The guitar and other machines feature on a beautiful selection of international good-grooves, from Radio High Life with DJ Doug on SoundArt Radio. There's a bit of a Post-Punk/Punk-Funk & Indie Dance; with amazing genre-fluid new music from @band.called.bonk and JEFFU5. Plus a double hitting ‘ 7 Inches of Ska Heaven’ , uplifting Spiritual Jazz , new music from Sam Redmore, MPB, Latin from Colombia and more.

DJ Doug brings a treat for the ears; there’s a chat with Louis from @applesandapplesmusic about Little Arrows, the new EP , a 1978 ‘7 Inches of Heaven’, which is the ‘real thing’, some very smooth charity shop vinyl and classic Soul goes Bossa. Plus a Latin Section, an 80’s synth mash up, West African Disco and a pile of delightful new jazzy , soulful and groovy treats.

A tasty melting pot of international good-grooves , moving through spiritual uplifting Jazz, Reggae, Disco, Afro-Funk, Afro-Synth, Latin and into tropical beats

There’s a Rare Groove 7 Inches of Heaven , Covered with Love, Dog-eared delight market stall vinyl, exciting new music, classics from my collection and loads more

Track list

Néstor Álvarez - Melting Pot

William Onyeabor -Atomic Bomb -

Enji – Ulaan

Ese & The Vooduu People - Tainted Love

Awen Ensemble – Gobaith

Bokani Dyer - Ke Nako (feat. Sereetsi and the Natives)

The Wailers - Put it on

Camille Yarborough -Take Yo Praise

Combo De La Musica - Combo De La Musica

Sly & Robbie – Freedom (top Rankin Sounds)

Cotonete, Sabrina Malheiros - Bebete Vaobora feat. Sabrina Malheiros (

eva eva eva - Vivo Sarai (Staying Alive) -

George Mc Crae - You Treat Me good

Meridian Brothers - Bomba Atómica

Rail Band – Marabayasa

Salsa Suprema- La Negra

Jose Casimiro Morta - Sta Bidjacu

Gerardo Frisina – Cuiabà

Skeewiff - Wack Wack

Parbleu - Elios

Moses Ideka & Phi - Do It For You –

Aroop Roy - Mama Mwana

David Walters - No One (Captain Planet Disco Edit)

Orofino - Amsterdam - DJ Tennis Remix

International good-grooves with DJ Doug, featuring a conversation with the delightful Artur, the Lion Cub , Michalski, the driving creative force behind the excellent Balearic Breakfast blog site https://www.balearicbreakfast.com . Artur talks about what bought it about, the link back to the legendary David Mancuso and the important role it plays in supporting and connecting the ‘family’ around Colleen Cosmo Murphy ‘s outstanding radio show - a truly 21st Century manifestation of ‘community radio ‘

There are also some of the familiar features ; an Afro & Latin Funk ‘7 Inches of Heaven’, a Brazilian charity shop vinyl ‘covered with love’, some georgeous Latin Jazz and much, much more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from Soul Roots Radio; moving from smooth charity shop Latin, through Bossa and Samba, old and new, Brit Soul, 7 Inches of Heaven, gorgeous spiritual Jazz, into upbeat grooves. Featuring Linda Lewis , Eddie Palmieri , Sergio Mendes, Grupo Los Yoyi, Circling Sun, Rio 18 , Umoja & more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from SoundArt Radio; a selection of smooth n' easy Loungecore tunes leaning heavily on Charity Shop Latin and funky breaks, with grooves from Bert Kaempfert, Sergo Mendes, Ted Heath, Ocho, Herbie Mann & more

Radio High Life live on Soul Roots Radio with DJ Doug, moving through smooth Jazz from legends, Miles, Mulatu & Herbie, into Charity Shop Disco 12's, 7 Inches of Heaven and a Latin Section. There are some new treats from Hubbabubbaklub, Nu Genea and Ana Famnga Electrico and much, much more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from Soul Roots Radio ; the usual box-full of international good-grooves, with a Latin Section, Charity Shop Vinyl, ‘flippin ’ good’ B-side and an Italian ‘7-inches of Heaven’, (thanks Atlantis Records Hackney ) . Plus, plus plus.....a very special interview with the unique musical voice that is Miryam Solomon, to mark the two-year anniversary of her Romance EP. Miryam talks about the making of the EP, her approach to her creative process, people she worked with and musical identity, as well as sharing some awesome music from Meshell Ndegeocello and Auclair

Radio High Life live from the SoundArt Studios (Dartington, Devon) 6th Sept. 2023, with Dj Doug and guest Brendon Howell, . Brendon digs deep into his extensive vinyl vaults and brings an exquisite selection of melodic and smooth late summer grooves, and Doug adds a sprinkling of Latin, Caribbean and Brazilian beats.

Radio High Life Show with DJ Doug from SoundArt Radio 9-8-23 , featuring heroes of the Hammond, Funk pioneers , a 5 octave Soul voice and a Brazilian Boogie legend. There's a bit of a Festival Focus. taking in tunes from artists appearing at We Out Here and Cornish Bank Summer Camp