Songs to Live By II

Songs to Live By II - Swindle and Roni Size

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Songs To Live By celebrates Black culture through the music we love.

Songs To Live By celebrates Black culture through the music we love. Host Vick Hope is joined by two guests from different generations to share songs that have shaped them.

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Songs To Live By: Swindle and Roni Size

Swindle and Roni Size

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Music producers Swindle and Roni Size share two songs that have shaped them.

Vick Hope is joined by music producers Swindle and Roni Size to share two songs that have shaped them.

Songs To Live By is a podcast celebrating different generations of Black culture through a shared love of music. Host Vick Hope is joined by two guests, who grew up at different times, to share the songs that shaped their lives.

In this episode, Vick is joined by music producers Swindle and Roni Size to talk about the importance of music history in making music of the future, bringing unity through music, the merits of getting kicked out of school and being a music pioneer. 

Swindle is a musician, record producer and DJ who produces grime, dubstep, and garage with a heavy dose of funk. His CV reads like a Who's who of the UK MC scene. Roni Size, is an English DJ and record producer.  He came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and frontman of Roni Size & Reprazent, a drum and bass collective, who that year won the Mercury Prize for their debut studio album New Forms.

Producer: Cecile Wright

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