Black Stars of Highlife
- 2017
- 25m
The idea that Africa is the cradle of music is a familiar one. But while Western popular music in the 20th Century was shaped by African influence, what people don't realise is that popular ... Read allThe idea that Africa is the cradle of music is a familiar one. But while Western popular music in the 20th Century was shaped by African influence, what people don't realise is that popular music in Africa was shaped by influences coming in the other direction. This short documen... Read allThe idea that Africa is the cradle of music is a familiar one. But while Western popular music in the 20th Century was shaped by African influence, what people don't realise is that popular music in Africa was shaped by influences coming in the other direction. This short documentary explores a story of musical cross-pollination between the West and West Africa - spec... Read all