Verdeans searching for a better life in America and Europe. With rare and specially-made music recordings, including the morna style made famous by Cesaria Evora, which longs for life back on the islands.

Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by James Parkin

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