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Book of the Week: Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital

Ben Onwukwe

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Book of the Week: Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital: Episode 3

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Lloyd Bradley - Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital

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Lloyd Bradley charts the arrival of Afro-rock, a genuine London sound with African roots.

A milestone is passed with the emergence of Afro-rock, a genuine London sound from an African perspective. Read by Ben Onwukwe.

The story of a city's transformation through its music, taking in the wave of Commonwealth immigration in the 40s right up to the present day.

In the third episode a milestone is passed with the emergence of Afro-rock - a genuine London sound from an African perspective.

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Lloyd Bradley tells the story of black music in the capital

Lloyd Bradley tells the story of black music in the capital, from the wave of Commonwealth immigration in the '40s to the present day

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