For this 4 hour mix at Honeycomb HiFi for my Jazz Kissa set, I chose to go a little more upbeat than the previous 2 mixes. You can check them out at my Mixcloud.
I’ve even played a Jazzy track by Led Zeppelin in this latest mix!
I’ll be traveling to India in September to hopefully attend the Jazz Weekender in Delhi on the 28-29th of September, and also get to play at the opening parties alongside The 264 Cru.
4Hr Jazz All Vinyl Mix
And we’re back.
Grateful to be invited to play my records every last Monday of the month at Honeycomb Hi-Fi in Dubai. It’s a little getaway treat being based now in Riyadh, which coincidentally is my birthplace that I lived in for my first few months on this planet .. so it’s a full circle after 41 years.
Anyway, I still get my records shipped to the UAE. This means that many of the records I play at the Jazz Kissa night are actually first-time plays.
Next gig is on the 26th of August.
Hope you enjoy the mix!
Here’s the setlist:
The Seatbelts – Cosmos
Nala Sinephro – Space 2
Greg Foat – The Dreaming Jewels
Greg Foat – Lament for Lamont
Greg Foat – Drifting
Matthew Halsall – An Ever Changing View
The Seatbelts – Cat Blues
Okvsho – Between Us
Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Jabore Pt. 3
BADBADNOTGOOD – Structure No. 3
Matthew Halsall – Salute to the Sun
EABS – Pingwin VI
Błoto – Mitomania
ECHT! – Permanent
Portishead – It Could Be Sweet
Àbáse – Home
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Now or Never feat. Nia Andrews
Neue Grafik Ensemble – Step To It (feat. Lord Apex)
BADBADNOTGOOD – Stark’s Reality
BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Arthur Verocai – Love Proceeding
Kamasi Washington & George Clinton & D Smoke – Get Lit
Shabaka Hutchings – Prints Tie
Kamasi Washington – Lines in the Sand
JAUBI – Satanic Nafs
EABS meets Jaubi – Raise Your Hearts, Drop Your Guns
BADBADNOTGOOD – Timid, Intimidating
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – When Will I See You Again?
ILL CONSIDERED – NORTHERN SPIRAL
BADBADNOTGOOD – Sour Soul
Greg Foat – Sapphire Dreams
Yusef Lateef – The Improvisers
EABS – Neo-Project #2
The Sorcerers – Opening Titles
Okvsho – Soulé
Yazz Ahmed – Jamil Jamal
Allysha Joy – Orbit
Okvsho – Cariño (feat. Sreya)
Ronin Arkestra – The Art of Altercation
Yussef Dayes – Turquoise Galaxy
Ezra Collective – Reason in Disguise (feat. Jorja Smith)
Blue Lab Beats – Montara
Jaubi – Mosty
Kokoroko – Tojo
Yusef Lateef – Hellbound
Tony Allen – Moanin’
Tony Allen – Night In Tunisia
Àbáse – Menidaso (My Hope)
Heya!
It just occurred to me that I should utilize my blog to post my sets and other Radyous related news!
I’ve come a long way and now playing at the first vinyl bar in Dubai, Honeycomb HiFi, every last Monday of the month for their Jazz Kissa night.
I bought a looooooong overdue recorder specially for that and took it with me for my first set (that was FIRE) … but I had the wrong cables. pwap pwap pwaaaaaaap. That set was pretty wild as I kept building up and playing some of my bass heaviest Jazz records at the last third of my set to test out their custom-made Devon Ojas sound system.
Learned my lesson and got the correct cables to my second gig which happened on the 24th of June. Most of the records that I’ve played have been bought individually from Bandcamp. You can find the setlist below.
I chose to go a bit mellow/spiritual on this set as I felt my first set was a bit too much for a “Jazz Kissa” night, although the staff even told me that it was the best Jazz Kissa night they’ve had.
Lemme know your thoughts!
Here’s the setlist:
Space 8 – Nala Sinephro
Ethiopia – Kibrom Birhane
A Japanese Garden in Ethiopia – Matthew Halsall
Interstellar Low Ways – EABS
All Ways – Joe Armon-Jones & Mala
Ti-de – KOKOROKO
Mountains, Trees and Seas – Matthew Halsall
Space 4 – Nala Sinephro
Prostactwo – Błoto
Champi – ECHT!
PROFESSOR – ILL CONSIDERED
Crumar – Jazzbois
There Is No Time – Kuzich
Song 4 Da Universe – Magic Carpet
Land Of Ra – Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids
The Last Slave Ship – Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids
Utopia And Visions – Sarathy Korwar
Dikeledi – Thandi Ntuli
Diarabi – Vieux Farka Touré et Khruangbin
Satori Ways (feat. Brandee Younger) – Web Web x Max Herre
Taking Flight (feat. Brandee Younger) – Resavoir
Man vs Machine – Greg Foat
Six Degrees ft. Danny Brown – BADBADNOTGOOD x Ghostface Killa
Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony) – Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Hyssop of Love (Feat. Mick Jenkins) – BADBADNOTGOOD
All Caps – Madvillain
Early Days of Space Travel Pt. 2 – Black Flower
Mind The Gap (feat. Lex Amor) – Alfa Mist
Long Walks (feat. dylan.negativ & Asé) – Okvsho
Belonging – Ezra Collective
Bagna – Błoto
HTC – Jazzbois
Little Steps – KAU
Lamina – Selebeyone
Czarne ziemie – Błoto
Discipline 27 – EABS
Hora de Aksum – Black Flower
People in Between – EABS meets Jaubi
Ironside – Ruby Rushton
Tioga Pass (feat. Rocco Palladino) – Yussef Dayes
Go See – Joe Armon-Jones
Hyde – KAU
People Saved – Ezra Collective
Living On Stolen Land – Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience
It’s been almost 5 years since my last blog post … and LOTS has happened since, both personally and musically.
Me and a bunch of friends created The 264 Cru, which changed the clubbing landscape in Dubai and introduced a different sound to the city, then I worked at a failed music start-up, and started DJing and collecting vinyl!
Since lockdown began and not being able to share music as much as before, I decided to start uploading full recordings of some of the records I receive.
This record was my first play after receiving it fresh. It’s by a band called Magic In Threes. Discovered the band through a YouTube channel now called Proved Records – previously known as Provocative Educative !, Is a YT channel dedicated to dig out the underground gems of Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk, Electronic & other genres of music.
I would like to take some time here to give a very special shout-out to Bandcamp for being the leading beacon that’s truly keeping the music industry alive. I’ve tried to reach out last year with a new pivot in mind for them, which could’ve been a flaming success now in this new pandemic digital landscape, but unfortunately couldn’t reach anyone there.
I host a show on this leading Indian online community radio station called Boxout FM, where I share my latest finding and purchases from Bandcamp appropriately called the Bandcamp Hour.
The Score has been running a fairly impressive season with a diverse selection of highly distinguished classical musicians from all over the globe. From the “kings of the classical saxophone” to Catrin Finch, the former official harpist to The Prince of Wales; The Score felt “there can be no better choice to reflect Dubai’s rich diversity and cultural abundance” than to conclude with a globally acclaimed artist, Amjad Ali Khan.
Attended the Sikka art fair last Sunday on it’s last day.
Loved the location! It’s based in an “old” looking district, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood. Got all these spaces for different uses and functions, and 3 outdoor stages Continue reading
“Tarek Yamani is an award winning, New York based jazz pianist – bringing an intellectually and musically stimulating programme of Jazz standards, Brazillian songs and his own original compositions. Experience jazz at its purest and most intense and look forward to a few special guest appearances. Fans of jazz and top-shelf tunes dont miss out! ”
That was The Fridge‘s event description that was held last Monday the 11th of March, 2013.
Getting to the venue wasn’t that hard if you had the general directions of where it’s located, which is tucked away in Al-Qouz 1 industrial area, in Al-Serkal Avenue. It gives the event a more authentic and exclusive feel.
Taken by @Marzypantz
“… quite a humble setting,…” Gavin Cassidy
Being in the “glamorous” Dubai, Continue reading
Ustad Zakir Hussein (tabla), Bela Fleck (Banjo), Edgar Meyer (Upright Bass), U Srinivas (Mandolin) and Rakesh Chaurasia (Flute) played last Thursday at the World Trade Center in Dubai, to an almost sold-out crowd.
The first time I saw Zakir Hussein play live was 4 years ago in Dubai at the Aviation Club, so I had high expectations for this concert. Continue reading
A Guy Called Gerlad played last Thursday at The Q’s Analog Room night in Dubai. What a treat! He played real time with 2 macs on Reason and a keyboard dropping mad tunes for 2 and a half hours.
Analog Room crew have been booking quality acts and is probably the best running night in Dubai.
Aural Porn 