YolanDa Brown

The musician and broadcaster is known for her fusion of reggae, jazz and soul. Her album Love Politics War in 2017 went to No.1 in the UK Jazz charts and her debut children’s album received rave reviews. She has toured with The Temptations, Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and Billy Ocean. Her series for CBeebies, YolanDa’s Band Jam, won the Royal Television Society Awards as Best Children’s Programme. She has hosted Last Night of the Proms, Gospel Choir of the Year and BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year. On BBC Radio 4, she co-presents Loose Ends with Clive Anderson. She is chair of the music education charity Youth Music.