West Coast music is rude health according to Dean Van Nguyen, artists like Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar have released fresh and vital albums packed with musical experimentation and a keen social conscience. Dean joins host Laurence Mackin and guests, chief theatre critic with the Irish Times Peter Crawley and journalist Zara Hedderman to discuss the musical heritage and sonic appeal of that "LA sound", and how these works have breathed new life into contemporary jazz and hi...
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