Ten years ago today D'angelo "Black Messiah" was released. The follow up to 2000's "Voodoo" it improbably lived up to the hype and cemented D's status as the keeper of the flame for a classic era of soul and funk music, but feeling fresh and contemporary. You know we need to represent "Black Messiah" by spinning a clutch of favourites including some unreleased versions and special bits. We are also blessed to have the brother Nicholas from 95bFM Friday Drive up to spin some faves and classics, and the man comes correct. Churness!

Kirky boy's rides again with a bunch of the good stuff. 

It's a jam-packed Swap Meet this week with DJ/Musician/Author Peter McLennan AKA @dubdotdash poppoing thru to spruik his new book Deepgrooves: A Record Label Deep in the Pacific of Bass, and the People Who Gave It a Voice, and we have a kōrero about all things and people related to the label, and spin some faves. In hours 2 & 3 we have a treat in the form of a tag-team selection from Zara sharing some Amapiano essentials, and Chapters transmuting boogie to Ama, to UK Funky and Dancehall-infused ital goodness to keep the room rocking. Braap

More Ngata nasties for you this week as Campbell takes charge for his regular month sesh. Some gremlins took over the airwaves so check the podcast for the actual hour one! Rrrrrrrespct Aneeka for sussing...

Kirk's back with a bunch of new treats, alongside the usual older favourites. Turn it up & enjoy. 

This week The Swap Meet salutes the don @quincyjones with three hours of tracks performed, written, arranged, produced by the original record man including tracks from @chakakhan Brothers Johnson James Ingram, @michaeljackson @pattiaustinofficial @thedinahwashington @arethafranklin and many more. Will we play Frankie? Press the button to find out. Whakarongo Mai!

Slowdeck takes over the show for the first hour, and there are notable anniversaries for The Blackbyrds, George Duke, Kraftwerk, Curtis Mayfield, Ohio Players, Digable Planets, Artifacts, Wham!, Slave, Brand Nubian and Pete Rock & CL Smooth! As well as newly released material from Greentea Peng, Homeboy Sandman, Rahaan, Roland Haynes Jr, Edward Fisher, and classics from the likes of Gary Bartz, Twilight, Rance Allen, Vesta Williams and on and on. Can you dig it?

It's the monthly check-in from your f'uncle Campbell Ngata with those soulful essentials plus a spesh guest in the form of Matiu Te Maire, a digger and battle DJ, now resident in Te Tairāwhiti, his mix bristling with classics and sample cuts for Hip-Hop's golden era, he also tips his pōtae to new inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2024) A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool & the Gang. We hope that you will find our presentation precise, bass-heavy, and just right!

Kirk's back in the saddle. More on the modern/contemporary tip, with a few oldies in there too, including one from The Temptations 'Truly For You' album which was released 40 years ago that same week, also new stuff from Devin Morrison, Ezra Collective, Jimetta Rose & Incognito, all that & loads more. Turn it up! 

@OoGuN is back in studio to help us mark what would be the 86th birthday of the one and only Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, as well as Seun and Mádé Kuti, and share funky highlife and afrobeat 7"s and many more treats besides, including . Press the button!