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Mixing Influences... with Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay mixes an hour of tunes which have influenced his songwriting, performance and style - featuring Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Candi Staton and his mum.

Jamiroquai's frontman Jay Kay mixes an hour of tunes which have influenced his songwriting, performance & style - featuring Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Candi Staton and his mum!

Jamiroquai formed 30 years ago and have sold over 25 million records. Their third album, Travelling Without Moving (1996), received a Guinness World Record as the best-selling funk album in history. The music video for its lead single, "Virtual Insanity", also contributed to the band's success. The song was named Video of the Year at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards and earned the band a Grammy Award in 1998.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Chic

    My Forbidden Lover

    • Love On The Dance Floor (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.
  • The Brothers Johnson

    Strawberry Letter 23

    • Eighties Soul Weekender 2 (Various).
    • Pump.
  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Lady Day And John Coltrane

    • Global Television.
  • Jean‐Michel Jarre

    Oxygène Part IV

  • Dexter Wansel

    Life On Mars

    • Life On Mars / What The World Is Coming To.
    • Westside.
    • 2.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Time To Get It Together

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    In Time

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Golden Lady

    • Stevie Wonder Ballad Collection.
    • Motown.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Concrete Jungle

  • John Barry

    Try

  • The Beatles

    Back In The U.S.S.R.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.
  • Karen Kay

    How High The Moon?

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Aug 2022 01:00
  • Sun 26 Feb 2023 03:00
  • Sun 8 Oct 2023 04:00