Music Feature

The Blues Dance

Tuesday 13 May 2008 13:30-14:00 (Radio 4 FM)

Repeated: Saturday 17 May 2008 15:30-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)

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.

Followed by News.

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