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The Documentary

Black Music in Europe

The 1970s

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

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Clarke Peters uncovers Surinamese music in the Netherlands, black flamenco in Spain and lover’s rock in London. He also delves into the story of the Cape Verdean musicians who found a home in Europe in the 1970s and used synthesisers to express their new found sense of freedom.

(Photo: Clark Peters. Credit:: Alexandra Quinn) Show less

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