BBC Radio: Gilles Peterson 22.5.2021 Cleveland Watkiss Words and Music
Gilles chats in depth to legendary UK singer Cleveland Watkiss about his long and varied career from Jazz and Lovers Rock to Jungle, Classical and beyond. They also discuss both the history and the current state of Black music in the UK, a year on from the murder of George Floyd.
L’Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp – So Many Things
Bunn Debrett Quintet – Praise Dance (feat. Tenesha the Wordsmith)
The Impressions – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler
ERAAN – Creep
Rosie Frater-Taylor – Wandering
Wild Flower – Blue
GIL’BR – Plant Life
Emma-Jean Thackray – Venus
Soccer 96 – Entanglements
Noa Erni & Nardi Says – The Mental Traveller Theme
Yelfris Valdes – After Sly (Osunlade Remix)
DJ Sotofett & Karolin Tampere – Nondo (feat. Maimouna Haugen)
Elkka – Alexandra
Mpharanyana and the Peddlers – Disco (Jamie 326 Edit)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On? (King Britt Edit)
Ernie Hawks – Scorpio Walk (feat. The Soul Investigators)
Shungudzo & J Dilla – It’s A Good Day (To Fight the System) (Jeremy Soul FTP Remix)
Gabriels – Love and Happiness (Aroop Roy Remix)
Quincy Jones – What’s Going On?
Célia Vaz – Mar Á Tona No Leblon
João Gilberto – Aquarela Do Brasil
Carroll Thompson – Change (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)
Cleveland Watkiss – Be Thankful for What You Got
Cleveland Watkiss – Spend Some Time
Courtney Pine – Miss Interpret
Cleveland Watkiss – Sea the Sky
Jazz Warriors – Chameleon
Courtney Pine – A Change Is Sure Gunna Come
Cleveland Watkiss – Torch Of Freedom
Jazz Warriors – In Reference To Our Forefathers Fathers Dreams
Sons of Kemet – Think Of Home
Q‐Tip & Janet Jackson & Joni Mitchell – Got Til It’s Gone (Instrumental)
Sons of Kemet & Kojey Radical – Hustle
Jazz Warriors – Out Of Many One People
Cleveland Watkiss – Bagah-Orange
Cleveland Watkiss & Carroll Thompson – Gimme What You Got
Goldie – Beachfdrifta VIP (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)
Ashley Henry – St Annes
SAHRA GURE – Don’t Let Me Fall
Betty Carter – By The Bend In The River
Courtney Pine – Peace
Jazz Warriors – Minor Groove
Cleveland Watkiss & Nikki Yeo – So Near
Theatre West – Della Get Down
Children of Zeus – So Nice
Jiro Inagaki and His Soul Media – Breeze
Morgana King – Like A Seed
Mike James Kirkland & Cold Diamond & Mink – Closer
Secret Night Gang – Journey
Roy Ayers – I Can’t Go For That (Kon Edit)