This beautiful sad song was performed by José James at The Music of Billie Holiday live at AB - Ancienne Belgique concert. This song is particularly poignant now on the weekend of the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin. 

You can find the full recording of the concert here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-s3KycDy3I


Jose James - Strange Fruit (for Trayvon Martin)

Album available to purchase http://geni.us/OnDeck3

more info www.bbemusic.com

On its way to becoming another much - loved series in the  tradition of Stop and Listen, the Spectrum compilations, or perhaps more aptly Kon & Amir’s Off Track sets all from BBE, On Deck has been a music-format manifestation of  the Birmingham, Alabama-based website BamaLoveSoul for the past couple of years.  
Originally conceived as a two-hour haven from R&B/AOR mediocrity for soul folk on radio, DJ Rahdu’s Diamond Soul Xxxperience reflected the neo-soul /conscious hip-hop underground, attracting a devoted audience of more alternative, sophisticated listeners who had been waiting for just such a show to represent their tastes. 
Rahdu –real name Roderick Moody – responded to the massive success of his baby with, first, a string of open-mic street shows, and then with the launch of BamaLoveSoul in 2008. Despite its local roots, the website has had well over a million hits annually and has become an important must-view for the global neo-soul massive.
For the third in the On Deck series, Rahdu introduces another scintillating taster for the more mature musical palette, featuring contemporary up-up-and-coming artists generally not too well-known on the international scene yet, with a bias towards artists sharing his own southern roots. 

http://bamalovesoul.com/

BamaLove Soul presents On Deck 3 (teaser mix)

Roy Hargrove's Jazz Funk band RH Factor gave us a track that they were going to dispose off, but we liked the vibe and sentiment so much, we decided to flush it fully out.  Renee Neufville of Zhane (Hey Mr. DJ) plus Roy and a few other beautiful guests came through to make this a bonafide good time.  The breakdown is special because of the reprise where we brought back the original drums and Roy's flugelhorn solo is an ode to Freddie Hubbard.  Funmi Ononaiye is the funky worm at the end.  Universe > Universal!!
              

RH Factor - UNIVERSE (SOULFEAST MAIN & REPRISE)

Je T'ai CHeRCHé ! SuiS-Moi !

Uploaded as tribute to / in honor of PHIFE DIGGY ~ R.I.P.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/g4ffaqp3a95n571/Roane+Namuh+-+R.I.P.+Phife+Dawg.mp3

R.I.P. Phife Dawg

Partnered with Freestyle Records label mate Omar Lyefook (on vox) here the duo offer a fresh interpretation of Herbie's classic track, Butterfly.  The single is taken from Pine's new album, Black Notes From The Deep - out October 27th.

Butterfly

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Premiere: Courtney Pine feat. Omar - Butterfly

Symphony delivers the official audio for ‘Sengikhona', off her 1st studio album titled ‘Sengikhona’ released on March 6 | 2018

Give Yourself A Break

PILLAR

The Trap (feat. MonoNeon, Victor Wooten, Weedie Braimah, & Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah)

Juicy - Roy Hargrove

a trio of tracks from the new Stretch & Bob (+ the M19s Band) release & funky material from the likes of Louie Vega, Alex Attias (w/ Georgia Anne Muldrow), Ahmed Sirour, Adina Howard, Terrace Martin, Temu, Tall Black Guy, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. 
original air date: january 10 2020 playlist here: http://bit.ly/2Tt6RFD

Grand Groove Radio-January 10 2020-No Requests

Next up in the series is a Chicago Stepper-influenced remix of Jay-Z's "Can't Knock the Hustle." 

I've spent the Summer immersed in vinyl, getting the Miyagi Records project off the ground. And along the way I've discovered or have been put up on, a ton of music! This remix is based on The Stylistics quiet storm killer "Hurry Up This Way Again" which you'll recognize as sampled on Jay-Z's "Politics As Usual." I'd heard the Stylistics song waaay back in the day but didn't put 2 and 2 together. The homie Twelve Gage came through the shop awhile back and reintroduced me to this gem and I had it on repeat for days afterward. It didn't take long for the remix idea to come about. All I really wanted was to make a Stepper out of Jigga and continue my "Reasonable Saturday Night" series somehow. Comes with the instrumental which kinda works on it's own as a Stylistics flip. 

On a more personal note, this remix isn't just a clever mashup of song titles but it's more so what my 2020 mindset has become. Losing all DJ gigs, performance work, and my marketing company due to the pandemic made me reassess what I want from life and how I plan to get there. I have a tendency to move too fast, and this year has been a blessing in disguise. A much needed slow down, in order to get some bigger moves in play. I'm sure everyone has their thoughts about Jay-Z but there's no denying his success, and the scope and longevity of that success. I once heard for "Reasonable Doubt" he used his advance to purchase copies of the record so as to give SoundScan numbers a bump, thus securing a better deal on his next album. Whether that's myth or reality, it's a G move and the perfect example of investing and reinvesting in yourself. 

I hope you're all safe and healthy out there, this ride isn't over yet!

Juicy - Roy Hargrove

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