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The Music is Black... with Zakia

Zakia celebrates Black British musical pioneers, icons and experimenters, from folk to punk and ambient. Plus, author and musician Stephanie Phillips on her new book We Were Here.

DJ, broadcaster, writer and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimensions.

Zakia celebrates Black British musical pioneers, icons and experimenters, from folk to punk and ambient, as part of the 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 The Music is Black season, in collaboration with the V&A East Museum. While 6 Music鈥檚 Rave Forever focuses on the dance floor every Friday in August, Zakia looks to the world of alternative music - with sounds by the likes of Fauzia, Coby Sey, Klein and Space Afrika, as well as some old favourites Labi Siffre, A. R. Kane, Jean Binta Breeze and Davy Graham.

Plus we鈥檒l hear from special guest Stephanie Phillips. Stephanie is an author and a musician, a member of Black feminist punk band Big Joanie, and part of the collective Decolonise Fest. Her new book We Were Here explores the history of Black people's participation in alternative music culture, and she joins us to shine a spotlight on some of the artists featured in the book, from Joan Armatrading to Poly Styrene.

We want to hear your dreams! Send in tales of your sleepy adventures to dreamtime@bbc.co.uk or Whatsapp us on 03700 100 600

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Music Played

  • Linda Lewis

    Fathoms Deep

    • Fathoms Deep.
    • Raft Records.

  • Coby Sey

    脼ingeyri, Vestfir冒ir

    • River.
    • Curl.

  • FAUZIA

    Just a Dream

    • I Was Here For A Moment.

  • Coby Sey & TONE

    So I Can See You

    • So I Can See You.
    • Rhythm Section International.

  • Labi Siffre

    Talkabout

    • The Singer and The Song.
    • Pye International.

  • Davey Graham

    I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes

    • Folk, Blues and Beyond.
    • Decca.

  • Obongjayar

    Moon Eyes

    • Paradise Now.
    • September Recordings.

  • Big Joanie

    Cranes in the Sky

    • Third Man Records.

  • Whatever the Weather

    6C

    • Whatever The Weather.
    • Ghostly International.

  • Shuta Yasukochi

    Yushin Valley

    • By The Sea.
    • Lontano Series.

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    That's All

    • My Man And I / That's All.
    • Decca.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Sunrise

    • Consequences.
    • BMG.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Love And Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Poly Styrene

    Dreaming

    • Translucence.
    • United Artists Records.

  • X鈥怰ay Spex

    Germ Free Adolescents

    • Germfree Adolescents.
    • EMI.

  • A.R. Kane

    Baby Milk Snatcher

    • 69.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Klein

    lover

    • Lagata.

  • James Massiah & aloisius

    Hot Winter (Dreaming About Being Closer)

    • Holland Park/ Hot Winter (Dreaming About Being Closer).
    • life is beautiful records.

  • Mala

    Kotos (feat. Asociaci贸n Juvenil Puno)

    • Mirrors.
    • Brownswood.

  • Jean "Binta" Breeze

    Mad Woman

    • Eena Me Corne.
    • Arroyo.

  • Wu-Lu

    Daylight Song

    • Learning To Swim On Empty.
    • Warp.

  • Basement 5

    Paranoia Claustrophobia Dub

    • In Dub.
    • Island Records.

  • Basement 5

    Work Dub

    • In Dub.
    • Island Records.

  • Bob Marley & Lee 鈥淪cratch鈥� Perry

    Punky Reggae Party

    • Punky Reggae Party.
    • Tuff Gong.

  • The Specials

    International Jet Set

    • Stereotype / International Jet Set.
    • Two-Tone Records.

  • Skunk Anansie

    Brazen Remix

  • Bloc Party

    So Here We Are

    • So Here We Are.
    • Wichita.

  • Rachel Chinouriri

    What A Devastating Turn Of Events

    • What A Devastating Turn Of Events.
    • Atlas Artists.

  • Rachel Chinouriri

    So My Darling (Acoustic)

    • What A Devastating Turn Of Events.
    • Atlas Artists.

  • Shabaka Hutchings

    To The Moon (feat. Andr茅 3000)

    • Possession.

  • afromerm

    seasketch (shetland residency)

  • Arun Sood & Angeline Morrison

    Mo Nighean Donn As Bo虁idhche

    • Donn/Dubh.
    • Real World.

  • Nwando Ebize

    Revelation of The Virtues

  • Muco

    Pan's Garden

    • 厂辞镁濒颈肠别.
    • Muco.

  • Ibrahim Alfa

    Localised Absentia

    • Infinite Black Inside.
    • FO.

  • Iceboy Violet

    Inside My Head - Interlude

    • You Said You'd Hold My Hand Through The Fire.
    • Hyperdub Ltd..

  • Space Afrika

    yyyyyy2222

    • Honest Labour.
    • Dais Records.

  • Hot Chocolate

    Every 1's a Winner

    • Every 1's a Winner.
    • Rak Records.

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