Why Rochdale is at the epicentre of world music

Andy Kershaw: No Off Switch

ANDY KERSHAW is the British broadcaster largely known for his championing of world music. He is 51, a surprisingly mature age for anyone in British entertainment publishing his first autobiography.

Thankfully, he has not only lived twice as long as many celebrities who pen their memoirs, his longevity has ensured that he has also crossed paths with many of the genuine talents who populated British popular music in the last decades of the 20th century.