Coloring Lessons Radio is a radio show crafted from the minds of musclecars (Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield); two born and raised New Yorkers, aiming to add value to their city’s community and nightlife culture.

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COLORING LESSONS WITH MARK FRANCIS @ The Lot Radio 09-08-2024

Live recording of Soul Synergy with resident Steve ChiProfess and special guest DJ Beloved (1st time in ATL) at the Music Room.

Soul Synergy & BPM ATL.MP3

BANG THE DRUM TWITCH 3-02-25

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Jihad Muhammad @ Return To The Raw Party Toronto Canada Live Mix.m4a

SND & RTN (4-6-25)

1. Jihad Muhammad & Brutha Basil - Brutha Basil - Listen (Remixes) - Instrumental [00:06:51]
2. Jihad Muhammad & Brutha Basil - Brutha Basil - Listen (Remixes) -Vocal [00:09:36]
3. louie vega - in praise of the sun [00:15:30]
4. Joe Claussell, Jerome Sydenham - Je Ka Jo (Demo Version) [00:22:48]
5. Louie Vega - sounds of the samba [00:27:24]
6. jepthe  - the prayer - jepthe  [00:31:33]
7. Teddy Douglass - Nina I Put A Spell On You Drums 7.1.2022 [00:35:54]
8. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:38:27]
9. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:43]
10. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:44]
11. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:45]
12. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:46]
13. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:47]
14. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:48]
15. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:49]
16. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:49]
17. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:50]
18. Josh Milan - BBE769ELP - A1 - Josh Milan - I Am The Night - Carvery Mastered [00:42:51]
19. Jazzanova, Musclecars - Beyond the Dream (musclecars's Dub) THIS [00:43:16]
20. Louie Vega, Two Soul Fusion - Joy Universal Feat. Two Soul Fusion (Extended Version) [00:47:52]
21. Masters At Work - bruja - 3-14-2016 [00:52:43]
22. Louie Vega, Two Soul Fusion - Joy Universal Feat. Two Soul Fusion (Extended Version) [00:54:20]
23. Stim Dzyl - Kilamanjaro - Stym Bang The Drum Edit [00:58:09]
24. Afro Celt Sound System - Release (Masters At Work Main Mix) [01:00:37]
25. Franck Roger - Jeware (Main Vox Mix) [01:05:44]
26. Harold Matthews Jr, Black Sonix, Sean McCabe - Deep Into My Sleep (Sean McCabe Remix) [01:09:47]
27. Franck Roger - Jeware (Main Vox Mix) [01:11:00]
28. Omar - Can We Go Out? (Zed Bias remix) [01:16:33]
29. Omar - Can We Go Out? (Zed Bias remix) [01:18:16]
30. David Morales - ESCAPE - RED ZONE MIX [01:21:04]
31. Arnaud D, Earl W. Green - Betrayal (Club Mix) [01:24:16]
32. The African Sunset Project - Any Love (The African Sunset Project Spiritual Remix) [01:29:12]
33. Dana Weaver - DANA WEAVER - I Know Better - BTD Vocal Mix [01:31:52]
34. Ian Friday, Kenny Bobien - Ian Friday - My Turn [Main] [01:35:47]
35. Pad Beryll, Toshi, Doug Gomez - Let Me See (Doug Gomez Merecumbe Remix) [01:40:35]
36. Dawn Tallman - Celebrate Myself (Honeycomb Extended Vocal Mix) [01:41:48]
37. Pad Beryll, Toshi, Doug Gomez - Let Me See (Doug Gomez Merecumbe Remix) [01:44:58]
38. Pad Beryll, Toshi, Doug Gomez - Let Me See (Doug Gomez Merecumbe Remix) [01:50:48]
39. Louie Vega, Tony Momrelle - Touch The Sky Feat. Tony Momrelle (Extended Version) [01:52:00]
40. Louie Vega, Tony Momrelle - Touch The Sky Feat. Tony Momrelle (Extended Version) [01:53:04]
41. Beatkozina, Axel Camil, Omar El Mago  - Merhba [01:54:43]
42. Cee ElAssaad & Sabrina Chyld - The Time Is Now (Afro Mix) [01:59:48]
43. Masaki Morii - masaki- Worst Behaviour (Masaki Morii Nu One [02:05:40]
44. Masaki Morii - masaki- Worst Behaviour (Masaki Morii Nu One [02:10:49]
45. J.S., QH - LIKE CRAZY (LIKE CRAZY  Vox) [02:11:19]
46. Shelter Records - Catzico - Ndzamshini "Take Me There" (zOGRi & Freddy Sanon Remix) Vox [02:14:40]
47. Susan Esthera - Susan Esthera - Orion (Original Mix) [02:19:15]
48. Jihad Muhammad - Dajama - Jihad Muhammad - Mastered Instrumental [02:23:42]
49. Kelvin Sylvester feat. Basil - Listen - Basil - Bang The Drum Acapella [02:25:35]
50. Kelvin Sylvester feat. Basil - Listen - Basil - Bang The Drum Acapella [02:27:39]
51. Jihad Muhammad - Dajama - Jihad Muhammad - Mastered Vocal [02:28:14]
52. Timmy Regisford - P

Bang The Drum Sessions 4-19-25.m4a

Age of Examination and Reconciliation. Are you a participant? Enjoy !!! 🪩 🕺  💃 

SINNERS 013

LIVE AT SHELTER MARCH 2025-DJ MARK FRANCIS

Back At It!!!!!!

Snoh Aalegra - DO 4 U (Kre8r R3wrk)

Choose Again drifts through the edges of memory, movement, and desire, tracing the moments when identity slips and the body dissolves into rhythm. Built on a foundation of minimal melodic techno, atmospheric electronica, and deep analog textures, the EP moves between intimate whispers and expansive soundscapes, where city nights and fleeting connections unfold like hidden narratives. Each track is sparse but layered, balancing restraint with tension: fractured hooks and elliptical phrases evoke decisions unmade, faces half-seen, and movements that leave no trace. The music lingers in the unsettled spaces between what's said and what's felt, where repetition becomes a kind of hypnosis and memory folds into motion.

Across its seven tracks, Choose Again builds a quiet architecture of fleeting presence and unresolved possibility. From the cold detachment of "Two Doors" to the humid anonymity of "Night Device," through the submerged drift of "Current Draw" and the low-burn intimacy of "Aftertouch," the EP maps shifting emotional registers without settling on resolution. "No Sign of Day" stretches into dreamlike suspension, while "Someone Else Was Here" closes the circle with traces of absence and nearness colliding. Voices emerge and disappear, male and female tones weaving into the production like another layer of texture rather than lead. The result is a work where identity, connection, and perception remain unstable - where each listen invites you to enter the same rooms, walk the same streets, and, as the title suggests, choose again.

Two Doors

Bang The Drum Party was established in 2009 by DJ/Producer Jihad Muhammad in Newark, NJ. Bang The Drum (BTD) has hosted some of the best DJ's and Artists in the Underground Dance Scene. The purpose of the party is to promote the Global Soul Movement. Jihad defines Global soul as " Soulful music...House, Funk, Disco, Afrobeat... any music that touches the soul of all people....of all races. That to me makes it Global ". 

You can catch Jihad live every Saturday on his Bang The Drum Sessions show on Twitch.tv/jihadmu from 6-9pm (est). Join the chat and interact with the House community and we spread love through music.