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Gemma Cairney joins playwright and critic Bonnie Greer at the British Museum to discuss her love of anglo saxon objects.

Gemma Cairney joins playwright and author Bonnie Greer at the British Museum, a place she loves to spend her leisure time.

Bonnie will be discussing the intricate designs of Anglo-Saxon objects that have multi-layered symbolic meanings and tell stories that can relate to arts and culture today.

Originally from Chicago Bonnie moved to New York in mid 70s to study in New York at the Actors Studio. She moved to London in the mid 80s inspired by an article on the Jazz Warriors, and acquired British Citizen ship in 1997. She was awarded an OBE in 2010 for her contribution to the arts.

Bonnie will be sharing her life stories from frequenting clubs like the Paradise Garage and Studio 54 in Manhattan, witnessing the rise of the early Hip Hop scene in the South Bronx, meeting Madonna in the early 80s and her love of Kurt Cobain.

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Thu 20 Aug 2020 01:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • John Coltrane

    My Favorite Things

    • All That Jazz.
    • IMAGEM MUSIC.

  • Brittany Howard

    History Repeats

  • Lord Kitchener

    London Is The Place For Me

    • Melodisc.

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • The Selecter

    Danger 1980

  • Yasiin Bey

    History (feat. Talib Kweli)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Downtown Music / Co-operative.
    • 1.

  • Ella Fitzgerald & Paul Smith

    Mack The Knife

    • Essential Ella.
    • Verve.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Goldfinger

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.

  • 罢鈥怌辞苍苍别肠迟颈辞苍

    At Midnight

  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down (POTP)

  • Grace Jones

    La Vie En Rose

    • Grace Jones - Island Life.
    • Island.

  • ESG

    Moody

    • 99.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Prince

    Joy In Repetition

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • Geffen.

  • Nina Simone

    Baltimore

    • sony.

  • The B鈥�52s

    Give Me Back My Man

    • Island.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Jan 2020 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 20 Aug 2020 01:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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