BBC Proms 2019

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BBC Proms: 2019 Repeats: Prom 45: Mississippi Goddam: A Homage to Nina Simone

Prom 45: Mississippi Goddam: A Homage to Nina Simone

2019 Repeats

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From the BBC Proms, Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest with Ledisi and Lisa Fischer.

From the 2019 BBC Proms, another chance to hear Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jules Buckley, with singers Ledisi and Lisa Fischer, in a celebration of Nina Simone.

From the BBC Proms: another chance to hear Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley, with singers Ledisi and Lisa Fischer in a celebration of Nina Simone.

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Nina Simone/Trad. arr. Jochen Neuffer: African Mailman/Sinnerman 
Jack Hammer arr. Rob Taggart: Plain Gold Ring 
Richard Rodgers arr. Evan Jolly: Little Girl Blue 
Walter Donaldson arr. Jochen Neuffer: My Baby Just Cares 
Jalacy Hawkins arr. Jeremy Levy: I Put A Spell On You
Bennie Benjamin/Horace Ott/Sol Marcus arr. Jeremy Levy: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Jacques Brel arr. Sebastian Koolhoven: Ne Me Quitte Pas
George Gershwin arr. Chris Walden: I Loves You Porgy
Henry Purcell arr. Chris Walden: Dido’s Lament 
Rudy Stevenson arr. Tim Davies: I’m Going Back Home

c. 22:50 Interval Proms Plus
The life, work and legacy of great African-American singer-songwriter Nina Simone discussed by poet Zena Edwards and singer-musician Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Hosted by Kevin LeGendre. Produced by Zahid Warley

c. 23:10
Nat Adderly arr. Willem Friede: Work Song 
Trad. arr. Damiano Pascarelli: See-Line Woman 
Andy Stroud arr. Jules Buckley: Be my Husband 
Randy Newman arr. Vladimir Nikolov: Baltimore 
Exuma arr. Jules Buckley: Dambala
Nina Simone arr. Vladimir Nikolov: Mississippi Goddam 
Nina Simone, arr. Tim Davies: Four Women
Trad./Billy Taylor/Dick Dallas. arr. Ilja Reijngoud: Take My Hand, Precious Lord / I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 

Ledisi (singer)
Lisa Fischer (singer)
Metropole Orkest  
Jules Buckley (conductor)

Singer, songwriter, arranger and political activist – Nina Simone is a giant of jazz history. She’s celebrated here in all her guises in a concert led by Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest, featuring titles including ‘Feeling Good’ and ‘I Put a Spell on You’.

BBC Proms: 2019 Repeats

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Another chance to hear broadcasts of selected concerts from the 2019 BBC Proms season.

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