Jazzie B's 1980s From Dole to Soul
The Soul II Soul frontman tells his Back to Life tale of the decade, an against-the-odds story of a young black British musician and entrepreneur in a time of mass unemployment and radical social change.
The decade saw him progress from a teen targeted by the law, with his own reggae sound system he took round London on a bus, to international superstar, as Soul II Soul topped the charts in the UK and in America, with a fashion line that sold from Camden Town to the world.
In the decade defined by image, Jazzie created his own unique style, the Funki Dred, the first black British street style, and a Soul II Soul fashion brand 'before we knew what branding was'. He achieved this with the aid of the Tories' Enterprise Allowance Scheme, whilst running his business and sound system as a collective at a time of rampant individualism. They helped forge a British multicultural identity as a generation of Thatcher's unwanted kids turned their music and art, through warehouse parties and pirate radio, into a positive statement of unity and style. Their album Club Classics Vol One and singles topped the charts worldwide by the end of the decade.
With Lenny Henry, Ian Wright, Viv Richards, Tony Hadley, Lord Tebbit, DJs Trevor Nelson, Judge Jules and Norman Jay, Caron Wheeler (singer, Soul II Soul), Caryn Franklin (founder, i-D Magazine) and Sheryl Garratt (editor, The Face).
First broadcast: 26 November 2016 Duration: 1 hour
Playlist:-
UB40 - Food For Thought RAH Band - The Crunch Augustus Pablo - King Tubby meets the rockers uptown ABBA - Waterloo The Cats - Swan Lake Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight All Systems Go, M Robin Scott - Pop Muzik Prince Far I & The Arabs - The Right Way Adam and The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman Hi-Tension - Hi Tension Junior Giscombe - Mama Used To Say Linx & David Grant - Intuition Spandau Ballet - Chant No.1 Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves The Cure - A Forest Laurie Anderson - O Superman Booker T. & The MG’s - Soul Limbo White Noise Research - An Afternoon On Condale Lake The Valentine Brothers - Money's Too Tight (To Mention) Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag (12" Verison) 59 Times the Pain - Turn At 25Th Crackaveli - Skit Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (feat. The Soul Rebels Brass Band) Remix Artist: DJ Green Lantern. James Mason - Sweet Power of Your Embrace Aa, Bananarama, Big Brovaz - 'Tain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild African Music Machine - Black Water Gold Bobby Byrd -I Know You Got Soul Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Tracks Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Sonia - You'll Never Stop Loving Me Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky (Original Mix) Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt Soul II Soul - Fairplay Depeche Mode - New Life Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
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