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Migration, Caribbean culture and Stacey Kent

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

Colin Grant, author of "What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain", shares powerful stories of migration, identity, belonging and building new lives across the UK; Shereese Davy-Dupris from Royal Museums Greenwich previews the free, family-friendly "Caribbean Takeover", celebrating Caribbean culture, heritage and the 60th anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival; and Stacey Kent joins us to discuss her new album "A Time For Love".

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Music Played

  • Pat Metheny Group

    Last Train Home

    • Still Life (Talking).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.

  • Wreckless Eric

    Whole Wide World

    • Stiff Records.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Luka

    • RETROSPECTIVE: THE BEST OF SUZANNE VEGA.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Ronnie Wood

    If You Don't Want My Love

    • Woah Dad!.

  • Matt Monro

    Till Then My Love

    • Love Songs.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 17.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Polydor.

  • Colin Blunstone

    Say You Don't Mind

    • Some Years, The Time Of Colin Blunstone.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 08.

  • Crystal Gayle

    Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

    • The Country Album.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 17.

  • Van Morrison

    Brand New Day

    • Moondance (Deluxe Edition).
    • Warner Records.
    • 8.

  • Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

    • The Essential Collection.
    • Geffen.
    • 10.

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • The Album Of The Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 10.

  • Sounds of Blackness

    Optimistic

    • A&M.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • Playlist: The Best Of Curtis Mayfield.
    • Rhino.
    • 18.

  • George Benson

    Give Me The Night

    • The Best Of George Benson.
    • Warner Records.
    • 01.

  • The Style Council

    You're The Best Thing

    • Sunday Love Songs.
    • UNIVERSAL MUSIC.
    • 01.

  • 10cc

    The Dean and I

    • The Best Of 10cc.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 03.

  • Jim Reeves

    Welcome To My World

    • Welcome To My World - The Best Of Jim Reeves.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 16.

  • Protoje

    Who Knows

    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).

  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • You're So Vain (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 08.

  • Crowded House

    Weather With You

    • Recurring Dream, Best Of Crowded House.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 01.

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Now 100 Hits 70s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 02.

  • Stacey Kent

    God Only Knows

    • Naïve Records.

  • Stacey Kent

    A Time For Love

    • Naïve Records.

  • Sam Cooke

    (What A) Wonderful World

    • The Best Of Sam Cooke.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 13.

  • James Taylor

    You've Got a Friend

    • James Taylor's Greatest Hits (2019 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Last Saturday 10:00
    BBC Radio London