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Nina Simone at 90: Omar and Robert Mitchell

UK soul star Omar, accompanied by Robert Mitchell on piano, performs a special version of My Baby Cares Just For Me at Maida Vale.

In the year singer, songwriter, pianist, activist and 20th century musical icon Nina Simone would have turned 90 years old, Jamie celebrates her legacy with the help of his favourite contemporary singers.

Soul star Omar continues this series of tribute shows alongside Robert Mitchell on piano. The pair talk about what Nina Simone's music means to them, before performing a special version of My Baby Cares Just For Me at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale studios.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Apr 2023 21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Mood Indigo

    • Mood Indigo.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Charlie Parker

    My Little Suede Shoes

    • Bird 100.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 10.

  • Gareth Donkin

    Geek Out!

  • Ben Webster

    Jive At Six

    • Stompin' At The Savoy Vol 4.
    • Documents.
    • 1.

  • Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke

    If I Knew

    • Lean In.
    • Edition Records.

  • GΓ΅bor SzabΓ³

    Witchcraft

    • Spellbinder.
    • Verve Reissues.

  • Neil Cowley

    Scarab Beetle

    • Battery Life.

  • Nina Simone

    Love Me Or Leave Me

    • Let It All Out.
    • Polydor.
    • 3.

  • Theo Katzman

    Be The Wheel

    • 10 Good Songs.

  • David Versace

    Marseille Movement

    • La Sap.

  • Nina Simone

    Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter

    • It Is Finished.
    • RCA/Legacy.

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Apr 2023 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2