and is welcomed by massive crowds.
1950's Jazz tours were often sponsored by the US State department, in a Cold War propaganda campaign to spread Jazz over the world as the music of liberty and democracy.
See for a fascinating account of this policy: Penny von Eschen's "Satchmo blows up the World: jazz ambassadors play the cold war"
Maravilloso. muchas gracias por compartirlo.
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