06/07/2026

Available for 24 days

Sa chéad chuid den chlár, tá Brian Mullen i gcuideachta Nono Madolo, amhránaí agus cumadóir ceoil gaspail as an Afraic Theas, faoi choinne séasúr craoltóireachta The Music is Black ar an BBC i rith mhí Iúil, séasúr a dhéanann machnamh agus ceiliúradh ar chuid de na seánraí, daoine, láithreacha agus den cheol mhór a mhúnlaigh an ceol Gorm sa Ríocht Aontaithe le 125 bliain anuas. Brian Mullen is joined throughout July by South African gospel singer and songwriter Nono Madolo and they share their love of music, and their influences. In this episode, Nono discusses her early years in South Africa, shares a little about the five languages she speaks, how she always found her way to the front of the choir and how her life has since been shaped by Ireland not to mention her desire to swap the weather from Cape Town and bring it to Buncrana, Co. Donegal… This first half of the programme is part of The Music is Black season of programming on the BBC, reflecting and celebrating some of the key genres, personalities, scenes and music that have defined the last 125 years of Black music in the UK. Iarrataisí/Requests to brian.mullen@bbc.co.uk