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Song of the Week: Hindustan (1918)

Posted 26 October 201822 November 2018 Radio DaysLeave a commentPosted in 1910s, Orientalism, Song of the Week

We’re continuing our series of popular songs, film, and other media from 1918 with two recordings of Hindustan, a hugely popular hit of that year penned by Oliver Wallace and Harold Weeks. The earlier of the two recordings, from 29th […]

Song of the Week: Sing-Song Girl Of Old Shanghai

Posted 12 October 201411 December 2017 Radio DaysLeave a commentPosted in Orientalism, Song of the Week

We today think of ‘globalisation’ as a phenomenon of the latter part of the 20th century. There was, however, a moment in the years between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War […]

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Song of the Week: Hindustan (1918)

Song of the Week: Sing-Song Girl Of Old Shanghai