January 25, 2007

this week on grandfunk,...lo-fi stream of conscious excellence from madlib and talib kweli, new music from their 'liberation' free release. keepin' the brooklyn beat with esg's parking lot blues, a trio of soul-jazz legends, and no luck club start a short latin-funk inspired set.
seanone 87 - intro beat
madlib and talib kweli - funny money
willie bobo - fried neckbones and some home fries (dan the automator remix)
panacea - starlite
esg - parking lot blues
george semper and the rhythm kings - it's your thing
jimmy smith - jimmy smith is a midnite cowboy
eddie harris - sham time
lonnie smith - afrodesia
ted moses quintet - hidden strength
no luck club - nada suite: mais ritmo no carnaval
black exotics - theme of the blackbyrds
tommy guerrero and lyrics born - getting it together

January 18, 2007

tonight on grandfunk...an interview with johan from mr. something something before the band brings its afrobeat sound to the grad club. roberta flack, asking the questions of the day. funky breaks from blackalicious' '94 EP melodica.

blackalicious - attica black
femi kuti ft. jaguar wright - fight to win
matata - make it funky
mr. something something - the flux
balkan beat box - bulgarian chicks
interview with johan from mr. something something
stephanie mckay - m.o.n.e.y.
moka only - quick six
roberta flack - compared to what
vintage records - funk 27 dash 33 1/3
dead prez - wolves

January 11, 2007

On tonight's show, tribute is paid to James Brown. I, like so many others, am indebted to him for my love of funk music. The first set of one of his monumental shows at the Apollo Theatre in 1968.

December 21, 2006

beginning tonight's show with some concise soul/hiphop production from newest stones throw member georgia anne muldrow and moka only's most recent release 'station agent.' from israel to palestine, it's balkan beat box, and more music to break bread to.

dudley perkins - wassup world?
yesterday's new quintet - superwoman
the j.b.'s - breakin' bread
georgia anne muldrow - radio wmk
georgia anne muldrow - because
marc cary and chance - this is
sam most - jungle fantasy
damien marley ft. nas - road to zion
one self - bluebird
moka only - creatures never dance
moka only - donut house
no luck club - corporate spy hunter
stanton moore - don't be comin' with no weak sauce
balkan beat box - sunday arak
the coup - hip to the scheme
the propositions - africana
sound directions - fourty days
strange fruit project - special