Grace Jones in London

Grace Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actor, born in Spanish Town in 1948. Her music spans disco, reggae, funk, new wave and art pop; she is known for albums including Nightclubbing and Slave to the Rhythm, and songs such as “Pull Up to the Bumper” and “Private Life.” A One Man Show in the early 1980s presented her music as a choreographed theatrical production developed with Jean-Paul Goude and documented in a concert film. After releasing Hurricane in 2008, she toured under the Hurricane Tour name, placing songs from the record beside earlier material in concert halls and at festivals. Her concerts feature a full band and a sequence of costume changes. A recurring set piece has her singing “Slave to the Rhythm” while spinning a hula hoop. She headlined Bestival in 2008, then performed at Glastonbury Festival the following year.