Playlist: Grace Jones

One of the first black supermodels, she was a star of New York’s disco scene, before making her mark as a recording artist in her own right.

In the summer of 2022 Jones descended on the Southbank Centre for a much anticipated, and arguably well overdue, turn as curator of our annual Meltdown festival. For ten days Jones, whose own musical carer has seen her work with superstar producers Trevor Horn and Nile Rodgers, took over musical programming across our venues to put her own distinct stamp on our corner of London. 

And to give you a flavour of what this inimitable star brought to her own two Meltdown shows, we’ve corralled together a special selection of some of her most memorable work. From the disco dance vibe of her debut 1970s track ‘I Need A Man’, via the unmistakable 1980s sound of tracks such as ‘Pull Up to the Bumper’, and ‘Slave to the Rhythm’, to her more recent recording for the soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, enjoy all things Grace Jones in this Spotify playlist.