DJ Ridym RnB Spotlight Series - Georgia Anne Muldrow

This week the spotlight is focused on Georgia Anne Muldrow. Along with co founder and husband Dudley Perkins through her record label Someothaship Connect Muldrow takes us on a journey where she composes, write's and produces an electronic, baseline heavy sound flavoured with notes of G-Funk and Dilla and infused with her unique vocal style that seems to be influenced by the likes of Brides of Funkenstein and P-Funk connection.

Ms Muldrows musical roots coming from her father the late jazz guitarist Ronald Muldrow and her vocalist mother Rickie Byers-Beckwith has built a solid foundation and platform for her creativity and naturally raw talent collaborating with artists such as the Platinum Pied Pipers, Mos Def and Erykah Badu and whilst most would compare Georgia to Erykah I strongly disagree.

Georgia is simply Georgia!

1. Overload
2. In Love Again
3. The Consequences of Jealousy
4. Summer Love
5. Simple Advice
6. Play It Up
7. Blam
8. Run Away
9. Roses
10. Best Love
11. Suite For Ma Dukes
12. Dubby Time!
13. Keep It Real

DJ Grizz- Betty Wright

A nod to a lady now who's got a fantastic catalogue of 70's and 80's releases to her name... its Betty Wright. Loved for her raw 70's Soul hits and a favourite on the Rare Groove scene for her 80's materiel she started her musical life young- had a record deal by 14 and had a massive hit with Clean Up Woman at 17! Here's a selection of my most admired Betty tracks!

We start with the massive Clean Up Woman, there's her big ballad hit with Tonight's the Night, and we've the Rare Groove anthems in I Like Your Lovin', Keepin Love New and Make me Love The Rain... plus more great Ms Wright tunes!

Keeping the Soul alive Mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

Clean up woman

Don’t thank me baby

Tonight is the night

I’ll love you forever

I like your lovin

is it you girl

Smother me with your love

keep love new

Make me love the rain

DJ Grizz - Jazz Funk Mastercuts

We’ve an overdose of musical mastery today with a selection of Jazz Funk monsters from back in the day... Its- Jazz Funk Mastercuts!

The seriously good grooves starts with a skilled Jazz poet with a message often referred to as the daddy of Rap - its Gil Scott Heron, a UK dancefloor anthem next from Lonnie Liston Smith, theres a Latino funk remake of the Ronnie Laws classic by the late great Willi Bobo, next a Grover Washington monster and end with an epic groove with Jazz be bop giant Benny Golson... plus more.

Stay in the groove Mixtapers.

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape

Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle

Lonnie Liston Smith- Expansions

Weather Report- Birdland

Richie Cole & Eddie Jefferson- New York afternoon

Willi Bobo- Always there

Light of the world- Petes crusade

Jack McDuff- Ju Ju

Grover Washington Jr- Let it flow

Benny Golson- The new Killer joe

DJ Ridym - Lovers Rock 8

This Lovers Rock mix is dedicated to Claudette Fontaine who sadly passed away this week. In addition to her contribution to the Lovers Rock scene in the late 70's and 80's Claudette also contributed to artists such as Caron Wheeler, Elvis Costello and Heaven 17.

Claudette's lovers version of Natural High is the track I have gone for in this mix along with a good selection of oldies that should hopefully get you singing on your journey into work on Monday
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As always crank up the B-line and let the Ridym move you!

1. Johnny Osbourne - We Need Love
2. Janet Kay - You Bring The Sun Out
3. Claudette Fontaine - Natural High
4. Lagato - Lately
5. Donna Rhoden - It's True
6. Natural Ites - Lately
7. Lym - Oh La La La
8. Norman Collins - Let Me Go
9. John Mclean - If I Gave My Heart To You
10. Keith Douglas - Cool Down Amina
11. Nina Decosta - Don't Want To Lose You

DJ Grizz- Soul Niceness 157 Disco Special

Storms have taken over the UK making it hard to leave the house! Need an excuse to dance around the kitchen? I’ve just the thing... its Soul Niceness 157- Disco Special!

A selection of 70’s and 80’s dancefloor monsters starting with who else but Harry Casey or KC and the Sunshine Band as we know them, weve ex Delfonic Major Harris, theres Gospel get down from the Mighty Clouds of Joy, we’ve a Blue Eyed Disco hit from NY’s- Garys Gang and end on a Barry White produced nugget from ex Ikette Gloria Scott plus many more reasons to boogie!

Get them feets a movin’ mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape

KC and the Sunshine Band- Keep it coming love

Major Harris- Each morning i wake up

Arthur Prysock- When love is new

Clyde Alexander- Got to get your love

The Mighty Clouds of Joy- Mighty high

Lorraine Johnson- The more i get the more i want

Chanson- Don’t hold back

Garys Gang- Lets lovedance

Gloria Scott- Just as long as were together

SoulNRnB's This is Rare Groove 16

Part 16 of my Rare Groove Show on nuwaveradio.net features some top Rare Groove classics from the likes of Sharon Paige, David Ruffin, Leroy Hutson, and Zingara featuring the late great James Ingram who passed away recently plus so many more dusty classics. Hopefully there's something new to you in this mix that'll keep you going till Grizz and Ridym return at the weekend.

Back soon!

DJ Ridym - Old Skool 80's Volume 15

Welcome mixtapers to my 80's mix that will hopefully help you get your groove on for the week ahead.

Hope you enjoy.

1. Funk Deluxe - Tender Lovin'
2. Maze ft. Frankie Beverly - Too Many Games
3. S.O.S Band - The Finest
4. Gwen McCrae - Doin' It
5. Atlantic Starr - When Love Calls
6. Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
7. Switch - Keepin' Secrets
8. The Gapp Band - Outstanding
9. Ashford & Simpson - Love or Physical

DJ Grizz- James Browns Funky People

Today we have a tribute mix not just to the inventor of the Funk but to all those artists who collaborated and played with the great man all them years ago... its James Browns Funky People!

A selection of the juiciest of Funk cuts beginning with the man himself but featuring all the Funk gods and goddesses he worked with including Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley, The JB's, Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins and Vicki Anderson! All the big hitters are here!

Get up and Get down Mixtapers!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape Blog

James Brown- Get up and drive that funky soul

Fred Wesley and the JBs- Same beat

Bobby Byrd- I need help

Lyn Collins- Me and my baby got our own thing going

Fred Wesley and the JBs- Use me

Vicki Anderson- I’m too tough for Mr Big stuff

Marva Whitney- We sing soul

JB’s- Its the JB’s monorail

Bobby Byrd- Never get enough

DJ Ridym - Jazz Funk 2

We had DJ Grizz and SoulnRnB bringing the heat with two killer mixes on the week where we saw the hottest day in February ever on record in the UK at a whopping 20.6C! As far as most are concerned the week just got started so no better time for me to draw the second of my Jazz Funk mixes where I dig out some firm favorites from the past as well as some newer stuff.

We have the signature production of Marc Mac/4Hero on Fourth Kinds Take Me To Your Sky and also on the Nu Tropic track. Classic Jazz Funker Movin' from Brass Construction flows on effortlessly following Incognito's The World Is Mine. 

There's no semi-skimmed Jazz Funk here people only the full fat stuff with Quantic's huge production with Alice Russell on vocals reminding me of Rotary Connection and Mini Ripperton and with George Duke and James Brown along side Jap Jazz outfit Soil & Pimp Sessions is where old truly meets new.

Hope you enjoy your weekend.

1. Fourth Kind - Take Me To Your Sky
2. James Brown - So Satisfied
3. The Sunburst Band - Until The End Of Time
4. Ian Friday - Caribs Leap
5. Nu Tropic ft. 4Hero - Why Don't You Talk
6. Incognito - The World Is Mine
7. Brass Construction - Movin'
8. George Duke - For Love (I Come Your Friend)
9. Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner
10. Soil & Pimp Sessions - My Foolish Heart

DJ Grizz- The Original Versions

Now I love a good Soul cover version as much as the next person, but what about those forgetton original Soul tunes that were overtaken by the more famous/successful cover version?! Heres a selection of great Soul cuts that came before their better known later interpretations!

First up a 1979 Prince tune covered in ’84 by Chaka, we’ve a Funk anthem that was writtern and recorded initially by Blue Eyed Soul artist Mark Capini, everyone knows Arethas- Respect but it was 1st recorded by its writer- the great Otis 2 years earlier in 1965, theres a little known Airplay recording of a hit tune that was held back by the record company so it could appear 1st on Earth Wind and Fire’s I Am LP so techinically still a cover and to end theres a the more laid backRuby Andrew song that become a high energy Disco hit some years later... plus more top 1st takes of great tunes!

Enjoy Soul people!!

Grizz- The Soul Mixtape

Prince- I feel for you

Average White Band- What cha gonna do for me

Mark Capini- I believe in miracles

Bessie Banks- Go now

Sir Mack Rice- Mustang Sally

Otis Redding- Respect

Lamont Dozier- Going back to my roots

Airplay- After the love is gone

Ruby Andrews- Casanova

#TheSoulMixtape Tape No.45 as heard on Nuwaveradio

Tape 46 of #TheSoulMixtape is an eclectic mix; Starting with some reggae and reggae inspired fusion tracks, then a look at Production master Mike City and some of his great 00's Soulful RnB work, then moving into the 80's and featuring greats like Cheryl Lynn, and the two Leroy's. Hutson and Burgess.

Press play below and you'll find something new and/or interesting musically. Ridym and Grizz return very soon so keep those Feed alerts up, more soul goodness on the way.