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The Wild West Bank Sound

The Wild West Bank Sound

Minneapolis’ West Bank neighborhood was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this perennial immigrant landing strip proved an irresistible draw for artists from far and wide, an ever-evolving cauldron of creativity and cultures. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and ephemera.

The Wild West Bank Sound is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS

The Wild West Bank Sound

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Minneapolis' West Bank comes alive with stories of music and migration in this multi-sensory trip. (56m 39s)

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