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The Heartbeat of ‘Small Axe’

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Steve McQueen’s new five-part anthology series, “Small Axe,” takes starts in the late ’60s and ends in the mid-’80s, following the West Indian community in London through the decades.

Although each of the films serves as a standalone, the connective tissue is the Black West Indian experience and music — specifically reggae music.“With Black people in general and in the U.K., music has always been a part of our survival and refuge,” says McQueen, who will appear on Day 2 (Dec.

1) of Variety’s Music for Screens. He is joined by music supervisor Ed Bailie, composer Mica Levi and musician Dennis Bovell.At the heart of the music of “Small Axe,” McQueen elaborates: “It’s what we hold on to for hope and.

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