The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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Essential Mix 2014-06-14 - Gilles Peterson Brazilian Mix

With London's Notting Hill Carnival bringing Summer 2014 to a close this weekend, it seems an apt time to reflect on what has been a magical summer. Here's Gilles' Brazilian-themed Sonzeira Essential Mix from June, first broadcast as the World Cup kicked off in Sao Paul. A little slice of that carnival spirit for you, wherever you are! 

Gilles Peterson Sonzeira Essential Mix 
Airto – The Happy People (Warner Bros. Records)
Escola De Samba Da Cidade – Apito Na Batucada (Philips)
Libra Discotheque Meets Matti Caspi - Elohim Noten Hakol (White Label)
Ely Camargo - Taieira (RCA)
DJ Yoda feat Roots Manuva - U No Likey Like That (Get Involved)
Souleance – Mais Um (First Word Records)
Karol Conka – Boa Noite (Mr Bongo)
Arthur Verocai – Na Boca Do Sol (Luv N’ Haight)
Celia – Na Boca Do Sol (Continental)
José Prates – Nanã Imborô (Polydor)
Marcos Valle – Ele e Ela (Som Livre)
Jay Z – Thank You (RocNation)
Marcos Valle – Ele e Ela (Som Livre)
Moacir Santos - Off And On (Blue Note)
Flora Purim - Casa Forte (Milestone)
Dom Salvador - O Rio (CBS)
The Carnival – The Carnival – (World Pacific Records)
Par Ney De Castro – Batucada (Mr Bongo)
Sonzeira - Sambaio Dub (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira - Sambaio (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira – Bam Bam Bam Accapella (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Jao de Pife – Garoto Do Pife (Tropicana)
Pedro Santos - Ritual Negro (Polysom)
Bandinha De Pifano - Cavalinho Cavalao (CBS)
Mental Abstrato & DJ Tahaira  - Biaio (BR Music Exchange)
Rivastar Ft Elza Suarez - Samba Croela (White Label)
Stereotyp - First Off (Magabo Remix) (Ecco. Chamber)
Paulinho Da Costa - Ritmo Number One (Pablo Records, RCA)
Sonzeira - Xibaba (She-bá-ba) (Cosmic Dub)(Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Gorgette - Kirie (Tapecar)
Sonzeira - Brasil Pandeiro (AtJazz Edit) (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Jackson & Almira - E So Balanco (Philips)
Os Cobras - Nana (RCA Victor)
Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina (Polydor)
Pinduca – Pai Xango (Beverly AMC)
Paul McCartney – Check My Machine (MPL)
DJ Nuts – Otto Atonito (White Label)
Caetano Veloso  - Nega Maluca /Billie Jean/Eleanor Rigby (Nonesuch)
Sonzeira - City of Saints (DJ Oil Remix) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira – Jingle (White Label)
Sonzeira - Aquarela do Brasil (Mark E Remix) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine - Wanting Things (Hispavox, CTI Records)
Formula 7 – Ponteio (Parlophone)
Cláudia - Deixa Eu Dizer (Odeon)
Joao Diaz– Capoeira (Odeon)
Maga Bo (Featuring Rosangela Macedo)  - No Balanco Da Canoa (Mr Bongo)
Milton Nascimento – Tudo que você  podia ser (Aroop Roy Remix) (Far Out Recordings)
Mark De Clive-Lowe Ft. Contramestre Xingu – Nova Roda (Mashibeats)
Ibejy Miregum – Eparre Oia (Japoti)
Pandeiro Repique Duo – Um Boi Que Ja Vai Mugir (Tension Rod)
José Prates – Batucada Berimbao (M Records)
Ku Bo – Lem Lem (Man Recordings)
DJ Sandrinho – Berimbau (Man Recordings)
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (DJ Sandrinho Edit) (Man Recordings)
Lucas Santtana – Who Can Say Which Way (Joao Brasil’s Baile Funk Remix)(Vinyl Land, + Brasil Música)
MC Buiu – Balanca Mais Nao Para (Dennis DJ) (White Label)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa  - Suadade Vem Correndo (Verve)
Pharcyde - Runnin’ (Delicious Vinyl)
Marcos Valle – Estrelar (Som Livre)
Sonzeira – Um Toque (Alternative Version) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)


Sonzeira x Gilles Peterson Essential Mix

Volume two of a mix series that explores my record collection and helps me practice mixing. Enjoy!

Studio 564 - Vol. 2

Sat 7/31/21 - Show 247

This is not just another podcast episode; it's a sonic voyage that will transport you to a dimly lit, underground club where the dance floor pulses with life. Tune in, let the music envelop you, and surrender to the intoxicating rhythms. Get ready to groove, connect, and let the music carry you to a realm where time stands still, and the only language spoken is that of beats and melodies.

Get in the Circle. Feel the Soul.

Hosted & Mixed by @DJ-Mza

Featuring music from: Kaytranada, Floating Points, Osunlade, Robots Can't Dance, Taylor McFerrin & many more.

01. Floating Points - Nespole
02. Kaytranada - Bullets (Ft. Little Dragon)
03. Les Sins - Taken
04. Lovebirds - Mandrill
05. Radiohead - Everything In It's Right Place (Osunlade Re-Edit)
06. Lauryn Hill - That Thing (Golden Boy Bootleg)
07. Marc Mac - Steady Rockin Ep (Jazz Flares)
08. Jayson Brothers - Love Supreme
09. De La Soul - The Bizness (Robots Can't Dance Edit)
10. Vick Lavender feat R.J.Green - Do For Love (Bopstar's Broken Beat Re-touch Mix)
11. Taylor McFerrin - Georgia (Karizma's Bruk It Down Remix)
12. Untitled - Yo Mama
13. Kez Ym -  Washing My Heart (Original Mix) 
14. Kaskade & Quadron - Waste Love (Ice Mix Extended) 
15. Goapele - Closer (Loveslap Gets Closer)
16. J Dilla - Dreamy (Brabe Cover)
17. Earth, Wind And Fire - Runnin (Danny Krivit Re Edit)
18. Ninetoes - Finder (The Path)
19. Julien Dyne - Fallin' Down feat. Parks (Mo Serious Edit)
20. Chaos In The CBD - 816 To Nunhead
21. Moods - One For Patrice
22. Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda
23. Disclosure - Moog For Love feat. Eats Everything
24. SWV - Rain (Demarkus's Mystic Mix)
25. Tom Misch - Gypsy Woman (Austin Marc Flip)
26: Marcos Valle - Não Tem Nada Não (Aroop Roy Rework)
27: Hiatus Kaiyote - Fingerprints (Mo Serious Edit)
28. Soul Central - Teen Town (West Loop Chicago Mix)
29. Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekend (Gerry Read Remix)




SOUL
CIRCLE
RADIO 
est. 2010

RECORDED ON SAT 7/31/21 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA USA

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All music rights belong to their rightful owners. To honor the work of musicians and artists in general who made the music possible for us to enjoy and be able to dance to, please support them and always buy their music. 

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DJ Mza Show 247

Played at home base at Experimental Cocktail Club in NYC on May 30th 2025. I got to share the decks again with Kevin H - a dear friend and DJ from Chicago.

It felt really good in there that evening...Here's a portion of our mix - lots of groovy disco, house and funk!

0:0:00 - 1:17:00 - Myself
1:17:00 - 2:41:00 - Kevin
2:41:00 - Close - Myself  

Enjoy!

James Park & Kevin Hsia live @ ECC May 30th 2025

Tara aims to amplify artists and uplift the crowds that engage with her sets on the dance floor. Her mixes explore sounds that honor the past while looking toward the future and celebrating the now. New York City constantly inspires her, as she also works as an urban planner, collaborating with communities across the city on issues that affect their daily lives. She believes in nightlife as an essential cultural and community-building tool, advocating for policies and resources to support arts and culture. Tara hosts "misc." on The Lot Radio in Brooklyn, a laid-back, eclectic ride on Sunday mornings, and "UpBeat" on Soho Radio in London, a mix show featuring dance music from various eras, genres, and continents.

Episode 74 w/DJ Tara

Forward / Scratch presents: Long Play, a discussion platform for building a transformative model of nightlife rooted in liberation, community and artist-empowerment, and overcoming the extractionist and unsustainable nature of the scene as it stands. 

This project begins from a basic question: with the precarious state of nightlife, how do we create the scene we truly want? 

Hosted by Cat Tran and Erick Nidal, Long Play will adopt a community-driven model that crowdsources ideas to cover and the voices we’d like to hear.

About this episode

Could you ever own a nightclub? Why are we seemingly drowning in vacant luxury condos but even well-attended clubs are going bankrupt? Should the government play a role in supporting nightlife? What has New York City done recently to support nightlife? Who decides whether a nightclub gets to open or not? How can nightlife workers earn a living, and how can we leverage our day jobs to support nightlife? Are nightclubs even meant to last forever?

We spoke with DJ Tara, a pillar of the New York nightlife community both as a legendary musical curator and expert in urban planning and development. Tara grew up in the Haitian community of Flatbush and went to school for Engineering and Urban Planning. She’s worked in developing supportive housing for seniors and the unhoused, knows the ins and outs of city planning from her time working for the Manhattan Borough President, and was a contributor to the Global Nightlife Recovery Plan for COVID-19.

This is the first half of a 2-part interview with DJ Tara exploring these questions and more.

What is the future of nightclubs? w/ DJ Tara | Part 1

A really fun vinyl mix, a few minor hiccups all on a rotary mixer!

All Vinyl for Signature Cuts @Rodeo.BK 3.22.2025

So this mix was a fun and creative one. I definitely messed up a few times but hey its all Vinyl (four hiccups) maybe five lol

All Vinyl for Signature Cuts @Rodeo.BK 7.12.2025

I can't get enough of Brazil!!! Last June 2012 I went on another trip to Brazil together with Tom Trago...Stayed there one week to digg for music and play at the D-Edge club.. Thx to all my friends in Brazil, because without them it would have been impossible to find this music!! ENjoY!




Antal Brazil mix 2012 July

1) Will Smith f/ Ronnie McNeir: Summertime (MICK x Chi Duly Mix)
2) Isley Brothers: Between the Sheets
3) Prince: Pink Cashmere
4) D’Angelo: Lady
5) Isley Brothers: Work to Do
6) Outkast: Elevators
7) The Eagles: Hotel California
8) Al Green: I’m Glad You’re Mine
9) Notorious BIG: Dead Wrong
10) Patrice Rushen: Where Is The Love	
11) Jay-Z: Feelin It
12) Mims: This Is Why I’m Hot
13) Rich Boy: Throw Some D’s
14) Lil Jon: Snap Your Fingers
15) Monica: So Far Gone
16) Minnie Ripperton: Baby This Love I Have
17) Biz Markie: Just A Friend
18) Commodores: Zoom
19) EPMD: Da Joint
20) Joe Cocker: Woman to Woman
21) 2Pac: California Love
22) Warren G: This DJ
23) LL Cool J: Paradise
24) The Spinners: It’s A Shame (King Most’s Grindr Mix)
25) Sadat X f/ Grand Puba: The Lump Lump
26) Groove Theory: Tell Me (King Most x MICK’s 1991 Mix)
27) Bobby Valentino f/ Lil Wayne: Tell Me
28) Talib Kweli: Never Been In Love
29) Kanye West f/ Steely Dan: Champion (Chi Duly’s Charlemagne Edit)
30) Biz Markie: Pickin’ Boogers
31) Nas: Memory Lane
32) The Roots: Act Too (The Love Of My Life)
33) Das EFX: Real Hip-Hop
34) Common: They Say
35) Isley Brothers: It's Your Thing (Studio Rio Edit)
36) Sergio Mendez f/ Black Eyed Peas: Mas Que Nada
37) DMX: Get It On The Floor (Daniel Crawford Remix)
38) EU: Doin' Da Butt
39) Midnight Star: Curious
40) A Bossa Eletrica: Sob A Luz Do Sol 
41) Lafayette Afro Rock Band: Darkest Light
42) The Emotions: Blind Alley
43) Mariah Carey: Dreamlover
44) Mic Geronimo f/ Jay-Z: Single Life
45) Father MC: I’ll Do For You
46) Cheryl Lynn: To Be Real (Nick Bike Edit)
47) DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince: Live At Union Square
48) Big Daddy Kane: Warm It Up Kane
49) Tony Toni Tone:  Feels Good
50) Milt Jackson: Enchanted Lady
51) Large Professor: I Just Wanna Chill
52) Kanye West f/ Jay-Z: The Morning (Hasan Insane + MICK’s “Hold The Salsa” Mix)
53) Drake: Best I Ever Had (Nick Bike’s Yacht Rock Mix)
54) East of Underground I Love You

MICK + DJ Jazzy Jeff: Summertime Volume 10

So....let's boogie??
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James Park & Kevin Hsia live @ ECC May 30th 2025

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