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Black History Month's Big Ones

BBC 1Xtra throws it back with the ultimate anthems celebrating Black History Month. You'll get huge classic tracks from Bob Marley, Beyoncé, Marvyn Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 1Xtra.

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Fri 19 Dec 202504:30

Music Played

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Get Up, Stand Up

    • Legend.
    • Island.
  • Jill Scott

    Golden

    • Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2.
    • Hidden Beach.
    • 3.
  • Kendrick Lamar

    Alright

    • To Pimp A Butterfly.
    • Aftermath/Interscope.
    • 7.
  • India.Arie

    Video

    • Motown.
  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On

    • What's Goin On.
    • Ram Records.
  • Beyoncé

    Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • Lemonade.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/RCA.
    • 10.
  • Yasiin Bey

    UMI Says

    • Black On Both Sides.
    • Rawkus Entertainment.
    • 8.
  • Little Simz

    Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

    • AGE 101.
  • Nas

    I Can

    • I Can.
    • Columbia.
  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • I'm Every Woman.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Mary J. Blige

    Just Fine

    • Geffen Records.
  • Lizzo

    Special

    • Special.
    • Nice Life/Atlantic.
    • 6.
  • Lucy Pearl

    Dance Tonight

    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
  • D’Angelo

    Brown Sugar

    • Cooltempo.
  • Solange

    Cranes In The Sky

    • A Seat At The Table.
    • Columbia.
  • Jazmine Sullivan

    I Need You Bad

    • J Records.
  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Songs In The Key Of Life.
    • Motown.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 23 Oct 202500:00
  • Wed 29 Oct 202504:30
  • Sun 2 Nov 202501:00
  • Tue 11 Nov 202504:30
  • Thu 20 Nov 202504:30
  • Fri 28 Nov 202500:00
  • Mon 8 Dec 202504:30
  • Fri 19 Dec 202504:30