Photography Tom Ordoyno, styling Akeem SmithMusic / NewsHear Sampha’s gorgeous piano cover of ‘Cranes In The Sky’The singer-songwriter performed his stripped-back rendition of Solange’s instant classic live at this year’s Glastonbury festivalShareLink copied ✔️July 3, 2017MusicNewsTextNiamh Leonard-BedwellSampha — spring 2017 Sampha recorded a short session for BBC Radio 1 at Glastonbury this year. Accompanied only by his pianist John (aka Spirit Fingers), the London singer-songwriter performed “Blood On Me” from his debut album Process as well as a soulful reimagining of Solange’s “Cranes In The Sky” that showcased his stunning vocals. “It took a long time for me to get there – just to be comfortable doing this, but it feels good,” he said before performing a flawless rendition of the A Seat at the Table track. 🌴 @Sampha covers Cranes in the Sky by @solangeknowles at #Glastonbury2017 and it's EVERYTHING 🎙✨Listen back 👇https://t.co/2vo2VIpZyK— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 2, 2017crying sampha your voice and soul are unmatched https://t.co/7sa9AfWUAc— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 2, 2017 Sampha and Solange have collaborated in the past on “Don't Touch My Hair”, even teaming up for a duet performance of the track on Saturday Night Live last year. “I’ve worked on her album; she’s wonderful,” Sampha said. Before launching into his powerful performance, he added, “Hopefully she’s alright with it.” Solange honoured the cover with a glowing review on Twitter, writing, “sampha your voice and soul are unmatched.” We have to say we agree. Listen to the cover here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy