DJ Ridym - #TheSoulMixtape 25th March '18

British summer time means the clocks go back an hour today but have no fear I'm gonna give you an hour of my new monthly soul mixtapes playing various artists and genres to make up for it!

This mix features classic Jazz Funk from the elements of Wood, Brass & Steel and Earth, Wind & Fire plus some dance floor boogie from Joey Negro and Inner Life. Reggae from L.A latino band The Bullets and Alton Ellis as well as some Hip-Hop and RnB thrown in for good measure. 

Hope you enjoy. 

1. Earth, Wind and Fire - Runnin'
2. Wood Brass & Steel - Always There
3. Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - Love One Another
4. Inner Life - Moment Of My Life
5. Fafa De Belem - Naturalmente
6. Maurice "Mobetta" Brown feat. Talib Kweli - Fly By Night
7. Slum Village - Yes Yes
8. Roy Ayers - Together
9. Fatback Band - Feed Me Your Love
10. The Bullets - Sun Drenched Witch
11. Mara Hruby - Alright
12. The Internet - Get Away
13. Moonchild - All The Joy
14. Alton Ellis - Lala Means I Love You

DJ Grizz- The Fatback Band

This weekends ‘artist’ mix is from another one of those great bands who made some monsterously good early 70’s Funk tunes before going on to have commercial dancefloor success in the early 80’s.... ladies and gents- The Fatback band. Formed in1970 by band leader Bill Curtis here’s my favorite Fatback tunes spanning both their 70’s and 80’s work- sorry if your fave isn’t in there!

We start with a Funk masterclass in Wicky Wacky, theres a 70’s club hit in Spanish Hustle, a big 80’s popular single in Girls On My Mind, we’ve one of my beloved Summer grooves in Groovy Kinda Day and we end on the tune no Soul party singalong can do without- I Found Lovin’... plus more Fatback gems to enjoy.

Stay in the groove guys!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Wicky Wacky

Spanish Hustle

Going to see my baby

Do the bus stop

take it anyway you want it

Girls on my mind

Shining star

Groovy kinda day

I found lovin

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 12

Welcome Mixtapers it's about that time again to turn up the Bass frequencies and tune in to Reggae Rockers 12 which features some roots reggae classics from back in the day. We have some 7 and 12 inch dance rammers and their dub versions to boot making this a fond trip down memory lane for any keen reggae fan out there.

Foundation tunes from start to finish with the Twinkle Brothers giving us chapter and verse with the story of Daniel and the Lions den and Shadrach Meshach and Abenego. We have the King of reggae, Bob Marley telling us not to forget our culture and Bunny Wailer, Prince Malachi and Yabby You singing conscious lyrics about the importance of unity and asking us to wake up to what's going on around us.

Hope you enjoy and until next time. One Love people.🔯

1. Barry Brown & Johnny Clark - Politician
2. Ranking Joe - Gideon Time
3. Dennis Brown & Ranking Dread - I Don't Want To Be No General
4. Bunny Wailer - Rise & Shine
5. Twinkle Brothers - Never Get Burn
6. Yabby You - Deliver Me From My Enemies
7. Bob Marley - Natty Dread
8. Prince Malachi - So Wrong
9. Sena - Too Late

DJ Grizz- Earth Wind and Fire Covered

When you are one of the greatest bands to walk the earth with a massive back catalogue of hits its not surprising other artists will cover your work. Here's my selection of the best Soul and Jazz cover versions of the tunes of the  wonderful Earth Wind and Fire!

We start with the virtuoso vocals of the Manhattans on Reasons, we've a great Soul version of Can't Hide Love from Perry and Sanlin (features the wonderful Phil Perry), there's a jap jazz interpretation of September featuring the Indigo Jam Unit, the great Johnny Bristol gives us his take on That's The Way Of The World and we end on a Reasons reprise but in a Lovers Rock Reggae style... plus more EWF goodness.

Back soon mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape blog

The Manhattans- Reasons

Perry and Sanlin- You cant hide love

Sekou Bunch- Sun goddess

3D Rhythm of Life- Fantasy

Toki Asako- September

Jimmy Smith- Serpentine fire

Johnny Bristol- Thats the way of the world

Norman Brown- Loves holiday

Seventh Extension- Reasons

DJ Ridym - Old Skool 80's

Back as promised with some old skool 80's tunes for you. Artists like Midnight Express, Cameo, Intrigue, Slave all feature.

Also on this mix is the Sugar Hill Gangs soulful track The Lover In Me which I thought would sound better without the rap and interestingly so did DJ SoulnRnB but an SHG recording without a rap? Well I don't think that was going happen but the song is so tight that for me the rap just doesn't work and spoils the track.

I close the mix with Alexander O'Neal's You Were Meant To Be My Lady. Remember singing along to this and tracks like Fools Paradise and Joy and Pain? The 80's, good times!

1. Midnight Express - Danger Zone
2. Cameo - Don't Be So Cool
3. Kinky Fox - So Different
4. Slave - Watching You
5. Feel - I'd Like To
6. Intrigue - Together Forever
7. Sugar Hill Gang - The Lover In You
8. Alexander O'Neal - You Were Meant To Be My Lady

DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 140

Welcome back Soul Lovers for another instalment of old school Soul and Rare Grooves... its Soul Niceness 140!

We kick off with Brit funkers Heatwave, there an early 80's dancer from The Commodores, a big hit from 1976 from The Moments (later known as Ray Goodman and Brown), there's the usual quality from Earth Wind and Fire and we end on the original version of an Al Jarreau favourite from the great songwriter Leon Russell... plus more.

Enjoy Mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Heatwave- Aint no half steppin

Prime Time- I owe it to myself

Commodore- Lady you bring me up

Tavares- Too late

Beverly Glenn Copeland- Journeyman

the Moments- Jack in the box

James Ingram- Its your night

Earth Wind and Fire- Love music

Leon and Mary Russell- Rainbow in your eyes

DJ Ridym - RnB Sessions 16

Welcome mixtapers to my latest RnB mix which happens to be a old skool selection featuring artists like Usher, Floetry, Brownstone, Tony Toni Tone plus much more. 

With spring round the corner I thought it would be a nice touch to head back in time for the classics to kick start your spring clean and 'Usher' in the new season (see what I did there?!!)

Not stopping long as I've got an 80's mix coming up next that's worth checking out and we have more from DJ Grizz as well so remember to check back real soon. 

Peace.

1. Brownstone - 5 Miles To Empty
2. Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Lovers & Friends
3. 112 - Missing You
4. Kenny Lattimore - Missing You
5. Thursdays Love - Sky Blue
6. Soul II Soul - Missing You
7. Nine Yards - Always Find A Way
8. Lauryn Hill - The Sweetest Thing
9. Tony Toni Tone - It Never Rains In Southern California
10. Floetry - Say Yes

SoulNRnB's 80s UK Pirate Radio Show on Nuwaveradio

Driving around the UK in the 80's consisted of a driver and somebody tuning the car radio in to the local Pirate Radio station to hear the tracks radio just wouldn't play. Wether it be Kiss FM, Horizon Radio, LWR, Solar..... you would catch the latest Soul, Funk and Boogie joints straight from the Vinyl importers.

Of course, if you were lucky enough to live near some Pirate Broadcasters (and that was tough, cause they constantly moved around to avoid the police) you could always record shows to play on your Walkman, impress friends, and hopefully get the name of the tune in case you could afford to buy it at Groove Records or Bluebird etc

In any case, as Giles Peterson describes at the beginning of this mix,  Pirate radio was sometimes the only way you could hear tunes like the ones played in this show, and we were thankful. Check out the description in the mix on how the stations used to be run and what was involved in keeping them running. And the only payment was the love of this music.

This mix aims to take you back to those days, complete with the tracks you would catch on there whilst out and about, in the two days of summer in the UK.

Check back for Grizz and Ridym here soon, and a bit of trivia: The band singing the Jingles of some of those stations mentioned above that are on this mix are the UK's own The Cool Notes.

DJ Grizz- The Average White Band Mix

This weeks artist mix is an appreciation of the best band ever to come out of Scotland- The Average White Band. Together since 1972 with a string of funk/soul hits and massive in the USA, they are still gigging in some form all over the globe.

We start with the Scottish funk-masters funked up version of an Isley Brothers tune, we've their take on a song they wrote for Chaka Khan in What Cha Gonna Do For Me, we've a samplers choice -Stop the Rain, a huge US hit in Cut The Cake and end on the dancefloor favourite Lets Go Round Again... plus more AWB greats to enjoy!

Keep sharing the Soul Love Mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape

Work to do

I’m the one

Whatcha gonna do for me

When will you be mine

Stop the rain

Cut the cake

Queen of my Soul

Atlantic Avenue

Lets go round again