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Cymande–a group of Black British musicians who all came to the U.K. from the Caribbean as children– released three brilliant albums in quick succession in the early 1970s and were embraced in the USA. But in the U.K., they faced a music business beset by prejudice against homegrown Black talent and were largely ignored. They originally split in 1975, but their music lived on, as successive generations of artists and fans found and embraced their songs. Hip-Hop, House, Drum and Bass, R&B,Rare Groove, and crate-digging communities all saw something in the songs of Cymande that inspired them.
Cymande are also the subject of a new documentary. If you’re in Portland or surrounding areas, the film will be screening for one night only on Wednesday, August 28th at 7 PM at the historic Hollywood Theatre. Buy tickets here.
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