New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more! Jimi Hendrix – ‘Stone Free’, album Are You Experienced? (USA/UK) Juanita Euka – ‘Nalingi Mobali Te’, album Mabanzo (Congo/UK/Argentina) Sofia Rei – ‘Un Mismo Cielo’, album Umbral (Argentina) Cuatro Minimal – ‘ Meia Da Shonta’, album La Cola del Dragon (Japan, Korea, Mexico) Elza Soares – ‘Artimanha’, album Elza Negra, Negra Elza ...
Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more! Pointer Sisters – ‘Chainey Do’, album Steppin’ (USA) Peruchin – ‘Pa Gozar’, The Incendiary Piano of Peruchin! (Cuba) Ano Nobo Quartet – ‘Sociedad di Mocindadi’, album The Strings of Sao Domingos (Cape Verde) Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas – ‘The Creator Has A Master Plan’ (USA) Youssou N’Dour – ‘Immigres’, album Immigres (Senegal) Chico Da...
K.O.L. is happy to welcome DJ Naho! She is one of the senior planners of the Sukiyaki Meets The World Festival here in Japan, and is also a well known DJ and record collector. This mix of dance music from around the world, includes new and classic songs from Cape Verde, Togo, Brazil and more. This mix is guaranteed to get you up and thinking about lively times at the outdoor Sukiyaki festival!
Part 1 of our special interview with Ken Hidaka! Ken is a real 'all-rounder' in the Japanese music scene having worked for over two plus decades as a DJ, artist manager, compilation producer, label rep and more.
長年日本と海外の音楽シーンを繋ぐフリーランス・コーディネイター、Ken Hidakaさんが語る、2000年以降の日本の音楽の需要、価値、レコード中古市場とは・・・。A&R、再発監修者、ライター、通訳、DJとしても活躍し、Waxpoetics Japanの立ち上げ、ダンス・レーベルやDJ MIXの作品監修..
K.O.L. Radio is thrilled to welcome from São Paulo, Brazil, DJ Paulão Brazuca! Owner of the Patua Discos label and record store, he’s been a major DJ in Brazil for more than 20 years, released the multi-volume Brazuca! compilation, and even hosts several radio shows. For today’s mix, made specially for K.O.L., he has gone into his 10,000+ record collection to share some deep Brazilian grooves, from groups like Orchestre Som Livre, the Golden Boys, and Wilson das Neves. Samba, Afro-funk, boogie...
Today we welcome back to KOL regular contributor Plainstone. This special selection of tunes comes from his collection with a short backstory. Back in March 2011, while on a trip to the Nagoya area to visit his wife's family, Plainstone hit the local record shops as always, looking for hidden treasures. He made some good discoveries, and the hopped on the shinkansen back to Tokyo on March 11th in the afternoon..right when one of the most devastating earthquakes of the last century hit Japan.
Another wild trip around the world in this episode! Greece, Cuba, Angola, Japan, swinging jazz, 80s Funk & more! Stelios Kazantzidis & Litsa Diamandi -Den sou eleipe tipota (You had it all), album Ena Tefariki Oriental Shake, Farfisa Madness & Rocking Bouzoukis from the Greek Laika Movement (1961-1973) (Greece) Bonga – ‘Kintal da Banda’, album Kintal da Banda (Angola) Rahsaan Roland Kirk – ‘Three For The Festival’, album We Free Kings (USA) Emiliano Salvador – ‘Nueva Vision’...
English日本New Tab This is a special mix featuring contemporary Jazz releases from the local T5Jazz label here in Japan! Started in 2013 by producer Tadashi Shimizu, T5 has to date released albums from a wide cross section of the Japanese jazz scene, aiming to introduce some of the great musicians here who may not have as much exposure outside of Japan, as major label artists do...
PG has been DJing for more than 20 years, having played with not only world renowned musicians like Mos Def, De la Soul and Erykah Badu, but is also deep into the Brazilian rap world working with the Mamelo Sound System, Maquinado and Elo da Corrente, giants in the Brazilian hip hop scene..