I always love having a chat about music on RNZ – I look forward to the chance every month or so to have a natter and for this feature I got to talk about Curtis Mayfield, one of my all-time favourites.
I’d been spending a lot of time with Mayfield’s music recently and wanted to tell some of the story of how he moved from his own vocal group (The Impressions) through his own solo albums and to scoring movies – for himself and others. There’s so much more to say about his music but I enjoyed presenting this snapshot.
You can listen here for the full chat and songs and see below to listen to the songs I chose in the order I played them (with one track).
And click here to check out any of the past features I’ve done for RNZ.