Soul Deep - the story of Black popular music
From Saturday 7 May at 8.25pm,
Â鶹Éç TWO
Introduction
Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from
the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion
dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts.
It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social,
political and cultural shifts.
Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony,
helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality.
This new six-part series, made by the Â鶹Éç team who produced the critically-acclaimed
Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the
evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive
footage and over 100 contemporary interviews.
The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James
Brown, Mary J Blige, µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© and Martha Reeves,
- plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.
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