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The Documentary: Black Music in Europe: Black music in Europe: 1980-1990

Black music in Europe: 1980-1990

30/03/2022 GMT

Black Music in Europe

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Black Music in Europe, Black music in Europe: 1980-1990

Stories from the history of black music in Europe over the last four decades

Stories from the history of black music in Europe over the last four decades.

Clarke Peters looks at the music of black Europe in the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall. We hear from Jeff Mills and Dimitri Hegemann on Detroit techno in Berlin, plus electronic pioneers Shut Up and Dance on the rave era in London. We also hear from Rita Maia and DJ Marfox on the Batida scene in Lisbon.

Presenter: Clarke Peters
Producer: Tom Woolfenden

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The Documentary: Black Music in Europe

Clarke Peters presents his history of black music in Europe. From the collapse of the Eastern Bloc to the rise of multiculturalism, this was a time that saw old walls come tumbling down, while new forms of technology and new styles of music were all emerging at a rapid pace.

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