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International Jazz Day: Louis Armstrong’s legacy lives on

Sunday is International Jazz Day. The history of jazz is entwined with the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. It broke down social barriers and brought people together across the US, and in Zimbabwe too.

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Haru Mutasa
30 Apr 2017
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