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Saul Williams

Writer, poet, musician and actor Saul Williams selects a piece for the End of Days music library on the release of his new album Leap Life on Big Dada Records.

For nearly three decades, writer, musician, poet, director, and actor Saul Williams has occupied a singular place in Black culture, resisting the confines of genre across music, literature and film, and using art as a transformative device. Saul joins the show ahead of his new album Leap Life to select a piece for the the End Of Days music library being put together for future generations.

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Music Played

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Happening Brother

    • What's Going On.
    • Motown.

  • Lil Silva

    What If? (feat. Skiifall)

    • Yesterday is Heavy.
    • Nowhere Music.

  • Space Afrika

    From the Heart of Knowing (feat. Alto Aria)

    • Dais Records.

  • Beatrice M. & Tim Reaper

    Robot

    • Bait.

  • Michael Boothman's Family Tree

    Tabu

    • Soundway.

  • Reinel Bakole

    smashed crowns build kingdoms to mother

    • life is beautiful records.

  • Khaled Kurbeh

    wal-Leil (واللّيلْ)

    • Research Records.

  • Carrier

    Cure (extract)

  • Hermanos Gutiérrez

    Los Andes

    • Easy Eye Sound.

  • Tom Waits

    The Fly

    • ANTI.

  • A LARGE SHEET OF MUSCLE

    OUR ILLUSTRIOUS POLICE

    • Drowned by Locals.

  • Djrum

    I Wander (IV + V)

  • Noname

    Song 33 (prod. Madlib)

    • The Orchard Enterprises.

  • Dur‐Dur Band

    Run Maleysku Sheego (Let Speak The Truth)

    • Dur-Dur Volume 3 (1988) & 4 (1989).
    • Analog Africa.

  • Michael J. Blood

    THAT NIGHT

    • Peacefrog Records.

  • Saul Williams

    Great, Great-Grandmother

    • Big Dada.

  • Fela Kuti

    Water No Get Enemy

    • Knitting Factory Records.

  • Fela Kuti

    Coffin For Head Of State

    • Knitting Factory Records.

  • Iri Di

    Bardidi

    • Mizan Records.

  • ALLVEI

    Driva

  • Dolly Parton

    Joshua

    • RCA.

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    Insignificant Other

    • Matador.

  • Julia Holter

    Materia 3

    • Domino.

  • Factory Floor

    Tell Me (feat. Stephen Morris)

    • Phantasy.

  • Garefowl

    Buthaigir / Puffin

    • Things That Vanish.
    • AD 93.

  • Carmen Villain

    Entre Nosotros

    • Smalltown Supersound.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Aug 202618:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music