Episode Overview
Jools invites Irish artist Róisín Murphy to the show, where she showcases a couple of songs from her album Hit Parade. London producer Nitin Sawhney also performs a piece he collaborated on with emerging Louisiana singer I Am Roze. Singer-songwriter Tom Walker entertains with two tracks, including his new single Burn, from his forthcoming second album. The talented Yussef Dayes from south east London presents the title track from his debut solo project, Black Classical Music. Additionally, the Leeds band English Teacher performs their song The World’s Biggest Paving Slab. Jools has a conversation with Suggs, the frontman of Madness, about their first new album in seven years, Theatre of the Absurd presents C’est La Vie. The episode also marks the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush with a special short film highlighting the story of influential Jamaican musician Michael ‘Bammi’ Rose.