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Psychedelia

Max Reinhardt celebrates psychedelia, the music genre born in the purple haze of the late 60s.

We celebrate psychedelia, the music genre born in the purple haze of the late 60s, and characterised by albums like The Beatles' Sgt Pepper, bands like Pink Floyd and songs like Cloud 9 by the Temptations. It swept the world from Nigeria to Cambodia and has never really gone far away as a musical flavour that artists such as Prince or DeLa Soul have loved to revel in.

We hear from the current wave of psychedelic artists from right across the planet, including Graveola from Belo Horizonte in Brazil and The Dwarfs of East Agouza from Cairo in Egypt. Presenter Max Reinhardt finds out why psychedelia seems to be forever in a state of frenzied reincarnation.

(Photo: TCIC by Fabrice Bourgelle)

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50 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 May 2016 21:06GMT

Music Played

  • The Comet Is Coming

    Journey Through The Asteroid Belt

  • Graveola

    Sem Sentido

  • The Dwarfs of East Agouza

    Baka of the Future

  • Dengue Fever

    Cardboard Castles

  • Los Chinches

    Serpiente Negra

  • Ash Koosha

    Mudafossil

  • Colaba Point

    Ripples

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 May 2016 13:06GMT
  • Sun 22 May 2016 19:06GMT
  • Sun 22 May 2016 21:06GMT

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