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Chaka Khan on jazz, Billie Holiday, and music as self-expression
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Chaka Khan on jazz, Billie Holiday, and music as self-expression

The iconic singer reflects on her remarkable 50-year career in this video filmed at her Meltdown festival.

Meltdown festival: a short history
Nile Rodgers stands on stage in the Royal Festival Hall wearing a silver suit and holding his guitar in his left hand; his right arm is raised into the air and he is pointing upwards. Nile’s legs and the stage itself are obscured by the arms of audience members in the foreground whose arms are also in the air; in the background we can see more audience members enjoying the performance with their arms also in the air.
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Meltdown festival: a short history

A look back at the history of Meltdown festival, including a complete list of festival curators from George Benjamin to Chaka Khan.

Playlist: Chaka Khan’s Meltdown
The musician Chaka Khan, a Black woman with long curly hair, wears a long black dress and stands with her arms stretched outwards among the seats of the Royal Festival Hall auditorium. The word 'playlist' in yellow type overlays the image
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Playlist: Chaka Khan’s Meltdown

Listen to all the artists of Chaka Khan’s’ Meltdown on this special playlist featuring music from the acts who appeared at the June 2024 festival.

Playlist: Chaka Khan
Singer Chaka Khan, a black woman with long curly hair stands side on, she is looking upwards with her mouth open; she wears an over the shoulder dress and her right hand is holding her bare left shoulder. Over the top of this image is the word 'Playlist' in yellow type
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Playlist: Chaka Khan

Listen to a playlist of tracks featuring Chaka Khan, curator of the our 2024 Meltdown festival.

David Bowie’s Meltdown revisited
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David Bowie’s Meltdown revisited

Revisit David Bowie’s 2002 Meltdown with video and audio clips of the two-week long festival at London’s Southbank Centre.