Radio Show 10-31-13

A three-hour Halloween extravaganza, this episode features DJ friend Hasbend Playswell on the 1 and 2.  Together, we hop across rhythm and style, mood and geographic locale.  It was a fun and exhausting evening.

Look out for more collaborations in the near future -- Wednesday, 11/27, from 10pm-midnight MST on KSFR, to be exact.  Here's our tracklist:

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Con el Cuete - Brownout
3. It's Gonna Be a Good Day - Blo
4. Gendamou Na Wii We Gnannin - Orchestre Poly-Ritmo
5. It's Not Easy - Ofege
6. Sugar Man - Rodriguez
7. Run Fay Run - El Michels Affair
8. The Innocent - Mayer Hawthorne
9. Petrolero - La Pegatina
10. Carry On, Brother - Eddie Harris
11. No Diggity - Chet Faker
12. And That's Saying a Lot - Christine McVie
13. No Room For Doubt - Lianne La Havas (Feat. Willy Mason)
14. Red Rose For Gregory (Instrumental) - Dean Frasier
15. Thriller - Easy Star All-Stars (Feat. Mikey General & Spragga Benz)
16. Final Move - Cornadoor (Feat. Kabaka Pyramid)
17. Ganja Spliff - Perfect
18. Munaye - Mulatu Astatke
19. Intandane - Phillip Malela & The Movers
20. Apache - The Jimmy Entley Sound
21. Optical - Chris Joss
22. Funky Drummer - D'Angelo (Feat. The Roots & Christian McBride)
23. Buscando la felicidad - Las Moskas
24. Bright Lights - Gary Clark Jr.
25. Devil Do - Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
26. Amor pa' mi - Sergent Garcia
27. State Terrorism - The Souljazz Orchestra
28. Freedom For My Sisters - Mahmoud Jreri, Salfaa Hathut & Abeer Alzinati
29. Stone Age - De La Soul (Feat. Biz Markie)
30. Damn Right - Statik Selecta (Feat. Joell Ortiz & Brother Ali)
31. Web - The Roots
32. The Garden - Cut Chemist
33. Summer's Gonna Hurt You - Diplo
34. José Cumbus - Super Mama Djombo
35. Batela-Bana - Baba National
36. Forge Your Own Chains - D.R. Hooker
37. El guapo - Los Diablos Rojos
38. The Book of Right On - Joanna Newsome
39. Palhaço - Céu
40. Fat Fat Fellow - Daniel Janin
41. Emjindini - Mthembu Queens

Enjoy and share...Radio Show 10-31-13.

Radio Show 9-19-13

This episode marks one year to the day from the first time I broadcast my music out to the mountains of New Mexico.  Many thanks to all who have been listening throughout this first year of my show.

Also featured in this program are several artists who performed at Globalquerque!  The tracklist follows:

1. Binyeke - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
2. Kelen Ati Leen - Orchestra Baobob
3. Downtown Barkings (Afrosoul Edit) - The Dynamics
4. Beautiful Emilie (Love Remix) - Keziah Jones
5. Posed to Be (Instrumental) - Breakestra
6. La gallera - Sofia Rei
7. Nengón - Poncho Sánchez
8. El joglar - La Troba Kung-Fu
9. Lluna - Bongo Botrako (Feat. Joan Garriga)
10. Vital Mental Medicine/The Pullet - Solas
11. Cornman - Kinky
12. Todos mortales - Ojos de Brujo (Feat. Roldan de Orishas)
13. Pushin' On - Quantic Soul Orchestra (Feat. Alice Russell)
14. Uzi (Pinky Ring) - El Michels Affair
15. Qualified - Darondo

Move to and enjoy this...Radio Show 9-19-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 9-14-13

Here's your next installment of the Twisted Groove, featuring some cuts from a cool Arabic Hip-Hop compilation I picked up from Bodega Pop, which is a great blog that I highly encourage you to check out.  Shout out to Nick for motivating me to post my back episodes instead of fall into my typical cold weather malaise.

We also bid a final farewell in this episode to legendary reggae producer Prince Jazzbo.

The tracklist:

1. Intro-Freedom - DJ Juls
2. Mawood - Deeb
3. Royalty - Blitz the Ambassador
4. Culture of Fear - Thievery Corporation (Feat. Mr. Lif)
5. Zeytinyagli - Mustafa Ozkent Orchestra
6. Don't Give Up - Oneness of Juju
7. Labazo - Bony Castro
8. Kwaakwaa - Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
9. Funky Horn - Fela Kuti & His Africa 70
10. Apollo 16 - Prince Jazzbo
11. Tribal War - Buju Banton
12. Be, I Do - Nightmares on Wax
13. Falta de ar - Céu
14. Expresso 2222 - Gilberto Gil
15. Asibiso Jungle - Vulcans
16. Beit - Sabreena Da Witch
17. Don't Fight Me Down - Tarrus Riley
18. God Bless You La La La - Patrice (Feat. Cody Chesnutt)
19. Orane (Hypnotic Remix by Sodi & LNV) - Les Negresses Vertes
20. Latin Strut - Frootful
21. Selva negra - Maná
22. I Want it Back - Mickey Hart Band
23. Don't Owe You a Thang - Gary Clark Jr.
24. Wade in the Water - The Staple Singers
25. Jungle Soul - Joseph Makwela & His Comrades
26. Better Man - Keb' Mo'

Enjoy and share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 9-14-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 8-17-13

Greetings listeners,

The next installment of the Twisted Groove is up.  Pink Floyd songs and the music of Brasil are featured, along with the following:

1. Wish You Were Here - Wyclef Jean
2. Face à la mer (Massive Attack Remix) - Les Negresses Vertes
3. Estarabim - Erkin Koray
4. Cumbia Caimanera - El Combolinga
5. Ticking Over - Frootful
6. This Hustling World - Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
7. Obe - Fela Kuti & His Africa 70
8. The Watts Breakaway - The Johnny Otis Show
9. Kelen - Fanga & Maalem Abdallah Guinea
10. Balboa Dub - Bixiga 70
11. Can You Get To That - Funkadelic
12. Baile Da Ilusão - Céu
13. Hei, Man - Ave Sangria
14. On The Run (J.Viewz Remix) - Easy Star All-Stars
15. I Can Make You Feel Good - Shalamar
16. Midas Touch (Remix) - Midnight Star
17. Sing a Happy Song - The O'Jays
18. Yatchiminou - Jimmy Hyacinthe
19. Dolana - Mustafa Ozkent Orchestra
20. São Paulo - São Paulo Ska Jazz
21. Butterfly - Reggie Msomi & His Jazz Africa
22. Luz Vermelha - Burro Morto
23. Cuban Shirt (Blackjoy Alt Version) - Blundetto
24. Interstella Heavy Mob - Colonel Elliott And The Lunatics
25. Korom-Korom - Ama Pierrot

Listen and share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 8-17-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 7-20-13

Here you've got another two-hour mix of fun, funky and danceable music from around the world.  The first set features a band I've been really into recently: L.A.-based Orgone.  You can learn more about them here.

And without further ado, the tracklist:

1. Kriminal Theme - Les Maledictus Sound
2. Say Goodbye - Orgone (Feat. Fanny Franklin)
3. Seven Days in Sunny June - Jamiroquai
4. Beyond - Daft Punk
5. Silent Life - Real Ibiza
6. Love is Blindness - U2
7. The Afterlife - Paul Simon
8. Mulher Da Erva - José Afonso
9. Live Your Life - Yuna
10. Homebound - Kama
11. Hourglass - Soft Metals
12. Void Vision - Cyper People
13. Do You Want It Right Now - Seidah Garrett
14. Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya - Daphni
15. Holy Grail (Instrumental) - Jay-Z (Feat. Justin Timberlake)
16. Looking Back - CunninLynguists (Feat. Anna Wise)
17. Lost Souls - L'Orange (Feat. Hassaan Mackey, yU & Kelsey Lu)
18. To All My Friends - Atmosphere
19. Never the Same - DJ Design
20. Panafricano - Baron Ya Búk-lu
21. Nsokoto - The Very Best
22. Kansas City - The Movers
23. Tiga Kurira - The Rift Valley Brothers
24. Kibe Kibe - The Mombasa Kings
25. Who Is She (And What Is She To You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
26. I Believe in Miracles - Jackson Sisters
27. The Need Superficial - Oddisee
28. Un Peu De Respect - Lady Laistee
29. Funky Butt, Part 1 - Madlib

Enjoy, and please share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 7-20-13.

Radio Show 7-11-13

It's late and I don't have much to say about this episode, except that it's very, very good.  The featured band is Wagogo, from Albuquerque, who I had the pleasure of dancing to with my new little one a couple days after this show aired.

I'll be doing my thing again on Thursday, July 25, from 9-10pm MDT, and you can hear it all live here.

Your tracklist:

1. Chitungwiza mu'Burque - Wagogo
2. Ãî›è, ãî›è ÿñíî - Prāta Vētra (Brainstorm)
3. How You Like Me Now - The Heavy
4. 住所不定無職のテーマ - 住所不定無職 (Unemployed Drifter)
5. In Your Head - Poldoore
6. Three Little Birds (Stephen Marley & Jason Bentley Remix) - Bob Marley & The Wailers
7. Me So Mbriacato - Alessandro Mannarino
8. Postcard Poverty - Kobo Town
9. Wahala -Blitz the Ambassador (Feat. Keziah Jones, Baloji, Promoe & Bocafloja)
10. Lawnge Instrumental - Zimbabwe Legit
11. Au Revoir Adely - Tchico
12. Kanguru - Waldemar Bastos
13. Vine de mi tierra - Wagogo
14. Muziqawi Silt - Akale Wube
15. Mastica, chupa y jala - Ghetto Brothers

Enjoy & share...Radio Show 7-11-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 5-4-13

While the Twisted Groove is a program I only occasionally sit in on, I have come to love doing this show.  The musical format strays just far enough away from what I typically play to push me, and yet provides me with an opportunity to add value for the regular listeners by incorporating styles they may not typically hear.

This episode was especially fun for me; I hope you enjoy it, too.  Here's the tracklist:

1. Funky Reggae - J.Rocc

2. Dr. Feel Good - Travie McCoy (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)

3. Pay Day - Classified

4. Things are Getting Better - N*E*R*D

5. Holding On - Classixx

6. Rainbow - Phoojun

7. Buried Alive - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Feat. Dr. Octogon)

8. Making Time - Sinkane

9. Can I Kick It? (Phase 5 Remix) - A Tribe Called Quest

10. Egg Man - Beastie Boys

11. Funky Broadway - Vampires Underground

12. Corrupted Society - Eclipse

13. Spirit Shake - Nomadic Massive

14. Muloma (DJ Logic Remix) - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

15. Unknown Track - Unknown Artist

16. You Little Shits - Stereolab

17. Girl - Beck

18. Rad - Smoosh

19. I Just Can't Get Enough - Nouvelle Vague

20. 80's TV Show - Black Milk

21. Give Me The Night (Remix) - George Benson

22. Change Yes Change - Oku & AK7

23. Mystic Bounce - Madlib

24. Electric Love - Digital Emotion

25. Yes I Know - Daphni

26. Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith

27. Trans Europe Express - Señor Coconut y Su Conjunto

28. Fish in the Sky - Aeroplane (Feat. Nicolas Ker)

29. The Future - Teen Daze

Listen, enjoy, dance, share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 5-4-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 3-2-13

Happy Daylight Savings Time!  Today's episode represents another guest spot I did on the Twisted Groove program, and it's a fun one.  I recommend listening to it with friends on a weekend.

1. We Can't Fly - Aeroplane
2. Gebt Shaqah - Abou El Leef
3. Cochabamba - Sarazino
4. Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja - Parvati Khan
5. Gbagada, Gbagada, Gbogodo, Gbogodo - Luis Quintero & Francis Mbappe
6. Love Affair - Sjob Movement
7. Alpha Beta Gaga - Air
8. Nightdance - David Wheeler
9. Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane
10. 3 reyes de la terapia - Ondatrópica
11. Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson (Feat. Vanessa Mae)
12. Baba -Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain
13. Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes
14. Muchachita del oriente - Los Mirlos
15. Memories - JP Balboa
16. Ta Bom - Chinese Man (Feat. Tumi & General Elektriks)
17. Get In Touch - Oddisee (Feat. Trek Life, J Bizness, Richard Wright & Belvi)
18. Corey Died On the Battlefield - The Wild Magnolias
19. Rapid Fire - Commodores
20. Boredom Pain - MFB
21. Heartbreaker, Parts I & II - Zapp & Roger
22. Baby Sinister - Slave
23. A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" - De La Soul
24. Okay, Okay - Pino D'angio
25. Sossego - Tim Maia
26. Good Times Roll Pt. 2 - RJD2
27. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Rose Royce
28. Back to Spade - Abafana Bamswazi (Feat. Amagugu)

Listen, share, enjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 3-2-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 12-29-12

This episode, which is the last in a series of programs on which I sat in as a guest DJ, features a guest of its own.  DJ Lizzie from Brooklyn was in the house, and the two of us selected all of the music that you'll hear.

We begin and end with 80s funk soul, and spend time in Africa, Spain and the realm of electronic music along the way.

PSAs are edited out, and the tracklist follows:

1. Revelation in Black Light - Bernie Worrell
2. Get Down Saturday Night - Oliver Cheatham
3. Make That Move - Shalamar
4. I'll Do Anything For You - Denroy Morgan
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin
6. Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band
7. Sabali - Amadou & Mariam
8. Khalima - Doreen Thobekile
9. Todos remezclados (Remix por Pankoramix) - Ojos de Brujo
10. Brooklyn Sunburn - Teen Daze
11. I Surrender - Ray Lavon
12. Let Your Heart Be Free - Jazzanova (Feat. Nicola Kramer, Clara Hill & Georg Levin)
13. Breakadawn (Instrumental) - Amerigo Gazaway of Gummy Soul
14. Sunny Ti De Ariya - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
15. Yolele - Papa Wemba
16. Orere Elejigbo - Lijadu Sisters
17. Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti - The Daktaris
18. First Aid - Safirio Madzikatire
19. I Wish - Charles Earland & Odyssey
20. Father's Children - Father's Children
21. Tarzan - Roy Ayers
22. Do You Love What You Feel - Rufus & Chaka Khan
23. Untitled - James Dutcher
24. Sugar Lee - Donny Hathaway
25. I Ain't Asking For Your Love - Ashford & Simpson
26. Street Life - Randy Crawford
27. Weekend Girl - S.O.S. Band

Listen, share, enjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 12-29-12.

Radio Show 12-27-12

Robin took this photo in the studio.
The hat I'm wearing - she made it!

This episode continues with the theme of guests, only this time, the guest isn't me; my sister Robin was in the studio, making sure I was doing my job.  Having my little sister along made this program extra fun...I hope it comes through in what you hear.  I encourage all my friends out there to follow in Robin's footsteps and come out to New Mexico to join me live in the studio for one of my radio shows.

PSAs are edited out, and the tracklist follows:

1. Mussolu (Women) - Kimi Djabaté
2. She's So Scandalous - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
3. Amajo - Asmara All Stars (Feat. Faytinga)
4. Déjà Vu - Disiz la Peste
5. Who Did That to You? - John Legend
6. Like Janis - Rodriguez
7. I'm Hooked on You - Larry Page Orchestra
8. Africa Lait - Bembeya Jazz National
9. Vente pa' Madrid - Ketama, Toumani Diabaté & Danny Thompson
10. Helno Est Mort - Manu Chao
11. Il Principiante - Bandabardò
12. Oxgam - Miriam Makeba
13. Jekajosé - Gaspar Lawal
14. Leali - Rasha

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 12-27-12.

Radio Show 11-29-12

I greet you with another episode of my radio program.  This installment features a healthy dose of diversity, with music from artists representing about 10 different countries.  As usual, I've edited out PSAs and included the tracklist below.

I still don't have a regular and set gig, but chances are more likely than not that if you tune in to listen live on Thursday evenings from 9-10pm MST, you'll hear me.

1. So Much Things To Say - Lauryn Hill
2. Yoyeo Ala Sariki - Master Bob Akwaboah
3. You Say You Are My Friend - Ghetto Brothers
4. Es la vida - Sarazino (Feat. Novalima)
5. El talismán - Rosana
6. Aye OK - J Boog
7. Ashrey Ha'ish - Sheva
8. The Crossing - Menahan Street Band
9. Yurumei - Aurelio Martínez
10. Mansou Djouwi - Houon Pierre
11. Taxi 2 - Abu el Leef
12. So Long - Majek Fashek
13. Your World - Floyd Cheung
14. Kohoutek - Father's Children

Listen, subscribe, share: Radio Show 11-29-12.

Enjoy!