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From Japan to Chicago
Monday 5 May 2008 15:45-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Stories of people who relocated to other countries, influenced by music.
Japanese singer Yoko Noge became passionate about the blues as a schoolgirl. After her mother's suicide, she set off for Chicago, the capital of blues music. Her first stop was a Westside joint, where master bluesman Willie Kent was playing. When Yoko told him she had come so far just for the music, he asked her to sing.
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