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LA-based label Leaving Records present an extra special broadcast – selecting music from their 98-track compilation, raising funds for artists affected by the recent wildfires.
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BUY THE COMPILATION](https://staying.bandcamp.com/album/staying-leaving-records-aid-to-artists-impacted-by-the-los-angeles-wildfires) 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/staying-w-leaving-records-13th-february-2025

Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires 130225

episode 93 of summer school radio is a retrospective on the life and work of The Lijadu Sisters. ☼ 

in anticipation of the reissue of their 1976 album Danger via Numero Group, this episode explores their discography while listening in on a conversation between Lovie and Yeye Taiwo Lijadu. 

(tracklist)
Reflection Eternal – Brandee Younger
Great Valley – Joel Vandroogenbroeck
Verde – Tuca
Mother –  Build An Ark
Deja Vu (I’ve Been Here Before) – Teena Marie 
MIRAGE – Minako Yoshida 
Southside Morning – Phil Upchurch 
Fly – Os Gatos 
I Want You For Myself (Theo Parrish edit) – George Duke 
Runnin’ Away – Sly & the Family Stone
Love, Peace & Happiness – Orlando Julius & Ashiko
Never Can Say Goodbye – The New Birth 
Lo Que No Haria Por Amor (What You Won't Do For Love) – DEBORA
Masa Kecil (feat. Ruth Sahanaya) – Karimata
Life’s Gone Down Low – The Lijadu Sisters
Urede (Extract From a Story) – The Lijadu Sisters
Erora – The Lijadu Sisters 
Comme On Home – The Lijadu Sisters
Kehinde L’o Gba Taiwo – The Lijadu Sisters
Lord Have Mercy – The Lijadu Sisters
Danger – The Lijadu Sisters
Orere-Elejigbo – The Lijadu Sisters
Ameba - The Lijadu Sisters
Set Me Free – The Lijadu Sisters
Not Any Longer – The Lijadu Sisters

summer school radio (93) with The Lijadu Sisters

Stimulator Jones makes his Bastard Jazz debut with "Paradise Untold," blending East Coast hip-hop grit with a hard-hitting drum break, West Coast G-Funk vibes through bright, expressive synth leads, and a classic London touch in the form of grimey analog bass. The track is topped off by Stimulator's signature falsetto, delivering a soulful meditation on new love. The result is smooth as butter, sure to resonate with longtime fans and win over plenty of new ones.

Paradise Untold

Somewhere Soul Rituals Volume 01

Sa Ka Fête

Children of Zeus's Konny Kon takes over our Manchester studio once a month to play upfront Soul, Classic Hip Hop & New RnB. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/children-of-zeus/episodes/children-of-zeus-7th-september-2025

Children of Zeus 070925

Radiate

74: Out of Time (Reimagined) Instrumentals

Catch Your Breath (Instrumental)

2025年10月22日 21:00-22:30 JST 

Stupid Kozo 
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#eclectic

東京を拠点に活動するDJ/プロデューサーのStupid Kozoがヴィヴィッドでセクシーな曲をプレイ。

Tokyo based DJ/Producer Stupid Kozo plays viby sexy tunes.

Room 303 ・三○三号室 
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@ WPÜ HOTEL SHINJUKU 
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Abysmal Lounge with Stupid Kozo｜2025年10月22日

episode 109 of summer school radio marks five years of broadcasts from @thelotradio. <3

5 years of summer school radio (109)

Coming out 17 June on Awesome Tapes From Africa

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band’s Wede Harer Guzo is the third release on Awesome Tapes From Africa for Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro. In the years since Shemonmuanaye, Mergia has revamped his touring career, playing festivals and clubs worldwide, including a recent tour supporting Beirut. By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6:00 am. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing and partying through the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. 
One key denizen of Addis’ musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was preparing a follow-up to his seminal Tche Belew LP with the famed Walias Band. It was the band’s only full-length record and it had been a success. But his Hilton house band colleagues were a bit tied up recording cassettes with different vocalists. Still Mergia, amidst recording and gigs with the Walias, was also eager to make another recording of his instrumental-focused arrangements. So he went to the nearby Ghion Hotel, another upmarket outpost with a popular nightclub. Dahlak Band was the house band at Ghion at the time. Together they made this tape Wede Harer Guzo right there in the club during the band’s afternoon rehearsal meetings, with sessions lasting three days.
Dahlak Band catered to a slightly more youthful, local audience, while Mergia’s main gig with the Walias at Addis' swankiest hotel had a mixed audience that included wealthy Ethiopians, foreign diplomats and older folks from abroad. Therefore, their sets featured lighter fare during dinnertime and a less rollicking selection of jazz and r&b. Meanwhile, Dahlak was known more for the mainly soul and Amharic jams they served up for hours two nights a week to a younger crowd. 
Mergia released Wede Harer Guzo (“Journey to Harer,” a city in eastern Ethiopia)  with Sheba Music Shop, which was located in the Piazza district but has long since shut down. His cassette copy is the only known source we could find. Jessica Thompson at Coast Mastering managed to restore the recording to clean up layers of hiss, flutter and distorted frequencies, made worse by years of storage. Although there are some remaining sonic artifacts of the era’s recording and cassette duplicating quality, this reissue captures the band’s inimitable vibe. 
Recalling the audience’s positive reaction to Wede Harer Guzo’s novel arrangements, he says it sold well and found many fans. However, as no trace of the tape can be found online, there’s no indication as to why the cassette appears largely forgotten until now. 


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