Vocalist and composer Eska honours her father through sound
Vocalist and composer Eska honours her father through sound in a moving playlist featuring tracks by Quincy Jones and The Crusaders.
Eska is a vocalist, composer and producer with Zimbabwean heritage who grew up in London. She makes genre hopping soul music with folk, jazz, reggae and classical influences. Her eponymous debut album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.
She has curated a moving playlist inspired by her late fathers' eclectic record collection, featuring tracks by Quincy Jones and The Crusaders.
Music Played
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Quincy Jones
Tell Me A Bedtime Story
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New Symphony Orchestra of London, Norman Luboff Choir, Leopold Stokowski
Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Zimbabwe
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Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
It's For You
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The Crusaders
My Lady
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Japan
Visions of China
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Quite Sane
The Child of Troubled Times
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