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A Nigerian billboard of the last William Onyeabor release
Song of the Day: From one fantastic man – Nelson Mandela – to another, this time from Nigeria, the enigmatic 1970s and 80s electro-funk maestro who was a true original, spreading joy and positive politics in his music
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Who is Joan of Arc?
Song of the Day: After recent songs about the famous who died at a prematurely young age, four very contrasting numbers about the legendary French military heroine who was burned at the stake age 19 in 1431
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Devilishly messianic: Nick Cave in full flow
Song of the Day: Following songs about drug-dealer and a relationship by Rodriguez, let's move onto prostitution, guilt, death and redemption by the sublime Australian from 2013's Push The Sky Away
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Foxygen
Song of the Day: Particularly known for their theatrical, extravagant performances, the Californian duo of Jonathan Rado and Sam France can sound, as on these tracks, like a throwback to early-70s hippy psychedelia or stage musicals, but these are some of many styles they can play with
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Dick Dale with the Del-Tones in 1962 with his left-hand Fender Stratocaster
Song of the Day: From a mysterious 19th-century Egyptian song via jazz piano, easy listening to the king of surf guitar, from Dick Dale to the Bikini Beach band, let's trace the history of this tremendous tune
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Charles Bradley
Song of the Day: Soulful classic double from a man with an equally turbulent life who was first raised in Florida, and a timely theme from his 2013 album Victim of Love. But this could be from any era, with the vocal class of James Brown, Al Green to Marvin Gaye blowing right through it
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