Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble has been played on NTS in shows including Life on Planet X, featured first on 24 July 2014. Songs played include Cause And Effect and The Ooli Moves.

Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble (BEE) is a musical celebration of the African American cultural legacy. Founded and directed in 1998 by creative flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell, BEE has performed in festivals and art venues throughout Europe and Canada and in New York and Chicago. BEE’s music embraces the ancient past and paints visions of a positive future. The music is the weaving of swing, blues, avante garde jazz, bebop, African rhythms,…