What's it like to be Stalin's favourite piano player? Or a Trans woman, belting out soul classics on mid sixties Toronto stages? Or a exiled young Angolan athlete, fighting Portuguese colonial rule in your home country, who happens to have a golden voice? The Alternative History looks at these forgotten stories and more, exploring the points at which music meets revolution. Hosted by Charlie Lewis.
On-air from 23 December to 13 January
- Rock MeSister Rosetha Tharpe
- B.D Woman's BluesLucille Bogan
- After You're GoneBessie Smith
- Bessie SmithBob Dylan
- Prove It On Me BluesMa Rainey
- Cruel Cruel WorldJackie Shane
- Billy Tipton's SongSan Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
- Come e Baza featuring Pabllo VittarTitica
- For Colored BoysDeep Dickollective
- Animal StyleMurs
- Express YourselfDiplo featuring Nicky Da B
- ELTON JOHN (ft Hoodie Allen & Dr. Woke)LIL PHAG
- El Dia Que Me DijisteChavela Vargas
- Take Another Little Piece Of My HeartDusty Springfield
- Goodbye To Teenage LoveJohn Leyton
- Lady StardustDavid Bowie
- She's My Best FriendLou Reed
- Candy SaysThe Velvet Underground
- Children of the RevolutionT-Rex
- Breaking The LawJudas Priest
- Take Me I'm YoursJobriath
- RentPet Shop Boys
- Drone Bomb MeAnohni
- SeigfriedFrank Ocean
- Back in the Closet AgainLavender Country
- Different for GirlsShane McAnally
- CryingKD Lang & Roy Orbison
- Freakish Man BluesGeorge Hannah
- Sissy Man BluesKokomo Arnold
About this program
From the rainforest to the sea, from Australia to Estonia, Strange Holiday explores proto-electronic, new-wave and oceanic sounds. Hunting for both local and foreign obscurities, Andras & Lewis try to uncover music that ties back to the roots of 3RRR, alongside new releases that typify our generations response to local music from the late '70s & 80s.
