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Elisabeth Troy is the Rewind Selector!

Feelgood tunes to make you groove! Plus, singer Elisabeth Troy chooses the tracks that take her back to the dance floors of her youth in Rewind Selector.

Feelgood favourites, hidden gems and fresh new tunes to groove and soothe you. DJ Spoony serves up a brilliant selection of classic soul, disco, soulful house, R&B, funk, UK garage, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop, yacht rock and more. Our genial host also gives his ‘New 2 Spoon’ record of the week another spin.

Elisabeth Troy, one of the stars of Radio 2's The Music Is Black concert at the Hackney Empire, is the Rewind Selector. Elisabeth chooses the tracks that take her back to the dance floors of her youth. One of the most distinctive and versatile voices in UK dance music, Elisabeth emerged from the jungle and hardcore scenes of the early 1990s and went on to become a defining presence across UK garage, drum & bass, house and crossover pop. Her vocals on “Enough Is Enough” with Y‑Tribe helped establish Elisabeth as a key club voice of the late 90s. Listeners will recognise her instantly from a string of influential collaborations, including MJ Cole’s seminal UK garage anthem "Crazy Love" and the genre defining "Sincere". Elisabeth has worked extensively with Clean Bandit, both in the studio and as a live performer. Her most recent project, The Betty Black Revue, has allowed her to step away from the dance‑feature vocalist role and front her own fully realised live soul project. The Music Is Black concert is one of many wonderful shows that are part of a pan BBC season in collaboration with V&A East museum. Last month Spoony and Trevor Nelson hosted a unique celebration of Black Music in Britain featuring the Chineke! Orchestra, the LJ Singers directed by Chris Cameron, Alison Limerick, Courtney Pine, Rhoda Dakar, Omar and Elisabeth Troy.

Another virtual trip to V&A East Museum looks at a photo of celebrated musician Fela Kuti and his band Africa 70 on the rooftop of Abbey Road studios in London. Ezra Collective's Femi Koleoso is your tour guide tonight. To hear the special two-hour show in full search 'The Music Is Black: DJ Spoony's Selection' in the BBC Sounds app.

Spoony wraps things up with a Midnight Feast track. Think big production, lush orchestration, and the best voices in the business!

To listen on most smart speakers, just 'ask BBC Sounds to play The Good Groove with DJ Spoony'.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.
  • Aswad

    Don't Turn Around

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Rahsaan Patterson

    The One For Me

    • After Hours.
    • Artistry Music.
    • 1.
  • Chaka Khan

    Clouds

    • The Studio Album Collection: 1978 - 1992.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 1.
  • Ben E. King

    Supernatural Thing Part 1

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
  • Stormzy

    24 Hours (feat. Odeal)

  • Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66

    Mas Que Nada

    • Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Ezra Collective

    God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey)

    • Partisan.
  • Matt Bianco

    Half A Minute

    • Whose Side Are You On (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 004.
  • Elisabeth Troy, The LJ Singers & Chineke! Orchestra

    Crazy Love (The Music Is Black: Live at the Hackney Empire)

  • Michael Gray & Phebe Edwards

    Life Will Be (Original Mix)

  • Doris Troy

    Just One Look

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 5: 1962.
    • Atlantic.
  • Anthony Hamilton

    The Point Of It All

    • The Point Of It All.
    • So So Def.
    • 9.
  • Patrice Rushen

    Forget Me Nots

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
  • Y-Tribe

    Enough is Enough

  • Artful Dodger

    Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta) (feat. Craig David)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 44 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Milton Wright

    Keep It Up

    • Complete Friends and Buddies.
    • Athens Of The North.
    • 13.
  • Joe Smooth

    Promised Land (feat. Anthony Thomas)

    • Deep Heat (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • The Weather Girls

    Never Like This

    • Get The Feeling.
    • Fantasy Records.
    • 5.
  • Janet Jackson

    Miss You Much

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
  • Fatback

    (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop

    • Soul Years 1975 (Various Artists).
    • Knight.
    • 68.
  • Zoé Kypri

    Monaco

  • P.M. Dawn

    Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

    • 100% Pure Love (Various Artists).
    • Island.
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    You Know How to Make Me Feel so Good (feat. Sharon Paige)

    • Wake Up Everybody.
    • Philadelphia International Records/Epic/Legacy.
    • 3.
  • Electribe 101

    Talking With Myself (7" Frankie Knuckles Mix)

    • Electribal Memories (2024).
    • Edsel Records, Demon Records, Mercury, Phonogram, Spectrum Music, Manifesto, PolyGram, Club, Hip-Notic Records, Philips, Stahl2, Vertigo, Electribal Records.
    • 1-11.
  • Angel

    Call Me

  • RAYE

    Oscar Winning Tears.

    • My 21st Century Blues.
    • Human Re Sources.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Rocket Love

    • Hotter Than July.
    • Motown.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday22:00