In 1998 in Tokyo the DJ event [SEARCHING] started, inspired by the rare groove collections of worldwide DJ's. The 45's in this mix were chosen as a representation of the 45 DJ culture in Japan that developed since the 1990's.
DoitJAZZ! in Kyoto Is a long running event run by DJs Kazuhiro Inoue, Masaki Tamura and Naoki Yoda. For this mix they are sharing sounds from across the club, world and jazz spectrum, including Inoue-san selecting the free flowing vibes of Joe McPhee and Sun Ra, Tamura-san introducing some Japanese jazz from Masaru Imada and Masahiko Sato, and Yoda-san sharing some recent acts like Jimi Tenor & Kabukabu and The Stepkids.
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...
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’...
OK Jazz returns with a long episode featuring new music from Mali, Argentina, Brazil & the US, Afro-Cuban summit album, an all-time jazz masterpiece & LOTS more! Fatoumata Diawara – ‘Save It’, album Maliba (Mali) Amythyst Kiah – ‘Black Myself’, album Wary + Strange (USA) Shuggie Otis – ‘Funkee Thithee’, album Here Comes Shuggie Otis (USA) Dowdelin – ‘Tan Nou’, album Lanmou Lanmou (France/Martinique) Prince Fatty & Shniece McMenamin – ‘Black Rabbit’, album Late Night Tales Presents...
Another great mix of new and old tunes in this episode, vintage laika music from Greece, new sounds from Zimbabwe, brand new jazz from the USA, a hymn from JohnColtrane, and even a short background appearance from the OK Jazz Dog! Leroy Vinnegar – ‘Muffin Man’, album Glass of Water (USA) Gonora Sounds – ‘Kuna Mambo’, album Hard Times Never Kill (Zimbabwe) New Memphis Colorways – ‘Hey F****r, Don’t Do That’, album It Is What Is Isn’t (USA) O. V. Wright – ‘It’s Cold Without Your Love’, album...
New releases from Brazil and Panama (via Chicago!), deep New Orleans funk, intense Roma music from Istanbul & more! John Lee Hooker – ‘Boom Boom’, album The Real Folk Blues (USA) Daniel Villareal – ‘Ofelia’, album Panama 77 (USA/Panama) Jazz Sabbath – ‘Sabbra Cadabra’, album Jazz Sabbath Vol. 2 (UK) Bruno Morais – ‘Para Alguem no Deserto’, album Poder Supremo (Brazil) Stevie Wonder – ‘You Met Your Match’, album Greatest hits Vol. 2 (USA) Eddie Bo – ‘The Thang (Part 2)’ , album...
English日本 K.O.L. Radio is happy to welcome back 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 introduces some of the songs representing the Samba-Rock movement, born in São Paulo out of the house party scene in mainly Black Brazilian neighborhoods. It became a wide...