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The Music Is Black 80s special

Celebrating the best Black British artists and voices of the decade, with Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B and Cookie Crew’s MC Remedee on My 80s and a Soul II Soul Mastermix.

Sounds Of Ths 80s - 'If you were there, you'd know'... and if you weren't, pay attention!

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 27 Jun 2026 20:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Rebel MC & Double Trouble

    Street Tuff

    • Fantastic Dance! (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Linx

    Intuition

    • 80s Groove & Soul (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Jaki Graham

    Round And Around

    • Now.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Me Myself I

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • THE SOUL II SOUL MASTERMIX

    • Soul II Soul

      Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

      • (CD Single).
      • Virgin.

    • Soul II Soul

      Jazzie's Groove

      • Virgin.

    • Soul II Soul

      Get a Life

      • Classic Masters.
      • Virgin Records.

    • Soul II Soul

      Fairplay (feat. Rose Windross)

      • Back To Life: The Collection.
      • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
      • 15.

    • Soul II Soul

      Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

      • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
      • NOW.

  • MY 80s: JAZZIE B

    • Eddy Grant

      Electric Avenue

      • The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
      • Crimson.

    • Aswad

      Roots Rockin'

      • City Lock.
      • Cooking Vinyl.
      • 10.

    • Steel Pulse

      Reggae Fever

      • Reggae Greats.
      • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
      • 9.

    • Cymande

      It's Magic

      • Arrival.
      • Paul Winley Records.
      • 008.

  • Phil Fearon & Galaxy

    What Do I Do?

    • All The Hits.
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Selecter

    Three Minute Hero

    • Two-Tone Records.

  • The Bodysnatchers

    Let's Do Rock Steady

    • Let's Do Rock Steady.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • GARY’S BIT IN THE MIDDLE

    • Monie Love

      Grandpa's Party

      • Down to Earth.
      • Chrysalis Records.
      • 18.

  • Imagination

    Flashback

    • Imagination Gold.
    • R & B Records.

  • Roachford

    Cuddly Toy

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Yazz

    Stand Up For Your Love Rights

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 011.

  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.

  • Cookie Crew

    Got To Keep On

    • The No. 1 Rap Album.
    • PolyGram TV.
    • 117.

  • MY 80s: MC REMEDEE

    • Jaki Graham

      Set Me Free

      • Breaking Away.
      • Cherry Pop.

    • Funk Masters

      It's Over

      • (Single).
      • RCA.

    • Freeez

      Southern Freeez

      • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1980 (Va).
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • 6.

    • 52nd Street

      Tell Me (How It Feels)

      • Children of the Night.
      • MCA Records.

  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Mica Paris & Courtney Pine

    Like Dreamers Do

    • The Best Of.
    • Spectrum.
    • 1.

  • The Christians

    Forgotten Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Voodoo Ray

    • Unbelievable 2 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Loose Ends

    Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

    • Telstar.

  • Dee C. Lee

    See The Day

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.
    • 3.

  • The Specials

    Free Nelson Mandela

    • Now That's What I Call Music 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Jun 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio 2

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