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The ‘forgotten years’ of Mozambique
In 1978 RICHARD GRAY was in Mozambique recording the music and dances of those celebrating the country’s new-found independence. Forty years on, he returns to the village of Aldeia Comunal Samora Machel with CDs of those old recordings
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Fernando plays the drums
Starting in January 1978, millions took part throughout the country, building to a finale in the capital, Maputo, on the eve of Independence Day, June 25.
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