Maestro K's podcast

Here we are again with another blend of good music for your thirsty ears... This mix shuffles funk, hip hop and electro with some smooth soulful ballads. Well That's sweet and sour... and truly eclectic! So please enjoy!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1 - Daniel Janin - Fat Fat Fellow
2 - Refractory - Bistro
3 - Ramsey Lewis - Skin Tight
4 - Andreya Triana - Darker than blue
5 - Parov Stelar and Band - Spygame
6 - Brassroots - good life
7 - Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life Worldwide (ft. Queen Latifah, Angie Stone & Bahamadia)
8 - Tall Black Guy - The return of the here and now
9 - Graciela Maria - Sirius

To celebrate women's day on the 8th March, I thought it would be a good opportunity to dedicate one mix to slghtly more than half of the planet... 100% women is there, with plenty of soul jazz and harmony!! So, please Enjoy & leave your comments!

Tranclisting:
1 - Alice Russell - High Up On The Hook
2 - Jenny Wilson - clattering Hooves
3 - Hardkandy - Hey Lover
4 - Teena Marie - Harlem Blues
5 - Natural self ft. Andreya Triana - The Rising
6 - Joy Denalane - Let Go
7 - Ms. Dynamite - Dy-na-mi-tee

Long time no see on this Maestro K podcast!!!

We're back in 2011 with a brand new episode of pure jazz... Not the serious type of jazz, that jazz that is played while drinking beer, smoking and talking with friends! Enjoy these raw saxophone sounds and relaxed bass lines....

Tracklisting:
1 - Charles Mingus - Moanin'
2 - Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme
3 - The Heath Bothers - Smilin' Billy Suite, Part II
4 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Echoes of primitive Ohio and chili dogs
5 - Billy Brooks - Shetter cheeze
6 - Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man

Africa is currently hosting the soccer world cup... As the famous vuvuzelas disturb any supporter in front of his TV. I'd like to provide you with a musical solution, an introduction to Africa's greatest musician (and also political activist): Nigeria's Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

This mix contains some of Fela's major songs, never shorter than 12 minutes (!!) that will bring you 1 hour 45 minutes of the original Afrobeat music.

1 hour 45 minutes is exactely the length of a football game, half-time break included, so... please turn off the sound of your TV (and therefore the vuvuzelas), tune in to Maestro K, and enjoy the world cup games with the appropriate music!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1- Roforofo fight
2- Je nwi temi (don't gag me)
3- Oppposite people
4- Shakara
5- Zombie
6- Shuffering and shmiling
7- Water no get enemy

Too much to say about the Godfather of soul music...

Never had enough of his funky vibes! Let's have one more go with this selection of some of James' funkiest stuff!!

Enjoy!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:

1- James Brown - The payback
2- James Brown - The Popcorn
3- James Brown - There Was A Time
4- James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Parts. 1, 2 & 3
5- James Brown - Give it up or turn it a loose
6- James Brown - Shoot your shot
7- James Brown - Like it is, like it was
8- James Brown - White lightning (I mean moonshine)

These last few months in France have been agitated by an awful and dangerous debate about defining (??) the french national identity. Please forget the frogs legs, the baguette, Edith Piaf or Alain Delon, time have changed in this country, hopefully...

This mix is 100% french, and is exactely the opposite of what you might expect of french music: Modern, electronic, eclectic, sometimes in english and brings to your ears a positive power.

Yes, time have changed... this is now part of our "Identité Nationale", so please enjoy!!!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1 - Bibi Tanga & the Selenites - Red wine
2 - Chinese man - Jumpin' in havana
3 - Laurent de Wilde - Moanin'
4 - Soel - Le vicomte
5 - Sayag Jazz Machine - Un poco fabulous
6 - Kassav - Ola ou yé eva
7 - Les Nubians - El son reggae
8 - Tribeqa - Amali part. 1
9 - Hocus Pocus - Quitte à t'aimer feat. Cesaria Evora & Magik Malik

Here we are again in 2010 with a highly "positive" episode of this podcast. Barely known songs from now and before (70's) that will make you smile and - I hope - forget that the winter is still long.
So enjoy and keep smiling!
Maestro K.

Tracklisting:

1 - The real fake MC - My old turntable
2 - Common feat. Jill Scott - I Am Music
3 - Tribeqa - Qaravan
4 - Zero 7 - Medicine man
5 - Nina Simone - Baltimore
6 - L.A. Carnival - Blind man (cut chemist remix)
7 - Natural self Feat Elodie Rama - Midnight sun
8 - Soweto kinch - Good nyooz
9 - The five corners quintet - Easy diggin

Well, here we are with 2009's last mix. It's time to close this year and celebrate the start of this new decade! I guess you all remember the 3rd world party, the "world team" comes back to celebrate new year with this show!! Well, as usual, enjoy!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:

1 - Super Mama Djombo - Dissan Na M'bera (Guinea)
2 - El conjunto massalia - Chan Chan (France)
3 - Natacha Atlas - Bathaddak (Egypt)
4 - Kyekye Pe Aware - Sweet Talks (Ghana)
5 - Juan Formell & Los Van Van - A ver que sale (Cuba)
6 - Letta Mbulu - mahlalela (South Africa)
7 - The Exciters - Ese muerto no lo cargo yo (USA)
8 - Les Gypsies de Pétion Ville - La tulipe (Haiti)

Welcome back to Maestro K's podcast after a long long break!

In this episode you will hear only brass bands, famous or not, playing anything from jazz to funk and hip hop (!!).

Please enjoy these lovely tunes from german funk bands to late Michael Jackson's spiritual father, Quincy Jones.

Well, once again original music... So do not hesitate to leave your comments!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Ain't Nothin' But a Party
2- Mardi gras BB - The cape and the crown (sha la la)
3- Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Find a way
4- Phil Collins Big Band - Sussudio
5- Matthew herbert big band - Waiting
5- Youngblood Brass band - Brooklyn
6- Quincy jones and his orchestra - Boogie bossa nova
7- Moondog - Bird's Lament
8- Eddy Louiss - High Life

Welcome back for Maestro K's first post of year 2009...
We're back with something special, a really groovy full-instrumental mix.
Don't be afraid, no need to be jazz specialist to appreciate the good atmosphere of these UK, US and french tracks...
So, just tune in, and enjoy!!

Maestro K.

Tracklisting:

01 - The Philadelphia Experiment - Trouble man
02 - Julien Lourau - Lisa et Flavio
03 - Dorothy Ashby - Afro harping
04 - Medeski, Martin & Wood - Shine it
05 - Cymande - Them and us
06 - Weldon Irvine - Bananas
07 - Yusef Lateef - Live humble

Here comes the Christmas mix named "3rd world party!", which , I hope, gives this part of the world a better image than what we usually get from our mass media. Don't expect any naive "made for western people" ethnic songs, but something quite different. This 48 minutes mix will introduce you to some rare indian funk & brass band, to the art of Haitian Kompa, to ghanaian hard funkateers, to caribeean and beninese zouk... and much more!
So, please enjoy and merry Xmas!!!
Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1- Bill 'Ravi' Harris and the Prophets - Same Beat (India)
2- Manu Dibango - Mouvement Ewondo (Cameroon)
3- Pete Rodriguez - I like it like that (Porto Rico)
4- Kassav - Ola ou yé eva (French caribbean)
5- Balkan Beat Box - Hassan's Mimuna (Balkan / Turkey / Middle East)
6- Bollywood brass band - Urvashi Urvashi (India)
7- Haïtian Troubadours - Pa Manyen Fanm Nan (Haiti)
8- Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado (Ghana)
9- Orchestra Baobab - El son te llama (Senegal)
10- Petit miguelito - Lonlonyin (Benin)

Long time no see... We're back with a brand new eclectic mix with a strong acid jazz / abstract hip hop orientation but not only. Set the bass to the maximum, volume up, and (re)discover the original sound sampled in Busta Rhymes' Woo-hah, a hip-hop brass band, and a cool tune from my favorite brazilian city (until now): Olinda... and much more! So, please, enjoy!!! Maestro K.

Tracklisting:
1. Abstract rude + Tribe unique - Hey, This Must Be Deep
2. Galt MacDermot - Space
3. Donald Byrd - Think Twice
4. Backini - Company B-Boy
5. Eddie - Pode Me Chamar
6. Dynamic Syncopation - Bahian B-Boy
7. Dee Felice Trio - There Was A Time
8. Youngblood brass band - Camouflage