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Black Sky Thinking

Junk Shop Classical on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was the first musician of colour to become a superstar in 20th century Britain, says Phil Hebblethwaite, and then he all but disappeared from view. Who was he and why is it taking so long for us to recognise what he achieved, against impossible odds?

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