Forget all the lost summer music events and spend an hour with this special HOT Summer Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Soul, Funk, Jazz, Samba, MPB, Rai, Cumbia, Minyo, Soukous & Reggae, great tunes from around the globe, perfect for a hot summer's night!
Having trouble sleeping during these stressful times? Pour out a drink, close your eyes and listen to this selection of Mr. OK Jazz's favourite late night tunes.
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.
Today’s mix comes from DJ Funky Daitouryou and DJ Hysa, from the Music Bar 301 in the southern Japanese city of Okayama. In part one of their special two part mix for K.O.L. Radio, they’ve gone back to the 1990s to share some club tunes from both the UK scene, including remixes of Sade and HustlersHC , and also some classic US soul remixes of Marlena Shaw and Pharoah Sanders. A nostalgic trip back to the 1990s DJ culture!
Okayama Prefecture based DJs the Funky Daitoryou and DJ Hysa return with their second mix on K.O.L. Improvised entirely at their regular spot in Okayama the 301 Bar, the two present a range of groovy sounds, from opener Marlena Shaw, to Japanese legend Nobukaza Takemura, up to the present with D’Angelo, and over to Jamaica with one by reggae keyboard master Jackie Mitoo. We’re happy to have back the Funky Daitoryi and DH Hysa with an all groove mix straight from the amazing 301 Bar in Okayama.
DJ Bop-Gun, owner of the Super Good Cafe and Bar in Sendai city, is one of Japan's most serious James Brown collectors. For this mix, he goes deep into the Jazzy side of JB, with less famous tracks that show the breadth of the Godfather's all-encompassing musical genius!
On this year-end episode Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his favourite new releases of 2020. Including modern 'Taraab' music from Zanzibar, hard and funky sounds from Little Simz in the UK, Brazilian superstars Criolo & Milton Nascimento in a duet together, brilliant new Jazz from Joel Ross in the USA and an album that shows the deep unity between Chinese and Japanese musical traditions. All that and much more!
A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes! Otis Redding -’Shake’ (LIVE) Jean Knight – ‘Do Me’ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – ‘If I could Build My Whole World Around You’ Gladys Knight & The Pips – ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ Stevie Wonder – ‘Summer Soft’ Donny Hathaway – ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ Donny Hathaway – ‘Tryin’ Time’ Roberta Flack – ‘Sunday & Sister Jones’ Sade –...
The Digest returns after a long break with Episode 4! Mr. OK Jazz and DJ Otsuka introduce selections from five more mixes first shared on K.O.L. in 2020. These songs were introduced on mixes by Daisuke Hisatome, Plainstone, DJ JazzySad in Serbia, John Potter in Okinawa, and Ken Hidaka. This program is presented in English and Japanese. この番組は英語と日本語で提供します。 Daisuke Hisatome Brazilian 7inch Mix – Doris Monteiro “E Isso Ai” Plainstone Hawaiian Mix – Dick Jensen...