Groovement

Lorenita! Brighton-based Chilena bringing an unpredictable tropical storm. Expect music with no borders travelling from dancehall, reggaeton and garage to highlife, zouk and disco. insta: https://www.instagram.com/hurricane_lorena/ Liber[té] first Sunday monthly on Radio Alhara, with Jamito aka Jamie Groovement Esa Williams - Summerskin (ft Chisara Agor) Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Love for th...

First broadcast on Radio Alhara 3.5.26 Redinho - Studio F Googoosh - Talagh Brylho - Se Você For A Salvador La Cumbia Chicharra - Marsellesita DJ HARRISON - L’Anthropofemme Assa’d Khoury - Ya Shadil Alhan Modha - River ft Àbáse & Fanni Zahár Om Unit - Healing Tool Buraka Som Sistema - Puro Mambo MOMO. - Vermelho e Rosa Cheikh Ibra Fam - Amoul Solo Peps Love - Pom Um Grogu Om Unit X Danny Scril...

Hewan Mulugeta (Ethiogrooves) selects Ethio 45s for Liber[té] on Radio Alhara - check her show every four weeks on Dublin Digital Radio https://www.instagram.com/ethio.grooves/ https://soundcloud.com/hewan-mulugeta

Il Bosco has created a eclectic mix ‘full of stuff I love for calming and hopefulness' both for the people of Palestine and for those in solidarity with them. A full 2 hr version of the edited mix, first broadcast 1st March 2026 on Radio Alhara. Liber[té], hosted by Jamito aka Jamie Groovement, is broadcast first Sunday of the month on Radio Alhara.

I loved playing at renae last weekend, a music-led bar, community space and even record shop (Future Volumes) by day. Enjoy four hours of exploration. Track list: https://groovement.co.uk/2026/02/groovement-podcast-jamito-renae-feb-2026/

Kaali Duniya lays out resistance with his music. He's a storyteller, weaving bass, texture and negative space in this all-original guest mix in the same way he does with BABYLON'S CAMP, his new 10 track album. kaaliduniya.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/kaaliduniya

Tamer Nafar, of Palestinian hip hop crew DAM, launches his solo album this week - In The Name Of The Father, The Imam and John Lennon. Join us for some close personal insight into the project.  First broadcast in edited form on Radio Alhara, 23 Jan 2026

Some of my favourite tracks from one of my favourite labels, kicking off with their newest 45, Albert Nadeau's I Am Black. Support their releases at: https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com See the full track list and buy links at https://groovement.co.uk/2026/01/analog-africa-liberte/  First broadcast 4 Jan 2026 on Radio Alhara - Liber[té] is the first Sunday of each month. | Albert Nadeau - | I Am Bla...

Jamie Groovement aka Agent J Black Star Legacy Mix for Afrodeutsche and the People’s Party Celebrating nearly 30 years of Black Star and their debut album which changed the course of artist-led hip hop. A mix including artists who follow in the footsteps of their work.  00:00 Black Star -  Astronomy (8th Light)  (instrumental) 00:17 Black Star -  K.O.S. (Determination)  (instrumental) 00:29 Black...

The final Groovement of the years sees a gang of friends choose some tracks for the first hour, with new independent music rounding out the second hour. See Bandcamp buy links and the full track list over on Groovement.co.uk - thanks to everyone who contributed! This may or may not be the 300th episode of the show too, I'm not too sure, but it's a nice way to celebrate if so. 

Daudi Matsiko - How Can I Love ft  Ríoghnach Connolly Social Lovers - Love Come Down Hermanito - Funk Mantis Dementira - Extraviado Souleance - Movin' On  Burland & Zongo Abongo - Work Hard Ana Frango Elétrico - Não Tem Nada Não ft Marcos Valle El Palmas - La Baja Grupo Um - Absurdo Mudo El Dragón Criollo - Ponte A Trabajar Whodamanny - La Fiesta Mulukèn Mèllèssè - Djèmèrègn   Ranil y Su Conju...

Elftraps drop in to talk about their debut EP Sunflowers In A Blue Sky, and MC-producer Blacksmith introduces his new single Last Days. Plus, Agent J has new music from El Train and Miki Rose, Sonnyjim and Morriarchi, Pouya Ehsaei, Tara Lily, Navy Blue and more. Bastien Keb - Nighthawks   Jamie Finlay - Family (Quiet Dawn Remix) ft Ellen Beth Abdi  El Train & Miki Rose - Twin Flame Oliver Nigh...

What an honour to play for The Great Oven's Disco Cantina at All Together Now Festival 2025 - here's my banquet soundtrack. Read more about the project below: ** THE GREAT OVEN DISCO CANTINA ** with TANG, RADIO ALHARA & MIXMAG Since its inception in 2019, The Great Oven has been forging giant, beautifully decorated, community ovens – installing them in refugee camps, conflict zones and informa...

Momoko Gill -  When Palestine Is Free Sonnyjim, Morriarchi - The Real Thing (ft Tay Jordan, Jay Worthy).  Bambu - It’s Happening, Again Joker Starr - Stop Acting Like A ft Micall Parknsun and Jazz T  Ego Ella May - 'We're Not Free' Victoria Port - I Won't Wait The Womack Sisters - If You Want Me Yazmin Lacey - Water Sudan Archives - COME AND FIND YOU Alex Nut - andthenitstarted ft James Mollison O...

Natureboy Flako - Shape Of Things To Come Delia Derbyshire - Falling Ahmed Malek & Flako - Tape 23 Track 5 Gazelleband - Ghorba Victor Jara - Lazo Perri Alleyne - Taxi (Ave Maria) Lone - Coming Into Being And Passing Away Aphex Twin - #3 Johnny Cash - Hurt Hania Rani - Glass Tinariwen  - Imidiwaren (KMRU remix) Massive Attack - Angel ft Horace Andy (Mad Professor remix) Rafael Anton Irisarri -...

Two Detroit titans for the price of one this month on Groovement - I was hanging with Guilty at the end of August when he was over for Jimi Goodwin's NightjaR gig , then we did a show at the Rat & Pigeon the following day, all courtesy of Broken Wing who brought him over to the UK. Phat Kat was here a year ago, performing at the sadly-missed Hip Hop Chip Shop , and we sat down before hand with...

The Great Oven builds giant community ovens and sends them to places of need - at All Together Now festival in Ireland, two new ovens were debuted. One will stay in Dublin at Bohemian FC while the other goes to the Wonder Cabinet in Palestine, where Radio Ahara is based. Co-founder James Gomez Thompson sits down with Groovement's Jamito to talk the history of the project, some details of their wor...

A selection of Yasiin Bey Breaks. Black Star on tour in November! 

Live mix, broadcast Radio Alhara 6 July 2025

DJ Jazzy Jeff hits Manchester for the Magnificent House Party, and I warmed up. We caught up in the back later together with the MAG crew plus AnnaOnTheMic. Plus, all new hip hop to jazz and back round again.  1O years ago: https://groovement.co.uk/2015/04/interview-dj-jazzy-jeffs-first-45s-set-for-20-years-rbma-uk-tour-wax-works/

Charif Megarbane - Istintaj (live in Manchester) Fathi Aldiyqz & Sons of Africa Band – Palestine Is My Homeland Werkha & Ríoghnach Connolly  - Everyday Darkhouse Family - Heart Of Medina Om Unit - Ascension  Mammal Hands - Deep Within Mountains Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Radicalise (urself) Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Wavy GreenFinguz - Leila GreenFinguz - Shaitan (Parrisi...

Special guest Rob Mitchell from Abstract Orchestra talks about their work with Guilty Simpson, Slum Village and more, plus new label Abstract Records. Pan Amsterdam talks new album Confines, dedicated to his dad. Lafayette Stokely is over in the UK for the first time and JoeJas has UK dates too. Naomi Kalu is a powerful new Mancunian singer / songwriter, and producer/rapper Arshaq Malik talks his...

Gangster Doodles talks the completion of his compilation trilogy for All City Records, with contributions from Mr Scruff, Don Leisure and Homeboy Sandman. Plus an hour of new hip hop and jazz from Greg Surmacz, KUTMAH, Harry Shotta x Metrodome, Zola Marcelle, Poppy Daniels, Oddisee, Murs, Nana Benz du Togo, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Offica and more Harry Shotta - Imposter Feat. Spyda, P Money & Rag'n...

Forced to leave Lebanon in his initial wave of creativity, and only now returning to the stage years later following the re-release of his music on the Habibi Funk label, Rogér is on tour with Charif Megarbane - Rogér very kindly took some time out to jump on Liber[té] for Radio Alhara to talk about his history and choose some songs for us. Tickets for his tour including Manchester: https://theatr...

Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective) talks his first LP in six years, All The Quiet (Part 1) - Ella May Sueref talks her eponymous debut solo album on Village Live Records - Homeboy Sandman is in Manchester with guest schwarma reviews from DJ Trumastr and Oddy Gato - Ellen Beth Abdi introduces her two lead singles from her upcoming debut album First broadcast on Reform Radio Monday 7 April 2015.