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The Farewell Blues - Sol Ho'opi'i

A virtuoso jazz record sheds light on Hawaii's relationship with the USA

• 9 mins

Yembe Laroco – Celia Cruz

How radio launched the career of Cuban salsa star Celia Cruz

• 9 mins

Mao Mao Yu – Li Minghui

The story behind a 1920s Chinese jazz hit and its singer

• 9 mins

The Independence Cha Cha

How a song about Congolese independence become the anthem for Africa

• 9 mins

Ewa Demarczyk – the Dark Angel

The story of Poland’s most celebrated but reclusive singer

• 9 mins

Mbube – The Lion

The story behind the original South African song Mbube, known as the Lion Sleeps Tonight

• 9 mins

Haisai Ojisan – Hey Old Man!

The story behind the 1970s Okinawan pop hit Haisai Ojisan or ‘Hey Old Man’

• 9 mins