JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS

On Episode 4 of JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS, Jonny welcomes longtime collaborator and one-half of the dynamic duo The Herbaliser, Mr. OLLIE TEEBA.  Ollie is also part of Jonny's Hip Hop supergroup Soundsci, with Audessey (ex-Mass Influence), U-George (The Hemisphere), Strong Island's Oxygen, and legendary UK Hip Hop engineer 'No Sleep' Nigel.

Jonny and Ollie go deep into "What's Beneath The Bottom Of The Glass," a themed mix inspired by late nights, hungover mornings and drowning your sorrows.  Ollie kicks things off with a set of boozy grooves from Ennio Morricone, Asha Puthli, James Brown, Carla Bley, David Axelrod, Peggy Lee and much more.  Jonny takes over for a blended bender of beats from The Karminsky Experience, Ernie Watkins, Parliament, Eddie Harris and John Lee Hooker, among others.

Ollie's group The Herbaliser have become an English jazz hip-hop global phenomenon, formed with Jake Woo aka Jake Wherry in West London during the early 1990s, originally inspired by a shared passion for hip-hop, rare groove, funk and jazz. and their youthful heroes James Brown, DJ Premier, Lalo Schifrin, David Axelrod and Serge Gainsbourg, among many others.

Although currently releasing on their own label and having previously been signed to !K7 Records, they were one of the best-known acts from the Ninja Tune stable of '90s power players.  They have released 12 albums, including two DJ mixes: one for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series and the other for Fabric's Live Mix series. The Herbaliser's album Same As It Never Was was their first release on !K7 Records. Their last album Bring Out The Sound was released in 2018, on the BBE label.

For more info, tour dates and the latest news and releases from UK superproducer Ollie Teeba, follow him @olliteeba on Instagram.

Go on a one-hour journey with JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS, live & direct from in and around London, featuring guests from a veritable who’s who of top UK DJ and production talent, where a short phrase will determine the musical direction… expect sounds old and new through the prism of a different theme for every show…SUBSCRIBE Now on Apple or wherever you get your music podcasts, and always live & direct (with full playlists!) on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network MUSIC Channel

 

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For Episode 3, "Sideways Glance," JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS welcomes DJ Darrell Haring aka Wax Buzzard to kick things off with a set of high octane breaks and rare funky covers, featuring tracks from Prince Buster, The Budos Band, Soul Sugar, and the Visioneers, among others.  Jonny takes on the second half with a set of more super rare and funky soul, reggae and jazz cover versions, featuring tracks from Roy Ayers, Matumbi, Ernie Wilkins, Duke Pearson and much more.

Darrell, a pro beatmaker, cratedigger and DJ, was an integral member of the legendary pioneering UK b-boy crew "Second To None" as Ice Rock Dee/Ice Kid Deeho, featured in the documentary "Second To None Presents 'The B-Boy Mercenaries'" available here on YouTube

Follow Darrell Haring @stn.dee on Instagram for regular postings of deep vinyl rarities and his latest digs.

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For Episode 2 of JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS, Jonny welcomes guest DJ ZOE "LUCKY CAT BAXTER" for a late night ride around South London...through greasy raindrops running down a night bus window to intimate looks between passengers in the back of a black cab.  Don’t forget to tip the driver!  Featuring deep vintage sweet soul and dreamy jazz including tracks by LaBelle, Molly Lewis, Mike Vickers, The Dixie Cups, Jose Feliciano, Errol Garner and much more...

Zoe “Lucky Cat” Baxter is a London-based DJ, broadcaster, cook, illustrator, mum, East Asian culture connoisseur and reggae vinyl junkie.  Her Resonance 104.4fm series “lucky cat’s sound system stories” featuring the finest guests from UK sound system culture, has been rockin’ it since 2005.

Catch up with all Zoë’s radio shows on her mixcloud and follow her on instagram @luckycatzoe

 

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For the premiere episode of JONNY CUBA & FRIENDS, Jonny is joined by UK master producer DJ FOOD, aka Strictly Kev for a sixty minute musical journey "Above The Clouds."  This gorgeous set of of rare jazz, fusion and ambient sounds features tracks from Broadway Project, Mick Clarke, Tangerine Dream, Young Holt Unlimited, Steve Roach and more....

DJ Food is an electronic music project currently headed by Kevin Foakes aka Strictly Kev. Originally conceived by the members of Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs".  The later DJ Food albums have developed with shades of Latin, Dub, Breakbeat, Ambient and Drum 'n Bass.

For more information about Strictly Kev aka DJ Food, follow him @strictlykev on Instagram and check out www.djfood.org for full discography, downloads and updates.

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