Singer, songwriter, DJ, designer... Emma Noble is a woman of many talents, and her artistic career keeps growing, evolving and gaining momentum at pretty high speed. One half of dynamic all-vinyl DJ duo Noble & Heath, with a sound deeply rooted in soul music, she hosts a radio show on Soho Radio, plays gigs in clubs and festivals across Europe, and since the release in 2020 of her solo EP "No Turning Back" (Cosmos Music) and the success of her collab with Matt Berry and the release of hit single "Beatmaker", she has toured the UK  alongside a 10-piece band of musicians and performed in a string of sell-out concerts that led them to a critically acclaimed closing show at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London. 
Today we are very happy to present an impeccable selection for Curtis Radio, a set that encapsulates the exquisite and colourful and soul-lifting musical universe of Emma Noble. 
So sit back, relax, press play, turn it up! And enjoy the joyful ride in 10 beautiful songs selected with love by this week's very special guest. Emma Noble Ladies and Gentlemen!

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10 TUNES TRACKLIST:

Nancy Wilson - Here It Comes 
Aretha Franklin - Take Me with you 
Leroy Hutson - I Think I’m Falling In Love
Marvin Gaye - Try It You’ll Like It 
Slik Walk - Young Jazzy 
Funk Mammoth - Told Ya 
Diana Ross - Surrender 
NYCC - I’ll Keep A Light In My Window 
Arthur Adams - I Like It Funky 
Ambros Seelos - Gimme More

CURTIS RADIO - EMMA NOBLE. SHOW #21

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Oli Stewart aka Casbah73 is our very special guest for the 22nd episode in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series. Born in NYC and based in Madrid, he moved to the UK in the 90s where his DJ game was enriched and solidified when he got immersed in the flourishing rare groove, soul, funk, disco and house musical scene. His quest as a voracious digger and professional record dealer takes him around the world in search of the rarest, most elusive and precious slices of wax. As a result his collection grows to monumental proportions. Back to Madrid in the year 2000 he puts all his knowledge and experience to work both in DJ booths and the recording studios, achieving an original and very distinctive Casbah 73 sound and producing a string of high quality releases for labels like Lovemonk, Hitop, Glitterbox/Defected...Picking up only 10 songs out of a 18000 collection must be a big challenge. He sure did it with finesse and much style, but don't take our word for it. Just press play, turn it up and find out...Casbah 73 Love for you all!

CURTIS RADIO - CASBAH 73. SHOW #22

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They say that there are 2 eras in modern music. The one that came before the invention of the Roland TR-808 drum machine and the era that came after. We believe that statement to be true. Such is the massive influence of that seminal and powerful machine in the music that we play and listen today. And if there is a particular genre intrinsically linked to the sounds and drum patterns of a Rolant TR-808 machine that is obviously Electro. From Kraftwerk, to Afrika Bambaataa to Drexciya among many others, the fantasy of a sound produced by robots that have a human soul has intrigued and seduced and influenced us in many ways. Today in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series, we are delighted and honored to present a very special guest that belongs to that original lineage of electro originators. The Egyptian Lover is one of the most prominent and creative ambassadors of that happy crossing where electro and funk get together. He is electrofunk royalty, a cornerstone of a hybrid sound (electro + funk) that we love so much because it instantly makes us shake our asses and feel good. So press play, turn the volume up and enjoy 10 songs that really matter in The Egyptian Lover's world.

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:
Prince - Head
Sexual Harassment - I Need A Freak 
Bar Kays - Freaky Behavior
Gary Numan - Cars
Kraftwerk - Numbers
Cameo - Shake your Pants
Rick James - Give it to me Baby
Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘til you Get Enough
Prince - Do me Baby
The Jacksons - That’s what you get for being polite

CURTIS RADIO - THE EGYPTIAN LOVER. SHOW #24

The Curtis Radio "10 songs only" series keep gaining momentum, the list of very special guests keeps growing strong and today we reach episode number 25 with another top musical talent and international star. We follow DJ Vadim's extended and highly prolific career since day one. It was the early 90s and Vadim aka The Dub Catcher was already on our radar as he was starting from a foundation in instrumental hip hop and releasing great music on his label Jazz Fudge and in seminal UK imprint Ninja Tune too. But a voracious appetite for musical discovery and experimentation made it impossible to pigeonhole and restrict his musical palette to just one genre or style. Both in the studio (with 17 albums released to date)and in stages and DJ booths around the world (over 3000 gigs in 78 countries) he has achieved a trademark and highly personal Vadim sound that combines hip hop, reggae, dancehall, bass culture, latin, disco, funk, world sounds, and beyond. So it's with great pleasure that today we present here 10 songs that represent and matter in the always soul-lifting and colorful musical world of DJ Vadim. Press play, turn it up, and enjoy the ride! Daddy Vad is in the house Ladies and Gentlemen.

CURTIS RADIO - DJ VADIM. SHOW #25

And now for our next number we'd like to return to the classics...today we proudly present a guest show by none other than Marcos Valle, a true legend of bossa nova, samba and popular brazilian music in general. Valle started playing the piano at the age of five, educated in classical and soon leaning towards jazz and soul, he began his recording career in the mid-sixties, when he was still a teenager. Since then he has built a monumental body of work with close to thirty albums published and a songbook of more than three hundred compositions, with which he has also provided material for Caetano Veloso, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Stacey Kent and Diana Krall among many others. Guitarist, producer, arranger, composer of soundtracks, also well versed in his approaches to rock, funk or electronics, Marcos Valle is an all-rounder who has done it all in the world of music. 
This very special episode in our Curtis Radio series marks the first anniversary of the show, and we want to express our enormous gratitude to all the artists that so generously shared their most treasured records with us, and to all the listeners and music lovers who play and enjoy the shows making this project born a year ago in our beloved listening bar in Barcelona such a beautiful reality. 
So without further ado here are ten songs that really matter in the wonderful musical world of Marcos Valle. Press play and turn it up. Food for the soul!

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:
Emicida - Pequenas Alegrias da Vida Adulta
Astrud Gilberto - The Face I Love
Lulu Santos - Aviso aos Navegantes
Céu - Menino Bonito
Moreno Veloso -  Não Acorde o Neném
Jovem Dionísio e Marcos Valle - Melhor do Mundo
Joyce Moreno e Marcos Valle - A Chuva Sem Gal
Seu Jorge - Quem Não Quer Sou Eu
Dorival Caymmi - Dora
Joyce Moreno - Feminina

CURTIS RADIO - MARCOS VALLE. SHOW #27

Numbers are important. They let us humans understand and anchor our possition in relation to time, space and the cosmos.  Ever since the days of early civilizations, people have used numbers to keep track of time, predict the future, and map out the stars. One sunny June afternoon in Barcelona, while chatting with trailblazer DJ and voracious record collector Ben* (Turntablejazz/Yasiin Bey's DJ/Love Wax-Cologne+Tunis) about our Curtis Radio show, we mentioned that in a complete 12 months season we have released a total of 27 episodes from a carefully handpicked selection of DJs, record collectors, artists & musicians from across the globe. He expressed instant interest in doing a show, and said he would like to participate with a "10 songs" episode that would be number 28. The 2 and the 8, that is a number that means to Ben*, he has a personal project related to that particular sequence of numbers. And here it is. Press play, turn it up and dive deep into these 10 beautiful and soul-lifting songs that Ben* keeps very close to his heart. Being a seasoned record digger with true love for the vinyl format for more than 25 years, Ben* has conceived his selection as a concept vinyl album. Side A (or part 1) containing 5 songs, 4 of them from his current favorite artist Kahil El Zabar plus "Harvest Time", an eternal spiritual jazz cut from recently passed genius Pharoa Sanders. Side B (or second part of his selection)where he takes us on a more uplifting and spacey path of uptempo grooves with 5 rare gems that will induce body movement while still keeping the spiritual element and touching the heart & mind. 
Curtis Radio show guest selectors can present their 10 desert island records or they can focus on a particular genre or pick 10 tunes from their last favorite producer. The songs can be in random order and unmixed or smoothly blended in the form of a mini DJ set. It's a free format with just one rule. Only 10 songs. Not 6 not 14. Only 10. So let's now count like Kraftwerk in our robotic voice, and feel the importance of numbers...
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht
One, two
Un, deux, trois
Uno, due, tre, quattro
Un, deux, trois
Uno, due, tre, quattro...

10 TUNES TRACKLIST:
KAHIL EL ZABAR - THE OPENING
PHAROAH SANDERS - HARVEST TIME
KAHIL EL ZABAR - A TIME FOR HEALING 
KAHIL EL ZABAR - WE GET THROUGH THIS
KAHIL EL ZABAR - SPIRIT GATHERER 
MICHAEL BOOTHMAN & CHARMAINE FORDE - WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE
LOUIE VEGA & UNLIMITED TOUCH - MUSIC IS MY LIFE 
RECORD PLAYER - FREE YOUR MIND 
THEO PARRISH & MAURISSA ROSE - THIS IS FOR YOU
CASSIETTA GEORGE - DON’T GIVE UP

CURTIS RADIO - BEN* SHOW #28

We met Gino Grasso and Luca Trevisi aka LTJ Xperience, two of the finest DJs and most avid record collectors from Italy, in Soundcloud. Back then the platform was a very fertile and active hub for music discovery and exchange for likeminded music lovers from around the globe. We instatly connected with the deep, slow but heavy on the beats and bass, discofied dope sound they were releasing, and we bought and had all their releases and edits in constant rotation in our sets. Next natural step was to invite them to deejay at some of our Playtime events in Barcelona, and then we became good friends. Music has this power. It's a universal language that creates powerful and long lasting bonds. The bio and list of achievements in Gino's extended 4+ decades career is too long to be listed here so we will keep the bio stuff short and let the music play and do the talking. 
Just check out G&D (the project he shares with fellow groove master Dino Angioletti)or the essential compilation curated for BBE Recordings with his brother Federico as The Grasso Brothers "We Know How To Boogie", or this new Curtis Radio episode right here, and you will understand the level of knowledge, passion, dedication and the immense depth and value of Gino's record collection. So it's with great joy and excitement that we present today the 29th installment in our beloved Curtis Radio "10 Songs" series, masterfully handpicked by our amigo and disco Don Gino Grasso. Turn it up and get your groove on, Gino sure knows how to boogie!

TEN TUNES TRACKLIST:
Jonh Mavis - Move your Body
Mendes y Mendes - Mitamio
Ebony  Band - Sing a happy song
Joe Gibbs and Steel Band - Don’t stop til you get enough
Hugh Masakela - Give it up
Doug King - Baya Latinos
Illusion of a Band - Party with you
For Real People - Love begin with you
Merchants Pilgrim - Instant Funk
Voltage Brothers - Happening in the streets  (Domo Domo rework)

CURTIS RADIO - GINO GRASSO. SHOW #29

En nuestra búsqueda constante para conectar con selectores, DJs, buscadores de oro negro, coleccionistas, y demás especies apasionadas de ese precioso y amado formato musical que es "el disco", teníamos que cruzar caminos de forma inevitable con Ainara Marañon, also known as Sama Yax. Bilbaína nacida en México y afincada  en Barcelona, lleva ya largo tiempo compartiendo su pasión innegociable por la mejor música disco y house, con sets de factura exquisita, pinchados estríctamente en vinilo (respect!), en clubs y festivales pequeños, medianos y enormes, a lo largo y ancho de todo el país. Con un olfato infalible para seleccionar discos que activan y estimulan en nuestros pies, cerebro y alma, los receptores del factor "groove", nunca le hemos escuchado pinchar un tema obvio o simplón. Nunca. Siempre con clase, siempre imaginativa, siempre "underground" y combativa en sus selecciones y en su actitud, tenemos que confesar que amamos bastante a Sama Yax. Por eso nos complace especialmente presentar este nuevo episodio de Curtis Radio, el número 30 ya, con 10 temas* que importan en el maravilloso y emocionante universo musical de Sama Yax. Dale play, súbe el volumen y disfrútalo.

*hay un tema incluído del gran Marcos Valle, y queremos recordaros que actúa en Barcelona (Sala Apolo2)el próximo 21/08, con warm-up a los platos nada menos que de Breixo Martinez. Conciertazo y sesión previa absolutamente recomendables.
** hemos observado en el track-list un tema de autor "unknown" y título también "unknown". Son esos white labels misteriosos que no tienen ninguna información y que un feliz día cayeron en tus manos no sabes como. Atención nerdaza@s del disco out there, sabemos que hay unas cuant@s, ¿sabéis de que tema se trata? ¿conocéis al autor y/o el título?. Ahí va el reto. Quien lo sepa que lo diga y gana 3 discos de nuestra cuidada sección a cargo de Tropikon Records, y un par de nuestros refrescantes cocktails Gin Scott-Heron.

TEN TUNES TRACKLIST:
WILLIAM PITT - CITY LIGHT
SEAWIND  - FREE
MARCOS VALLE  - ESTELAR
TATA VEGA -(I’VE GOT MY) SECOND WIND3
THE JONES GIRLS  -NIGHTS OVER EGYPT
THE S.O.S BAND - GROOVIN’ 
UNKNOWN  - UNKNOWN
MBG - Ore: Nove Nove Nove
FELIPE GORDON - I’M A JAZZ CAT
MALIK ALSTON - IN A BETTER WAY

CURTIS RADIO - SAMA YAX. SHOW #30

The broad concept of eclecticism takes on a new level of excellence and depth when Lydia González, known in the music world as T.Modet, stands behind a mixer and a pair of turntables. Born in Seville, she received a valuable family musical heritage that was quickly expanded and enriched with a new and enormous spectrum of sounds and influences resulting from her extensive travels around the world from a very early age.
In Barcelona we are lucky to be able to enjoy her always surprising and colorful selections thanks to a regular presence in the bills of the best clubs and festivals in the city (Laut, Nitsa, Mira, Primavera Sound, Sonar, Sound It, Brunch ...) alone as T.Modet or with Virginie, another voracious digger and excellent DJ,  under the alias Shakti Alliance. In a more experimental and electronic way, in a global discovery format without borders or labels (take a tour of the archive of her wonderful programs Círculo de Borneo for dublab radio), or moving feet and cheering souls on the best dance floors with her inimitable sets, there is no doubt that T.Modet is a polyhedral and absolutely free artist that we admire and enjoy. So we are very pleased to present here this exclusive selection of 10 songs for Curtis Radio that show the beauty, substance and originality of T.Modet's musical palette. Press play, turn it up and have fun!

10 TUNES TRACKLIST

JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON - Love that will not die
DONALD LANGESTRAAT - I'm ready for dancing
LARRY HEARD - Caribbean coast
SADE - Why can't we live together
SYSTEM OLYMPIA - Passi Mai
AL DOBSON JR. - Santiago Black (Ptaki Version)
SAHARA_JA - I'm an arabian knight
BASIL HARDHOUSE - City streets
FOCUS  ZULU - Rock Batlanga
LEE TRACY - Jesus going to clean the house

CURTIS RADIO - T MODET. SHOW #31

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It's with great pleasure and excitement that we present a new series of Curtis Radio shows, announced as "Curtis Radio Meets", where we expand the "10 songs" format to include a conversation with an artist and/or music aficionado from any corner of the world, who wants to share his music and thoughts and vision with us. In our first instalment of the series we are so honored to present Brazilian composer, musician, voracious record collector and al-round "bon vivant", Ed Motta. He is presenting his just released new album (the 14th in his extended impeccable career), beautifully titled "Behind The Tea Chronicles" (MPS/Germany) and is also keen and generous to share his precious insight with us about production techniques, the importance of mastering, sound textures, comics, cinema, world travels, food, good wine, Steely Dan, and the pleasures of live in general. Thank you Ed Motta!! we absolutely loved the talk and welcome all our beloved listeners to our new Curtis Radio Meets series. More to come, watch this space. Sit back, relax, press play and enjoy the show. Ed Motta ladies and gentlemen!

CURTIS RADIO MEETS ED MOTTA. SHOW #38

We at Curtis are longtime fans of Rainer Trüby. A constant and always reliable source of music discovery thanks to his DJ sets, productions, remixes, compilations, Trüby Trio, Compost, Sonar Kollectiv, Glücklich, Brazilian music, A Forest Mighty Black...all consistently dope, never a bad note, music for the soul. We met Rainer personally when our local duderino and Curtis skipper Guille de Juan worked at Sonar office, many moons ago, back in the nineties. A staple in the Barcelona festival and club circuit for a long time, we've enjoyed and danced to Rainer's sets many times. We are so honored and  happy to have him in our Curtis Radio series. So sit back, relax, crank the volume up, and enjoy a deep musical journey in ten songs, handpicked with love by Rainer Trüby

10 TUNES TRACKLIST: 

Mal Waldron - For Every Man There´s A Woman
Joe Sample - Night Flight
Raw Soul Express - The Way We Live
Lô Borges - Tudo Que Você Podia Ser
Re:jazz - Twisted 
Tashan - Thank You Father 
Cedar Walton - Latin America
Incognito - Out Of The Storm - C´s Planet E Special Mix
Tamba trio - Reflexes 
Galaxy 2 Galaxy - High Tech Jazz

CURTIS RADIO-RAINER TRÜBY. SHOW #39

Curtis Radio is back!! After a short break and an improved website section (check check check !!!), today we proudly present a new episode of our beloved Curtis Radio Show. With 39 dope shows in our archive you know the formula by now. We reach out to DJs, musicians, diggers, collectors, and any other breed of vinyl aficionado from around the world and ask them to select 10 songs that they keep close to their heart. Here’s an impeccable selection, as you would expect, by none other than London stalwart and Wah Wah 45s co-owner Dom Servini. A DJs DJ, equally at ease in a club or festival booth, in radio format or as a highly knowledgeable music journalist, his energetic and open-minded mix of anything soulful, be it afro-beat, jazz, house or hip hop, make him a strong favourite in the groove-based music worldwide circuit.
We are grateful to have him on board today, presenting these 10 beautiful songs for our 40th episode of Curtis Radio. So sit back, relax, turn the volume up and enjoy the musical journey in ten songs from the massive and treasured record collection of Dom Servini.

CURTIS RADIO - DOM SERVINI. SHOW #40

Estamos muy emocionados de compartir un nuevo episodio de Curtis Radio seleccionado por la legendaria DJ y productora Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy. Su apasionante y exitoso viaje musical se extiende a lo largo de 4 décadas, desde su adolescencia trabajando en tiendas de discos y estaciones de radio en su ciudad natal, hasta su vinculación y amistad con el padrino de la música Disco David Mancuso y sus seminales fiestas Loft, hasta los proyectos actuales Balearic Breakfast, Classic Album Sundays, Love Dancin' Sound System, entre muchos otros, su currículum es demasiado largo y rico para enumerarlo aquí. Simplemente podemos decir que para un humilde audio bar barcelonés que se preocupa por el sonido y la música de calidad, que Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy seleccione 10 canciones que le gustan para ser presentadas en nuestro programa de radio es un evento importante y es un honor compartirlo con nuestra audiencia. Colleen no sólo toca discos. Ella cuenta las historias detrás de la música. En sus propias palabras…
“Soy un amante de la música, curadora musical y educadora musical. Se trata de intentar trascender la vida cotidiana a través de la música. Cuando la gente dice que Balearic Breakfast les ayudó a superar la pandemia, creo que es porque la música tiene una cualidad curativa. Cuando la gente está en la pista de baile, quiero que se olviden de su vida cotidiana. Y lo mismo ocurre con los Classic Album Sundays, cuando la gente está completamente inmersa escuchando un álbum, los lleva a otro lugar. Esas experiencias han sido muy importantes para mí. La búsqueda es interminable y eso es lo que me motiva. Nunca me propuse hacer nada de esto intencionalmente; simplemente sucedió debido a mi pasión. Una cosa llevó a otra que alimentó a otra que alimentó a otra. Nunca dejaré de descubrir la música. Siempre hay que estar mirando hacia adelante, ampliando horizontes”.
Así que hagamos precisamente eso, sentémonos, relajémonos, subamos el volumen y expandamos completamente nuestros horizontes musicales con estas 10 hermosas canciones seleccionadas con amor por Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy. Dale al play y disfruta.

CURTIS RADIO - COLLEEN 'COSMO' MURPHY SHOW #43

Audio cafe, cocktail bar & record store. 
Our sound system includes a Class A Passlabs XA30 amplifier, a couple of "In The Groove" phono amps by Pathos, a P.S Audio Power Plant, Radius4 rotary mixer by Mastersounds, a couple of Heresy III oak wood Klipsch speakers, 3 roof mounted Omionda Sky designed by our friend Stephan Rodiqs for local brand Triple Onda and, of course, a pair of Technics 1200G with good old Shure M44G cartidges. 
Our space has been designed to offer a pleasant listening experience and a feelgood comfy vibe. DJ sessions every weekend and a great selection of records, books and magazines to browse, listen, read and buy. 
New!! Curtis Radio Show every 2 weeks featuring worldwide DJs, diggers and selectors playing an exclusive and nicely curated selection of 10 songs that they keep close to their hearts. Launching our 1st show on June 10th 2022 and we will upload a new show here every second Friday. 
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