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Mark Ronson and Jorja Smith Join Amy Winehouse's Band for 'Back To Black 20'

Amy Winehouse's band will play Back To Black in full at Camden's Roundhouse on October 21, with Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi and ten guest vocalists including Jorja Smith and Yebba.

Amy Winehouse’s Band Announce ‘Back To Black 20’ show with Mark Ronson, Jorja Smith
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Amy Winehouse's band will perform Back To Black in full at London's Roundhouse on October 21, marking 20 years of the singer's landmark second album with guest appearances from Mark Ronson and Jorja Smith.

The one-off Back To Black 20 concert takes place in Winehouse's native Camden, days before the album's 20th anniversary. Album producers Ronson and Salaam Remi will lead the evening alongside Winehouse's longtime musical director Dale Davis.

A lineup of handpicked guest vocalists will sing the songs: Sasha Keeble, Baby Rose, Corinne Bailey Rae, FLO, Skye Newman, Jorja Smith, Lianna La Havas, Nia Smith, Jessie Reyez and Yebba.

"I'm honoured to be asked to come celebrate Amy alongside Salaam and some amazing artists worthy of singing her songs," Ronson said. "Doing justice to the legacy of 'Back To Black' is the order of the night."

Remi added: "Funny how time flies! I can't believe it's been 20 years already. I'm excited to see what these ladies bring to their versions of these songs we know and love."

Fans hoping to access the artist pre-sale can pre-order any 20th anniversary edition of Back To Black from Winehouse's official store by 12pm on Monday (September 28) to receive an exclusive pre-sale code. General sale tickets go on sale at 10am on October 1.

The Roundhouse show will be recorded for broadcast. BBC Two will air the concert in October as the centrepiece of a night celebrating Winehouse, and BBC Radio 2 will broadcast the show on October 26 from 7pm to 9pm as part of Jo Whiley's programme.

The venue carries particular weight in the singer's story. The Roundhouse hosted Winehouse's final public appearance on July 20, 2011, when she joined her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield onstage during the iTunes Festival. Winehouse died at her Camden home three days later, on July 23, 2011.

The anniversary also brings a deluxe reissue of Back To Black, announced last month. The reissue spans several formats and includes unreleased demos, rare B-sides and a live recording of Winehouse's 2007 show at Amsterdam's Paradiso. It arrives on October 27, six days after the Roundhouse tribute — extending the commemorations of an album that continues to define her legacy well beyond Camden.

Original: rollingstone.co.uk

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