Series tracing the roots of African music, featuring some of the continent's major artists

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2/6 Featuring Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Sat 1 May 2010 02:25 BBC Four

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    Wonderful Africa

    The African Rock 'n' Roll Years was shown in BBC Four's Wonderful Africa season, a wide ranging season of films that looked at the arts and culture, life and landscape of Africa in advance of the 2010 World Cup.

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