Groovement

The Great Oven builds giant community ovens and sends them to places of need - at All Together Now festival in Ireland, two new ovens were debuted. One will stay in Dublin at Bohemian FC while the other goes to the Wonder Cabinet in Palestine, where Radio Ahara is based. Co-founder James Gomez Thompson sits down with Groovement's Jamito to talk the history of the project, some details of their work including their response to the Beirut port explosion, how his abuelita was an influence and how the GO started while he was working with food writer Nigel Slater. Also featuring music from Buena Vista Social Club, Throwing Snow, Nicolas Jaar and BADBADNOTGOOD with MF DOOM.
First broadcast on Radio Alhara Sunday 7 September 2025. 

A selection of Yasiin Bey Breaks. Black Star on tour in November! 

Live mix, broadcast Radio Alhara 6 July 2025

Live mix, broadcast Radio Alhara 6 July 2025

DJ Jazzy Jeff hits Manchester for the Magnificent House Party, and I warmed up. We caught up in the back later together with the MAG crew plus AnnaOnTheMic. Plus, all new hip hop to jazz and back round again. 
1O years ago: https://groovement.co.uk/2015/04/interview-dj-jazzy-jeffs-first-45s-set-for-20-years-rbma-uk-tour-wax-works/

Charif Megarbane - Istintaj (live in Manchester)

Fathi Aldiyqz & Sons of Africa Band – Palestine Is My Homeland

Werkha & Ríoghnach Connolly  - Everyday

Darkhouse Family - Heart Of Medina

Om Unit - Ascension 

Mammal Hands - Deep Within Mountains

Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Radicalise (urself)

Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Wavy

GreenFinguz - Leila

GreenFinguz - Shaitan (Parrisian)

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Direne Direne

Bakaka Band - Geesiyada Halgamayow (Brave Fighters)

Gal Costa - Pontos De Luz

Al Massrieen - Sah

Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations

Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones - New Monuments 

Telemakus - The Return Of Tele

Special guest Rob Mitchell from Abstract Orchestra talks about their work with Guilty Simpson, Slum Village and more, plus new label Abstract Records.
Pan Amsterdam talks new album Confines, dedicated to his dad. Lafayette Stokely is over in the UK for the first time and JoeJas has UK dates too. Naomi Kalu is a powerful new Mancunian singer / songwriter, and producer/rapper Arshaq Malik talks his new work.

Gangster Doodles talks the completion of his compilation trilogy for All City Records, with contributions from Mr Scruff, Don Leisure and Homeboy Sandman. Plus an hour of new hip hop and jazz from Greg Surmacz, KUTMAH, Harry Shotta x Metrodome, Zola Marcelle, Poppy Daniels, Oddisee, Murs, Nana Benz du Togo, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Offica and more

Harry Shotta - Imposter Feat. Spyda, P Money & Rag'n'Bone Man

Greg Surmacz - Rust And Glass

KUTMAH - encore

KUTMAH - night owls

Silas Short - GUY (Karriem Riggins Remix)

Zola Marcelle - Life in the Stars

KUTMAH - messages from the stars (pm dawn type beat)

Zola Marcelle - Saturn Drive

Poppy Daniels - Keep on Going

Brandee Younger - Gadabout Season

Oddisee - A Rare Thing

Murs - Lightsabers and Black Forces (feat. Chace Infinite)

Pink Butter - 'Can We Go Back' (Feat. T3) 

Royce Wood Junior - Clean Up

Nana Benz du Togo - Fovi

Femi Kuti - Journey Through Life

WheelUP - Safe In Your Arms feat. Abacus & Liv East

Nadeem Din-Gabisi - Enter Claim (Feat. Divine Earth, Angel Seka)

Hector Plimmer - New Knew featuring Andrew Ashong

Offica - Go Mo

Banda Maje - (Roda De) Samba Maje

Homeboy Sandman - I Love You ft Monster Rally

Mr Scruff - Flute Boom

Crimeapple ft Don Leisure - Vic Damone 

645AR - Shooting Star 

Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Morning Star

Girl Talk ft. Freeway & WakaFlakaflame - Tolerated (Remixed by Mikey the Magician)

EyeBriss - Don't Clap When I Win

Lil Ugly Mane - Wishmaster

Iggy Pop - Kill City

94 East - If You See Me ft Prince

RVYO ft Bombay - KFLEX

Forced to leave Lebanon in his initial wave of creativity, and only now returning to the stage years later following the re-release of his music on the Habibi Funk label, Rogér is on tour with Charif Megarbane - Rogér very kindly took some time out to jump on Liber[té] for Radio Alhara to talk about his history and choose some songs for us. Tickets for his tour including Manchester: https://theatresonline.seetickets.com/tour/roger-fakhr-charif-megarbane
LP Fine Anyway: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-016-fine-anyway-2
LP East of Any Place: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-025-east-of-any-place

Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective) talks his first LP in six years, All The Quiet (Part 1) - Ella May Sueref talks her eponymous debut solo album on Village Live Records - Homeboy Sandman is in Manchester with guest schwarma reviews from DJ Trumastr and Oddy Gato - Ellen Beth Abdi introduces her two lead singles from her upcoming debut album

First broadcast on Reform Radio Monday 7 April 2015.