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Black History Month: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Iconic Black Folk Albums

Anna marks Black History Month featuring some iconic Black folk albums, and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on his new project discovering the shared musical histories of his ancestors.

After the seeds were sown nearly 20 years ago on a holiday visiting family in Barbados, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne has been fascinated with the shared repertoire that exists between the English musical traditions and the musical traditions of the Caribbean and Black America. His new album PLAY UP THE MUSIC! has been a labour of love, exploring the songs and tunes that started their life in England but have entered the musical traditions of the Caribbean and Black America over several centuries. The songs have been adopted and preserved by Black singers in the Americas, infusing them with something of their own personal musical language and creating unique versions of these songs, quite different to their English antecedents. Cohen joins Anna to chat about the album and, of course, PLAY UP THE MUSIC!

And, in lieu of this month's Official Folk Album Chart, we celebrate some Iconic Black Folk Albums - including records from Rhiannon Giddens, Angeline Morrison, Afro Celt Sound System and more.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 10 Oct 2024 20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Seckou Keita

    Chaque Jour

    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland – Chapter 1.

  • Amythyst Kiah

    I Will Not Go Down (feat. Billy Strings)

    • Still + Bright.

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops

    Snowden's Jig (Genuine Negro Jig)

    • Genuine Negro Jig.

  • Chloe Matharu

    Sailors and Rolling Stones

    • Sailors and Rolling Stones.

  • Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

    Row, Row, Nanny! / Crow, Nanny, Crow!

    • Play up the Music!.

  • Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

    O Sailor Boy

    • Play up the Music!.

  • Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

    Miss Bailey

    • Play up the Music!.

  • Kaia Kater

    In Montreal

    • Single.

  • Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

    • Graceland.

  • Blair Douglas

    Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to the City of Glasgow

    • A Summer In Skye.

  • Ross Ainslie

    High Place Phenomenon

    • Pool.

  • Jake Blount

    Once There Was No Sun

    • The New Faith.

  • Odetta

    Hound Dog

    • Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues.

  • Angeline Morrison

    Black John

    • The Sorrow Songs (Folk Songs of Black British Experience).

  • Harry Belafonte

    Banana Boat (Day-O)

    • Calypso.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Mountains O’ Things

    • Tracy Chapman.

  • Les Filles de Illighadad

    Eghass Malan

    • Eghass Malan.

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    Birmingham Sunday

    • Freedom Highway.

  • Afro Celt Sound System

    Whirl-Y-Reel 2

    • Vol. 1: Sound Magic.

  • Myles Smith

    Solo – Acoustic

    • You Promised A Lifetime – Acoustic.

  • Rufus Wainwright feat. Chaka Khan

    Cotton Eye Joe

    • Folkocracy.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Oct 2024 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland