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01/31/2021 03:54 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Feist covers the final #1 US chart topping hit by the Bee Gees, after a string of 6 consecutive chart toppers in a single year (out of 9 chart toppers total for the band). wiki |
01/31/2021 03:54 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Impossible Weight, the third release from this Seattle artist, deals with her battles with depression. https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/sound-vision/2020/10/16/deep-sea-divers-journey-healing-and-empathy-impossible-weight/ |
01/31/2021 03:44 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Rawls released 55 albums during his musical career, while also doing television including Sesame Street, Baywatch, The Big Valley and Garfield. This song was written for him specifically by the powerhouse duo of Gamble and Huff. |
01/31/2021 03:40 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Two of the best music producers of their era in Rio de Janeiro. Over the course of his career Olivetti worked with artists including Rita Lee, Erasmo Carlos, Don Beto, Marcos Valle, Tim Maia, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Sandra Sa, Painel de Controle and many more. https://us.mrbongo.com/products/robson-jorge-lincoln-olivetti-vinyl-lp |
01/31/2021 03:36 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Steam Down is an artist collective, weekly event and music community based in Deptford, South-East London. https://www.steamdown.co.uk/about This is their version of the track originally done by Wayne Shorter. |
01/31/2021 03:32 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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A British music collective that is very media shy. Their first four albums credit Inflo as producer; winner of Ivor Novello awards for his work on Little Simz' Grey Area and as co-writer of Michael Kiwanuka's "Black Man in a White World". - wiki |
01/31/2021 03:26 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Deman Rocker (David Destouche) and Flinty Badman (Trevor Destouche) from Hackney, England. AllMusic called them "crucial cogs in the development of U.K. dance music."-wiki |
01/31/2021 03:23 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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This Seattle duo's full live performance on KEXP can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrVRu541-JM |
01/31/2021 03:18 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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This UK group was formed by Australian singer/songwriter Elizabeth Morris. She came up with the band's name from the market sellers greetings to her every morning while heading to work. (wiki) |
01/31/2021 03:14 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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This British-born daughter of a Turkish father and Barbadian mother talks about her feelings around race in her NPR tiny concert here: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/22/893304644/nil-fer-yanya-tiny-desk-home-concert |
01/31/2021 03:09 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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Nigeria |
01/31/2021 03:05 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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This song had a 19 week run in the top of the charts. Seven different top studio musicians attempted its guitar solo, including Robben Ford and Larry Carlton, before Jay Graydon's was used. Michael McDonald provides backing vocals on the track. (wiki) |
01/31/2021 03:02 PM DJ: DJ Rhythma |
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The New York born Dearie was considered a musician's musician, learning classical piano at age 5, transitioning to jazz later in life. She even had an influence on Bill Evans, who used her technique of fourths in chord voicings. (wiki) |