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Radio 2,03 Jun 2026,117 mins
Beverley Knight brings to life another item from V&A East's The Music Is Black exhibition
The Good Groove with DJ SpoonyAvailable for 29 days
Feelgood dance floor favourites, hidden gems and fresh tunes to make you groove. DJ Spoony serves up a brilliant selection of soulful house, classic soul, disco, RnB, UK garage, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop, funk, dance remixes and everything in-between. Throughout June DJ Spoony is shining a light on artefacts from V&A East Museum's inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black, a celebration of Black British music. Tonight legendary singer Beverley Knight takes us back to the 1930s and the advent of Rock 'n' Roll as she tells the story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. You can listen to Spoony's special two-hour show 'The Music Is Black: DJ Spoony's Selection', on BBC Sounds. To find out more about The Music is Black season, including checking out collections on Sounds and iPlayer, just head to bbc.co.uk/themusicisblack Spoony has another edition of his addictive guessing game ‘Music Is The Answer’. Will you be able to work out which song Spoony will be playing later in the show based purely on the random and often hilarious comments people leave below the song’s music video online? Each week a different member of the Radio 2 presenting family voices the real-life comments. This week it's Sophie Ellis-Bexter's turn! All stabs in the dark and educated guesses are welcome! Join in the fun, text 88291, WhatsApp 0-800-288-291 or e-mail spoony@bbc.co.uk. Our genial host 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 say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Good Groove with DJ Spoony". Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2.
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