New: DnB from OneDa; Amapiano from King Promise, also Joshua Baraka from Uganda; haunting folk from Landless; Salsa Dura from Spanish Harlem Orchestra; wondrous Gospel from Jimetta Rose & the Voices of Creation; soulful Jazz from Audrey Powne; unclassifiable beats from AP Dhillon x Stormzy; Bolbec seemingly straight out of a 60s French art house film; Errol Linton – where reggae meets the Blues; plus new electronica from Nozomi; and from Brazil, Rubel. 

We remembered Kora virtuous and serial collaborator Toumani Diabaté (pictured) who died very recently at only 58 years old, i played Toumani alongside his late countryman, Ali Farka Touré, Blues and roots music legend, Taj Mahal, and featuring with The London Symphony Orchestra. Toumani Diabaté RIP.

I noticed Fu Manchu by Desmond Dekker in the background of an excellent TV series called This Town which based  in the 2-Tone era around Coventry and Birmingham. Great tune and the series is currently on BBC iPlayer for your viewing pleasure.

Apologies for Rufus/Chaka Khan glitching (some of the studio equipment can be temperamental!)

Reissues from Sun Ra, Brooklyn Sounds and Orquesta Olivieri as well as Roberto Roena and Joe Cuba celebrating the 60th anniversary of the awesome Fania record label.