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The Love Song and Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka chooses the Tracks of My Years in an interview first broadcast in 2016. There's the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster.

Michael Kiwanuka, recipient of The 2020 Mercury Prize and former Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sound Of...winner, picks this week's Tracks Of My Years.

The Mercury win was third time lucky for Michael after he was nominated for his first two albums, the second of which 'Love & Hate' went to number 1 and received a BRIT nomination.

Born to Uganda parents living in Muswell Hill in London, Michael studied jazz and worked as a session musician before finally deciding to go solo. As a young musician, he was repeatedly told to choose a new name to make him "more marketable", but he refused, and with cool self-assuredness, called his latest album 'Kiwanuka'.

Michael first came to widespread attention after topping the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's coveted 'Sound Of....' poll in 2012, and his first two albums - 'Â鶹ԼÅÄ Again' and 'Love & Hate' were both lavished with praise. Michael's next two tracks come from Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Oct 2020 09:30

Music Played

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Record of the Week

    • Kylie Minogue

      Magic

      • DISCO.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Coldplay

    Princess Of China (feat. Rihanna)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Sheila & B. Devotion

    Spacer

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
  • Gary Barlow

    Elita (feat. Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra)

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.
  • Olivia Newtonâ€John

    Physical

    • Physical.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Judy Clay & William Bell

    Private Number

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.
  • Sophie Ellisâ€Bextor

    Crying At The Discotheque

  • Emeli Sandé

    Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.
  • Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

    Somewhere Out There

    • The Best Of James Ingram.
    • Warner Bros.
  • New Order

    Be A Rebel

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.
  • Christine McVie

    You Are

    • Christine McVie - In The Mean Time.
    • Polydor.
  • Dire Straits

    Private Investigations

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.
  • Sam Smith

    Diamonds

    • Love Goes.
    • Capitol.
  • Supertramp

    Dreamer

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Sigala & James Arthur

    Lasting Lover

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.
  • Céline Dion

    It's All Coming Back To Me Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Rick Astley

    Every One Of Us (feat. The Unsung Hero 2019 Winners)

    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
  • Album of the Week

    • Travis

      A Ghost

      • 10 Songs.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Cliff Richard

    Miss You Nights

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.
  • Katie Melua

    Your Longing Is Gone

    • Album No. 8.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Tracks of My Years

    • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      The Wind Cries Mary

      • Jimi Hendrix - The Ultimate Experienc.
      • Polydor.
    • George Harrison

      My Sweet Lord

      • All Things Must Pass.
      • EMI.
      • 4.
  • Aloe Blacc

    Hold On Tight

    • All Love Everything.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Edwin Starr

    Contact

    • 100 All Time Classic Dance Hits Of The 1970s (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
    • 18.

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Oct 2020 09:30