Groovement

Agent J here... I caught up with Brainstory in Manchester's Blues Kitchen where they hit the stage with Lady Wray.  Homeboy Sandman and I chat in front of an audience at Wax and Beans record store in Bury, with Luke Warmth also in attendance, who's worked with Sand for the last couple of years.  Manchester artist Piqass0 I first heard last year, then he contributed a track to the From Manchester T...

Brother Ali sits down with Jamito (aka Jamie Groovement) for the first interview about new album Love And Peace, food, family, his time in Gambia, and the censorship experienced while launching Love And Peace with unJUST. Head to www.brotherali.com for more...

Sly5thAve joins Agent J to talk B+, Sly’s new LP Liberation on Tru Thoughts, musicians on the album, meeting Dre, his time with Prince and the passing of Casey Benjamin - plus a world premiere from JSWISS and music from Silent Knight, Analog Africa's new Congo Funk LP, Yaya Bey, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, KING, Robert Glasper, Kassa Overall and Jamie Finlay with Ellen Beth Abdi.

Agent J takes you through new music from Fatima, Kid Acne, Ana Tijoux, Samrai, Cassie Kinoshi's seed, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jlin and more. Hip hop, jazz, beats. J Dilla - Time (The Donut Of The Heart) Jaubi - Time (The Donut Of The Heart) Koralle ft Illa J - New Levels Essa - What Eye See, Pt 2 (ft Devise) DJ Harrison - You Were Too Good To Be True Jneiro Jarel - 4 U Boombaptist - Krush On You (Qu...

Thank you for your voicemails of hope to the people of Gaza. This episode is those, with music. various contributors – voice messages 25-29.10.23 lone – coming into being and passing away om unit – the silence (instrumental dub mix) raheel khan – a rock to bullet proof intention* mr scruff – innocent* iceboy violet – mothpocket* zoir – morning surfer* mecca 83 – descent* steel traxx – 48000 cop* c...

Agent J hosts new music from Homeboy Sandman, Danny Brown, Lone, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Black Josh, Daudi Matsiko and more. Special guest Jamie from Agbeko previews new album There Must Be Another Way and picks new music from Mali Hayes and Caitlin LM. Intro by Homeboy Sandman. Homeboy Sandman - Ignoring Sh*t (feat. Shad) Special Feelings - Kinky J-Felix - Anemoia feat. Juga-Naut (Inkswel...

Agent J has special guest Erin Buku talking about her latest single The Way and her label Inner Tribe Records, based in Adelaide. There's also new music from Matthew Halsall, Wiki, Caveman, Les Mamans du Congo, Mito y Comadre, Kramer, Bastien Keb, JSWISS, Fielded and lots more.  https://innertriberecords.bandcamp.com/

Jamie Groovement aka Agent J, Millennium Buggin' Out with a turn of the century hip hop mix. J co-produces the Huey Show Presents: The Hip Hop Mixtape which you can find on BBC Sounds. Here he shows you what you've been missing. First broadcast BBC 6Music Sat, 5 Aug 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001p81x

This episode I was honoured to be joined by Jimetta Rose, who talks about her choir The Voices Of Creation. I talk to Gaby Hernandez, solo artist and member of The Voices Of Creation, about her Chilean heritage. We hark back to Ras G, friend of Jimetta, with an archive chat from 2009. Finally, we head to Zanzibar to catch up with BluRum 13 about his new LP Hypersonic with Inkswel.

Image: Isilda Del Carmen Lang being filmed talking about her nalca plant, July 2021, for Chileans Of The North film. an hour of energy.  -- KonKoma - Sibashaya Woza (Chico Mann Remix) Marcos Valle - Besteiras De Amor (Jazzanova Remix) Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou - Minkou E So Non Main Pigeon - War (Jam) Womack & Womack - Teardrops MJ Cole - Sincere Mbiri Young Stars - Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe...

Fresh off Second Record, her sophomore album with Illa J, Harleigh has blessed Groovement with a soul strengthening summertime selection of hip hop and soul. Portrait: Sarah Samira https://www.sarahsamira.com/illa-j-x-harleighblu-album-campaign-second-record Buy and stream Second Record: https://tr.ee/XAhpuQCD7z

Warming up for the Hot 8 in Manchester at the Albert Hall on Saturday night - not the actual set as it didn't record! So I redid it. Thanks to Band On The Wall and Albert Hall and Manchester Jazz Festival. Big up Hot 8 all day long!    Music from Mestizo, Louis Armstrong, Jay Electronica, Allen Toussaint, DJ Jubilee and many more. 

All new music for this month's Groovement show, kicking off with a Lover's Rock flex from MELONYX on the Joe Buddha-produced At The Door. Manchester's repped by J.Chambers and BROOMMAN while our old friend Mecca:83 remixes Vice Beats' recent killer single, Connected. <p> We're very lucky this episode to have LA producer Mo Serious guide us through his latest EP, The Dark Light. A long time a...

This month's Reform Radio show, mixed by Agent J and featuring new music from Vice Beats ft Blu, Illa J and Harleighblu, Kutmah, Spectacular Diagnostics, Ghrelin, Lafeyette Stokely, Abstract Orchestra remixed by Ghost Life and many more new releases.    Track listing: groovement.co.uk

Known to many as the voice of Submotion Orchestra, Ruby Wood is busy preparing the release of her new solo EP. The singer, writer and selector has worked some magic with this mix for Groovement, a hand picked, dreamy collection of songs that make her happy. More info: https://groovement.co.uk/category/podcasts/

jamito plays records by ahmed ben ali vs krs-one / brother ali / charif megarbane kutmah / gaye su akyol / wiki & subjxct 5 / chung / victor jara / ana tijoux lone apostrophe / phi-life cypher / riz mc / pekojdinn / jay electronica dam / deli deli / tapioca / milos kaiser / public enemy

Groovement is very happy to welcome Mark Torkington stepping up to the plates. A veteran of the world-famous Fat City Records shop and legendary Friends And Family and C'mon Feet parties in Manchester, Mark is a collector and lover of soul and breaks, including salsa, jazz, Bollywood and Brazil. As well his online Social Distancing Soul mixtapes, you can catch Mark occasionally hosting Still Diggi...

Feb 2023 on Reform Radio - featuring Saundra Williams, J.Rocc, Philip K Dick, Eddie Chacon, Say She She, J-Felix, Juga-Naut, loads mate. Tracklist: groovement.co.uk

Dedicado a mi tío, Gustavo Ivan Lastra.

The second part of Edd Mystery's all vinyl ambient mix with Floating Points, Shigeto, Swarvy, Leon Vynehall and many more.

Our friend Edd Mystery returns with a laid back mix in two parts... 'I just gathered a load of ambient tracks from my record collection and pressed record."

Block Party, The Huey Show, Sat 3rd December 2022 //  A mix to promote The Huey Show presents: The Hip Hop Mixtape, a weekly BBC 6Music and BBC Sounds show presented by Huey Morgan and produced by T-Bone and Agent J. // https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fb3z //

1992 hip hop - originally broadcast on The Huey Show Presents The Hip Hop Mixtape - Volume 2 BBC 6Music and BBC Sounds, December 2022

Offcuts from projects I've been working on this year, interviews and mixes. 

A guest mix from our longtime friend, Edd Mystery.