麻豆社

As part of the 麻豆社's The Music is Black season, join us in the 麻豆社 Philharmonic Studio, as we perform a special recording of 麻豆社 Radio 3鈥檚 Friday Night is Music Night.

Conducted by Chris Cameron, the concert will feature orchestral arrangements of songs made famous by artists including Manchester's Cleopatra, Sweet Sensation and Sweet Female Attitude, as well as icons Omar and PP Arnold. Special guest artists include Rowetta and The Real Thing, alongside vocalists from across the North West.

The evening will shine a light on artists with strong connections to the North West, celebrating the region鈥檚 creativity and cultural influence on Black British music.

Songs to include:
The Real Thing鈥檚 You To Me Are Everything *
Sweet Sensation鈥檚 Sad Sweet Dreamer (Arr. Chris Cameron)
Sweet Sensation鈥檚 Purely By Coincidence (Arr. Chris Cameron)
翱尘补谤鈥檚 There鈥檚 Nothing Like This (Arr. Callum Au)
Dee C Lee鈥檚 See the Day (Arr. Robin Wallington)
Sweet Female Attitude鈥檚 Flowers (Arr. Katie Chatburn)
厂丑补辫别蝉丑颈蹿迟别谤蝉鈥檚 Lola鈥檚 Theme (Arr. Jules Buckley)
翱尘补谤鈥檚 There鈥檚 Much Love in the World (Arr. Callum Au)
Shirley Bassey鈥檚 Diamonds are Forever (Arr. Nic Raine)**
PP Arnold's The First Cut is the Deepest (Arr. Callum Au)
Cleopatra's Come and Get Me and Cleopatra's Theme (arr. Robin Wallington)

The concert forms part of a landmark collaboration with the new V&A East Museum, inspired by its inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story. It continues a 麻豆社 season of content celebrating 125 years of Black music in the UK, which began in April with programming across 麻豆社 TV, Radio, iPlayer, Sounds and Online.

Please note: this concert is a live recording. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the advertised concert start time to allow adequate time to pass through security and to be admitted into the studio. Latecomers will not be permitted into the studio once the broadcast is in progress.