Carnaby Echoes Celebrating 100 Years of London Music (OneTravel)

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Image of Boy George courtesy of Carnaby Echoes

These days Carnaby Street is probably best known as a Central London hub for designer shopping. But for much of its history, this iconic little Soho lane running between equally iconic Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus has been just as (or more) celebrated for its ties to popular music as its connections to the world of fashion.

Now, a new walking tour with free downloadable app called Carnaby Echoes offers shoppers and anybody else in the area the chance to trace Carnaby’s vibrant music history from the early days of Murray’s Club, a jazz and cabaret club that opened in 1913 on nearby Beak Street, through to the present.

Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

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