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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.

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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of

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The [Black british] soul group Sweet Sensation topped the singles chart in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Rrrz0ZfRc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Sensation_(band)

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Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a

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