January 23, 2023
→ Soul jazz vibes this week, kicking with British singer Yazmin Lacey's first single from her upcoming album "Voice Notes", followed by Eddie Chacon's (from the 90's duo Charles & Eddie) new single from his second come back LP "Sundown", recorded in Ibiza together with producer John Carroll Kirby, out in March on LA-based label Stones Throw. Australia's cinematic soul weapon Surprise Chef nailed it again with "Pash Rash"... Also revisiting portorican bass player Bobby Valentin's classic "Yo" on Fania Records as well as West Coast soul singer Carrie Cleveland's mesmerizing "Love Will Set You Free" on British re-issued label Kalita Records.
Late Night People
Yazmin Lacey
Step By Step
Eddie Chacon
Pash Rash
Surprise Chef
Love Will Set You Free
Carrie Cleveland
Yo
Bobby Valentin
January 15, 2023
→ Plenty of guitars and more from the vibrant Portuguese scene this week with Pedro Ricardo's beautiful jazz-folk track from Jazzego Records's amazing compilation "Granito" (and a new album coming out on @soundwayrecords), a new exquisite single from Amsterdam/Turkey Altin Gün, back to their roots, the first single for the highly anticipated collab between NY producer El Michels Affair and rapper Black Thought of The Roots fame. Flying back in time to Guine-Bissau with Ze Manel and finishing UK prog-psych Hokus Poke produced by George Martin. Good week!
Do Outro Lado do Mar
Pedro Ricardo
Leylim Ley
Altin Gün
Grateful
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
Bardade Dentro De Bardade
Ze Manel, 2M G-B
Big World Small Girl
Hokus Poke
January 9, 2023
→ Quite a soulful selection this week, with Dutch duo Yana Liza and Kunuku's classy "The Dreamer" on Amsterdam based INI Movement label, a refreshing blend of electronica and pop with a collaboration between Portuguese Império Pacífico and Animal Collective's Panda Bear (thanks to @peekaboorecords for the hint!), a dubby remix by IZCO from the Yoruba, French, Attié and English anthem OBiNRiN. Also Brazilian Astrud Gilberto's incredible album LP "Now" gets a re-release on BBE, wrapping this up in Congo with the nonchalant latin grooves of Vicky Longomba and Orchestre O.K. Jazz with their cover of Cuban classic "El Carretero".
The Dreamer
Yana Liza, Kunuku
Aftershow
Império Pacífico, Panda Bear
OBiNRiN - IZCO Remix
DIVINEANGEL, muva of Earth, Angel Seka, IZCO
Take It Easy My Brother Charlie
Astrud Gilberto
A Moins Que Namikosa
Vicky, Orchestre O.K. Jazz
January 2, 2023
→ 2023 here we come! We're obviously still featuring music produced and released in 2022 for this week and I have to admit last December has been pretty generous! Opening in Brooklyn, NYC with Club Level's haunting baritone saxophone... Album dropping this year! Back to the UK with Bruise's brilliant new single (a classic already) and Nightmares On Wax's take on Greentea Peng's latest LP's final track. Three of our 2022 favorites right here! Also looking back at some Colombian Los Pirañas back in 2019, ending in Guinea with the beautiful afro-cuban number "Soumba" by Kébendo Jazz. Wishing you all the best for 2023!
Club Level
79.5
The Dassy Slide
Bruise
Top Steppa V2
Greentea Peng, Nightmares On Wax
Todos tenemos hogar
Los Pirañas
Soumba
Kébendo Jazz
December 26, 2022
→ ✨ It's a wrap! Last Heavy Rotation of the year 2022... One last spin around the global music scene of today and yesterday... Mexico via Los Angeles to meet the mesmerizing voice of SAN CHA, Swiss afrobeat by Konkolo Orchestra with South African singer Nongoma, a marvelous duet with Porto-Rican-born, Belgium-based Gabriel Rios and Venezuelan singer Devendra Banhart. Off to the UK to pay homage to The Specials and Fun Boy Three's lead singer Terry Hall who passed away last week... Back to the US of A with the irresistible cut by nomadic band The Six Degree South. Enjoy this last one and see you in 2023! Wondering where we're gonna start this new year... Cheers! 🍾✨
Deja Que El Mundo Se Prenda
SAN CHA
Blue G.
Konkolo Orchestra, Nongoma
La torre
Gabriel Rios, Devendra Banhart
Way on Down
Fun Boy Three
