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Jan 2020
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La mélodie de la Martinique (The Sound o...

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In everyday sounds, Christophe Chassol hears the makings of a song. That refined ear led Chassol to become a renowned musician, and develop a new genre of music. But it was only by returning to his parents’ birthplace in Martinique that he would be able to create his masterpiece.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3u1MVMg.

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