Culture Radio

Each month, DJ Ray Escobar dives into the roots and branches of groove — tracing everything born from jazz. From soulful hip-hop and disco rarities to Caribbean riddims and West-African rhythms, his sets connect eras and continents in an eclectic blend you rarely hear elsewhere. Expect a sonic journey where new discoveries meet forgotten gems, driven by pure love for rhythm, culture, and connectio...

Nostalgia often surfaces when life starts moving too fast. Naydiaa shows that moment, where holding on and moving forward exist at the same time. It’s built as a grounded, steady journey, focused on presence rather than escape. The set blends warm, emotional harmonies with consistent, dance-led rhythms, creating a flow that feels intimate and physical. Groove and repetition act as anchors, allowin...

Plastic fruits, Wouter Andeweg takes you on a road trip through a selection of his hidden treasures. Be prepared for an exploration of ambient, funk, disco, and house. Enjoy the ride! www.operator-radio.com

During this hour, I’ll take you on a journey through my latest finds of house and tech tracks, inspired by the fresh energy of spring and the start of festival season. Expect deep grooves and uplifting sounds. www.operator-radio.com

Expect driving rhythms, acid touches and nostalgic vocals. Moody yet danceable en energetic. www.operator-radio.com

House Music Will Never Die! www.operator-radio.com

Guus Christian presents Living In The Light. Let’s move to better times together. Dance music serves a greater purpose than purely hedonistic escapism. Let’s find togetherness, joy, strength, love and wisdom in dance music, new and old. Because we need it, now more than ever. www.operator-radio.com

bombastic www.operator-radio.com

Bringing various styles of breaky, percussive and synth heavy soundscapes binded with electro throughout. www.operator-radio.com

A very special episode celebrating LAZA's new release of "Tomorrow" EP out on Visions Recordings. The EP reveals the rawer edges to the artist's palette. This show in particular building two hours from more soulful to more electronic sounds and highlighting of course the EP and everything that inspired it and inspires LAZA as a DJ and Producer in general. Sit back and enjoy! www.operator-radio.com

Rem Gow surprises you with beautiful and amazing sounds from all corners of the world wonderfully worked into a seamless tapestry of organic sounds, avant-garde, amazing vintage electronics, ambient/new age, experimental, minimal synth (wave), leftfield, oriental bliss, tribal & tropical treasures. www.operator-radio.com

Chloe will go deep exploring the dub textures that inspired her upcoming EP Alkaline. The set will lull you into a hypnotic state that exists only within the raw and pure qualities of dub techno. www.operator-radio.com

Tàri brings with him a constantly evolving musical background, and electrifies crowds to the rhythm of sets mixing afro-fusion & global sounds. www.operator-radio.com

cccriojo* serves as a platform for collective world-building through re-mixing, deconstructing, and reimagining cultural identities. In this show I invite artists, designers and researchers to explore notions of home and heritage through artistic manifestations of sounds and visions. In this episode, I'm joined by Lilly Alexandra, a designer from Bonaire and Curaçao whose work moves between object...

During Work in Progress you'll hear music that is warm, weird and not particularly for sweaty dance floors. From ambient to downtempo to IDM, Work in Progress is like a soothing listening session, occasionally with guests. www.operator-radio.com

From raw, driving, and relentless grooves through to fast broken rythms. Get ready for a broad range of sounds and stay on your toes for what's next. www.operator-radio.com

A 2-hour selection of jazz, folk, ambient, and library, music that inspires me and hopefully gets your day off to a good start :) This time, I invite Stigeon to join me on The Man Who Waved at Trains. Dj, collector, and strange sound enthusiast Stigeon make a continuous effort in curating his record collection. By digging deep and in places less frequented he aims to bring you a wide range of soun...

''You hide, they seek’' The rumors appear to be true… Rotterdam’s Wrong Sal not only whams the whams but also jams the jams. The Clone clerk collects serious amounts of records and does not shy away from any type or style in the process, as long as the sound is straight-up. He translates this arcane taste to a monthly radio display live and directs from the Operator HQ. How about yourself? www.ope...

Rotterdam Riddim is a monthly show from Rotterdam residents Moses and Perry with a big love for Dub and Roots Reggae, vinyl only. BIG LOVE! www.operator-radio.com

Noach, an amsterdam based dj and designer, shapeshifting between the fixed and the broken. www.operator-radio.com

Really excited to be playing my emotional yet slightly strange-sounding house and trance records. All vinyl, all ’90s www.operator-radio.com

Y.O.P.E. & Avvnt MM will be playing songs to get into the mood for their upcoming album “Music for Dogs”. Songs that inspired them, and maybe even some unreleased stuff. Who knows? www.operator-radio.com

DJ FRM is Clone front desk familiar face; Operator Radio resident; nightlife freak; and techno-aficionado, having recently started co-running techno record labels Full Range Motion and Fusion of Thought. On Full Range Motion, DJ FRM takes a techno approach to music and delves deep in the ideas and inspirations of his guests: always looking for that sonic connection. Full Range Motion - Exercise 29...

CREMA acts as a link, bringing together music lovers from all over the globe to experience the essence of African, Latin American, Caribbean, and jazz sounds. Each note, beat, and tune shares a narrative, reflecting the shared roots and cultural influences that have shaped these amazing musical heritages. Get ready to dive into the rich rhythms that have inspired countless generations, highlightin...

Recorded live from the Belasting & Douane Museum, Rotterdam (NL) during Jiwa Jiwa Listening Room with Sekan. www.operator-radio.com www.jiwajiwa.com www.bdmuseu.nll