Link to the Show / Show NotesJ.Period and K'naan team up for a groundbreaking remix project in tribute to music legends Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, and Bob Dylan. Swiss live hip-hop band Japrazz deliver an exclusive new track infused with their trademark jazz spirit. Plus frenetic new funk & soul by The New Mastersounds and Mayer Hawthorne, another cut from Grand Puba's "Retroactive" (featuring Q-Tip), and bumpin' Hammond soul-jazz fom Jimmy McGriff and Bobby Forrester.
Playlist:
intro
treacherous three - body rock
talk (over a.z. - hey a.z. instrumental)
armand van helden - word up doc
cut chemist - lesson 4: the radio
lee fields - let's get a groove on
billy sha rae - let's do it again
leon mitchison - whatcha need
ella fitzgerald - sunshine of your love
dells - i just don't know what to do with myself
japrazz - ho!
kid koala - it's all over
sikh knowledge - aisee taisee
pac div - we the champs (duke vs. carolina)
nas - star wars
d.j. spinna feat. torae - lyrics is back
james brown - escape-ism
bobby forrester - uncle funky
reuben wilson - got to get your own
jimmy mcgriff - tiki
de la soul - jenifa (taught me)
kool g. rap & d.j. polo - kool is back
jungle brothers - sounds of the safari
grand puba feat. q-tip - good to go
senor kaos feat. wale & curren$y - word play (remix)
j.period & k'naan - let's start (tribute to fela kuti)
fela ransome-kuti & the africa '70 with ginger baker - let's start
marvin gaye - cloud nine
mayer hawthorne - the ills
new mastersounds - san frantico
talk (over kashmere stage band - shaft)
james mason - rhythm of life
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