Following Muriel Grossmann, Nat Birchall, Chip Wicham and fellow Frenchman Florian Pellissier, I am thrilled to welcome another of my favorite contemporary jazz musicians: Matthew Halsall!

Label manager of Gandwana Records (Portico Quartet, Hania Rani, Dwight Trible Allysha Joy, …), Matthew dove into this guest session alternating between spiritual and free jazz of Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Donald Byrd, McCoy Tyner, Yusef Lateef with some newer future jazz classics like his  Gondwana Orchestra and fellow UK jazz greats Wildflower.

As for me, I put together a mix in two parts. An introduction with spiritual jazz and ambient touches starting with Floating Points' project with Pharoah Sanders. Closing out the show with more dynamic sounds of Jazz Fusion and Broken Beat to close out with an incredible new track from the STR4TA project!

Enjoy !

MY FAVORITE THINGS — Show #33 w/ Matthew Halsall (Hosted by Psycut)

9-24-21 Mix for "High Noon" on NTS Radio with Dinanoir.

High Noon mix on NTS Radio

The Emerald Tablet is a monthly show from London DJ Leanne Wright.

Stepping into 2022 with love and positivity Leanne comes with a guest mix from Philly’s King Britt packed with rare groove & 2-step gems; his "Love Letter to An Alabama Darling”. What I would like to see in 2022 is more love and the best way to conjure that is thru positive music! This is a ‘mixtape’ dedicated to someone from Alabama who shows this to the world daily. Tune in and tune up. -King Britt

King Britt Guestmix: The Emerald Tablet - Leanne Wright

Dreas is part of crew of talented DJs and diggers out of the Chicago area.  He is host of Grand Rapids Soul Club, a DJ night that focuses on lost 70s and 80s modern soul groovers.

This mix was given out at those gigs chock full of Soul, Disco, 2-step, and Boogie mix from Summer 2008. 

Originally posted on soul strut.com Monday, June 13, 2011

Dreas - Summer Breeze (2011)

Ahead of the Strata East Live show at The Barbican on March 22, Gilles has put together a mammoth 3 hour mix, playing nothing but the finest music released on the legendary 1970s label, Strata East. 

Here's part 1, with part 2 to follow shortly, and still to come, the in-depth Gilles Peterson x Charles Tolliver interview.

For more information on the event, check http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17295


Tracklist
1. Music Inc  - On The Nile 
2. Gil Scott Heron - Peace Go With You Brother 
3. Clifford Jordan - 872
4. Billy Harper - Soulfully, I Love You/Black Spiritual of Love
5 . Mtume - Invocation
6. Charles Rouse - In His Presence Searching
7. Cecil Payne - Girl You Got A Home
8. The Piano Choir - Nation Time 
9. Milton Marsh - Monism
10. The New York Bass Violin Choir - John Coltrane
11. Brother Ah - Beyond Yourself
12. Stanley Cowell - Travelin Man
13. Harold Vick - Stop And Cop
14. Gil Scott Heron - Your Daddy Loves You
15. Descendants of Mike and Phoebe - Chick Chick
16. Billy Parker’s 4th World - Get With It
17. Composer’s Workshop Ensemble - Sub Structure
18. Charles Tolliver - Wilpan’s 
19. Jayne Cortez - How Long Has Trane Been Gone
20. Pharaoh Sanders - Prince of Peace
21. Cecil Mcbee - Voice of the 7th Angel
22. Dick Griffin - Jakubu’s Dance
23. Billy C - Both Sides Now

Strata East Mix Part 1

hey young world
it´s the last carneval day, time is right to chase the devil, all evil spirits & winter away, right?! What is better for this  than the sound of the Atabaque drum?
Enjoy my ride through recent brazil new discoveries, some classics & secret weapons, strictly vinyl. 
Give thanks and praise to my man in Sao Paolo & his wife, a neverending source of the vinyl goods, highly appreciated! Shipment just has arrived some days ago, muito obrigado!

p.e.a.c.e.
Tom Wienland

BRAZILIAN BOOGIE V Afro Samba edition. a Tom Wienland Free Soul Inc mixtape 2025

Luke John Ingram - Swing (2025) Luke Ingram

swing 04. Morning Light  (Remix) (1)

With the sad news of jazz vocalist Mark Murphy's passing earlier this week, Gilles pulled this mix out from the archives (2008)celebrating a unique voice in music, with a long and prolific career spanning 60 years and 40 albums. 

Rest In Peace, Mark Murphy. 

1 milestones ( rah)(milestone)
2 come to me ( mark murphy’s hip parade)(capital)
3 two ladies in de shade of de babana tree ( meet mark murphy)(decca)
4 just give me time (midnight mood)(mps)
5 my favorite things (rah)(riverside)
6 senor blues (thats how I love the blues)(riverside)
7 stolen moments (stolen moments)(muse)
8 be bop lives/boplicity (bop for kerouak)(muse)
9 come and get me (bridging a gap)(muse)
10 this must be earth (this must be earth)(phoenix)
11 empty faces (mark murphy sings)(muse)
12 two kites (brazil song)(muse)
13 waters of march (stolen moments)(muse)
14 before we lose tomorrow (night mood)(milestone)
15 effendi (beauty and the beast)(muse)
16 sconsolato (midnight mood)(mps)
17 why don’t you do right (7″)(milestone)
18 why and how (midnight mood) (mps)
19 san francisco – kerouak, then and now (muse)

In Memory of Mark Murphy

As part of their visit to Berlin for the fifth anniversay of Wedding Soul, Gareth Stephens and Graham Luckhurst did this exclusive Mr Bongo Mix for us which was broadcasted on Radio Cosmo. Finest Brasilian grooves, Jazz and more, all Mr Bongo releases – existing and forthcoming. Thank you guys!

Tracklist: 

Cortex – Chanson D'Un Jour D'Hiver
Celia – Na Boca do Sol
Arthur Verocai – Na Boca do Sol
Pedro Sorongo dos Santos e Abdias – Verão Vermelho
Sivuca – Pontieo
Claudia - Diexa o Morro Cantar
Celia – Zoi Zoi
Tenorio Jr. – Nebulosa
Zani Diabaté et Le Super Djata Band — Fadingna Kouma
Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija — Nissodia (Joie de l’optimisme)
Mulatu Astatke – Yègellé Tezeta
Mavis John – Use My Body
Connie Laverne – Can’t Live Without You
Quinteto Ternura – Baby
Rosa Maria – Avenida Atlantica
Doris – You Never Come Closer
Celia – Para Lennon e McCartney
Majó - As Sementes
Ronaldo Resedá - E Novamente Mas Que Nada
Robson Jorge e Lincoln Olivetti - Ginga
Marcos Valle – Estrelar

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Mr Bongo 5yrs Wedding Soul Radio Mix

3 days of DJ sets in a row at the legendary Casper Bar in Budva's old town (Montenegro) in August 2020, the place for good taste, music and vibes in southern Europe, under the open sky and under a pine tree. Here is the shot of day 2, the Saturday night, relaxed soulful and slow disco vibes, definitely something to lift the mood :) Enjoy.
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Casper Bar 2020 - Day 2

DJ Resoul pays tribute to one of Berlin most important club-nights of the last 20 years: Jazzanova's residency night Kaleidoskop. For this mix he chose tunes that where played there and that era (around 2000). Resoul was a regular dancing guest and an occasional dj there.

The long-running party's roots reach back to 1999, with its beginnings at Berlin's famed WMF club. The multi-membered Jazzanova collective have helmed the nights, that attracted international guests such as Louie Vega, Gilles Peterson, Carl Craig, Maurice Fulton, Phil Asher, Dego, Questlove, Mr. Scruff and LTJ Bukem over the years.The club-nite showcased the sounds of hip-hop, house, disco, jazz and boogie that Jazzanova are renowned for championing in techno-friendly Berlin.

DJ Resoul/ Berlin >> BEST WORKS << Exclusive Mix Nr.8 - A Tribute to "Kaleidoskop" Club Night

Record collector / DJ / Broadcaster / Producer / Brownswood Recordings boss / occasional remixer

In Memory of Mark Murphy

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