| Main Performers | Craig David,
Beverley Knight - vocals,
YolanDa Brown - saxophone,
Tobago Crusoe,
Hak Baker,
Salena Godden |
| Set List | 'Windrush Medley' 'Overture',
Welcome (Trevor Nelson),
'London is the Place for Me', Lord Kitchener (Tobago Crusoe and D'Lime),
'No Carnival in Britain', Mighty Terror (Tobago Crusoe and D'Lime),
'My Boy Lollipop', M Small (Michelle NDegwa),
'The Liquidator', Harry J Allstars,
'Ranglin on Bond Street', E Ranglin, T McCook (YolanDa Brown, Orchestra, Band),
'Is This Love', B Marley (YolanDa Brown, Orchestra, Band),
'Love Really Hurts Without You', 'You To Me Are Everything', B Ocean, The Real Thing (Matt Maijah, Band, Pop Brass and Strings),
'Too Much Too Young', The Specials (Hak Baker Strings, Band),
'Windrush Baby', H Baker (Hak Baker, Orchestra, Band),
'Hangin' On A String', Loose Ends (Loose Ends, Strings, Band),
'Pass the Dutchie', Musical Youth (Loose Ends, Band)
INTERVAL
Poetry Recitation, S Godden (Salena Godden),
Back II Life', 'Return of the Mack', Soul II Soul, Mark Morrison (Matt Maijah, Michelle NDegwa and Daya, Orchestra, Band),
'Inner City Life', Goldie (Orchestra, Band),
'Silly Games', J Kay (Olivia Dean Strings, Band),
'Carmen', O Dean (Olivia Dean, Band),
'Caught You In A Lie', L Mark (Beverley Knight, Band),
'Get Up', B Knight (Beverley Knight, Orchestra, Band),
'Shoulda Woulda Coulda', B Knight (Beverley Knight, Orchestra, Band),
'Fill Me In', C David (Craig David, Strings, Brass),
'Rewind', C David (Craig David Strings, Brass),
'Exodus', B Marley (Orchestra, Band) |
| Performance Notes | Trevor Nelson presents a night of music to mark the 75th anniversary of Windrush and celebrate the impact of Caribbean culture on British life.
This one-off concert will feature an array of guest stars, including Craig David, Beverley Knight, R&B group Loose Ends, saxophonist YolanDa Brown, calypsonian Tobago Crusoe, G-folk pioneer Hak Baker and award-winning author and poet Salena Godden. Accompanied by the Chineke! Orchestra conducted by Chris Cameron.
The concert will capture the breadth of musical influence which the Windrush generation has had on British culture over the last 75 years, with performances including Loose Ends Hangin on a String, Hak Bakers Windrush Baby, and Craig Davids Fill Me In, as well as renditions of classic tracks like Lord Kitcheners London is the Place for Me, Bob Marleys Is this Love, and Goldies Inner City Life.
The concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2, on Sunday 18 June, as part of the BBCs programming to mark the Windrush anniversary.
This concert is in association with the Windrush 75 network.
Patrick Vernon, convenor of the Windrush 75 network said:
"When those first Windrush pioneers arrived off the boat at Tilbury in 1948, few would have thought that 75 years later their contribution to Britain would be celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall. Black Britons have brought so much to UK music and every other area of culture and public life."
Hospitality Dining tickets were available for £230 per person, which included premium arena seat, champagne, three-course dinner, wine, beverages and programme.
Luxury box package tickets were available for £1,160 per person, which included private Second Tier Box hire, dedicated box waiter, canapes, hot and cold bowl food, dessert canapes, champagne and beverages. |
| Related Archival Material | Digital Photographs,
Digital Video |