Bernardine Evaristo
Cerys curates a curious playlist of hidden gems and discoveries. Cerys is joined by British writer Bernardine Evaristo, who discusses her career, black literary history and awards.
Cerys curates a curious playlist of hidden gems, global delights and new discoveries. This week new releases from Arooj Aftab, Ben Howard and Fana Hues are nestled amongst Betty Davis, Wilson Pickett, Phoebe Bridgers and birdsong swing. British writer Bernardine Evaristo joins Cerys to discuss her latest project addressing the invisibility of black British literary history and her role as the chair of the 2021 Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction. Bernardine shares tracks which have helped her through lockdown as well as giving tips for budding writers.
Bernardine is a Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and her work includes novels, poetry, verse fiction, short fiction, essays, literary criticism, and radio and theatre drama. Her writing and projects are based around her interest in the African diaspora and in 2019 she won the Booker Prize for her novel Girl, Woman, Other.
Recently Bernardine has been curating Black Britain: Writing Back, a new book series re-publishing books which have been out of circulation. The first six books (fiction) were published earlier this year with the oldest on the list being Minty Alley (1936) by C.L.R. James.
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Monk Higgins
Collision in Black
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Malinga Five
Kaloule Woman
- Mojo Club - Dancefloor Jazz 9.
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The Skygreen Leopards
Summer Alchemy
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David Bowie
Janine
- Space Oddity.
- 6.
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Wilson Pickett
Funk Factory
- A Man And A Half CD2.
- 19.
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Michael Kiwanuka
You Ain't The Problem
- Polydor.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
He's the Lily of the Valley
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Fana Hues
Icarus
- Bright Antenna Records.
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Ron Grainer
Tales Of The Unexpected Theme
- This Is The Return Of Cult Fiction.
- Virgin.
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Poncho Sanchez
Soul Bourgeoisie
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Guillermo Portabales
Al Vaiv茅n De Mi Carreta
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Grupo Estrellas Campesinas
Changui in Yateras
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Howard Roberts Quartet
Dirty Old Bossa Nova
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Betty Griffin
Free Spirit
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Jay Tobias
Villains (feat. KashCPT)
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Aaron Taylor
Lesson Learnt
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Lauren Ruth Ward
Soul Kitchen
- Happy Birthday Jim.
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J.J. Cale
Everlovin' Woman
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叠别测辞苍肠茅
Disappear
- I Am.. Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition) CD1.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 3.
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The Kanneh鈥怣asons
Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby
- Carnival.
- Decca.
- 44.
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Barbara Lynn
I'm A Good Woman
- A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe And Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979.
- Ace Records.
- 1.
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Sho Madjozi & Thomas Chauke
Shahumba
- What A Life.
- Black Cinderella/Epic.
- 3.
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Mukhtar Ramadan Idii
Baayo (Hey Woman)
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Souls of Mischief
93 Til Infinity
- Jive.
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Tongue Fu
On Blood And Breathing (feat. Anthony Anaxagorou & Amyra)
- Boat Building.
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Ben Howard
Far Out
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Eendo
Waltz-E Chaman
- Hamin Lahzeh.
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Phoebe Bridgers
Garden Song
- Dead Oceans.
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Rafael M茅ndez
El Gitano (feat. Russell Garcia & Victor Young)
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脡dith Piaf
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets)
- Memories ... Are Made Of This.
- Dino.
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Betty Davis
Game Is My Middle Name
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Darondo
Luscious Lady
- Listen To My Song: The Music City Sessions.
- 4.
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Becky G And Burna Boy
Rotate
- Rotate.
- Kemosabe Records - RCA Records.
- 1.
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Tom Z茅
Augusta, Angelica E Consolacao
- Best Of Tom Ze.
- Luaka Bop.
- 10.
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Kenyon Hopkins
Hard Latin
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George Benson
Take Five
- Collections.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 4.
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Arooj Aftab
Mohabbat
- Vulture Prince.
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Duke Ellington
It Don't Mean A Thing
- Duke Ellington.
- Not Now Music Ltd.
- 15.
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Lyla Foy
Synergy
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Tirana Tirona Allstars
Ulu Mal T毛 Dali Hona (feat. Xhemal Kodra & Iris Bega)
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The Jam
The Eton Rifles
- Polydor.
Broadcast
- Sun 21 Mar 2021 10:00麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music