This is DA FUNK….I have gotten my ears wrapped around the B-3 and deep funkified grooves Chris Joss puts together once again….This with the new Breakestra and Fort Knox Five releases make for a set that is sure to win any FUNK NIGHT beat down. The moments where the guitars welcome a steady pulsing rhythm ties my feet into knots that only made up on the spot dance moves can get them untied….Trrrrrryyyyyy it you’llllllliiiike ittttttt!!
Interstate-Jeremiah Nelson & the Achilles Heel
This Heaven-David Gilmour w/Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orch.
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Black Reign- Mama’s Cookin’
What Keeps your Heart Beating- the Rattlers
Stop Dragin’ Around- Lenny Kravitz
Free Willis….-Blues Traveler w/Bruce Willis
New Used Car- Sue Foley
Lie to Ya’ Mama- Joe Pitts
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John the Revelator-Taj Mahal w/James Brown/Paul Shaffer/Sam Moore
Foster Fatty- Teddy Presberg
Free Love- Teddy Presberg
a Man can’t be a Man- George Soule
One of Those Days-Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
Man Gone, Need Drink- Scrapomatic
Blue Eyed Soul- Diane Durrett
Supersoulfighter- Lenny Kravitz
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Funk Fingers- Ron Levy’s Wild Kingdom
Back in the Game- the Greyboy All Stars
the Encounter- the Mackrosoft
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Bro John- Victor Wooten
I Got Plenty O’ Nuthin’- Spearhead & Ernest Ranglin
Summertime- Bobby Womack & the Roots
Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin- Money Mark
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Risk Failure- Secretary
Magnum Opie- Drums & Tuba
Break on Through- Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Hot Lava- Perry Farrell & DVDA
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Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya’- Dr. John
Iko Iko/Aicho- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Double Jeopardy- Joshus Redman & the Elastic Band
He ain’t got Rhythm- Billie Holiday (Poppyseed Remix)
Bonita- the Pimps of Joytime
the Corner- Galactic w/Gift of Gab
Think Back- Galactic w/Chali 2na
I Love my Guitar- Prince
Low Down Stank- Breakestra
Sabor Tropical-Empresarios w/Francisco Rosado/Feliz Perez
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Peace Train- Tony Brown
Great- Mystic Bowie
Vampires- Thievery Corporation feat. Femi Kuti
Hot Blue – Somi
Return to Margin- Coldcut (Afterlife Lounge Remix)
Uh!- Juana Molina
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All up in it- DJ Spinna w/Eric Krasno & Neal Evans
One for Senegal- The Pleb
Sarama- Vieux Farka Toure (Brownout Remix)
Ai Du- Ali Farka Toure & Ry Cooder
Antatolia- Abaji
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What is Hip?- Quartet San Francisco
Out of the Blue-B.Fleck/Z.Hussain/E.Meyer & the Detroit Symphony Orch.
Chango En Esmeraldas- Omar Sosa & the NDR Bigband
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The Chicken- Garaj Mahal (live)
Get Ready- Oteil & the Peacemakers
Mala Vida- Mano Negra
Corren- Gossos feat. Dani Macaco
I told you Before- Enjuri
Deep Channel- Afro Celts
Megvarlak ma Delben- Locomotiv GT
Kargashai- Mamer
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B’Boom- King Crimson
Mindsuck- Elliott Sharp/Carbon
Arcadia Finlandis- David Fiuczynski
Metamorphosis- Daniel Bernard Rouman w/Phillip Glass
Sweet Ohm- Ohm
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Comfort Zone- Fourplay
Solar Fire- Incognito
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Rivers of Babylon- Sublime
It’s all About you- the Goldstars
The genre-bending duo’s first release, Why Not Now, drew on a unique blend of New Age, R&B, gospel, and Sanskrit chant influences. All Bliss has an even more eclectic, exciting palette, adding rock, pop, jazz and world music styles. “Get Together” is a fresh version of the Youngbloods’ classic hit. “Peace and Joy,” a tribute to John Lennon, echoes the sound of the Beatles. “Soul Song” and “Walking in the Bliss” are structured like chants, using repetition and a hypnotic beat to induce an uplifted trance state. “Shivaya” is literally adapted from a powerful Sanskrit chant. “Be Yourself” is a song with a pop feel and a non-conformist message, while “Mostly Love” evokes the smooth style of the Brazilian jazz singer Sad?. The lyrics for the reflective “Always Near” are adapted from a poem by the Indian teacher Yogananda. “I believe all music is spiritual,” says Narayan. “and these songs are infused with the realism of our shared spiritual journey.” I have found this sound to calm both myself and those around me as I have shared as background and soon over the airwaves and I believe this sound will transition beautifully from smooth to space.
I want to thank Mister J.T. Lewis for being a live on air phone guest today, it’s always nice to talk with someone humble in their ways. It was a busy time today juggling several phone calls and emails but i do believe the show settled into some very nice tight neighborhoodZ….
Treasure- the NRG Band
My Babe- Lou Rawls
Dark Angel- Taj Mahal & Steven Seagal
Show me the Money- Buddy Guy
Rollin’ & Tumblin’-Elliott Sharp w/Hubert Sumlin
Trains A Coming-JD & the Straight Shot w/Robert Randolph
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the Devil in Miss Jones- Mike Ness
Roll Another Number-Neil Young & Crazy Horse (LIVE)
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Pretty Pretty Baby- Jeff Beck & the Big Time Players
I must be Mad- the Craig
Decline & Fall- Atomic Rooster
You’ve got me Rockin’- Carl Palmer’s PM
The Places we Lived- Backyard Tire Fire
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Get off this- Leftover Salmon/Cracker (live)
Alabama High Test- Old Crow Medicine Show
Hang Ten- the Jazz Mandolin Project
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I Miss the Girl- Soul Coughing
Move Away- the Killers
Always on the Run- Lenny Kravitz
Straight Cold Player- Lenny Kravitz
Warlocks of Bakersfield CA.- Mother Earth
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The Next Stop- Jamaaladeen Tacuma
D’s Crib- Poogie Bell Band
Outerlude 2- Greyboy
Sweet Life- Karen Gibson Roc & Fluid
Chelsea Rogers- Prince
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Exfiled- Ron Levy’s Wild Kingdom
Bleecker- Organissimo
Stand Up- Phat Phunktion
Out of Town- the RH Factor
I hear Music-Billie Holiday(Swingsett/Ta Kuya’s Mighty Fine Remix)
Billie’s Blues- Billie Holiday (Daniel Y Remix)
On the Rhodes Again- Morcheeba
Tema do Canibal- BK One/Benzilla w/Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Somebody got Soul Soul Soul-the Wild Magnolias
the Metrics- Drums & Tuba
Two Guitars/Dohiyi- Jack DeJohnette
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Awake- Julian JUJU Marley
Violence in the Streets-Julian JUJU Marley & Damian JR GONG Marley
Things ain’t Cool- Julian JUJU Marley
Set the Children Free-Larry McDonald(Lenny B Instr.Radio Mix)
El Aire- Eljuri w/Sly & Robbie
Hit Parade- David Last vs Zulu
Lion- STS9
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Is that Enough- Mad Juana
Douce Ambiance- Babik
High Lonesome Honga-Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Before all Hell Breaks Loose- Kinky Friedman
Kike on the Mic- Hip Hop Hoodios
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Meu Mondo- Otto
Tomorrow- DePedro
Flutter- Bonobo
Wayward Bob- Bonobo
the Future- Comandante Zero
Crazy Crazy Insane- Apsci
Dance on Vaseline- David Byrne
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Oppression- Jack Dupon
Red Moon- Al Di Meola
BQE- Socialybrium
**Live on air chat w/Mr. JT Lewis**
High Seed 4 Octavia Butler- JT Lewis (live)
High Black Skin- JT Lewis
the Prototype- JT Lewis
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Past Time- the Baseball Project
High you Can’t Buy- Sugar Blue
All tunes from albums of 2009. Thanks for all the support this year, those years and the ones ahead.
Love Stands Time- Cashman
Drinkin’ or Drivin’- pat mAcdonald
Never Going Back to Memphis- Shemekia Copeland
Anna Ann- Davis Coen
Light in your Eyes- Clarence Bucaro
Blew my Top Off- Geoff Achison
Sweet inspiration- the Derek Trucks Band
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Truckin’ Queen- Dale Watson
Woody’s- Skeebo Knight
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A Change is Gonna Come-Playing for Change (live)
Not so Simple- Groundation
Year of the Pig- the Black Seeds
Tootie- Larry McDonald
Sun is Shining- Bebel Gilberto
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But now I’m Back- Pink Martini
And then Your Gone- Pink Martini
Galang(Trio Riot Version)- Vijay Iyer Trio
Loft Funk- Mike Clark
An Ba Mango La- Jacques Schwarz-Bart
Congratulation(Happy Birthday)- King Sunny Ade
Sahara- Justin Adams/Juldeh Camara
Ladon- Bassekou Kouyote & Ngoni Ba
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Under the Bridge-Stanley Clark Trio w/Hiromi/Lenny White
No Quarter Dub-DJ Spooky w/the Golden Hornet Project
Milk and honey- JTQ
the Kick- Cadillac Jones
North Eat to Nippon- Breakestra
Che Che Cole Makossa-Antibalas feat. Mayra Vega
Soul Kiss- Ivan FUNKBOY Bodley
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Nobody Ever wins the Giant Panda 4-A new Brain for Arnie
Macumba-Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity w/Totonho/Cortejo Afro
Set the Children Free-Larry McDonald w/Toots Hibbert
Pa Kite Tan Pase- Boukman Eksperyans
Nora- Neoton
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Abstrata- Zeep
Dancing Girls- Tribecasten
Bhangra Paanch- Fort Knox Five
Sundown- International Velvet
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Best Western- Eric Biondo
Pan Ga To- Jacques Schwarz Bart
Mende Chiraj- Jacques Schwarz Bart
the Return of the Jitney Man-Branford Marsalis Quartet
Chan Chan- Kora Jazz trio
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Black Earth Boys- Les Triaboliques
Riddem- Daby Toure & Skip McDonald
**On air Conversation w/Jacques Schwarz-Bart**
Rishte- Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas
Compassion- Soname
Diaraby Magni- Vieux Farka Toure
Lulla- Tinariwen
Sunrise-Mark Weinstein/Omar Sosa
Invocation- Mark Weinstein/Omar Sosa
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Ninth Ward Calling- Marchforth Marching Band
Getting up From Down Under- M. Nahadr
Feelin’ Yucky-Sen Barth & induce are the Saxual Revolution
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Pachima- Balkan Beat Box (UBK Remix)
Atlas- STS9
No Time- the Juan Maclean
Little by Little- Missy Andersen
Insignificant- Lovespirals
Dry your Eyes- Wax Tailor feat Sara Genn
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La Senda Del Abuelo- Granada Doaba
O Careca- Os Mutantes
Pasapeanas- Biella Nuei
Camin Y Ven Pa’ La Loma- Marta Topferova
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Vino- Girl in a Coma
Qu’est ce Que C’est Funky- the Veldt
Sweet Chilli- Led Bib
the Griots-Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown
the Liberator- Nels Cline
All Tracks from albums released in 2009…many will be on the list of top albums of ’09 released tomorrow.
50’s French Music- Carrie Rodriguez w/Lucinda Williams(live)
All that I am Now-Assembly of Dust w/Richie Havens
Honky Tonkin'(in Mississippi)- Webb Wilder
Nightime is the Right Time- Albert Castiglia
Bright Mississippi- Allen Toussaint
But I like the Message- John Scofield
Hurtin’ for it- the Radiators
Already Free- the Derek Trucks Band
Redemption Dance- the Subdudes
These moments- Lee Fields & the Expressions
What Have you done- Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
Crimson & Clover- Prince
King Comforter-the New Mastersounds feat Dionne Charles
Somebody Stop me-the Dynamites feat Charles Walker
Come Together- Dr. Lonnie Smith
Honey Burger’S Grill(new mix)- Skeebo Knight
Mr Pitiful- Tower of Power w/Sam Moore
Hard Times- Bonerama
Skyplane- AfroSkull
Friends- Marco Benevento
Heavyweight Love Match-Michael Bellar As Is Ensemble
Imam- JFJO
Walk Back- MMW
Power Patriot- Garage a Trois
Night School- Ed Palermo Big Band
The Past Sure is Tense- Fast N Bulbous
Glass Tables- Zevious
Head Goes Thud- Gutbucket
Got me a Black Woman- Tony Bunn
Shake it For me- Stefon Harris & Blackout
I’m a Song- Sara Wasserman w/R. Wasserman/C. McBride
Little Bird (reprise)-Sara Wasserman w/Christian McBride
Where have the Poets Gone-J Russell w/Monique Vieras & D.a.v.o
Straighten up & Fly Right-Nat King Cole w/Will.I.AM & Natalie Cole
Get it How you Live- Slavic Soul Party
Punjabi Wedding Song(Balle Balle)- Red Baraat
Come Back- Soulico feat Onili
Those Girls- Kinky
Flying Red- EOTO
Omar’s Chocco- Omar Faruk Tekbilek
World Party- Larry McDonald w/Shaza
Head over Heels- Larry McDonald w/Dollarman
Brotherman-Larry McDonald w/Shaza/Terri Lion
Just messing around today in studio with some albums I just plucked off the collection shelf moments before deciding to make some ray D ohhh….the puzzle fit together this way:
All Good Children-the John Popper Project w/DJ Logic
Pony- Annette Peacock
Someday- Alice Russell
Baby Let’s Dance Together- Kittu
Soul Education- Jamiroquai
What About me- Chic
Rocco- Phat Phunktion
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In the Mix- the JMC Project
Sugartooth(BBR Mix)- Chow Nasty
Gary’s Song- Alice Smith
Tramp- Ottis & Carla
Stubb’s Relentless groove- Clyde Stubblefield
Soul Finger- the Bar Kays
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Juicy- the RH Factor
Take the Coltrane- the Stanley Clarke Trio
Pan Ga To- Jacques Schwarz Bart
Kid Rock Deluxe- Sex Mob
Mojuba-Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity feat. Amayo/J. Medeski
Na Na Not me!- On Ka’a Davis w/Famous original Djuke Music Players
Making Love to the Dark Ages “B”-Burnt Sugar Arkestra Chamber
Full Nelson- Miles Davis
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Never the Same- Supreme beings of Leisure
Goodnight Moon- Shivaree
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Saturday- Twinemen
Bartalk- Erik Scott
I get High-Porter/Batiste/Stoltz w/P. McConnell(live)
Foxploration- the Motet (live)
Country Living- Yellowjackets feat Mike Stern
Greet the Mind- Lotus
Birdwave- Green Light (live)
the Conversation- Reeves Gabrels
Confection- the Nels Cline Singers
Brown Sox- Chris Spies
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Beethoven’s 5th- Beethoven/Random Rab Mix
Under the Table- SonicBloom
Breaking Dawn- Brother Ali
Love Still Hurts- Shafiq Husayn
City (Japan Remix)- King Britt
While so many were celebrating something this week, here is where the celebrations of everyone took me on the day after the day:
Hell of High Water-Hundred Year Flood w/Taj Mahal
I know Where I’m Going-Clarence Fountain & Sam Butler
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Baby what you Want me to do- Lou Rawls
Rock the Blues away-Zakiya Hooker & John Lee Hooker
He’s got all the Whiskey- Albert Castiglia
Railroad Boy- Gov’t Mule
Count to Ten- pat mAcdonald
Down Home Girl- Taj Mahal w/Billy Payne
Riviera Paradise- Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
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Pulse- Desiree Apolonio Bassett
One Wrong Turn- Backyard Tire Fire
Heads are Gonna Roll- Jamie McLean
San Francisco- Brett Dennen
Cigarette- Akiva
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You got Something- Movin’ Melvin Brown
Get up(feel like Being a)Sex Machine-Q Burns Abstract Message
Astralisation- Snowboy
Into You- Eymarel
Glad it’s Night- Ivan FUNKBOY Bodley
On Our Way- Speedy Consuela
Zero Hour- Afroskull
3 X Over- Big Ass truck
Yums- Big Ass Truck
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Dark side of the Cog- IncoGnito
Mende Chiraj- Jacques Schwarz Bart
Walkin’ Uptown- Lionel Hampton
The Invasion Song- Eldad Tarmu Chamber Jazz Ensemble
**Live on Air Chat w/Mr. Eldad Tarmu**
Drink w/the Queen of Bohemia-Eldad Tarmu Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Dancing for the Queen of Bohemia-Eldad Tarmu Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Kanawha Girl- Imaginary Homeland
Got Lucky- the Microscopic Septet
You Know You’re a Man- Fast N Bulbous
Wet Nap- Marchforth Marching Band
Do Whatcha Wanna III-Rebirth Brass Band (live)
Bury me in New Orleans- Brother Joscephus
Don’t Let your Deal go Down- Davis Coen
Lonely Wasted & Blue-Paul Sanchez & Theresa Andersson
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I Don’t Wanna Play House Anymore-Carrie Rodriguez (live)
Humdinger- Old Crow Medicine Show
She’s About a Mover- Little Willie G
Toe Jam-the BPA w/David Byrne & Dizzie Rascal
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Spade- the BPA w/Martha Wainwright
Calypso Blues-Nat King Cole w/Damian JR GONG Marley/Stephen Marley
Tell Mama- Missy Andersen
I’m not Gonna Cry- Sharon Jones & Dap Kings
Reefer Man-the Harlem Experiment w/Taj Mahal
Think-the Harlem Experiment w/Queen Esther
Ladies- Lee Fields & the Expressions
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BFBF(PANAMA)- Akoya Afrobeat
Saro-Bassekou Kouyote & Ngoni Ba w/Vieux Farka Toure
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They gotta quit Kicking my dog Around-Terry Hall & Mushtaq
Stand Together- Terry Hall & Mushtaq
Homecoming- Tuung VS Tarar de Haidouks (live)
Psychoscout- Flat Earth Society
Disciplinador- Think of One
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TigerLilly- La Roux
Love- Lovespirals
Up in Smoke- Third Ear Audio
My Love- Joi
Green Africa- Mysterious Traveler
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Blame- Soul Coughing
Bad Weather-AKACOD
ACDC- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Ring the Bell (premix)- Yacht
I like to keep balanced, so I am guessing I have been equally naughty as much as I have been anything else this year, just in case there’s a list out there. I want to thank David Levy from Out to Lunch for being a part of the show today, talking about the new album “Melvin’s Rockpile”, Canada’s assistance is getting this project finished, and we both give props to his fantabulous Publicist, thanks Di. Did 5 hours of ray dee ohh today…here’s the run down:
Something to Make you Happy- the Derek Trucks Band
Yes we Can, Can- Marc Broussard
Shooting Hoops- G Love & Special Sauce
Dollar Bill- Pop Levi
the Darkness- the Cat Empire
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Red Rat- 4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra
Fat Bottomed Girls- Zydecosis
Turn on your Lovelight- Bonerama (live)
U R Loved- Israel Houghton
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Dolare- Global Lingo
Best Things in Life- Pressure Cooker
Coming over Tonight- Cherine Anderson w/Chuck Fenda
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Independent Bahamas- Biosos Now
You don’t Love me- Gemini Brass
Freedom in Africa- Duke
Speak- Albino!
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Hunk o’ Funk- McLemore Ave
Come on Over- Breakestra
Me & Michelle- Breakestra
Shift- Fort Knox Five
Number one Fan- Speedy Consuela
Home- Lovespirals
Good- Supreme Beings of Leisure
Slip Away- Si*Se
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Yellow Submarine- Papa Grows Funk
Jolly Old ST. Nick- Brave Combo (live)
Double 0 Santa- Seks Bomba
Silent Night- the Weisstronauts
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Frenchmen Street Strut- Devin Phillips
Sufur- Rufus Harley
Flute Bag- Rufus Harley (live)
I Pity the Fool- Shemeika Copeland/Robert Cray (live)
Gonna Shoot you Right Down-Jimmy Rogers All Stars w/Plant/Page/Clapton
Diddy Wah Diddy- Corey Harris
Just Among Friends-J Giles/D Robillard/G Beaudoin
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Funky Good Time- Melvin Sparks Band
Spyplane- AfroSkull
Trash Day- the Julien Kasper Band
Song for the Solstice- Out to Lunch
**On air Interview w/David Levy of Out to Lunch**
Dr Dre’s Bar Mitzvah- Out to Lunch
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Brooklyn Ole- Nicodemus & Osiris
Jump- Sabo & Zeb
Spoon Song(Lee Davis Remix)-Nicodemus w/Carol C
Mmm Yummy Yummy Yummy- Bunny Holiday
Now we Know (Lovesky Mix)- Hawke
Big & Bouncy- Cakeboy
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Jamana Diya-Bassekou Kouyote & Ngoni Ba
Joy- Kaïssa
Lamine’s Tune- Toubab Krewe (live)
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Lucy- Julian Lennon & James Scott Cook
Fire on your Feet- Pop Levi
Small Parts- the Dohlas
March of the Caterpillar- Rx Bandits
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Luminous Things- Club d’Elf
Now I Understand- Club d’Elf
Calabazar de Sagua- Granada Doba
Illumination- Rob Wasserman
South Central L.A. Kulture- Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic
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Ain’t no Chimney’s in the Projects- Sharon Jones & the Dapkings
Eggnog- Rory McBrides
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer- Jack Johnson
Mele Kalikimaka- Nick Hexum
By The Julien Kasper Band. I have been spinning music mad by Julien Kasper for many years now and I am once again struck with the sounds put forth on his latest release Trance Groove on Toulcat Records. The nine tracks are filled with personality where needed and some rock as desired. There are some extra jams on the Hammond B-3 Organ by Matt Jenson & T Lavitz that add a certain warmth to their respected tracks making me gravitate to “The Reverend” & “Riff 53” (featuring Jenson) as well as “Chupacabra” and the soft spoken “Carolina Rose” (featuring Lavitz). There are two tracks that are the heavier hitters on the album for my radio ear, “Trash Day” & “Milk Truck” have edges that cut a path right into my ear-ways paved and rolled by Julien on guitar, Zac Casher on drums and Jesse Williams on electric/acoustic upright bass. As always, it is a thrill to listen to and even more thrilling is to be able to share the music of Julien Kasper in my little radio world.
The latest release from Lovespirals has me softly speaking to myself and smiling. The slow grooves help me feel like I am skating along carelessly over the ice that sometimes makes its way on our clear travels. The trance sensation produced in this release from Anji Bee and Ryan Lum, is stunningly captivating and a welcomed distraction to listening to music. The down tempo music and vocal temptations seduce the parts of my ears that are connected right to the part of my brain that produces happiness. There are highlight on this album for me personally, “Meanwhile, Irreplaceable Time Flees” right into “Insignificant” really make a set more complete, whereas the opening track “Home” is such a great set starter. This is a classy album that at times I think is even too good for me, but that is why I am so happy to share it with others….I think it’ll find many compatible ear-mates out there.
What can you say about the line up other than stellar. The cold outside was no match for what was happening inside the Congress Theater in Chicago, as the 2nd Annual Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival was in full effect. Eddy Clearwater gave me what I was looking for in the way of that true original Chicago Blues styling, been waiting a long time to catch his act, well worth it. The Emmitt Nershi Band has my attention since I started slinging tracks off their new album, they left me with a down-home goodness feeling, that strings like theirs tend to do. I stomped my feet and felt a giant Yee Haw brewing up for most of their set…..reminded me of days by the barn as a youngin’. Dr. Dog was the act i had never seen that was tops on my list for getting a taste of, and i was not disappointed. I can certainly appreciate the direction that the music is taking and I must admit, at times it felt like the music was made entirely for the day that it was being played on. From the “I didn’t see that coming” file, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones with Tuvan Throat Singing group, The Alash Ensemble, doing tracks from their latest holiday release and man, this was something else…no really….the experience made me wonder how the decision was made to intersect these two styles into a holiday festival of it’s very own. The hearty earthy richness of Bela’s Banjo mixed with the soul drenching, hold me captive with that sound, Tuvan Throat singing is a match made for, well, my ears for certain. And well, you know the deal with those Flecktones…the unique spirit they conjure up is at times unexplainable and always worth being there for.
After the show, I am heading out to the The Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival and my sincere thanks to a musical legend for joining the show today, Mr. Henry Butler phoned in from Florida and we chatted about what’s happening these days and what we might be expecting from him in the near future. Check out how it shaped up this go around…I felt like I had and needed more arms then I am blessed with:
The Lefty Singer- Andrew McPherson
You won’t be Satisfied that way- Carrie Rodriguez (live)
Reptile- 7 Worlds Collide w/Lisa Germano
Bodhisattva Blues-7 Worlds Collide w/Ed O’Brien/Neil Finn
Hold my Feet to the Fire- Ha Ha Tonka
In the Pines- Delaney Davidson
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Ooh Baby- Fleetwood Mac
Cherokee Dance- Canned Heat
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Chicago Jump- Jimmy Lee Robinson
Dealing w/the Devil-James Cotton w/Joe Louis Walker & Charlie Haden
I’m Good- Magic Slim & the Teardrops w/Bonnie Lee (live)
In the Open- Rev Raven feat. Madison Slim
Duck Walk- Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings (live)
Sweet Home Chicago- Jimmy Rogers All Stars w/Stephen Stills
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Basehead- Corey Harris
Ice Rose- Alvin Youngblood Hart
Sweet Inspiration- the Derek Trucks Band
Already Free- the Derek Trucks Band
Workin’ Man Blues- Tommy Emmanuel w/Bob Littell (live)
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Revelation in Blacklight- Bernie Worrell
Time was (events in the Elsewhere)- Bernie Worrell
Soundcheck Jam- Boston Horns
Miami Blues- Akashic Record
Briar Patch- the Link Quartet
Sunday is Sausalito- Out to Lunch
Chupacabra- the Julien Kasper Band
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Sho’ Looks Guilty- the Subdudes
**On air Conversation w/Mr. Henry Butler**
Orleans Inspiration- Henry Butler
Riders on the Storm- Henry Butler
A Winter’s Blues- Henry Butler
Meet da Boys on the Battlefront-Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias
24 hrs/day 365days/year- Dr. John (live)
Light in your Eyes- Clarence Bucaro
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The Ember Love- Super Numeri
Ekitundu Ekisooka- Kronos Quartet
Meanwhile, Irreplaceable Time Flees- Lovespirals
Insignificant- Lovespirals
More & More of your Amor- Nat King Cole/Bitter:Sweet
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Duele Le Le- Zuco 103 feat. Dani Macaco
Usti, Usti Baba- Kocani Orchestar vs Senor Coconut
La Nouba- Cirque du Soleil
Rakim- Dead Can Dance (live)
Forever unanswered- Eccodek
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Celebration- Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa
Kele Kele(No Passport No Visa)-Justin Adams/Juldeh Camara
Diaraby Magni- Vieux Farka Toure(Yossi Fine as Radiks Remix)
Make your Move- John Brown’s Body feat. Mister Rourke
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Santa Claus- the Waistcoats
Santa’s Pissed off-Andy Dick & the Bitches of the Century
Is Zat you Santa Claus?- Big Bad VooDoo Daddy
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus- the Christmas Jug band w/Angela Strehlit & Maria Muldaur
Ain’t no Chimney’s…-Sharon Jones & the Dapkings feat Binkie Griptite
From Palm Pictures comes Baaba Maal‘s newest effort, “Television”. There is also a few remixes of the title track that are set to make the hips shake….The new album Television features Sabina and Didi of New-York based electro-pop sensation Brazilian Girls, who are often featured on the show. With its subtle blending of Electronic Dance elements & West African musical traditions, this record is a groundbreaking successor to his 2001 release “Missing You”.
Baaba Maal TELEVISION 2009 Palm
New Orleans, the new release from Clarence Bucaro and brought to us by our friends at Hyena Records is a set of ten songs brought to life by the 28-year-old singer/songwriter’s stunning falsetto vocals infused with the flowing spirit of the Big Easy. The album is named after the city where it was written and recorded and was produced by Anders Osborne and features an outstanding class of musicians, including Kirk Joseph (founding member of Dirty Dozen Brass Band), Doug Belote and Mike Burkhart. Like beads of sweat dripping down ones forehead during a summertime swelter, this album is puddled with romance, despair and the feeling of never letting go of ones youth, it highlights an intense love affair with the enchanting Crescent City as a backdrop…and at times the seducer.
New Orleans by Clarence Bucaro Hyena Records 2009
I want to thank Tim Cook of the Subdudes for being part of the show today. The ‘Dudes will be here in Madison at the Barrymore on December 5th.
Every War- pictures & Sound w/Willie Nelson
Pedal Down- Assembly of Dust w/Zach & Andrew Gabbard
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Messin’ with the Kid- Junior Wells
Hoob a Joob- Paul Sanchez
Let me Let go of You- Clarence Bucaro
Steppin’ in Steppin’ out- Primitive Culture
Feel like Wood- Primitive Culture
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Uncle- Xavier Rudd
Got me a Black Woman- Tony Bunn
Mercy Mercy Mercy- Brian Bromberg
the Natural Thing- the Night Callers
Dr. Dre’s Bar Mitzvah- Out to Lunch
Skip- Out to Lunch
Mobius Galaxy- Mobius Collective
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Shantytown Carnival- Jehro
Lumiere de la Mer- Bob Brozman Orchestra
Groovin’ on a Feeling- Laid Back
Make a Move- the Black Seeds
Push Some Air- John Brown’s Body
Great- Mystic Bowie
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Dungal Dub- Ayib Dieng
A Country Song- Catalyst
Me and My TV- Afroskull
Rage Experiment- Liquid Soul
Parade- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
You’ve got a Friend in me- Bonerama
Hokey Pokey- Funky Kidz
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Late at night- the Subdudes (live)
**On air Live Chat w/Tim Cook of the Subdudes***
Keep my feet upon the ground- the Subdudes
The Flower & the Fire- the Subdudes
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Disciples of Funk- Bootsy’s Rubber Band
I’ll go Crazy- World Famous Blue Jays
Give it up or Turnit Loose- James Brown (live)
Down home Style- the yards
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Coma Cluster- Zevious
Yeah, Man!- Sun Ra (live)
Dirty- Bernie Worrell w/Warren Haynes
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Alua- Uakti
Remember the days of walking down the streets with the boombox position high upon your shoulder, pointing the tunes right into your ear….well here is something you’d like to do that with again,and they call themselves “BOOMBOX”. BoomBox is Producer/Engineer/DJ/Drummer Russ Randolph and Producer/DJ/Vocalist/Guitarist Zion Rock Godchaux. This pair of dynamic artists uses their rich musical history and their vision of music and popular culture to deliver a style of music distinctly different from anything heard or seen in music today. This signature sound and show brings live music to a new, elevated level. BoomBox evolved through the common visualization of two forward-thinking artists from diverse musical backgrounds. Raised by supportive and musically inclined parents, both Godchaux and Randolph had an obsession with music at very young ages. Godchaux, who grew up with deeply embedded rock and roll roots, began playing drums at the age of two, and played guitar and wrote his own songs as a teen. During the 90s, Godchaux was a well-received touring DJ based out of the San Francisco area. Randolph began as a young drummer, but it’s what was happening behind the scenes that attracted him most. As much producers as they are musicians, it is Randolph’s understanding of soundscape and Godchaux’s knack for songwriting that keeps BoomBox resonating at higher levels…and now, this grand duo is making a splash as they rock & roll electroland-like through the musical world of their own that they created….it might seem like the path less chosen until you get an ear full.
Sometimes when I take the time to put together a show with songs from other lands, I feel the travel take me on land, or over seas but today I felt the sounds come on right thru from the core~here’s what the musical exploration looked like:
Annon- Jake Shimabukuro
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Bulgar Romani- the Vagabond Opera
New Year’s Eve in a haunted House- the Vagabond Opera
Life Cycles- Babki
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And what Then?- the Shin (live)
Recordando do pio- Bonga
‘zaho Syianao- Wa Zimba
Simbi D’lo- Manze Dayila & the Nago Nation
Peye Pou Peye- Boukman Eksperyans
Tanbou Vye Gri- Boukman Eksperyans
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Lo Bueno no Sale Barato- Habana Abierta
Caballito Nocturno- Juaneco Y Su Combo
Te Estas Equivocande- Gecko Turner
Quando o Carnaval Chegar- Marcia Salomon
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Adios Felicidad- Omara Portuondo
Cachita- Omara Portuondo
Gracias- Omara Portuondo feat Jorge Drexler
Juligan- Marta Topferova
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Sidi Gouro- Ali Farka Toure
Ai Haira- Vieux Farka Toure
Imidiwan Afrik Temdam- Tinariwen
Hommage a Tonton Ferrer- Orchestra Baobob
Sahara- Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
Tibidi Waka- Vusi Mahlasela feat. Derek Trucks
Hora Anticuta Draga(Don’t Let me be….)-Les Triaboliques
Djefrile- Djoliba
International (Groucho Remix)- Baaba Maal
Ah Ndiya- Bela Fleck/Oumou Sangare
D’Gary Jam-B.Fleck/V.Mahlasela/B.Maal/T.Diabate/O.Sangare…
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Mopti- Tribecastan
Friend of Crazy Joe- Peatbog Faeries
Garageschottis- Vasen
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all one Tribe- Skeebo Knight
Real Simple- Slavic Soul Party
Baraat to Nowhere- Red Baraat
Bhanghall- DJ Rekha & Dave Sharma
Rabat- Beats Antique
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Woosi- Baka Beyond
Meeting of Tribes- Baka Beyond
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Hear it Loud- Global Lingo
He Manar(Goonda Dubwise Edit)-Global Lingo
Rebel Music- Mystic Bowie
Animal Magic-Adrian Sherwood (Lee Scratch Perry)
Crime or Music- Larry McDonald w/Stranger Cole & Squidley Cole
I’ll Take you There- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Love Supreme- Dissisenten
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Umleitung- Trio de Janeiro
Nem Biztos Semmi- Katie Kovacs & Gemini
Mondj Egy Meset- Piramis
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Takou- Aiyb Dieng
Riddem- Daby Toure & Skip McDonald
Aksar- Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucus
Mother Taiga- Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo
Compassion- Soname
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Setaa- Jamshied Sharifi
Dandiya- Vandana Vishwas
an Introduction to Indian Music- Ravi Shankar
Dhun: Fast Teental- Ravi Shankar
Hamsadhwani Tabla Duet- Anoushka Shankar
Yaman Kalyan- Anoushka Shankar
New Country Blues- Emmitt Nershi Band
Long way to go- Railroad Earth (live)
Fiddle Set- Enter the Haggis (live)
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Folsom Prison- Sirsy (live)
Around the World- Delaney Davidson
Diamond in your Mind- Tom Waits (live)
I Wish you Would- Treat her Right
East River Delta- Stew Cutler trio
Sleepwalk- the Vultures w/Norton Buffalo & David Grisman
Astrosurfin’- the Dillingers
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Rock this Town- the Brian Setzer Orchestra
I Want some More- Dan Auerbach
Broke Down on the Brazos- Gov’t Mule
Ufo Tofu- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
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Drume Negrita- Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban
Baby Seals- Mamarazzi
Worry bout Dat- Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe
Made a Mistake- Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe
Lost Funk- Mike Clark
To the Queen(for Cyp’s Parents)- Out to Lunch
Misty Mountain Hop- Michael Bellar & the As Is Ensemble
Astronaut Love Triangle- Charlie Hunter
Dory’s Day out- Garage a Trois
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Dancing for the Queen of Bohemia-Eldad Tarmu Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Kamasutra- Vampyros Lesbos
African Sunset- Mo’ Horizons
The Numbers Game- Thievery Corporation
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It’s a New Day- James Brown (live)
In the Middle- JTQ
Send a Gram- Jessica Cleaves & P Funk All Stars
Disco Truck- the JMC Project
Waiting on my Wings- The Word
Thermal Bad- the New Mastersounds
Hope it Feels Good- Nikka Costa
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No Quarter Dub- DJ Spooky
One of These Days- Chaos Love Music
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Ultra Funk- Los Amigos Invisibles (live)
Planet of the Superkids- The Greyboy All Stars (live)
Stranded in your Love-Sharon Jones & Dapkings (Cool Calm Pete Sweet Nothing Mix)
Papa was a Rolling Stone-the Temptations(DJ Jazzy Jeff/Pete Kuzma Soleful mix)
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**On Air Interview w/Lex Sadler**
Hitch Shifter- Delicatessen
Cloud #9- Elizabeth the Band
Lovesick- Mariella
Emergency Break- Elizabeth the Band
Do you Dig it- GWAP
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Sueno de Solentiname- Mano Negra
Bumbo- Nomo
Fellin’ Yucky-Sven Barth & Induce are the Saxual Revolution
Why Me- Wavefront Transmissions
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Bhangra’s Panch- Fort Knox Five
Eden (feat Gigi)- Tommy T
Mende Chiraj- (Dj Spinna Remix)- Jacques Schwarz Bart