Tonight's show was actually entirely curated by bFM's own Samuel Harmony, who sent Oto and Jaycee, not just a playlist, but a stack of CDs and Casettes that he collected while he was in Indonesia as part of the New Zealand Delegation attending AXEAN Festival 2025. Whakarongo mai to experience 2 hours of Psych rock, folk, disco and more by Southeast-Asian artists playing at the festival!
Amelia is joined by Che aka bb gurl aka Mallshopper for a conclusive list of the best of the best anime of all time PERIOD. But none of that Shonen nonsense - the good stuff.
Multi-hyphenate arts icon Coco Solid spoke with Rachel about Wheke Fortress, a new community and artist run space she is setting up in Onehunga with Big Fat Raro. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the kaupapa and supoort the Boosted campaign here!
Miss Dom digs on some holiday freedoms and gets into the Summer of Soul doco, plus more tracks from the MPS label 2021 Reissue Series, and guest selector Johnny & The Dambusters joins for part 2 with a Ska-Jazz Special.
Miss Dom's tracklist:
MC 900 Ft Jesus - Tip Top Through the Inferno
The Jive Kiwis - Bubble & Squeak
Samara Joy - Everything Happens to Me
Summer Of Soul Featurette
Nina Simone - Revolution
Harlem Underground Band - Cheeba Cheeba
Myele Manzanza
Etta James - Sunshine of your love
Freddie Hubbard - Blues for Daune
The Three-handed Beat Bandits - Cold Duck Time (after the stream)
Johnny & The Dambusters' tracklist:
King Tubby - Take Five
Laurel Aitken - Mi vida sin tu amor
The Skatalites - Swing Easy
The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Grooving Steady
Jazz Bo - In Walked Bud
North East Jazz Orchestra - Good Rockin Daddy
Tommy McCook - Caution
Phylis Dillion with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Perfidia
The Jazz Jamaica All Stars - Vitamin A
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation - St James Infirmary
St Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review - All my Loving
Sly & Robbie featuring Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexandra - Lively Up Yourself
Oto and Jaycee spoke with Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter, Reia Guess, and played 2 hours of music by singer songwriters and dreampop artists from the Asian diaspora.
Heidi talks to Tokerau Wilson about his show Wheke Fortress at Audio Foundation. The show featured sonic workshops such as "Demystifying Musical Equipment" and a comics/storytelling one, "Outside the Frame".
Tom talked to Clare Gemima about her forays into the Brooklyn's the "Other Art Fair", and living in New York as an artist.
E whai ake nei, coming up on the first (!!) Various Artists of 2024!
Liam chats to Keciano Tiufuva about his new solo exhibition opening tomorrow at Wheke Fortress.
Frances speaks to Pauline Autet of Contemporary HUM about their current Boosted campaign.
She'll also speak with photographer Kate van der Drift about Water Marks, currently on show at 23 locations around Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Oto and Jaycee talked to bad for education about his new single - 'Close My Eyes,' and played 2 hours of Surf Rock, Indie and Grunge by independent artists from the Asian diaspora.
95bFM 