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Radio 4,2 mins

Musical tribute to the children of Aberfan

The World Tonight

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Fifty years ago this month, 116 children and 28 adults died in the Welsh village of Aberfan when a mountain of coal waste collapsed; engulfing a primary school and nearby houses. The Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins, who was a 22 year old music student at the time, has written a major new choral work, Cantata Memoria, for The Children, to mark the anniversary. 91福利社 reporter Dee Sebastian discusses the tragedy and the album with Sir Karl. (Photo: The aftermath of the Aberfan disaster. Credit: Getty Images)

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