The Rare Groove Show

This mix, of Latin and Brazilian music reminds me of a favourite South West London bar- simple as that. TRACKLISTING: Yatra Ta- Tania Maria Tereza Saba Sambar- Elsa Regina Aledia De Ogum- Joyce Tamba- Tamba Trio Sambinha- Sambalanco Trio Things We Said Today- London Jazz 4 Samba Blim- Tamba 4 Coro Miyare- Fania All Stars The Bottle- Joe Bataan Socrates- Arakatuba Na Batida De Agogo- Osunlade Nem O...

You may know Leroy Burgess for his vocal on 'You and I' by Black Ivory, recently sampled by Q Tip on his track Gettin' Up. But from Black Ivory aged 17 to The Universal Robot Band, Aleem and Logg, Leroy Burgess is the man behind many records you know and love. His partnership with Patrick Adams in the late 70s and early 80s produced classics such as Barely Breakin' Even, Heartbreaker, Weekend by P...

If this doesn't say summer's on its way I don't know what does. Originally mixed for a special lady.... Enjoy!! Everybody Loves The Sunshine- RAMP Peace Go With You Brother- Gil Scott-Heron I Can't Help It- Michael Jackson Free- Deniece Williams Perfect Angel- Minnie Ripperton Sweet Thing- Rufus & Chaka Khan Move Me No Mountain- Love Unlimited A Dance Turned Into A Romance- The Jones Girls You...

This is a tribute to the sound created by Maurice White for Earth, Wind and Fire. I bought my first Earth Wind and Fire album in 1988 and then found the rest at a yard sale- treasuring them all since. I've tried to pick out tracks that fall into the rare groove category and avoided any of the big commercial hits. No track-listing this time as I hope to encourage you to go out and find out about th...

Records from the Philadelphia International label form one of the cornerstones of my record collection. When Motown was in its death throes during the seventies, Philadelphia- founded by two genius musicians- Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff- filled the void in both quality and output. Gamble and Huff wrote most of the songs on this mix and nurtured talent such as Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays and Dexte...

Heavily influenced by djs such as Toshio Matsuura and Raphael Sebbag this mix pays tribute to the modern club influenced jazz out of Japan over the last 20 years. Most of it has something to do with United Future Organisation (UFO) who were vastly underrated and are now sadly defunct as a group, although still active as individuals. The mix is bookended by two tracks by Shuya Okino. If you like th...