Freedom of Groovement

I was lucky to open for the legend Maurice Fulton in Bristol a couple months ago! I brought my Scarlett to record my set, warts and all to share with you. A mixed bag of 'FoGy' sounds like Surinamese rock or Taiwanese funk, with a bit of classic disco thrown in to get the crowd moving. I really had a blast at this venue and with this crowd, thanks a million to Paradisco for having me!

Episode 24: Technical Difficulties by Freedom of Groovement

This show takes the listener through the many sounds and customs of Algeria: Al-andalus classical music, Kabyle folk, and danceable Raï. No borders on the dancefloor as always!

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Tracklist:

1. Beihdja Rahal - Darj hsîn: Al-wardu yaftah fi-l-khudud – 00:00:00

2. Teldja - Ya babour - 00:05:39

3. Idir - A vava inouva (Live) - 00:10:05

4. Ait Meslayene - Ya taxi - 00:13:21

5. Salah Sadaoui - Déménagement - 00:18:10

6. Cheikha Rimitti - Ghir El Baroud - 00:23:22

7. Houria Aichi – Jamila - 00:29:41

8. Chérifa - Awi Yeqqlen D Abehri - 00:32:38

9. Mazouni - Mini jupe - 00:38:19

10. Ait Mislayene - El Fen - 00:43:16

11. Yamina - Talaâ l'chaouia - 00:47:50

12. Sahraoui & Fadela – Walli - 00:53:05

13. Cheb Mimoun - Abdelkader Ya Boualem - 00:57:44

14. Sahraoui & Fadela - N'selfik - 01:04:02

15. Khaled – Didi - 01:08:24

16. Cheb Mami - Meli Meli - 01:13:16

17. Cheba Fadela - Ana mahlali noum - 01:16:35

18. Cheb Nasro - Hokm el mektoub - 01:20:24

19. Cheb Hasni - Baida mon amour - 01:26:17

20. Khaled – Yamina - 01:31:52

21. Chaba Djenet - Yali yali hagda - 01:36:24

22. Cheb Mami – امي –

23. Nasro - Mon amour - 01:44:33

24. Soolking/Cheb Mami - Ça fait des années - 01:47:45

25. Ahmed Malek & Natureboy Flako - Tape 22 Track 2 - 01:51:30

26. Rachid Taha - Confiance (Album Version) - 01:53:04

A fresh cup of juicy borderless sounds to soundtrack your weekend. Drink up!

*sorry about the microphone in this episode

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Tracklist:

1. Return to Forever feat. Chick Corea – Vulcan Worlds

2. Return to Forever feat. Chick Corea – Where Have I Loved You Before

3. Peñaranda Y Su Conjunto – Navidad Negra

4. Caridad Cuervo – Machante

5. Kwabena Okai – Okoto

6. Bob Miga – I Found Out

7. Cheb Mimoun – Abdel Kader

8. Champs Bells – Tubular Bells

9. Love Creation - Space Talk (Love Creation Edit)

10. Reginald Omas Mamode IV – Rare Love

11. Gateway Shuffle – Snapping

12. Love Creation - Luther’s Jam

13. Mafika – Roadblock

14. The V Kids – Too Much Rain

15. Llwybr Cyhoeddus – Yn Yr Oriel

16. Jean Franvil – Flying to My Island (Instrumental)

17. Faze Action – To Love Is to Grow

18. Barney Rachabane – Table Mountain

19. Nephews of Phela – Mulah 2

20. Marijata - Break Through

21. New York – New York 83

22. Pepe Kalle – Nabeteli

23. Grupo Batuque – Read Between The Line

24. Return to Forever feat. Chick Corea – Earth Juice

We’re back with a new country for our Around the World series on 1020 Radio! This time we’re taking to Haiti 🇭🇹 for a tour through the native sounds of konpas direk, mini-jazz and mizik rasin. Despite it’s small size, Haitian music has made waves all over the globe. The irresistible danceability of konpas transcends borders and language - even in Haiti it’s sun in Créole, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese etc etc. Far from being a one trick poney, konpas has constantly evolved to keep audiences moving, first by introducing guitars during the mini-jazz movement, more recently incorporating drum machines and synthesizers as disco took the world. We tried to keep a balance of big hits and deeper cuts so check out the tracklist if you liked anything and as always support the artists if you can!

Episode 18: Portugal by Freedom of Groovement

We put this together to celebrate nearly 2 years on 1020 Radio (you can tell by the numbering we've missed a few shows along the way), and look ahead to our first live set in front of real IRL people for Loose Lips at the Cause in Tottenham. No dancing at the party of course because of the COVID restrictions, put if you put this on at home and decide to have a boogie, well that would be fine by us. Please enjoy.

China's club scene, like much of the rest of the country, is on the rise. Very little music in this show is beyond 25 years old, which is when the internet allowed for more widespread pirating and smuggling of dance music from beyond the Great Firewall. Pioneers like B6, Tzu Sing, club Shelter have ushered in a new era of at times fast, at times delicate, but always fascinating electronic music. A number of tracks on this playlist reflect not just the state of Chinese music but the state of the World at the time, cities in China were just leaving their long COVID-19 lockdowns and the countries of Europe were just entering theirs. Therefore a few tracks are actually not by Chinese producers (breaking one of the cardinal 'rules' of the show), but come from compilations supporting the Chinese recovery from the global pandemic. Some rules are meant to be broken I guess. Please enjoy.

Tracklist

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Tsehaytu Beraki - Medjemerya Fegrey

Orchestra Ethiopia - Mamiténna Kèbbèdè

Ali Mohammed Birra - Awash

Mahmoud Ahmed - Ohoho Gedama

Alemayehu Eshete - Telantana Zare

Hailu Mergia & the Walias - Woghenei

Mulatu Astatke - Yèkèrmo Sèw

Mulatu Astatke - Yègellé Tezeta

Tilahun Gessesse - Aykedashim Libe

Tilahun Gessesse - Tesasiko Menor

Hailu Mergia - Gum Gum

Admas - Anchi Bale Game

Habte - Ende-beerabeero (እንደ ቢራቢሮ)

Haile M. Ghiorgis - Man Biye?

Aster Aweke - Gudde Fella (feat. Nasir Hassen)

Dawit Mellesse - Lottery

Teshome Mitiku- Ambati

Neway Debebe - Egnaw Enitarek

GiGi - Gud Fella

GiGi - Zomaye

Samuel Yirga - I Am the Black Gold of the Sun

Teddy Afro - Mematsené

Teddy Afro - Ayne Hulgeze

Hachlu Hundessa - Maalan Jira

Hachalu Hundessa - Jirra

Mangistu Abbabaa - Diigaa Helloo

Compared to its size, Cuba has played a disproportionate role in influencing music around the world, with its unique blend of cultures and rhythms as a result of its colonial and then revolutionary history. The recognition of the influence of african music on Cuban music was long whitewashed by scholars and musicologists. Either wrongly attributed to Spanish influence, itself heavily influenced by African culture since the 15th century, or dismissed by attesting that the European influence was needed to make black music paletable and successful. Despite this, afro-cuban music grew into an unstoppable global force, which still exerts it’s influence today. Notable genres include mambo, rhumba, chachacha, afro Cuban jazz, son Cubano, guajira, Pachanga, Mozambique, bolero, Timba, Songo etc. Some of these are the roots of what would commercially become known as “Salsa”.