And now for our next number we'd like to return to the classics...today we proudly present a guest show by none other than Marcos Valle, a true legend of bossa nova, samba and popular brazilian music in general. Valle started playing the piano at the age of five, educated in classical and soon leaning towards jazz and soul, he began his recording career in the mid-sixties, when he was still a teenager. Since then he has built a monumental body of work with close to thirty albums published and a songbook of more than three hundred compositions, with which he has also provided material for Caetano Veloso, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Stacey Kent and Diana Krall among many others. Guitarist, producer, arranger, composer of soundtracks, also well versed in his approaches to rock, funk or electronics, Marcos Valle is an all-rounder who has done it all in the world of music.

This very special episode in our Curtis Radio series marks the first anniversary of the show, and we want to express our enormous gratitude to all the artists that so generously shared their most treasured records with us, and to all the listeners and music lovers who play and enjoy the shows making this project born a year ago in our beloved listening bar in Barcelona such a beautiful reality.

So without further ado here are ten songs that really matter in the wonderful musical world of Marcos Valle. Press play and turn it up. Food for the soul!

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:

Emicida - Pequenas Alegrias da Vida Adulta

Astrud Gilberto - The Face I Love

Lulu Santos - Aviso aos Navegantes

Céu - Menino Bonito

Moreno Veloso -  Não Acorde o Neném

Jovem Dionísio e Marcos Valle - Melhor do Mundo

Joyce Moreno e Marcos Valle - A Chuva Sem Gal

Seu Jorge - Quem Não Quer Sou Eu

Dorival Caymmi - Dora

Joyce Moreno - Feminina

En nuestra constante peregrinación por las sendas del ritmo para encontrar a los mejores coleccionistas de discos y a los más ávidos selectores del panorama nacional e internacional, teníamos que dar de forma inevitable con el bueno de Javi Bayo. Figura clave de la escena underground de este país desde hace más de dos décadas, Javi es un DJ de DJs, tanto en el club como en la radio (Radio Relativa, NTS, Worldwide FM, Dublab...), y un auténtico erudito del groove global en todas sus vertientes, en especial aquellas más desconocidas y alejadas de la corriente popular. En 2012 compiló el disco "Fetén", una colección de grabaciones olvidadas de jazz hechas en España en los 60-70, y más recientemente ha publicado “América Invertida” (Vampisoul-Little Butterfly Records, 2019), una muestra de los excitantes sonidos del Uruguay de los 80, donde los arreglos de voces etéreas y guitarras acústicas cohabitaban con sintetizadores y cajas de ritmo; el candombe y la música de raíz latinoamericana se aliaban con los sonidos de new wave y dream pop.

Aquí en Curtis Radio nos complace enormemente presentar esta exquisita selección de 10 canciones que importan en el maravilloso y exuberante universo musical de Javi Bayo. Dale play, sube el volumen y disfruta del viaje sonoro a bellos lugares de África y América Latina.

10 Tunes Tracklist:

· Bebeto Di Sao Joao | Nega Milagrosa

· Trio Nago E Roberto Luna | Capoeira

· Yolandita Monge | Alegría

· Los Tigres | Qué Belleza

· Black Sugar | Muévete Muévete

· Grupo Camaleón | Quiero Ya Tu Amor

· Lito Barrientos | Para Qué

· Grupo Sta. Cecilia | Africa Bump

· Banana 5 | Banana 5 En Percusión

· Los Corraleros De Majagual | Baila Mi Boogaloo

The Curtis Radio "10 songs only" series keep gaining momentum, the list of very special guests keeps growing strong and today we reach episode number 25 with another top musical talent and international star. We follow DJ Vadim's extended and highly prolific career since day one. It was the early 90s and Vadim aka The Dub Catcher was already on our radar as he was starting from a foundation in instrumental hip hop and releasing great music on his label Jazz Fudge and in seminal UK imprint Ninja Tune too. But a voracious appetite for musical discovery and experimentation made it impossible to pigeonhole and restrict his musical palette to just one genre or style. Both in the studio (with 17 albums released to date)and in stages and DJ booths around the world (over 3000 gigs in 78 countries) he has achieved a trademark and highly personal Vadim sound that combines hip hop, reggae, dancehall, bass culture, latin, disco, funk, world sounds, and beyond. So it's with great pleasure that today we present here 10 songs that represent and matter in the always soul-lifting and colorful musical world of DJ Vadim. Press play, turn it up, and enjoy the ride! Daddy Vad is in the house Ladies and Gentlemen.

They say that there are 2 eras in modern music. The one that came before the invention of the Roland TR-808 drum machine and the era that came after. We believe that statement to be true. Such is the massive influence of that seminal and powerful machine in the music that we play and listen today. And if there is a particular genre intrinsically linked to the sounds and drum patterns of a Rolant TR-808 machine that is obviously Electro. From Kraftwerk, to Afrika Bambaataa to Drexciya among many others, the fantasy of a sound produced by robots that have a human soul has intrigued and seduced and influenced us in many ways. Today in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series, we are delighted and honored to present a very special guest that belongs to that original lineage of electro originators. The Egyptian Lover is one of the most prominent and creative ambassadors of that happy crossing where electro and funk get together. He is electrofunk royalty, a cornerstone of a hybrid sound (electro + funk) that we love so much because it instantly makes us shake our asses and feel good. So press play, turn the volume up and enjoy 10 songs that really matter in The Egyptian Lover's world.

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:

Prince - Head

Sexual Harassment - I Need A Freak

Bar Kays - Freaky Behavior

Gary Numan - Cars

Kraftwerk - Numbers

Cameo - Shake your Pants

Rick James - Give it to me Baby

Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘til you Get Enough

Prince - Do me Baby

The Jacksons - That’s what you get for being polite

Important Curtis Radio Show Alert! Today's very special guest in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series is none other than Amir Abdullah. Amir is part of Hip Hop history as a sample excavator, music historian, compilation curator and DJ who’s already acknowledged alongside some of his childhood heroes. As a DJ he’s rocked parties from Brooklyn to Berlin, where he’s been based for the past few years; as a producer he reinterprets classic cuts into innovative remixes; as an educator he lectures on topics ranging from cultural appropriation in Hip Hop to the history of independent jazz; as a radio DJ his monthly residency for Worldwide FM, The Khronicles, airs every first Tuesday; and as a curator and label executive he’s responsible for over a dozen releases for his label 180-Proof Records. Those "On Track" and "Off Tracks" Kon & Amir compilations for BBE Records hold legendary status among record diggers and are a sort of Holy Grail of groove based music. His latest release, distributed by BBE Records, is DJ Amir presents Strata Records -The Sound of Detroit Volume 1 and an album he executive produced and is particularly proud of: Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova.

So it is with great pride and excitement that we present this new Curtis Radio episode, curated with love by Amir Abdullah and unearthing ten rare, pure, soul lifting musical jewels for our listening pleasure. Turn it up!

10 TUNES TRACK-LIST:

Wendell Harrison and Phil Ranelin - The Beneficent

Brian Auger and Oblivion - Whenever You’re Ready

Ethel Beatty - I know You Care

Ralph Robles - Los Habaneros

Johnnie Walker & Jacqueline Dee - Farewell to Welfare

Oby Onyioha - Enjoy Your Life

The Lyman Woodard Organization - Saturday Night Special

Charles Earland - Let The Music Play

Grandmaster Chilly T & Stevie G - Rock the Message Rap

Joey Pstrana and his Orchestra - El Pulpo

Oli Stewart aka Casbah73 is our very special guest for the 22nd episode in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series. Born in NYC and based in Madrid, he moved to the UK in the 90s where his DJ game was enriched and solidified when he got immersed in the flourishing rare groove, soul, funk, disco and house musical scene. His quest as a voracious digger and professional record dealer takes him around the world in search of the rarest, most elusive and precious slices of wax. As a result his collection grows to monumental proportions. Back to Madrid in the year 2000 he puts all his knowledge and experience to work both in DJ booths and the recording studios, achieving an original and very distinctive Casbah 73 sound and producing a string of high quality releases for labels like Lovemonk, Hitop, Glitterbox/Defected...Picking up only 10 songs out of a 18000 collection must be a big challenge. He sure did it with finesse and much style, but don't take our word for it. Just press play, turn it up and find out...Casbah 73 Love for you all!

Singer, songwriter, DJ, designer... Emma Noble is a woman of many talents, and her artistic career keeps growing, evolving and gaining momentum at pretty high speed. One half of dynamic all-vinyl DJ duo Noble & Heath, with a sound deeply rooted in soul music, she hosts a radio show on Soho Radio, plays gigs in clubs and festivals across Europe, and since the release in 2020 of her solo EP "No Turning Back" (Cosmos Music) and the success of her collab with Matt Berry and the release of hit single "Beatmaker", she has toured the UK alongside a 10-piece band of musicians and performed in a string of sell-out concerts that led them to a critically acclaimed closing show at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London.

Today we are very happy to present an impeccable selection for Curtis Radio, a set that encapsulates the exquisite and colourful and soul-lifting musical universe of Emma Noble.

So sit back, relax, press play, turn it up! And enjoy the joyful ride in 10 beautiful songs selected with love by this week's very special guest. Emma Noble Ladies and Gentlemen!

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10 TUNES TRACKLIST:

Nancy Wilson - Here It Comes

Aretha Franklin - Take Me with you

Leroy Hutson - I Think I’m Falling In Love

Marvin Gaye - Try It You’ll Like It

Slik Walk - Young Jazzy

Funk Mammoth - Told Ya

Diana Ross - Surrender

NYCC - I’ll Keep A Light In My Window

Arthur Adams - I Like It Funky

Ambros Seelos - Gimme More

...slowly but surely we reach the 20th episode in our beloved CURTIS RADIO "10 songs that really matter" series. And to mark such special occasion we are very proud to present Mark GV Taylor, an essential reference point for all lovers of groove based music around the world. Soul, disco, jazz, Brazilian music, AOR music, boogie, rare grooves, northern soul...you name it, Mark GV Taylor has a deep understanding and passion for all these genres and shares the knowledge and spreads the gospel from all possible fronts. Radio, top-shelf compilations, music journalism and oh yes...he's a DJs DJ too. So it is a great pleasure and an honor to present a 10 magnificent tunes selection as curated by Mark GV Taylor for Curtis Radio. You know them stakes is high, when we dealin' with the vibes...vibrations.

Mark GV Taylor, Ladies and Gentlemen. Press play, turn it up and get your groove on!

10 TUNES TRACKLIST

ALBERTO RADIUS - CALIFORNIA BILL

ILOUS - PELE-MELE

PSYCHEMAGIK - VALLEY OF PARADISE

LEXX - MISSING YOU

M.F. ROBOTS - MAKE THE CALL

BOBBY SPARKS - JAMIE STARR

ROUGH SARCO - MY LAND

LITTO NEBBIA - CÓMO APRENDÍ A SOPORTAR TUS INSEGURIDADES

AQUARIUS - SO TEM LUGAR PRA VOCE

PHIL WOODS WITH CHRIS GUNNING AND ORCHESTRA - CHALDEAN PRAYER

Important Curtis Radio Transmission Alert!! Today we proudly present a very special program curated by none other than Shawn Lee, the great multi-instrumentalist musician originally from Wichita-Kansas and living in London, who has developed a career so rich and extensive that it is just impossible to describe here in a few lines.

Singer, drummer, songwriter, producer, collector of musical jewels, library music specialist...from his early musical steps in the local Baptist Church of his hometown, to linking up in L.A with The Dust Brothers and Jeff Buckley among many other musical luminaries, to the late 90's move to London and his work for seminal labels like Talkin Loud, Wall Of Sound, Ubiquity and highly aclaimed projects like Ping Pong Orchestra or Young Silver Fox, join us today on this journey in ten songs as curated by one of the modern music icons of our times. Shawn Lee ladies and gentlemen. Press play, enjoy & learn!

10 TUNES TRACKLIST.

Steely Dan - Black Cow

The Average White band - Walk on by

The James Walsh Gypsy Band - The Caves of Altamira

America - Ventura Highway

Earth Wind & Fire - In to Stone

The Doobie Brothers - Losin’ End

Jan Hammer Group - Don’t you know

Dennis Brown - Wichita Lineman

Fazon - Sopwith Camel

The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

One day about 4 years ago, a week before Curtis was even open to the public, this man walked by, read our sign, smelled vinyl, and sneaked in under the half-closed metal door.

- are you guys open?

- well, not really. We are here just getting things ready to open...soon

- do you mind if I take a quick look at the records?

- yes man, no problem. Have a look

10 minutes later he approached the till with a pile of 300€ worth of records.

He paid and left with a smile on his face and a stack of new wax under his arm.

Wow! This causal encounter sure gave us a massive boost of confidence. We thought "...well, in the end maybe there is going to be a public who will appreciate our simple concept of a bar devoted to our love for good records and good sound. We were not so sure about it back when we were starting.

The man, being an old-school DJ and a voracious record collector, came back every single week after that, looking for more records and a Vichy Catalan sparkling water on ice and lemon

Talking to him we discovered that we have met each other about 3 decades ago, when he was a battle DJ and member of a breakdancing crew, and later when we were producing club music for the same local record label. Small world.

His Curtis Radio 10 songs of choice are testimony to his excellent taste in music and an instinct for finding and playing classy uplifting beats and grooves that make you feel really good. So sit back, relax, turn the volume up, and enjoy Pedro Generelo's impeccable 10 songs selection for Curtis Radio.

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:

The New American Orchestra - Love Theme

Charles Mingus - Summertime

Jazz Liberator - Clin D'oeil

Roots Manuva - Juggle Tings Proper

Shinehead - Billy Jean

Bomb the Bass - Bug Powder Dust

Muse - The 2nd Law: Isolated System

Hiroshi Suzuki - Cat

Soel - Shining Pain

Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes - A Chance for Peace