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British Soul special

Tony has a very special show, celebrating the best in British soul music as part of the BBC's Music Is Black season, in conjunction with the V&A East Museum.

Tony has a very special show, celebrating the best in British soul music - as part of the BBC's Music Is Black season, in conjunction with the V&A East Museum, documenting 125 years of Black music making in the UK. Brilliant music from Bevereley Knight, Soul II Soul, Mica Paris, Loose Ends, Five Star, Jaki Graham and more.

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57 minutes

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Saturday 01:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Beverley Knight

    Soul Survivor

    • Soul Survivor.
    • Hurricane Records.
    • 1.

  • The Real Thing

    Can You Feel The Force?

    • Disco Dynamite (Various Artists).
    • Castle Music.

  • Central Line

    Walking Into Sunshine

    • Magic Of Disco (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music.
    • 6.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.

  • Edwin Starr

    Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)

    • Motown.

  • Natasha Watts

    I Am Me

    • Luxury Soul 2026.
    • Expansion Records.
    • 31.

  • David Grant & Jaki Graham

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    • Cherry Pop.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • FLO

    Therapy At The Club

  • Incognito

    That's The Way Of The World (Short Version) (feat. Maysa & Carleen Anderson)

    • Always There: 1981-2021 (40 Years & Still Groovin’).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 8.

  • Brooke Combe

    Tears Won't Lie

    • Fontana.

  • Mica Paris

    My One Temptation

    • Heart & Soul - 40 Smooth Soul Grooves.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Billy Ocean

    A Simple Game

    • Here You Are.
    • Sony.
    • 001.

  • Five Star

    All Fall Down

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Jaki Graham

    Round And Around

    • NOW - Yearbook 1985-1989: The Final Chapter (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Saturday 01:00
    BBC Radio 2

Featured in...

  • The Music is Black

    Celebrating Black British music, as part of a special season in collab with the V&A East.