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Santigold talks Matt through the pivotal records that have influenced her eclectic sound, which takes in everything from hip hop to punk, new wave to dancehall.

Santigold talks Matt through the pivotal records that have influenced her eclectic sound, which takes in everything from hip hop to punk, new wave to dancehall. Appearing on the scene in 2008 with an album that seemed a blueprint for the genre shifting wave of music what followed, she’s spent the last two decades shaping and subverting what pop music is. Not to mention building a list of collaborators that includes David Byrne, Karen O, Mark Ronson, Beastie Boys and Jay-Z.

Hear how an upbringing full of powerful, political music inspired Santi White's passion for the art, and also how time at a quaker school taught her to value her voice. Alongside music from Nina SImone, Fela Kuti, James Brown and Sister Nancy, she also details how the civil rights protests of the last few years have shaped her latest album, Spirituals.

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Sun 4 Dec 2022 13:00
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Music Played

  • Santigold

    Disparate Youth

    • Atlantic.

  • James Brown

    Soul Power

    • Ace.

  • Fela Kuti

    Eko Ile

    • Afrodisiac.
    • Knitting Factory.
    • 3.

  • Nina Simone

    I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)

    • The Best Of.
    • Philips.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Stiffed

    It's Unanimous (Ow-Ow!)

    • Burned Again.
    • Outlook Music.

  • Santigold

    Creator

    • Creator/L.E.S. Artistes.
    • Downtown Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Santigold

    L.E.S. Artistes

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.

  • Santigold

    Lights Out

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Sister Carol

    Black Cinderella

    • Black Cinderella.
    • New Rounder.
    • 10.

  • Santigold & Karen O

    Go!

    • Master Of My Make-Believe.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Santigold

    Can't Get Enough Of Myself (Feat. B.C.)

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Santigold

    My Horror

    • Spirituals.
    • Little Jerk Records.

  • Stiffed

    Ain't Got Enough

    • Burned Again.
    • Outlook Music.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Dec 2022 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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