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1980: Pauline Black on being a woman in ska music | BBC Archive
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1:30Now PlayingThe Selecter singer Pauline Black spoke to reporter Adrian Thrills about the thriving Two-Tone scene in Coventry. Whilst most of the groups were made up of male musicians, Black played a central role in the genre and she spoke about her experience of being the front woman of a ska band.
Clip taken from Arena: Rudie’s Come Back, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 12 March 1980.
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