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Big Boy Bloater swings through the studio for a chat about his exciting new band and working with Imelda May.

As if that wasn't enough, there's music from Bootsy Collins - ahead of the Bootsy special next week - and a funking great World Funk Airways from Ghana.

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Sat 16 Apr 201119:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Manu Dibango

    The Panther

    • AMI.

  • The Contours

    Do The See Saw

    • Ace/Kent.

  • Big Ben Atkins

    Soul City USA

    • White.

  • The Eliminators

    Loving Explosion

    • BRC.

  • Mandrill

    Can You Get It?

    • Arista.

  • Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats

    Heavy Heavy Heavy

    • Strut.

  • Raphael Saadiq

    Stone Rollin'

    • Sony.

  • Charlie Palmieri

    King Charles

    • Mary Lou Records Inc..

  • Oscar Sulley

    Bukom Mashie

    • White.

  • World Funk Airways Ghana

    • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

      Akoko Ba

      • Unreleased.

  • Vimado Wigman

    El Rego

    • White.

  • Misery

    Misery - The Dynamics

  • Rochell & The Candles

    Beg Of My Heart

    • White.

  • Funkshone

    Stop The Bus

    • Skyline.

  • Lalomie Washington

    Try My Love

    • Soulciety Records.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    When You Are Who You Are

    • Flying Dutchman.

  • The Isley Brothers

    My Love Is Your Love

    • Music For Pleasure.

  • Etta James

    Can't Shake It

    • Unreleased.

  • John Gary Williams

    I See Hope

    • Stax.

  • Rodger Collins

    Sexy Sugar Plum

    • Fantasy.

  • Sons of Truth

    The Ghetto

    • BGP.

  • Basement Freaks

    Get Down Boogie

    • Jalapeno.

  • Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion

    Something In My Eye

    • Unreleased.

  • Big Boy Bloater In The Studio

    • Big Boy Bloater

      Big Fat Trap

      • Azan.

    • Big Boy Bloater

      Sweet Brown Drink

      • Azan.

  • Little Mack & The Boss Sounds

    Midnight Hour

    • Atlantic.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Atlantic.

  • Bootsy Collins

    Don't Take My Funk Away

    • Unreleased.

  • Dennis Coffey

    All Your Goodies Are Gone (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)

    • Strut.

  • Dinah Washington

    Soulville

    • EMI.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    Broke

    • Jalapeno.

  • Carlos Malcolm

    Bustin Outta The Ghetto

    • AJP.

  • Letta Mbulu

    Afro Texas

    • Fantasy.

  • Garland Green

    Come Through Me

    • Kent.

  • Rick James

    Dance With Me (feat. Roy Ayers)

    • Motown.

  • Talcolm Time

    • L.J. Johnson

      Your Magic Put A Spell On Me

      • Philips.

    • Roy Hamilton

      Cracking Up Over You

      • RCA.

    • Levi Jackson

      This Beautiful Day

      • Kent.

  • Carolyn Franklin

    Deal With It

    • RCA.

  • Mass Extension

    Happy Feat

    • 4th & Broadway.

  • Redds & The Boys

    Movin' And Groovin'

    • Phonogram.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Apr 201119:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music