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Nos da, cymrawd
Attila the Stockbroker pays tribute to a visionary genius of Welsh culture
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LAST weekend a good friend of more than three decades left this world at the age of 56. He changed the culture of his homeland for ever by using his native language to compose lyrics and music totally unlike anything which had gone before and, in doing so, inspired two generations — so far — to follow in his footsteps.
His name? David R Edwards. His band? Datblygu, Welsh for “evolution,” “progress” or “development.” And never was a band better named.
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