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Dame Shirley Bassey: Tiger Bay, Bond Songs and a Remarkable Voice

Dame Shirley Bassey carried a voice from Cardiff’s Tiger Bay into concert halls, cinema and successive generations of popular music. Her career joins Welsh roots and…

21 October 2026
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