It's a goody! 3 hours of plain ol' good music. Welcome to the first 1-4 with Sofia Kent to get you through your afternoon, or anytime really thanks to the power of bCast.
Christchurch musican Pickle Darling joins to talk about their new gameboy-esque game set in the New Zealand Music Industry where you play as Pickle Darling to retrieve their lost album.
As per our modus operandi we played tunes from here, there and everywhere. Faves included Takeshi Terauchi & The Bunnys, Larry Gus, Arthur Russell, Rude Boy Rupert and a new single from Créme Jéan that appears to be aimed at the Tuesday One To Four, titled "Hotboxing."
Kirk's back older & wiser, for another solo session.
Starting off slower, picking up the tempo as we went.
Finishing off with a few Te Reo Māori waiata in honour of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).
Turn it up & enjoy folks.
Welcome to our latest dig with K&J are back with another three hours of global funk, soul, and rhythm that spans four decades and about as many continents. This week's selections run from Karriem Riggins' jazz-inflected collaboration with GENA and Liv.e on "Circlesz" to the sunbaked Braziliana of Vania Bastos and Chico De Abreu, with detours through Tokyo city pop courtesy of Kaoru Akimoto's "Wagamama na high heels" and some proper Nigerian funk from Mannix Okonkwo. Whether it's the yachty sophistication of Hamish Stuart's "Midnight Rush" or the raw energy of Goat's "Ouroboros," every track here earned its spot through one criterion: prone to induce ear-worm infestations.
Press play on this bcast for the full experience: from which pressing of Ramsey Lewis you need to hunt down to the scene that birthed Jimmy Salcedo's Colombian psychedelia. Forty tracks that prove the best funk has no borders, and a universal visa!
Kirk's back for his last show of the year. Celebrating a few birthdays this time by playing songs from: Grover Washington, Jr. (12th Dec), Modaji (17th Dec), Angie Stone (18th Dec), Lenny White (19th Dec), Yvonne Gage (20th Dec), Betty Wright (21st Dec), Gwen McCrae (21st Dec), Esther Phillips (23rd Dec), Eugene Record (23rd Dec), Merry Clayton (25th Dec).
Also sadly marking the passing this year of: Gwen McCrae (Died 21st Feb), Angie Stone (Died 1st March), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Died 20th July) & most recently Carl Carlton (Died 14th Dec) so played 3 favourites from him.
Starting slower, ending faster. Spanning from 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, 2020's right up until 2025. Turn it up & enjoy!
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