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Craig takes a look back on the releases that made waves in 2014, including Shaun Escoffery, Lisa Stansfield, Brand New Heavies, Smoove & Turrell, Lack of Afro and more.

It's been a great year for Funk & Soul with releases by, Shaun Escoffery, Lisa Stansfield, Brand New Heavies, Smoove & Turrell, Lack of Afro, Lee Fields, Aloe Blacc, the list is endless. Craig takes a look back at the tracks and albums that have really made waves on the scene throughout 2014. We'll also be looking at the wonderful sessions and performances on the Funk & Soul Show over the last year. Expect 3 hours of wall-to-wall hits as we play you the best tracks of 2014.

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Sat 20 Dec 201418:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Contours

    Sunny

    • Kent Soul.

  • Maceo Parker

    Homeboy

    • ESC.

  • Delegation

    Heartache No.9

    • Groove Line Records.

  • Barbara Blow

    Throughout Your Precious Love (El Barrios DJs Recipe)

    • GAMM.

  • Blue Mode

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • P-Vine.

  • Zoowax

    Taxi Driver

    • Chin Chin Records.

  • 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)

    Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed

    • Harmless.

  • Delegators

    Nowhere To Run

    • Brainlab Groove.

  • The Hawkmen

    Keep On Working (feat. Laura Seija & Laura Seija)

    • Mocambo Records.

  • Speedometer

    Happy

    • Freestyle Recordings.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    Will You Be Mine

    • White.

  • Los Charlys Orchestra

    Mi Barrio (Jimi Needles Remix)

    • Imagenes Recordings.

  • Stone Foundation feat. Nolan Porter

    Tracing Paper

    • The Turning Point.

  • The Putbacks feat. Nai Palm

    Spanish Harlem

    • Hope Street Recordings.

  • Smoove

    Big Bird

    • Wack.

  • Run Around feat. Fred Wesley & Anthony Joseph (Grant Phaboa Mix)

    Mop Mop

    • Agogo Records.

  • Lee Fields

    You Just Can't Win

    • Truth & Soul Records.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Jungle Boogie (The Reflex Revision)

    • White.

  • The New Mastersounds

    Whistle Song (live)

    • Legere.

  • Big Boss Man

    Aardvark

    • Blow Up.

  • Boogaloo Assassins

    No No No

    • Sicario Records.

  • The COalminers

    I Got Reasons

    • White.

  • Myles Sanko

    Forever Dreaming

    • Legere.

  • Gene Dudley Group feat. Anne Frankenstein

    No Trouble On The Mountain

    • Wah Wah 45s.

  • Quasamodo And The Q Orchestra

    My Friend Is Blue feat. Thalia-Soopasoul Remix

    • Jalapeno.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Nobody Knows

    • Dome Records.

  • B.B. King

    Poontwangie aka 3 O'Clock Stomp

    • Kent Dance.

  • Trunk of Funk

    • Ray Harris

      Deep Down Inside

      • Fusion Music Recordings.

    • Fab Samperi

      In The River (Ursula 1000 Remix)

      • Agogo Records.

    • The Spandettes

      Let's Go To The Beach

      • Do Right! Music.

    • Morlack

      Take It To The Zulu Part 1 (,ako & The Hawk Remix)

      • Breakbeat Paradise Recordings.

    • Rumba Caliente

      Papa Was A Rolling Stone/Papa Fue

      • Rough Guides.

    • The Blue Beaters

      Catch That Teardrop

      • Record Kicks.

    • Friends From Rio

      Mas Que Nada

      • Far Out Recordings.

  • Bennie Green

    Hiyo Silver

    • BGP.

  • Lack Of Afro feat. Jack Tyson-Charles

    Freedom

    • Freestyle Recordings.

  • The History Teachers

    People Get Ready (live)

    • White.

  • Hollie Cook

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    Carry On (live)

    • White.

  • Freedonia

    Dignity and Freedom

    • Sweet Records.

  • Gerardo Frisina

    Selvatico

    • Schema Records.

Credit

ProducerChloe Straw

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Dec 201418:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music