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Benjamin Zephaniah Tribute

We pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah, who was Craig’s good friend.
Our Funk & Soul Gold Album from 1973 was a huge album in the career of Marvin Gaye. It’s ‘Let’s Get It On’.
World Funk Airways is off to Ethiopia and to the father of “Ethio-Jazz”, Mulatu Astatke.

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Sat 9 Dec 202318:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions

    Taking It Back

  • Mickey & The Soul Generation

    Hey, Brother Man

    • Cali-Tex Records.

  • Maceo Parker

    Homeboy

    • ESC.

  • Donald Byrd

    See See Rider

    • Verve.

  • Donny Hathaway

    I Believe To My Soul

    • Atco.

  • Rufus Thomas

    Funky Penguin (Smoove Rework)

    • STAX.

  • Beans & Fatback

    Beggin

    • Excelsior Recordings.

  • Rosetta Hightower

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Rediffusion.

  • Woodfield Rd Allstars

    From Mandeville To Sligoville

    • Original Gravity.

  • Johnny 'Guitar' Wilson

    Booty Ooty

    • Love Jones.
    • Sanctuary Records Group.
    • 1.

  • Patrice Rushen

    Look Up!

    • Elektra.

  • Jack Tennis

    Let Me Blow Your Mind

    • How Do You Are?.

  • Willie Hutch

    Everybody Needs Money (Sir Dancealot Mix)

    • None Given.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Let's Get It On

    • Motown.

  • The Tibbs

    Ain't It Funny

    • Record Kicks.

  • Ahu

    Good News

    • Mythstery Records.

  • Cheeba's Latin Brothers

    Try It , You'll Like It-Boogaloo Lesson 4

    • Echo Chamber Recordings.

  • Odyssey

    Inside Out

    • Happy Together.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 008.

  • Margo Guryan

    I Ought To Stay Away From You

    • Numero Group.

  • The Lions

    Think (About It) (feat. Noelle Scaggs)

    • Ubiquity Records.

  • Wonder 45

    Cry

    • Big AC Records.

  • Mulatu Astatke

    Yègellé Tezeta

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Etta James

    I Don't Need Nobody To Tell Me) How To Treat My Man

    • Kent.

  • Rico Rodriguez

    Work Song

    • Quattro.

  • Charlie Rich

    Don't Tear Me Down

    • Kent Select.

  • James Carr

    Pouring Water On A Drowning Man

    • Ace.

  • Major Lance

    Since I Lost My Baby's Love

    • The Major's Back.
    • Kat Family Records.

  • Linda Clifford

    Runaway Love

    • Curtom.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Come Get To This

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Hot 8 Brass Band

    Sexual Healing (Bossman Edit)

    • Tru Thoughts Recordings.

  • Saturday Night Band

    Come on Dance, Dance (Dave Lee Extended Disco Mix)

    • None Given.

  • Lexsoul Dancemachine

    Nu Reality (feat. Liis Lutsoja)

    • Funk Embasy Records.

  • Shaka Loves You

    Love Is True

    • Bomb Strikes.

  • Moodena

    The Rattlesnake & The Ant

    • Tropical Disco.

  • Ken@Work

    F-U-N-K

    • Moiss Music Black.

  • The Reflections

    Three Steps From True Love

    • Capitol Records.

  • I Gemin

    Dry My Tears'

    • Scruniversal.

  • Benjamin Zephaniah

    Talking Turkeys!!

    • None Given.

  • Marvin Gaye

    You Sure Love To Ball

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Smoove & Turrell

    Geno's Discotheque

    • Jalapeno Records.

  • The Meters

    Sing A Simple Song

    • Matasuna Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Dec 202318:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music