This week, Gilles is joined by the man behind The Specials and The Spatial AKA Orchestra, Jerry Dammers, playing both some of the music that he’s produced over the years, as well as a varied selection of music that has inspired him and his projects; from Madlib and Sun Ra through to Les Baxter and [...]
As part of 6 Music Celebrates: The Written Word, Craig is joined by Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets, a band who took poetry, played around with it, and laid the foundations for what would become rap and hip hop. Craig revives his poetic past by digging out some of the poems he wrote [...]
Frank Eddie, aka Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin, takes to the 6 Mix decks with a selection of classics and current dancefloor favourites. Frank Eddie has recently released a series of vinyl releases via his own Impotent Fury imprint, the first offering being a tongue in cheek re-work of East 17′s ‘Stay Another Day’, which didn’t [...]
The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show will be simulcast on BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2. He meets Alice Russell and Will Quantic on the cobbles of Coronation Street then takes them down the Rovers Return to catch up on their new project. The show also feature the listeners funk and foul requests, [...]
Todd Terje – Inspector Norse [Smalltown Supersound] DJ Vadim – Soldier [BBE] Criolo – Mario Michael Kiwanuka – Tell Me A Tale [Polydor] The Gingerbread Express – Missed Another Day [Allen Records] Oliver Nelson – Stolen Moments [Impulse] One Little Plane – Into The Trees [Text] Max From Oregon – Devil Woke Me Up This [...]
Gilles Peterson continues to join the dots on his new 6 Music show, playing tracks from the worlds of jazz, funk, soul, hip hop, and house. This week, he’s joined by Nigerian drummer extraordinaire, Tony Allen, for an hour of words and Afrobeat music. They discuss Tony’s long and esteemed career, which began with Fela [...]
What do you get if you take a classically trained, half Jamaican, half Native American Canadian and then moved her to Norway? The answer is the stunning Kinny – aka singer Caitlin Simpson- who brings her exceptional soulful tunes to The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show. Craig also continues his rundown of his favourite [...]
Erol Alkan returns to the 6 Mix, taking you on a sonic journey through bleeps, beats and bass from the cutting edge of club culture. In his first 6 Mix of 2012, Erol delves into the crates to unearth a selection of hidden gems, alongside a selection of upfront electronic and experimental sounds from inside [...]
Gilles Peterson returns for his third Saturday afternoon session on BBC Radio 6 Music, searching far and wide for the perfect beat. Alongside his trademark sound, which touches on soul, jazz, hip hop and funk, this week Gilles takes a look at the disco re-edit scene as part of 6 Music Celebrates: Dance Culture. Fronted [...]
As part of 6 Music Celebrates: Dance Culture, Craig is joined from Atlanta, Georgia, by soul legend Candi Staton who has also embraced disco and is the voice on one of the biggest dance hits of all time – You’ve Got The Love. Craig also delves into his trunk of funk to unleash a mix [...]
As 6 Music Celebrates: Dance Culture, Andrew Weatherall chats to Terry Farley. The duo started the now notorious Boy’s Own fanzine in 1986, which commented on the slang, the parties, the tunes and the humour of the acid house days, and which also lead to the creation of the label Junior Boys Own. This imprint [...]
This week sees the return of Fight Club and this time we’re going transatlantic, as Craig battles with the producer, DJ, and founder of Stones Throw Records, Peanut Butter Wolf, Expect low blows and top tunes in this battle of the record collections, with Peanut Butter Wolf coming live from Los Angeles, for a fight [...]
Gilles Peterson embarkes on another Saturday afternoon musical journey, weaving jazz and soul with hip hop, Latin sounds, future beats and much, much more. On this week’s show there’s another Version Excursion and Gilles explores a long forgotten musical family tree in Like Father Like Son. Gilles also delves into his Brownswood basement of vinyl [...]
BBC Radio 6 Music Celebrates: Dance Culture this April. So grab your glowsticks, your smiley face T-shirt and delve in to the world of rave with Dave Pearce, as he talks to Slipmatt. Slipmatt began DJing in 1989 at the legendary Raindance raves and later that year joined forces with DJ Lime to form SL2. [...]
Gilles Peterson joins BBC Radio 6 Music for a weekly journey crossing continents to explore musical genres. One of the most influential DJs of the last 25 years, Gilles started his career in pirate radio in the mid 1980s before going on to present shows on BBC London, Jazz FM and Radio 1. On the [...]
Simian Mobile Disco take over the 6 Mix decks for a special show as part of 6 Music Celebrates: Dance Culture. The duo – James Ford and Jas Shaw – formed in 2005 as a spin off to the band Simian and have released two albums; Attack Decay Sustain Release arriving in 2007 and the [...]
Renowned UK house duo X-Press 2 return to the 6 Mix for two hours of inspirations and current favourites. Rocky and Diesel first rose to underground prominence in 1993, with their tracks Muzik Express and London Xpress; and later enjoyed mainstream success with their Number 2 smash Lazy, which featured David Byrne from Talking Heads. [...]
Prepare to take a funky ride as Brooklyn based funksters The Pimps of Joytime, who surely have the best name in music, join Craig in the studio for another three hours of top Saturday night tuneage. Craig continues his countdown of his favourite tunes of all time with The Funky 52 and Hammond Time is [...]
Andrew Weatherall returns to the 6 Mix decks and delves into his music collection to play two hours of new tunes and old rarities. Hungry Ghost – Rhythm 21 Psychic TV – Bb [Sweet Nothing] Belbury Poly – Chapel Perilous [Ghost Box] Tindersticks – Frozen [City Slang] The Sounds of Lane – The Tracks To [...]
Otis Williams, the only original member of The Temptations still performing with the band, hangs out with Craig to talk about his 50 year career and to spin some of his favourite tunes. Plus Craig continues his countdown of his favourite songs of all time in The Funky 52, another celeb reveals what makes them [...]
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