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Frankie Knuckles Tribute

Gilles celebrates two years on 6 Music with his usual Saturday mix-up selection, joining the dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond.

This week Gilles is back in the studio celebrating his second birthday on 6 Music, with a Saturday afternoon mix up selection joining the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond.

We pay a musical tribute to the Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles and spotlight a special album from 1994 - Portishead's Dummy.

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Sat 5 Apr 201415:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Frankie Knuckles

    Tears

    • FFFR.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Alien Hold On To Your Dreams / Arista

    • Arista.

  • 1994 SIGNIFICANT ALBUM: PORTISHEAD - DUMMY

    • Portishead

      Numb

      • Go! Beat.

  • Jan Hammer Group

    Don't You Know

    • Nemperor Records.

  • Todd Terje

    Leisure Suit Preben

    • Olsen Records.

  • Beck

    The New Pollution

    • Geffen Records.

  • Release Music Orchestra

    Mestaloggo

    • Brain.

  • Rosie Lowe

    Right Thing

    • 37 Adventures.

  • Reginald Omas Mamode IV

    Understand Me

    • Rhythm Section.

  • Omar and Mica Paris

    Should’ve Known Better

    • 4th & Broadway.

  • Al Dobson Jr

    Grenada Special

    • White Label.

  • Al Dobson Jr

    Cameroun Central

    • White Label.

  • Ely Camargo

    Taieira

    • RCA.

  • DJ Yoda

    U No Likey Like That (feat. Roots Manuva)

    • Get Involved.

  • Karol Conká

    Boa Noite

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Karol Conká

    Caxambu

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Metá Metá

    Sao Paulo No Shaking

    • Mais Um Discos.

  • Dominico

    Hugo Carvana

    • Plug Research.

  • 1994 SIGNIFICANT ALBUM: PORTISHEAD - DUMMY

    • Portishead

      Strangers

      • Go! Beat.

  • Kalbata & Mixmonster

    Voice Make a Joyful Noise (feat. Prince Jazzbo)

    • Freestyle Records.

  • Bodhi

    Unknown

    • White Label.

  • Detroit Swindle

    64 Ways (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)

    • Dirt Crew Recordings.

  • Kellylee Evans

    Ordinary People

    • Universal Music.

  • 100% Pure Poison

    No More City, No More Country

    • EMI.

  • Frankie Knuckles

    Baby Wants To Ride

    • Trax.

  • Rhythim Is Rhythim

    Strings of Life

    • Transmat .

  • FaltyDL

    Hardcourage VIP

    • White Label.

  • Charles Tolliver

    Wilpens Walk

    • Strata East.

  • Gary Bartz

    JuJu Man

    • Catalyst.

  • DEKU

    Straircases

    • Bandcamp.

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant

    WomanChild

    • Justin Time.

  • Jonwayne

    The Desert

    • Stones Throw.

  • 1994 SIGNIFICANT ALBUM: PORTISHEAD - DUMMY

    • Portishead

      Glory Box

      • Go! Beat.

  • Lone

    2 is 8

    • R&S Records.

  • Zara McFarlane

    Open Heart (Swindle Remix)

    • White Label.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    Broken Records

    • Jalepeno Records.

  • Lee Fields

    Magnolia

    • Truth & Soul Records.

  • Sun Ra

    Sometimes I'm Happy

    • Sutton.

  • Dalida

    Je Me Repose

    • Barclay.

  • Percussions

    Khlhi

    • Text Records.

  • Lee Garrett

    You're My Everything

    • Chrysalis.

  • Stromae

    Ave Cesaria

    • Universal Music Group.

  • Cesária Évora & Pépé Bradock

    Angola

    • Lusafrica.

  • Muyei Power

    Wali Beni

    • Soundway Records.

  • DJ Center

    2AM inna London Dub

    • Push The Fader.

  • Hercules And Love Affair (Frankie Knuckles Vocal Mix)

    Blind

    Remix Artist: Frankie Knuckles.
    • DFA.

  • T.S. Monk (Kon Re-Edit)

    Candidate For Love

    Remix Artist: Kon.
    • Mirage.

  • Hex

    Tokyo Blues

    • Blue Note.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Apr 201415:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music