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Life in the underground Soviet music scene Part 3 (200)

Cold War Conversations

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joanna stingray was only 23 years old when she first set foot in the soviet union. She started meeting now legendary musicians and artists of the sovie underground. By 19 85, she was writing and recording with them and smuggling their music to the west. Joanna's book, red wave, written by her singer, song writer daughter, madison,. includes stingray's extensive collection of photographs, art works and interviews with the musicians. In this part, we hear about joanna's heartbreak when her visa is refused, preventing her from marrying. However, using an ingenious method, she manages an emotional reunion an eventual marriage as the sovied union begins to dissolve

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