Name: What You Live For (With Erykah Badu) by Doyle Bramhall II
Duration: 4 min 8 s
Description: Recorded for the film "Before The Music Dies"

Doyle, thanks for the music you’ve brought into this world and for never stopping. Peace.

Live recording @6am at the Capsul Dallas show on Dec 17th 2021

Josh Kynd Live @ Capsul 12-17-21

01.Helmuth & Milch – Warten
02.Roy Ayers – Everytime I See You
03.Nel Oliver – You Are My Dream
04.Rory Block – Help Me Baby
05.Bridge – Stella
06.Charles Earland And Oddysey – Ahead Of Your time
07.Reflex – Funny Situation
08.Orleans – Spring Fever
09.Michael Franks – Jealousy
10.The Dukes – Mystery Girl
11.TRKRNR ft. Trailor Limon – Stimulate
12.Alex Fernet – 1 2 3 Stella
13.Space Ghost – Deep (7“Mix)
14.Robert Glasper ft. Q-Tip + Esperanza Spalding – Why We Speak
15.Flora Purim – Angels (Ashley Beedles Heavy Disco Edit)
16.George Duke – I Love You More
17.Tavares – Ridin’ High
18.Paqua – We Came Far
19.ChocolateClay – Free ( I’ll Always Be)
20.The Soul Surfers – Summer Madness Pt. I

"Djänzis Bären Frühling" 

FUNK BEAR BROTHERS - "Djänzis Bären Frühling" (GuestMix No. 4 / 2022)

My favourite mix of Jhelisa's 'Friendly Pressure' beefed up and rearranged in time for those sun drenched days ahead. Hopefully seeing a limited vinyl release some time soon.

Friendly Pressure (Leftside Wobble Edit)

@soulclap made a mix of tunes from cosmic disco ensemble https://soundcloud.com/midnightmagic.

The Well:
www.thewell.la
https://www.facebook.com/THEWELLLA
https://soundcloud.com/wellconnected
https://twitter.com/THEWELL_LA

Sounds from the Well Presents: Midnight Magic (Mixed By Soul Clap)

“Pawn’s Grief — Reimagined (Groove-Driven Cipher Rap)” Funk version
This lyric reframes the pawn not as a disposable piece, but as the rhythmic backbone of the system—a symbol of unseen labour, coded resistance, and soulful defiance. It blends cipher rap with groove, turning grief into motion and marginalization into melody. The pawn moves first, yet never chooses—its agency denied, but its impact undeniable.
The verses expose how the pawn is counted but not heard, used but not valued, yet it carries the beat of the streets and the pulse of the queue. The hook flips the narrative: though treated like a number, the pawn moves like gold—precious, powerful, and foundational.
Tone: Uplifting but coded Theme: The pawn as rhythm, resistance, and groove beneath the grid

Pawn’s Grief (1)  #Cipher Rap Funk

Smoke and Mirrors

@emileomar is the man behind the music for Radio Nova, Paris' premiere radio station. His Worldwide mix takes us the French Caribbean with a number of dusty gems and his own unreleased edits.

Tracklist: bit.ly/emile-omar-mix

Tracklist

Emile Omar mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW1004)

ET HOP LE SHOW #4 /// HERE WE GO WITH THE 4th SHOW

Enfin un show de jazz sur Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Tous les 3èmes dimanche du mois, un heure de jazz sous toutes ses formes et ses époques. Réalisé par Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)
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Brand new jazz show on the crazy webradio Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Every third sunday of the month, you can listen to one hour of jazz, all styles, all eras!!. hosted by Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)

LE JAZZ ET LA JAVA #4
Grant Green « My favorite things »
Monty Alexander « Love and happiness"
Freddie Hubbard « Little sunflowers »
Ludivine Issambourg « Modaji »
Erik Truffaz « Reflections (feat. José James) » 
Matthew Halsall « Colour yes »
The Rongetz foundation « Simone"
Greg Foat group « The door into summer »
Ji Dru « Always on my mind »
Yussef Kamaal « strings of life"

RADIO MEUH SHOW : LE JAZZ ET LA JAVA #4 (HEAVENLY SWEETNESS)

To support the release of his "Pidgin Synths EP" sUb_modU has put together this Fela Kuti mix. sUb_modU says: "All tracks belong to the Fela & The Afrika 70 period (and my covers too). I had fun isolating a piece of his spoken word at the beginning of the track "Fear Not For Man"; “The secret of life is to have no fear. We all have to understand that”. It seems to me that it gives hope also in the context of this period. Artwork by behance.net/otrotroc

sUb_modU - Fela Mix

'We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. We normalised greed, inequity, exhaustion, depletion, extraction... we should not long to return my friends. We are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits ALL of humanity & nature''

Photo: Karolina Wielocha

Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua - Orisa Papa Obi
Lakecia Benjamin ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Om Shanti
Damon Locks - Black Monument Ensemble - Stay Beautiful
Sahra Gure - Leave Me (Neue Grafik Rework)
K15 - currently
K15 - healing
Darkhouse Family - Bulgarian Track
Oliver Knight - Swing For Life ft. Jay Phelps
Dego - Twelve Steps
Trinidad Senolia - Sacre Sucre

2nd Hour Mix

Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
John Coltrane – Alabama
Max Roach – Driva Man
Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Charles Mingus – Fables of Faubus
Grover Washington Jr. – Inner City Blues (you make me wanna holler)
The Last Poets – Panther
Gil Scott Heron – Did you hear what they said?
Javon Johnson – ‘Cuz He’s Black’
Theo Croker – We Can’t Breathe
Marquis Hill – Fly Little Bird Fly

www.musicamacondo.com

Musica Macondo on Jazz FM with Tim Garcia - 06.06.20

Recorded for the film "Before The Music Dies"

What You Live For (With Erykah Badu)

Doyle Bramhall II stands as one of the most distinctive vocalists, guitarists, composers and producers in contemporary music. Eric Clapton, with whom Bramhall II has collaborated for more than a decade, cites the guitarist as one of the most gifted players he has ever encountered. 

Bramhall II was raised in a home filled with the blues and rock & roll sounds that are indigenous to Texas; the state of his birth. His father, Doyle Bramhall, played drums for blues legends Lightning Hopkins and Freddie King and was also an accomplished songwriter and vocalist. Bramhall was a life long collaborator with childhood friends, Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, composing such signature classics as “Change It” and “Life By The Drop”.

When Doyle was 18, he was recruited by Jimmie Vaughan to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Bramhall II’s reputation blossomed and two years later, he co-founded the Arc Angels with Charlie Sexton and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rhythm section; Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon. Their self-titled debut album, fueled by such popular songs as “Living In A Dream” and “Sent By Angels” enjoyed wide success. 

In the aftermath of two critically acclaimed solo albums Jellycream and Welcome, Bramhall II's unparalleled skills as guitarist won the attention of both Eric Clapton and Roger Waters. Waters showcased the guitarist on his In The Flesh tour and accompanying album. Eric Clapton featured Bramhall II’s songs and guitar work as part of Riding With The King, his Grammy winning project with B.B. King. Clapton then recruited Bramhall II to join him on a full time basis and their association flourished. The guitarist toured with Clapton throughout the world and their dramatic interplay thrilled fans and immediately drew comparisons to past triumphs such as Derek & The Dominoes. Bramhall II’s distinctive guitar work—he is a left handed player who plays a right handed strung guitar flipped upside down—left an indelible mark on Clapton albums such as Me And Mr. Johnson and Searching For Robert J. Both projects were highlighted by Bramhall II and Clapton stirring duets in the same Dallas room where Robert Johnson had originally recorded his legendary songs in 1937. Bramhall II songwriting prowess would also be featured as part of Reptile, Back Home and Road To Escondido. He would next co-produce Clapton’s two most recent albums, Clapton and 2013's Old Sock. 

In addition to Clapton, Bramhall II has been in demand as composer, guitarist and producer, collaborating with such as artists as Sheryl Crow, Tedeschi Trucks, Elton John, Questlove, Gary Clark Jr., Erykah Badu, Gregg Allman, Robert Randolph, T-Bone Burnett, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dr. John and many others. Bramhall has produced several records, including Crow's popular 100 Miles From Memphis.

Bramhall II is now completing his much anticipated fourth solo album, launching the next chapter in an extraordinary musical journey. 

What You Live For (With Erykah Badu)

Doyle Bramhall II

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