2 Jan 2021

The Summer Sampler Radio Hour: Sault

From The Sampler, 12:12 pm on 2 January 2021

In a turbulent year, this clandestine British collective produced an album that plays like a Black Lives Matter soundtrack. Nick Bollinger discusses these new Black protest statements and recalls a few of their antecedents.

Cleo Sol

Cleo Sol Photo: You Tube

London-based singer Cleo Sol is one of the identifiable voices heard on SAULT’s highly topical, sonically and politically charged album Black Is. Along with tracks from the album, this programme will include music by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone and Fela Kuti, among others.

SAULT - Black Is

SAULT - Black Is Photo: supplied