Its a Best of British special on R&V this month! We continue our journey through the roots of contemporary Soul Music, with expert guidance from this month's very special guest - bonafide UK soul icon OMAR! With all the inside knowledge from the man himself we discuss the rise of Acid Jazz - a new, uniquely British wave of soul in the late 80s/early 90s - and its influence on the decades that followed. We talk influences, the under-represented landscape of the 80s UK scene, working with Neo Soul legends like Common and Erykah Badu, and even a hilarious brush with greatness involving Prince!

Featuring music from Brand New Heavies, Incognito, Lynden David Hall and Soul'd Out's own Jordan Alfonso.

In honour of Dilla day (month?) we're diving headfirst in to the world of SAMPLES in our 'Deep Dive' section - featuring the man himself along with some real hiphop building blocks courtesy of Bob James! We'll also be talking new UK jazz-soul and spinning a stone cold classic with this month's 'Root' Artist - Ms Nina Simone! With music from The Internet, Joe Beard, Yussef Dayes and Groove Theory.

In this episode we're joined by special guests Sorg and Napoleon Maddox to discuss their new EP 'We The People' as well as their inspirations and thoughts on the hiphop and soul scene. In this month's 'Root' we take a look back at the legendary work of Roy Ayers and delve deeper in to the world of jazz hiphop fusion with Guru's Jazzmatazz. We also chat Spotify Wrapped goodies with some top picks by Joe Hertz and Radiant Children.

This month, not only have we got the usual soul classics, hot new picks and rambling geekery, but we've also got a super interesting chat with special guest Louise Mehan from North East legends SouLutions! We deep dive about what it's been like coming up as a soul and funk act in the North East along with some hot takes on the local scene in general.

Kicking off our second show, we highlight Minnie Riperton as a Root of Neo Soul and get extra horny with a dive deep in to the funky world of horn arrangers! With new tracks and classics from Eric Benet, Poppy Ajudha, Tom Misch, Brasstracks, Philip Lassiter and Jarrod Lawson.

In this inaugural episode, self professed music geeks and soul fans April Olatunji and Steve Southern attempt to give a crash course on what exactly 'Neo Soul' is. From its Roots in 70s conscious soul through to its mainstream rise in the 90s and the genre blurring artists of today. Expect only the smoothest of tunes from genre icons Gill Scott Heron, Common, D'Angelo, The Roots, Moonchild and Robert Glasper.