I will stop recommending Radio 4 shows (and recycling links from Speechification) sometime soon, I promise. But before I do, have a listen to 'The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae', which tells the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies, who ran the Alpha Boys School in Jamaica. She encouraged wayward/troubled young boys to get into music and, as a result, encouraged and developed a whole generation of reggae musicians who went on to play with the likes of Bob Marley. Apparently, she collected records, ran her own sound system and liked to dance...Jonathan Charles tells her story and talks about his documentary on BBC Caribbean. You can listen to the podcast via Speechification.
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