Harlem Nights
The Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age
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Harlem Nights
The Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age
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The Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age
The Secret History of Australia’s Jazz Age
Jazz kings and wayward women
The 1920s were a time of wonder and flux, when Australians sensed a world growing smaller, but turning faster. American movies, music and dance brought together the things which racial lines kept apart. African-American jazz was the music that cosmopolitan Australians craved, and the champions of White Australia feared. 'Sonny Clay's Colored Idea' were a Harlem-style revue famous for their jazz rhythms. Deirdre O'Connell has delved into the story of how they came to Australia, and how their tour went wrong when they were targeted by a secret militia.
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