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On my radar: Don Letts’s cultural highlights

The BBC 6 Music DJ on Afrofuturism, Father John Misty, and why he owes his showâ€™s success to the crew at Rough Trade WestBorn in London in 1956, Don Letts is a film-maker, musician and DJ who straddled the dub-reggae and punk scenes in the 70s, introducing the latter to the former through his Kingâ€™s Road shop, Acme Attractions, and influential DJ sets at the Roxy. He directed music videos for the Clash and in 1984 formed Big Audio Dynamite with ex-Clash member Mick Jones. His docum...

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10:00 on June 3 2018

On my radar: Don Letts’s cultural highlights

Guardian Music — The BBC 6 Music DJ on Afrofuturism, Father John Misty, and why he owes his showâ€™s success to the crew at Rough Trade WestBorn in London in 1956, Don Letts is a fil... more info