Black Music in Europe

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Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History

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Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe.

Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe, from the birth of recorded sound to the present day.

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Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History: Series 3: 1960s

1960s

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Clarke Peters continues his compelling history of Black music in Europe.

Clarke Peters continues his surprising history of Black music in Europe, from the aftermath of the Second World War through to the late 1970s.

Drawing on rare recordings, Clarke Peters continues his third series revealing the unexplored history of Black music across Europe, from the aftermath of the Second World War through to the late 1970s.

This was an era that saw countries such as Algeria, Jamaica, Cape Verde and Trinidad shake off European colonialism. These nations expressed their new found sense of freedom through songs, many recorded in European studios.

From the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, through the decolonisation years and beyond, this series hears from modern Black musicians, commentators and historians, to get to the heart of Black music in Europe. 

This episode looks at the music of Black Europe at the height of the 1960s.  We hear about Cameroonian guitar legend Francis Bebey in Paris, afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti in London and free jazz globetrotter Don Cherry in Stockholm. Clarke also tells the story of jazz group The Blue Notes, who fled apartheid South Africa for a new life in Europe.


Produced by Tom Woolfenden
Executive Producer: Miranda Hinkley
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4

Black Music in Europe: A Hidden History: Series 3

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