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Front Row: Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene

We take a detailed look at a new Arts Access Scheme.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem on her stage debut; the new Arts Access Scheme; Ghana's art scene and live music from jazz vocalist Judi Jackson.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor also known as Self Esteem is making her stage debut in the Olivier-award winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London as Sally Bowles, the English nightclub singer in thirties Berlin.  She tells Samira how the late Paula Yates was an inspiration.

The details of a long awaited UK wide Arts Access Scheme are finally being revealed tonight on Front Row.  The scheme aims to improve the experience of people with disabilities and neurodivergent people going to creative and cultural events.  Andrew Miller, UK Arts Access Champion at ACE, explains how the new scheme will work.

The art scene is Ghana is becoming one of the most creative globally, with international collectors showing a new interest in Ghanian artists.  Stephen Smith reports from Accra, where artists are drawing on West African traditions to make exciting new work.  
 
Judi Jackson was singing from a young age in her church choir, but it was a music teacher at school who really encouraged her and put her in contact with some hugely successful artists, leading to her opening for the legendary Mavis Staples aged 16.  She won vocalist of the year at the 2020 Jazz FM awards, and her recent album is a collection of tracks from the Great American Songbook.  She performs live in the studio.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Paula McGrath

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