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Jamie talks to drummer, producer, director (and much more) Questlove about his musical beginnings, The Roots and restless creativity. Tracks from Giacomo Smith and Billie Holiday.

Jamie is joined by Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, drummer for landmark hip-hop band The Roots, Grammy-winning record producer, Oscar-winning documentary director, podcast host, author, curator - the list goes on.

Ahead of The Roots' festival - Roots Picnic - coming to London for the first time this August, Questlove chats about his early musical immersion in his dad's band, bringing inspirational VHS tapes to studio sessions with D'Angelo, curating an iPod of music for Jay-Z and Beyonc茅's daughter and how he keeps his creativity flowing.

Elsewhere in the show, Jamie has tracks from Joe Williams and Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Giacomo Smith, Airto Moreira and Billie Holiday.

Produced by Folded Wing for 蘑菇短视频 Radio 2.

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Music Played

  • Joe Williams & Count Basie

    'S Wonderful

    • Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings.
    • Clef Records / Verve Records.

  • Sidney Bechet

    Runnin' Wild

    • Runnin' Wild.
    • Blue Note Records.

  • Noa Blumer

    Summer Is Coming

    • Summer Is Coming - Single.
    • Noa Blumer / Independent.

  • Giacomo Smith Quartet

    The Round Tower

    • The Round Tower - Single.
    • Giacomo Smith / Independent.

  • Root

    What They Do

    • Illadelph Halflife.
    • DGC Records / Geffen Records.

  • The Roots

    Mellow My Man

    • Do You Want More?!!!??!.
    • DGC Records / Geffen Records.

  • Miles Davis

    Nefertiti

    • Nefertiti.
    • Columbia Records.

  • 顿鈥橝苍驳别濒辞

    Africa

    • Voodoo.
    • Cheeba Sound / Virgin Records.

  • The Roots

    Complexity

    • Phrenology.
    • MCA Records.

  • The Roots

    You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve)

    • Things Fall Apart.
    • MCA Records.

  • Billie Holiday

    But Not For Me

    • Lady Sings the Blues.
    • Clef Records / Verve Records.

  • Airto Moreira

    Samba de Flora

    • Three-Way Mirror.
    • Reference Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 21:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 2