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Craig Charles's tribute to soul singer Ben E King, following the news of his death. Plus Around the World in 80 Tunes stops off in Cape Verde.

Following the sad news this week, we will be paying tribute to soul singer Ben E King. Around The World in 80 Tunes stops off in Cape Verde.Germany's finest The Mighty Mocambos will be dropping in to show off their new album Showdown, which is in all good record shops. A 6 Music listener will be talking Craig through their top 3. And we'll be taking you back to 1978 for the Funk & Soul Years.

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Last on

Sat 2 May 2015 18:00

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Music Played

  • Chaka Khan

    I聮m Every Woman

    • Warner Bros. Records.
  • Maceo Parker

    Homeboy

    • ESC.
  • Roy Hory feat. Ashely Slater

    Hey Everybody!

    • White.
  • Timebox

    叠别驳驳颈苍聮

    • Harmless.
  • The Gene Dudley Group

    Inspector Norse

    • Wah Wah 45s.
  • Saun & Starr

    Big Wheel

    • Daptone.
  • The Allergies

    God Walked Down

    • Jalapeno.
  • Alexia Coley

    Something's Going Down

    • Jalapeno.
  • Manjah

    Brother

    • Katakana Edits.
  • Rosetta Hightower

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • RPM.
  • Fred Wesley and The J.B.鈥檚

    Blow Your Head

    • Urban.
  • Across The World In 80 Tunes - Cape Verde

    • Ces谩ria 脡vora

      Amdjer De Nos Terra

      • Lusafrica.
  • Charlie Cooper

    A Little Less

    • White.
  • J.J. Cale

    Lies

    • Shelter Recording Company Inc.
  • Funk & Soul Years - 1978

    • Jimmy Bo Horne

      Dance Across The Floor

      • TK Records.
    • Linda Clifford

      Runaway Love

      • Curtom.
    • Bill Withers

      Lovely Day

      • Parlophone.
  • Garnet Mimms

    Looking For You

    • Virgin.
  • Breakdown Brass

    Monmouth

    • Kept Records.
  • War

    Galaxy

    • Rhino.
  • The Mighty Mocambos Interview

    • Mighty Mocambos feat. Nichola Richards

      In The Dark

      • Mocambo.
  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Virgin.
  • Bohannon

    Let's Start The Dance

    • Mercury.
  • Sandra Wright

    Midnight Affair

    • Soul Brother Records.
  • Ben E. King Tribute

    • Ben E. King

      Stand By Me

      • Atlantic.
    • The Drifters

      There Goes My Baby

      • Atlantic.
    • Ben E. King

      Supernatural Thing

      • Atlantic.
  • The Sidewalk Doctors

    Everybody's Looking...

    • White.
  • Bird Rollins

    No Heat No Hot Water

    • Magnet Records.
  • Trunk Of Funk

    • The Topics

      Louie Louie

      • Light In The Attic.
    • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

      Inner City Blues

      • Arista.
    • Lack of Afro

      Recipe For Love

      • Freestyle.
    • Nuyorican Soul

      I Am The Back Gold Of The Sun

      • UMC.
    • Lyn Collins

      Mama Feelgood

      • People.
    • Jessica Lauren

      Happiness Train

      • Freestyle.
    • Myles Sanko

      Forever Dreaming (Dinch's Large Organ Mix)

      • Legere.
  • Cameo

    Insane

    • Mercury.
  • Florence Flo聮 Ballard

    Love Ain聮t Love

    • Kent.
  • Spinage au Trois

    • The Soul Snatchers

      I Can't Stand It

      • Social Beats.
    • New Ghetto Express

      Standing On The Verge of Getting It On

      • BBE.
    • The Out Of Towners

      If He's Number 6, I'm Number 7

      • Our Label Records.
  • Odell Brown & The Organizers

    Mas Que Nada

    • Cadet.

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 May 2015 18:00