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A look back at the history of Meltdown festival, including a complete list of festival curators from George Benjamin to Chaka Khan.

Discover Les Amazones d’Afrique, a supergroup of West African female vocal talent formed to deliver an important message.

Enjoy this exclusive studio performance from Speakers Corner Quartet recorded at The Room Studios in Lewisham, South East London.

Listen to all the artists of Chaka Khan’s’ Meltdown on this special playlist featuring music from the acts who appeared at the June 2024 festival.

DJ Norman Jay talks about his long career in music and the importance of Black music history in this video interview.

Watch five performances from the Bengali-born British Indian musician and composer including a surprising double act with Bill Bailey.

Listen to a playlist of tracks featuring Chaka Khan, curator of the our 2024 Meltdown festival.

Get an insight into one of the most iconic images in British music in this video about David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover.

Listen to tracks from 28 of Meltdown festival’s past curators with this specially compiled playlist.

Listen to a playlist of music by artists who appeared at the Southbank Centre as part of our 2024 South Asian Sounds series.

Fed up of the same old Christmas songs every year? Enjoy our alternative Christmas playlist, including tracks from Low, The Fall, and Marvin Gaye.

The DJ and producer, discusses the Black Queer roots of house music in an interview featuring footage of her 2023 Royal Festival Hall performance.