Show 995
Show 995: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid delves into dubbed out hip-hop and reggae funk covers by Atmosphere, Mos Dub, Chosen Few, Bruce Ruffin and more. Plus a driving new cut by Eric Boss, pure Brazilian sunshine from Gilberto Gil, and a dose of knowledge, magic and power from Sampa the Great.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 953
Show 953: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid dives into disco heavyhitters from Love Committee and Cloud One, throwback soul by Ruby Velle and raw funk from Ikebe Shakedown and Seun Kuti. Plus percolating B-side soul from Foster Sylvers, DJ Pump's high-octane overhaul of "Special Affair" and unparalleled pengame from the mighty Black Thought.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 908
Show 908: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid celebrates the iconic voices of the Jones Girls, from early singles to enduring classics to collaborations with soul heavyweights Curtis Mayfield and Norman Connors. Plus modern-day New Orleans magic from PJ Morton, 49th Blue Streak's ferocious cover of "Foxy Lady" and new heat from street advocates Talib Kweli and Styles P.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 876
Show 876: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid samples the seismic soul of drum legend Bernard Purdie, from Afro-Cuban grooves with Mongo Santamaria to Cal Tjader's electrifying "Mamblues" to some of his most iconic breaks including "Rock Steady" and "Synthetic Substitution". Lady Wray's ready to "Do It Again" with a retro-soul sureshot, funk classics get flipped by Zhigge, Jungle Brother and Sylk Smoov, and indie luminaries collide on "B-Boy Bonanza".
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 842
Show 842: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid salutes New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint: from his solo soul to prolific penwork and studio magic with fellow heavyweights Dr. John, Chocolate Milk, The Meters, Pointer Sisters, Esther Phillips and more. Family Stone trumpet legend Cynthia Robinson gets a fond farewell, Traum Diggs takes us to church on "Prayer Meeting", John Robinson & MF Doom flow hypnotic on the jazz-fuelled "Sorcerers", and blues licks meet southern-fried storytelling on B.B. & The Underground Kingz' "Country Cousins".
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 816
Show 816: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid digs up funk on the rock side of the tracks, finding raw drum breaks by Jackson Heights and the New York Rock Ensemble, magnetic grooves by Terry Reid, smooth vocals from Ned Doheny and Southern styled Brit-rock bangers by Vinegar Joe and Broken Glass. Plus Afrobeat hype by Euforquestra x Guynamukat, hurtling organ & brass on Oddisee's "That's Love", and a new flip on the classic Mardi Gras break on Psycho Les' hardbody "Thunder Bells".
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 788
Show 788: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid highlights drum legend Idris Muhammad's influence on jazz, funk & soul — from hitmaking rhythm on songs with Fats Domino and Roberta Flack to his boiling groove with jazz giants Lonnie Smith and Grant Green. Bilal laments a life defined by "The Dollar" over a hypnotic Black Milk beat, and Montreal's Full Course drops their modern vintage cut "Reality Check". Plus nasty funk production on Georgia Anne Muldrow's "Personal", a deft Steely Dan/Patrice Rushen matchup by DJ Day, and pure sultry sweetness from Orgone's "Anticipating".
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 772
Show 772: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid shines light on recent releases across the funk spectrum, from Kendra Morris' Stones cover "Miss You" to driving grooves from Lena & The Deep Soul and Trevor & Lisa, sunny soul from Aloe Blacc and thick 808 bass by Indian Summer. Plus G-noF's fat funk synths on "You Can Do It", soul-jazz journeys with Stan Getz and Roland Kirk, and Busta and his Flipmode Squad flipping the Black Moon classic "I Got Cha Opin".
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 749
Show 749: Soul Supreme: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid puts the spotlight on Willie Hutch's exquisite songwriting & production on tracks by The Sisters Love, Marvin Gaye, Choo Choo Montgomery, Jackson 5, Gwen McCrae and many more. Plus hip hop takes on Willie Hutch from UGK, Outkast and Japan's Toshinobu Kubota, as well as a lost Dilla beat found and perfected by the Yancey Boys & Common, and fiery West African funk by Moussa Dumbia.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 735
Show 735: Mother Beautiful: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid pays tribute to the mothers of the world with songs from Bohannon, Aleke Kanonu, Funkadelic, Bukky Leo and Sly & The Family Stone. Plus a retrospective of Willie Hutch's incomparable soul from '73 to '77, a groove-heavy remix of Gang Starr's DWYCK by Steely Chan, smoothed out stepping disco from Arthur Adams & Leprechaun, and jazz infused rhymes from long-time collaborators Blu & Exile.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 717
Show 717: Three piece dinner: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid dishes up favorite recent cuts, including throwback funk & soul from The Bamboos and Kylie Auldist, electro boogie by Breakbot and Kill Paris, and "high weirdness" from THEESatisfaction and Birdy Nam Nam. Plus: Bo Diddley talks some funky smack to Jerome, Zed Bias puts a twist on classic Eddie Kendricks, and Theophilus London and The Dap-Kings team up for a funky Nat King Cole remake.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 705
Show 705: Go for broke: Cheeba Cheeba Kid brings on the blues with grimy 12-bar funk by Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Koko Taylor, Little Sonny and more. Plus new funk releases from Dr. John, Brand New Heavies and The Blackbyrds, a tribute in memory of Native Tongue affiliate "Baby" Chris Lighty, and an all-star NY rap mashup by DJ Clafrica.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 695
Show 695: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid sniffs out more deep grooves from the rock vaults, with spaced out funk from Gong and Michael Bundt, synth madness from A Certain Ratio and classic sample fodder from Liquid Liquid and ESG. Plus: Onra adds his signature touch to Slave's '84 track "Share Your (L.O.V.E.)", Yellow Magic Orchestra put a Japanese twist on an Archie Bell favorite, and Freestyle Fellowship fuse jazz and spoken word on their classic "Inner City Boundaries".
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, The Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 683
Show 683: Fuzz funk and big beats: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid returns wielding rock breaks, from Steve Miller's bass riffs to classic Monkees to tripped-out Paul McCartney and much more. Plus a transatlantic collabo featuring Chicago's 1773 over futuristic beats by Vienna's Trishes, and meat & gravy funk from Booker T. Jones, Stretch & Steve Arrington.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 674
Show 674: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid gets busy with lots of female soul and outer-space funky jazz, featuring the music of Irene Reid, Bettye LaVette, Lonnie Liston Smith, Charles Earland and more. Plus a DJ Doo Wop double shot (including a Mad Lion/KRS-One freestyle), exclusive newness from the Lords of the Underground, funk retouches by the Gimmicks and Nostalgia 77, and a taste of Georgia Anne Muldrow's new collabo with Madlib.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 660
Show 660: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid joins us for a walk through the Acid Jazz era with songs by the Young Disciples, Snowboy, Incognito, Brand New Heavies and more. Plus: We pay tribute to singer-producer-songwriter legend Nick Ashford, the Italian production duo Black Machine touches up "Soul Power 74" for a beefy '94 banger, and J-Live pays homage to Diamond D's classic "Day in the Life".
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 641
Show 641: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid returns with spacey, psychedelic jazz breaks from Hubert Eaves and Deodato, disco gems by Loloeatta Holloway (RIP) and Mammatapee, and underground hip hop from Pharoahe Monch and Lupe. Plus Korean funk by Black Butterfly, a new project from Kev Brown and Kaimbr sampling from Al Green's vaults, and Static gives his remix treatment to classic Grand Puba and Rakim verses.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 621
Show 621: We got the jazz... The Cheeba Cheeba Kid drops funky tracks from Blue Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, Art Farmer and unsung organ master Charles Kynard. Plus an early Biggie verse on Super Cat's classic "Dolly My Baby" Bad Boy remix, funk heavy-hitters by Brenda George and BT Express, and a new Public Enemy-inspired track from C-N-N and company.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 617
Show 617: Rock the House Y'all: We take an excursion through some of the funkiest rock breaks from The Grodeck Whipperjenny, Rare Earth, Jimi Hendrix, Ballin' Jack and more, courtesy of the Cheeba Cheeba Kid. Plus: MC Eiht joins space funk ambassador Dam-Funk on "Hood Pass Intact", Narcicyst drops the first track off his upcoming "Asthmatic" mixtape, and Grant Green and Eddie Henderson deliver jazz-steeped funk selections.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 614
Show 614: Back to the Old School: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid takes us on a funky ride through early hip hop, featuring party raps and disco-funk grooves from Spoonie G, Lady B, Master Jay & Michael Dee and Funky Four Plus One More. Plus jazz-funk by Johnny Hammond and Nathan Davis, reggae soul from Derrick Harriott, and rock breaks by Crystal Mansion and Serge Gainsbourg.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 598
Show 598: The Cheeba Cheeba Kid joins WEFUNK for a special tribute to Willie Mitchell - architect of the classic Al Green Memphis soul sound. Pharcyde takes it back to the old school with "Return of the B-Boy," Mark Wayward puts a boom-bap soul twist on Erykah Badu's "Soldier," and Static hooks up a special blend featuring Bush Babees over Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything".
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid, Lawrence
Show 467
Show 467: WEFUNK kicks off the 2007 CKUT Funding Drive with party funk, hip-hop classics and live freestyle/beatbox/trumpet sessions.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, DJ Static, Butta Beats, Blackbird, Funky Chef, Evan, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 437
Show 437: DJ Static starts slow with sum hednod jams, then Cheeba Cheeba Kid gets the heat risin' with a set of boogie beats and disco edits. Static hooks up some classic Canadian cuts to round out the show.
DJs & Guests: DJ Static, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 303
Show 303: The Professor joins forces with the Cheeba Cheeba Kid for a funk-heavy show
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 227
Show 227: A nice jazz funk-raw funk evolution in the first half, followed by a solid 90s hip-hop mix courtesy of the Cheeba Cheeba Kid.
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
Show 195
Show 195: A radio edition from the Rockdeep funk crew, featuring DJs Rawsoul and Cheeba Cheeba Kid
DJs & Guests: Professor Groove, Rawsoul, Cheeba Cheeba Kid
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