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The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum

Music: Jazz & Blues: Jazz

Jamie Cullum showcases his love of jazz, featuring live sessions and special guests

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to its future. Featuring live sessions and guests from around the world

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The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum: Baaba Maal in Session

Music: Jazz & Blues

31/05/2011

Baaba Maal in Session

BBC Radio 2 - The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum, Baaba Maal in Session

Jamie pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and has a session from Baaba Maal.

Jamie pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and features a BBC Maida Vale session from one of the most internationally famous musicians from Senegal, Baaba Maal.

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron with previously unheard audio from an interview recorded last year. The influential US musician and poet talks about jazz and introduces his tune Lady Day and John Coltrane.

This week's show also has a BBC Maida Vale session with the Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal. 
One of the most internationally famous musicians from Senegal, Baaba Maal has performed with the likes of Tony Allen and Archie Shepp. He sings primarily in Pulaar and is the foremost promoter of the traditions of the Pulaar-speaking people.

For the session, Baaba Maal performs alongside Jim Palmer and Mamadou Sarr and introduces each song with a story explaining its context and original meaning.

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