Harlem Timeline

Musician Soweto Kinch takes a four-part journey of discovery in Harlem, where a few square miles in northern Manhattan have given the world great musical riches

Harlem Timeline - Episode 1

Musician Soweto Kinch begins a journey of discovery in Harlem - a few square miles in northern Manhattan that have given the world great musical riches.

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Harlem Timeline - Episode 2

Musician Soweto Kinch finds out about the rich gospel tradition, art, music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Harlem Timeline - Episode 3

Soweto traces what happened between the end of the 1940s and the 1970s, taking in the story of soul music and the growth of doo wop, and the social problems of the '60s.

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Harlem Timeline - Episode 4

Soweto Kinch visits the marvellously preserved art deco Lennox Lounge, The National Jazz Museum and jams in a speakeasy.

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