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Cleveland Watkiss Words and Music

Gilles chats in depth to legendary UK singer Cleveland Watkiss about his long and varied career from Jazz and Lovers Rock to Jungle, Classical and beyond. They also discuss both the history and the current state of Black music in the UK, a year on from the murder of George Floyd.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 22 May 2021 15:00

Music Played

  • L'Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp

    So Many Things

    • BONGO JOE.
  • Bunn Debrett Quintet

    Praise Dance (feat. Tenesha the Wordsmith)

    • BDQ Records.
  • The Impressions

    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler

    • Rhino.
  • ERAAN

    Creep

    • Primitive Art.
  • Rosie Frater-Taylor

    Wandering

    • Bridge the Gap / i2i Music.
  • Wild Flower

    Blue

    • Tropic of love.
  • GIL'BR

    Plant Life

    • Versatile.
  • Emma鈥怞ean Thackray

    Venus

    • Movementt.
  • Words from Soccer 96

    • Soccer 96

      Entanglements

      • Forthcoming.
  • Noa Erni & Nardi Says

    The Mental Traveller Theme

    • Kommerz.
  • Yelfris Valdes

    After Sly (Osunlade Remix)

    Remix Artist: Osunlade.
    • Deepgrooves/Musica Macondo.
  • DJ Sotofett & Karolin Tampere

    Nondo (feat. Maimouna Haugen)

    • Honest Jon's.
  • Elkka

    Alexandra

    • Technicolour.
  • Mpharanyana and the Peddlers

    Disco (Jamie 326 Edit)

    Remix Artist: Jamie 3:26.
    • KALITA.
  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On? (King Britt Edit)

    Remix Artist: King Britt.
    • Tamla.
  • Ernie Hawks

    Scorpio Walk (feat. The Soul Investigators)

    • Timmion.
  • Shungudzo vs J Dilla

    It's A Good Day (To Fight the System) (Jeremy Soul FTP Remix)

    Remix Artist: Jeremy Soul.
    • Svikiro Records / Young Forever.
  • Gabriels

    Love and Happiness (Aroop Roy Remix)

    Remix Artist: Aroop Roy.
    • Forthcoming.
  • Quincy Jones

    What's Going On?

    • A&M.
  • C茅lia Vaz

    Mar 脕 Tona No Leblon

    • Phillips.
  • Jo茫o Gilberto

    Aquarela Do Brasil

    • Universal.
  • Words and Music with Cleveland Watkiss

    • Carroll Thompson

      Change (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)

      • S&G Music.
    • Cleveland Watkiss

      Be Thankful for What You Got

      • Polydor.
    • Cleveland Watkiss

      Spend Some Time

      • Polydor.
    • Courtney Pine

      Miss Interpret

      • Verve.
    • Cleveland Watkiss

      Sea the Sky

      • Verve.
    • Jazz Warriors

      Chameleon

      • Jazz Warriors.
    • Courtney Pine

      A Change Is Sure Gunna Come

      • Freestyle.
    • Cleveland Watkiss

      Torch Of Freedom

      • INFRACom!.
    • Jazz Warriors

      In Reference To Our Forefathers Fathers Dreams

      • Antilles.
    • Sons of Kemet

      Think Of Home

      • Impulse!.
    • 蚕鈥怲颈辫, Janet Jackson & Joni Mitchell

      Got Til It's Gone (Instrumental)

      • Virgin.
    • Sons of Kemet & Kojey Radical

      Hustle

      • Impulse!.
    • Jazz Warriors

      Out Of Many One People

      • Antilles.
    • Cleveland Watkiss

      Bagah-Orange

      • Polydor.
    • Cleveland Watkiss & Carroll Thompson

      Gimme What You Got

      • S&G Music.
    • Goldie

      Beachfdrifta VIP (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)

      • Metalheadz.
    • Ashley Henry

      St Annes

      • Jazz Refreshed.
    • SAHRA GURE

      Don't Let Me Fall

      • Sun of Agmiu.
    • Betty Carter

      By The Bend In The River

      • Peacock.
    • Courtney Pine

      Peace

      • Verve.
    • Jazz Warriors

      Minor Groove

      • Antilles.
    • Cleveland Watkiss & Nikki Yeo

      So Near

      • INFRACom!.
  • Theatre West

    Della Get Down

    • Black Fire.
  • Children of Zeus

    So Nice

    • First Word Records.
  • Jiro Inagaki and His Soul Media

    Breeze

    • Nippon Columbia Co..
  • Morgana King

    Like A Seed

    • Verve.
  • Mike James Kirkland, Cold Diamond & Mink

    Closer

    • Ubiquity.
  • Secret Night Gang

    Journey

    • White.
  • Roy Ayers

    I Can't Go For That (Kon Edit)

    Remix Artist: Kon.
    • White.

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 May 2021 15:00