Show 628

December 10, 2010

Ruby Jane waxes nostalgic with a set of sweet downtempo and then looks to the future of dancehall, funk & latin with tracks by Bonjay, Dojo Cuts and Chico Mann. Plus: Nas & Damian Marley's take on the Dennis Brown classic "Promised Land", boom-bap soul from the Four Tops and Lamont Dozier, Jon Kennedy's solid remix of Bob Marley's funky "Mr. Brown", and a superb dub treatment of Talib Kweli's "Mourning Unknown" by Tannone.

DJs & GUESTS

DJ Static, Professor Groove, Ruby Jane

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • kanye west - dark fantasy
  • talk (over jon kennedy - brown acid)
  • la tribu du chef guida - pause "on the microphone"
  • jazz liberatorz feat. mos def - mountain sunlight
  • slakah the beatchild - b-boy beef
  • sharpshooters - hot buttered rum   (start of ruby jane's 1st set)
  • prefuse 73 - why i love you
  • freeworm - nagin (lullaby for treetop bears)
  • d.j. cam - juliet (love version)
  • nightmares on wax - ethnic majority
  • aim - fall break
  • herbaliser - scratchy noise
  • st germain - sure thing   (end of ruby jane's 1st set)
  • m-dot & d.j. jean maron feat. torae, chino x.l., b.a.m. & lyric jones - be easy
  • talib kweli & max tannone - mourning unknown
  • nas & damian marley feat. dennis brown - the promised land
  • van ark & blake eerie - richie's shoes
  • pete rock & c.l. smooth - i got a love
  • jay electronica feat. jay-z - shiny suit theory
  • bonjay - want a gang   (start of ruby jane's 2nd set)
  • michael jackson - i wanna be where you are (dallas austin remix)
  • babystone feat. sly stone - ask me
  • dojo cuts feat. roxie ray - say what you mean
  • d'angelo, femi kuti, macy gray & the soultronics - no water no enemy
  • chico mann - harmonia
  • nicola conte - bossa per due
  • brian auger & julie driscoll - flesh failures (let the sunshine in)   (end of ruby jane's 2nd set)
  • four tops - you keep running away
  • k.r.s. jon vs. bob marley - mr. brown
  • lamont dozier - put out my fire
  • jim bennett - hold that groove
  • opolopo feat. sacha williamson - take it slow
  • talk (over eumir deodato - san juan sunset, freesound orchestra - rush)

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