FEATURE: The Lockdown Playlist: Black History Month

FEATURE:

The Lockdown Playlist

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Black History Month

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OCTOBER is Black History Month…  

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in the U.K., and I think its relevance is even more urgent and defined in 2020 than it has ever been. It has been a very tough year, but it is one where we have seen race and Black Lives Matter make the news and come to the fore. To honour Black History Month, I wanted to put together a collection of amazing songs from Black artists; a celebration of music of the highest order! The playlist includes some legends, but there are also brilliant newer artists like Arlo Parks and Moses Boyd. This is a really important playlist and, whilst I may have missed a few artists, it goes to show the strength, diversity and importance of Black music and artists. There is something in this latest Lockdown Playlist to…

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SPEAK to everybody.