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The Jazz Warriors and beyond

This week, ‘Round Midnight joins in on the BBC’s The Music Is Black season, in collaboration with the V&A East in London.

This week, ‘Round Midnight joins in on the BBC’s The Music Is Black season, in collaboration with the V&A East in London.

Tonight, Soweto looks at the plethora of talented black musicians who were making their names in the 1980s, centred around the creation of the formative all-black big band the Jazz Warriors.

‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades.

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Music Played

  • Brad Mehldau

    Fourteen Reveries: 1

    • Fantasy & Reveries.
    • Nonesuch Records.

  • Gretchen Parlato

    Already Gone (feat. Robert Glasper)

    • The Wise Ones.
    • Edition Records.

  • Nubiyan Twist & The Zawose Queens

    Mlonje: Voices Joined

    • Chasing Shadows.
    • Strut Records.

  • Jazz Warriors

    Many Pauses

    • Out Of Many, One People.
    • Antilles New Directions.

  • Julian Joseph Trio

    Nature Boy

    • Reality.
    • Atlantic Records.

  • Wild Card

    Ze Effra Groove (feat. Cheryl Alleyne)

    • Life's Cycles.
    • Topas Records.

  • Gail Thompson South African Expatriates

    Mandela

    • Jazz Africa.
    • Enja Records.

  • Eliane Elias

    Só Danço Samba (Live)

    • Music from Brazil (Live).

  • J.D. Allen

    Lil Lullabye

    • Americana, Vol. 2.
    • Savant Records.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday23:30
    BBC Radio 3