The West African Rhythm Brothers

Nigerian musicians of The West African Rhythm Brothers providing the music for Les Ballets Negres during a rehearsal at Mack's Rehearsal Rooms in Great Windmill Street, London, prior to a tour of Switzerland, 14th October 1947. Third and fourth from left are the band's co-founders, drummer Ambrose Campbell (1919 - 2006) and guitarist Brewster Hughes (1912 - 1986). The Ballets Negres is Britain's first black dance company, while The West African Rhythm Brothers are Britain's first black band. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)