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Baaba Maal in Session

Jamie pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and features a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Maida Vale session from one of the most internationally famous musicians from Senegal, Baaba Maal.

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron with previously unheard audio from an interview recorded last year. The influential US musician and poet talks about jazz and introduces his tune Lady Day and John Coltrane.

This week's show also has a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Maida Vale session with the Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal.
One of the most internationally famous musicians from Senegal, Baaba Maal has performed with the likes of Tony Allen and Archie Shepp. He sings primarily in Pulaar and is the foremost promoter of the traditions of the Pulaar-speaking people.

For the session, Baaba Maal performs alongside Jim Palmer and Mamadou Sarr and introduces each song with a story explaining its context and original meaning.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 31 May 2011 19:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra

    Night And Day

    • A Swingin’ Affair.
    • Capitol.

  • Gretchen Parlato

    All That I Can Say

    • The Lost And Found.
    • Obliq Sound.

  • Earl Hines

    Tantalizing A Cuban

    • The Indispensable Earl Hines Vol. 1.
    • BMG.

  • Nicola Conte feat. Gregory Porter

    Ghana

    • Love & Revolution.
    • Impulse!.

  • Archie Shepp

    Syeeda's Song Flute

    • Four For Trane.
    • Impulse!.

  • Maida Vale Session Track

    • Baaba Maal

      Daande Lenol (Live at Maida Vale)

  • Oscar Brown Jr.

    Work Song

    • Sin & Soul.. And Then Some.
    • Columbia.

  • Gil Scott-Heron Tribute

    • Gil Scott‐Heron

      Lady Day And John Coltrane

      • Pieces Of A Man.
      • Flying Dutchman.

  • Dinah Washington

    What A Diff'rence A Day Made

    • What A Difference A Day Makes.
    • Mercury.

  • Finn Peters

    Purple

    • Single.
    • Mantella Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 31 May 2011 19:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2