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Talking the Groove with Cleveland Watkiss

Talking the Groove with Cleveland Watkiss

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Cleveland Watkiss is a don of Black music; a founder member of the groundbreaking 1980s UK ensemble The Jazz Warriors, MC and vocalist for Goldie's Metalheadz Drum and Bass and Jungle nights, member of Project 23, the first DnB outfit to utilise live instruments, musical collaborator with artists from Bjork to Julian Joseph to Orphy Robinson to Talvin Singh and Professor of Voice Studies at Trinity Laban.

Now, the release of his new album and tour of The Jamaican Songbook sees Cleveland cover seminal works of Reggae, Roots, Ska and Mento tunes from his parents' home and the music he grew up with and we spoke about this and more.

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