All Queens: word and music with GENA and Sparklmami
Gilles chats with Liv.e and Karriem Riggins, aka GENA and pulls out a few exclusive session tracks from the archives. Plus, words from Sparklmami and Nightmares On Wax.
To mark International Women’s Day, Gilles digs the archives for some exclusive sessions from the vaults, including tracks from Bjork, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Laura Mvula, and more. He also meets up with GENA, the duo of drummer Karriem Riggins and singer and producer Liv.e, who have just released their debut album, The Pleasure Is Yours. Plus, Gilles shares a recent interview with singer and producer Sparklmami, whom he met in Chicago at the start of the year. Last but not least, we also hear from Leeds producer Nightmares On Wax, who picks two tracks from his albums In A Space Outta Sound (20th anniversary) and Smokers Delight (30th anniversary).
Produced by Reduced Listening for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 6 Music.
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Delphine Dora
L'ineluctable Pulsation du Temps
- L'ineluctable Pulsation du Temps.
- Recital.
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Nia Andrews
You Can't Not Be Who You Are
- You Can't Not Be Who You Are.
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Tomeka Reid
Oo Long!
- Dance!Skip!Hop!.
- Out Of Your Head Records.
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Jill Scott & JID
To B Honest
- To Whom This May Concern.
- Blues Babe Records.
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Bel Cobain
F***ing City
- KIZZY.
- Brownswood.
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Lena C
Clap de Fin
- Stimuli.
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SHE Spells Doom & Sun Ra Arkestra
Somebody Else's Idea
- Living Sky.
- Omni Sound.
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
Lonely Disco Dancer
- One In A Million (Guy) / Lonely Disco Dancer.
- Elektra.
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Jean Carne
You Are All I Need (Reflex Edit)
- If You Wanna Go Back / You Are All I Need.
- Philadelphia International Records.
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Naïssam Jalal
Landscapes of Eternity
- Landscapes of Eternity.
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Flora Purim
Corre Nina
- Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow.
- Milestone.
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Nilza Costa
Ramunha
- Cantigas.
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aja monet
Hollyweird
- When Poems Do What They Do.
- drink sum wtr.
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Betty Lou Landreth
Emmanuel's Way
- Emmanuel's Way.
- Backatcha Records.
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Blaque Dynamite & Mike Mitchell
What's Wrong
- Wifi.
- Legendary Way Ent.
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GENA
Theybetterbegladihavetherapy
- The Pleasure Is Yours.
- LEX.
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Grant Green
Ain't It Funky Now
- Green Is Beautiful.
- Blue Note.
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Ornette Coleman
All My Life
- Science Fiction.
- Columbia.
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Naimi Akimoto
Tenessee Waltz
- Tennessee Waltz / Speak Low.
- Jet Set.
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GENA
TDG
- The Pleasure Is Yours.
- LEX.
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GENA
Thatsmyluvr (Instrumental)
- The Pleasure Is Yours.
- LEX.
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GENA
Doobie Doo Wew
- The Pleasure Is Yours.
- LEX.
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GENA
Douwannabewithastar (Instrumental)
- The Pleasure Is Yours.
- LEX.
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Mulgrew Miller
The Eleventh Hour (Early Take)
- Wingspan.
- Landmark Records.
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GENA
Omo Iya Ati Baba (Instrumental)
Performer: GENA.- Omo Iya Ati Baba (Instrumental).
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µþÂáö°ù°ì
Pleasure Is All Mine (Live at Maida Vale)
Performer: µþÂáö°ù°ì.- Pleasure Is All Mine (Live at Maida Vale).
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Alicia Keys
Falling (Live at Maida Vale)
Performer: Alicia Keys.- Falling (Live at Maida Vale).
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Amy Winehouse
I Heard Love Is Blind (Live in Brighton)
Performer: Amy Winehouse.- I Heard Love Is Blind (Live in Brighton).
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Laura Mvula
Green Garden (Live at Maida Vale)
Performer: Laura Mvula.- Green Garden (Live at Maida Vale).
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Virgo (Live at Maida Vale)
Performer: Meshell Ndegeocello.- Virgo (Live at Maida Vale).
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Lily Allen
LDN (Live at Maida Vale)
Performer: Lily Allen.- LDN (Live at Maida Vale).
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Luiza Maura
Rasteira
- Rasteira / Onde Está Meu Samba?.
- Copacabana.
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Nightmares on Wax
Nights Interlude
- Smoker's Delight.
- Warp Records.
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Nightmares on Wax
Gambia via Vagator Beach
- Smokers Delight.
- Warp Records.
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Nightmares on Wax
I Am You
- In a Space Outta Sound.
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sparklmami
Fajas
- Fajas.
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Le Sons Du Cosmos
TOUCH (feat. Sparklmami)
- TOUCH (feat. Sparklmami).
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Marcos Valle
Brazil x Mexico
- Marcos Valle.
- EMI.
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Flora Purim
Flora's Song
- Flora's Song.
- Narada Jazz.
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John Giorno
Eating The Sky
- The Nova Convention.
- Giorno Poetry Systems.
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sparklmami
Elevator Music (Live Performance)
- Elevator Music (Live Performance).
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sparklmami
Running (Mndsgn)
- Running (Mndsgn).
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A Tribe Called Quest
Excusions (Instrumental)
- The Low End Theory.
- Jive Records.
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Baaska & Scavelli
You Don't Know What Love Is
- Get Off The Ground.
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Erykah Badu
On & On
- Baduizm.
- Kedar Entertainment.
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Greg Osby
Homor The Example
- 3-D Lifestyles.
- Blue Note.
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A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz (We’ve Got)
- The Low End Theory.
- Jive.
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De La Soul & Maceo Parker
I Be Blowin'
- Buhloone Mindstate.
- Tommy Boy Records.
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¶Ù’A²Ô²µ±ð±ô´Ç
Brown Sugar
- Brown Sugar.
- Cooltempo.
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Mu-Min
- The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel.
- Universal France.
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The Roots
Do You Want More?!!!??!
- Do You Want More?!!!??!.
- Geffen Records.
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Stetsasonic
Talkin' All That Jazz
- In Full Gear.
- BCM Records.
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- Sat 7 Mar 2026 15:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 6 Music