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The Blues Dance

DJ and musician Don Letts tells the story of Jamaican Blues Dance in Britain. With Jazzy B and Lenny Henry. From May 2008.

Don Letts tells the story of the Blues Dance or Jamaican private club in Britain. Crowds gathered to listen and dance to heavy bass lines of reggae, pumped out from huge speakers. The first wave of West Indian immigrants set up informal basement parties in West London, but the phenomenon would later gain prominence across the UK.

Contributors include Linton Kwesi Johnson, Vivien Goldman, Jazzie B, King Tubby, Trevor Sax, Daddy G, Ali Campbell, Caroline Coon, Lenny Henry and Tippa Irie.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 Dec 2017 01:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 May 2008 13:30
  • Sat 17 May 2008 15:30
  • Fri 3 Apr 2015 06:30
  • Fri 3 Apr 2015 13:30
  • Fri 3 Apr 2015 20:30
  • Sat 4 Apr 2015 02:30
  • Mon 11 Dec 2017 06:30
  • Mon 11 Dec 2017 13:30
  • Mon 11 Dec 2017 20:30
  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 01:30