A Conversation with Pedro Ben: “The idea was to put Mozambican music on the map, to show that it existed” | Songlines
Thursday, May 15, 2025

A Conversation with Pedro Ben: “The idea was to put Mozambican music on the map, to show that it existed”

By Richard Gray

Fifty years on from Mozambique’s independence, one of the country’s leading singers tells the story of a legendary album. Richard Gray finds out about making music in a free Mozambique…

Pedro Ben

Pedro Ben in Liverpool, 2015

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