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Kassa Overall selects sixty minutes of his favourite instrumentals

Hip-hop jazz artist Kassa Overall curates a mix to help you focus. Including tracks from Wu-Tang Clan, Madlib, Khruangbin, and more.

Hip-hop jazz artist Kassa Overall curates a mix to help you focus. Including tracks from Wu-Tang Clan, Madlib, Khruangbin, and more.

Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated drummer, producer, and rapper who brings a new level of experimentation to the worlds of hip-hop and jazz. He’s had releases on Giles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, and ahead of his London performance at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, he’s put together an hour of percussion-led beats to enhance your concentration.

With new mixes landing every week, you will never be short of focus time soundtracks. Whether you’re working, studying, or concentrating on a hobby, rest assured you can block out distraction with this mix of beautifully curated beats.

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Thu 27 Jul 202304:00
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Music Played

  • Justin Bieber

    Love Yourself

    • Purpose.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • BIGYUKI

    Nunu

  • Ruth B.

    Dandelions

  • Madlib

    Mystic Bounce

    • Shades Of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note.
    • Blue Note (BLU).
    • 4.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Dreamer

  • Louis Cole

    Palmdale Cruisin'

  • BAYLI

    Sushi For Breakfast

  • Braxton Cook

    I Can't (Allmos Instrumental Remix)

    Remix Artist: Allmos.

  • GIVĒON

    Lost Me

  • Makaya McCraven

    The Fours

  • Taylor Swift

    Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)

    • Taylor Swift.

  • Theo Croker

    No Escape from Bliss

  • Conan Gray

    Astronomy

  • J Dilla & Jaydee

    African Rhythms (Instrumental)

  • DJ Harrison

    Erykah's Gun

  • Clairo

    Sofia

  • Theo Croker

    This Could Be (For The Travelling Soul)

  • FLO

    Immature

    • Island.

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    C.R.E.A.M. (Instrumental)

  • Halsey

    So Good

  • J Dilla

    Dillatronic 02

  • Harry Styles

    Cinema

  • Marco Bernardis, Venna & Yussef Dayes

    Sicily' Box (feat. Rocco Palladino)

  • Burna Boy

    For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran)

    • Atlantic.

  • Gabriel Garzón‐Montano

    Keep On Running (Instrumental)

  • Jorja Smith

    Don't Watch Me Cry

  • Lava La Rue

    Don't Come Back

  • Francis and the Lights, Kassa Overall, Lil B & Shabazz Palaces

    Going Up (Instrumental)

    • Warp Records.

  • Cavetown

    Sweet Tooth

  • Karriem Riggins

    Bahia Dreamin'

  • Khruangbin

    Four of Five

  • Hayley Kiyoko

    chance

  • Ariana Grande & Social House

    Boyfriend

  • Chris Dave

    Tx Mornings

  • Resavoir

    Clouds

  • The RH Factor

    Liquid Streets

  • Bazzi

    Will It Ever Feel The Same?

  • MELONYX

    Made To Suffer (Instrumental)

  • Gold Panda

    The Corner (Instrumental)

  • Killer Mike

    N Rich (Instrumental) (feat. 6LACK & Eryn Allen Kane)

  • Miranda Joan

    Too Much (Instrumental)

  • Laura Misch

    Portals (Instrumental)

  • Renao

    Lifeline (Instrumental)

  • Eliza

    Everlove (Instrumental)

  • Miso Extra

    Space Junk (Instrumental)

  • Georgia Anne Muldrow

    Almost Trendy

  • Everything but the Girl

    No One Knows We're Dancing (Instrumental)

  • Memory Of Jane

    So Pacific (Instrumental)

  • Cosmic Link

    Show U Love (Instrumental)

  • George FitzGerald

    Not As I

  • Speakers Corner Quartet, Biscuit, Kwake Bass, Peter Bennie & Raven Bush

    On Grounds (Instrumental) (feat. Coby Sey)

  • Jungle

    Dominoes (Instrumental)

  • Catch92

    Anor

  • Tropics

    Minor Delays (Instrumental) (feat. Oscar)

  • Romy

    Loveher (Instrumental)

  • Skeleten

    Territory Day (Instrumental)

  • Feiertag & Nego True

    Feel Me (Instrumental)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Jul 202302:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 1 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Wed 5 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Tue 11 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Mon 17 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Fri 21 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Sun 23 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax
  • Thu 27 Jul 202304:00
    BBC Radio 1 Relax