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  1. Jazz​/​The African Sound

    amf.didiermary.fr/jazz-african

    “Jazz​/​The African Sound” by Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band, one of the most important African records of all time, a lost global jazz classic, and a true holy grail for collectors of Jazz and WorldJazz.

    Christopher McGregor (1936 – 1990) was a South African Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset […]

    #60smusic #Apartheid #BrassBand #Jazz #LiveMusic #SouthAfrica

  2. I only knew of #Brighouse in #Yorkshire for the #BrassBand and didn't realise they had a whole oilworks right in the middle of town that is still going strong ( the #oil has a good reputation amongst the tuned #car community and in #motorsports - I might even get some later this year if #Castrol starts to enshittify itself having been mostly sold by BP to a private equity firm, at least that way I would be supporting British #industry )

    I even looked up the planning application, the new storage tanks don't make a big impact on the local area (and are a relatively small part of the whole site)

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3p8z