I've Seen the Wall: Louis Armstrong on Tour in the Gdr 1965: Das Minsk Issue 03

by Paola Malavassi

Jazz's journey to the GDR: artists reflect on Louis Armstrong's musical ambassadorship, civil rights and the Cold War

In 1965, still at the height of the Cold War, legendary African American jazz musician Louis Armstrong became the first US musician to go on tour in the GDR. Taking this historic event as a starting point, this volume accompanies an exhibition at Das Minsk in Potsdam, Germany, which examines the ambivalence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775755993
• ISBN13: 9783775755993
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.1"