Musical round up - 1Xtra's 10th birthday; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mark Kermode's musical roots
Paul Murphy
Senior Producer, A&Mi
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This Thursday, 16 August, celebrates its 10th birthday with ten artists performing live sessions from the 主播大秀 Maida Vale Studios.
Every hour from 10am, the station's showcasing the many musical genres the station has supported over the last 10 years. The sessions will open with featuring performances from Jessie J and Professor Green [Update: Dizzee can't聽do it now as originally announced here].
1Xtra also wants listeners to from the last ten years and why.
There's more programme information on the .
is also an accomplished skiffle bass player and devotee of American roots, jug-band, bluegrass and rockabilly music. There's a as he makes a musical pilgrimage to Memphis, Tennessee. That's on .
On Thursday 16 August pays tribute to legendary Qawwali maestro, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his death. There's archive material exclusively recorded for the 主播大秀 plus interviews from artists who worked with him.
continue with every concert live on . There's a from the Proms available in its entirety that's available until 24 August.
Paul Murphy is the editor of the 主播大秀 Radio Blog