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Live at the Hackney Empire

Trevor Nelson and DJ Spoony are your hosts for this unique celebration of Black Music in Britain at the Hackney Empire featuring the Chineke! Orchestra and the LJ Singers.

Trevor Nelson and DJ Spoony are your hosts for this unique celebration of Black Music in Britain at the Hackney Empire featuring the Chineke! Orchestra and the LJ Singers directed by Chris Cameron. Plus special guests Alison Limerick, Courtney Pine, Rhoda Dakar, Elisabeth Troy and Omar. The musical mix explores the sounds and irresistible grooves of funk, soul, reggae, 2-Tone, jazz and UK garage. Packed full of classics from the past five decades including Back to Life, Crazy Love, Flowers, There’s Nothing Like This, Children of the Ghetto, Can You Feel The Force, Where Love Lives, Let’s Do Rocksteady and You To Me Are Everything.

The Music Is Black: The BBC in collaboration with the V&A East Museum, is celebrating Black British Music and the people who made it.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jun 202620:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Can You Feel The Force?

  • Alison Limerick, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Where Love Lives

  • Alison Limerick, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Sista, Mother, Child

  • Courtney Pine, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Children of the Ghetto

  • Courtney Pine & Chineke! Orchestra

    Claudia Jones

  • Rhoda Dakar, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Let's Do Rock Steady

  • Rhoda Dakar, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    What a Wonderful World

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    London Town

  • Wookie & Lain

    Battle

    • Sincere (Remix) / Battle (Remix).
    • Talkin' Loud.
    • TKDJ86.

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Return of the Mack

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Flowers

  • Elisabeth Troy, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Crazy Love

  • Elisabeth Troy, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Enough is Enough

  • Omar, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    There's Nothing Like This

  • Omar, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    I've Been Waiting

  • Omar, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    There's Much Love In The World

  • The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    You To Me Are Everything

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jun 202620:00
    BBC Radio 2

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