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In one week we lost both Johnny Otis & Etta James, in remembrance….
Etta James was born on January 25th 1938, Jamesetta Hawkins died January 20, 2012, James was one of the most sustainable divas on the R&B scene with more than half a century as a performer and a long list of hits to her [...]

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I decided just to showcase one artist this week because of his impact on a music, and the springboard of a cultural & political revolution the one and only father of AfroBeat….
Fela Anikulapo Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1938, was a singer-composer, trumpet, sax and keyboard player, bandleader, and politician. Kuti was one [...]

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Hi-lighting some of the artists that we played on today’s show:
Darondo
A mystery to most, Darondo records are high on the wants-lists of many collectors. He is spoken about in hushed-tones by other Bay Area musicians. Back in the day he was seen cruising around town in a white Rolls Royce (with a “Darondo” license plate). [...]

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Hi-lighting some of the artists that we played on today’s show:
The SBTRKT story starts from the sound system of an east London club called Plastic People, which is both underground in location and in the music it specializes in. It was here that SBTRKT met a gentleman named Tic and was schooled by the sounds [...]

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Hi-lighting some of the artists that we played on today’s show:
Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. “Most of the best music ever made [...]

Here’s Christopher R. Weingarten (@1000TimesYes). He’s a music writer for RollingStone.com, Village Voice, Revolver Magazine and many more, speaking at The 140 Characters Conference in New York in earlier this year.
The man definitely speaks the truth, and we love it! He’ll love it around here… there’s nothing but authentic reviews, charts and editorial from our [...]

This is the incredible video created by a Tyrrell fan for his 2007 release ‘LaLaLaLaLaLa’.
We love the fact that a supporter of Tyrrell’s track, a real beauty that’s been played by the world’s best DJs all over the world, has been inspired enough to create a video. And not just any video, this one is [...]

Ray Soo, our friend holding it down in clubs and on dance floors across Asia and beyond is a true legend. Whether it’s playing in front of 20,000 people at a festival, programming a new night which will undoubtedly become part of music history or simply working away in his studio on a crazy new [...]