Today at the Proms - Prom 64

Continuing our daily coverage of what's on at The Proms 2019, Susan Omand has a quick look at the programme for Prom 64: The Breaks ...



Remember to watch PROM 57 - Shanghai Symphony Orchestra/Long Yu AND PROM 54 - Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music tonight on BBC Four



*Sigh* Them's the Breaks indeed.



I saw tonight's funk-heavy prom list below and then went looking in the schedules to find the earlier evening "proper" prom. Nope. There's not one this time. This is it for today.



You know my feelings on "not classical" music at the proms already, so I won't go on about it again, suffice it to say that, while there is indeed some brilliant music on this very long programme list, I feel that it would be better heard in a different context to the Proms setting [she says, going on about it again - Ed].



However, the music is being re-imagined by The Heritage Orchestra, who are currently doing great things creating orchestral versions of Ibiza anthems with the brilliant Pete Tong, so I shall give it the benefit of the doubt this time.







Here's the full programme for this evening's Prom which you can listen to live from 19:30 on Radio 3 or on the iPlayer 


Incredible Bongo Band
Apache

The Jimmy Castor Bunch
It's Just Begun

Badder Than Evil
Hot Wheels - The Chase

Lyn Collins
Think (About It)

The Herbaliser
Goldrush

The Poets of Rhythm
North Carolina

James Brown
Get On The Good Foot

Billy Brooks
Forty Days

Cameo
Freaky Dancin'

Gwen McCrae
All This Love That I'm Givin'

The Futures
Castles

The Soul Searchers
Ashley's Roachclip

Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady

James Brown
Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose

One Way
Get Up

Herbie Hancock
Ready or Not

Kool & The Gang
Rated X

Babe Ruth
The Mexican

Esperanto
Night of the Wolf

Isaac Hayes
Disco Connection

Herman Kelly
Dance to the Drummer's Beat

Madcon
Beggin´
Image - Photo © Chris Christodoulou