Artists like Jalen Ngonda come around once in a lifetime, so it is our privilege and distinct pleasure to announce the release of his debut album Come Around and Love Me. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. His voice, equal parts raw feeling and elegance, exudes confidence and charm—disarming packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung. Plans for the album were struck just months before the COVID 19 pandemic shut the world down. Notwithstanding, Jalen eventually made it to Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY where he began writing and recording with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and a crack team of a-list musicians from the Daptone family. The team skillfully blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with motown sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. 

Jalen has been writing songs since he was 14, and his compositions are also very much of these times. He explains,  “I love music from the 20th century— I listen to it all the time, but I’m in this world and the 21st century. ...to a stranger, I’d describe my music as modern soul and R&B, while trying to fit in the Beach Boys and the Beatles somewhere in between.”  Come Around and Love Me reveals how he creates a classic approach that is rooted in the sounds of revered pioneers, without falling into imitation–leaving no doubt that Jalen will continue to shine within the superlative, timeless musical tradition that is Daptone’s hallmark. Now it's your turn to come around and love one of the finest soul albums of the decade.

Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me

From Jalen Ngonda's Daptone Debut Album - Come Around and Love Me.

Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, Jalen wrote and recorded his debut album with the help of producers/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires). Jalen's approach to music, and his debut, centers on his deep reverence of the Motown records he grew up with and his appreciation for the timeless soul music of the 20th century, while recognizing that he's able to bring a distinctly 21st-century point of view to those sounds. Come Around And Love Me distills those two timelines into a stunning debut record of modern soul and R&B from one of the powerhouse new voices in the genre.

Come Around and Love Me

Jalen Ngonda - That's All I Wanted From You

Thee Sacred Souls - Running Away

130th radio show on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Check out the show page here ---> www.kalw.org/show/marcus-rosario

Tracklist:
Sly5thAve - No, No, No Part 2 feat. Jonathan Mones
Cumulus Frisbee - Olografico feat. Mauricesax
Brion Gysin - Kick (Alt Mix)
Melenas - Dos Pasajeros
Anni Kiviniemi Trio - Tiu Dropar
Lee Fields - Waiting on the Sidelines
Brainstory - Gift Of Life
Gareth Donkin - This Winter
Scarlett Fae - Seven Eleven
Analogue Monsta - Conversion Therapy
Bukkha - Monsoon Riddim
Danny Brown - Shakedown
Iyamah - Gemini Guy
Os Originais do Samba - Pirão e Colher de Pau (Corazon Edit)
Kibir La Amlak - Joshua's Riddim (Instrumental Mix)
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic (2023 Redux)
Cody Currie, mik - Yes Bruv
DJ Sneak - Love Can Make It Happen
K-Lone - Cinco
Jéroboam - Turn Down The Lights (Dub)
Barry Can't Swim - Tell Me What You Need feat. just lil
Royel Otis - Heading For The Door
Kaytranada & Rochelle Jordan - Lover/Friend
Paul Thompson - Can I Take You Home?
My Friend Dario - My Friend Ricardo
Bajy & Electrical Haitian Orchestra - Fou De Toi
Eliana Pittman - Nem Saudade
Kamilah - Electricity
Idrees Sulieman - How Long Has This Been Going On?

#130 • Live on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area • December 9, 2023

All respect to Thee Sacred Souls. This is track is absolutely beautiful!!!

Thee Sacred Souls // Can I Call You Rose? (Datsunn Flip)

Caracoles ushers Orquesta Akokán’s unique brand of mambo into the 21st century. Back at the helm are producer and multi instrumentalist, Jacob Plasse and virtuosic pianist, composer and arranger Michael Eckroth - a collaboration that continues to lead Orquesta’s exploration of the sublime mambo in all its depth and breadth. On this, their third album, they combine talents with Cuban lyricist, singer and composer Kiko Ruiz,  a tata —priest— who informs his lyrics with a  Palo Mayombe spirituality propelling the mambo back to its original meaning.

Caracoles

Con Licencia

Orquesta Akokán - Con Licencia

I'm a writer. TBH...this song came to me in a dream.  A character sang it and then a group, and I woke up to transcribe. 

Raw demo performed live with a few bg vocal overdubs.

Secrets So Lonely (demo)

Resident Mix for Passion Ibiza Radio. Airing live on 94.4FM Ibiza/Formentera and passionibizaradio.com every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 3pm IBZ.

Follow me: @wahine_dj on IG

Tracklist:
1	Clive From Accounts- It's Not That I Don't Care	[Razor-N-Tape]
2	Barrio Joyride - Cool It [Colemine]
3	Dina Ögon - Håll avstånd [Playground Music]
4	Kenichiro Nishihara - Nebulosa (Album Mix)	
5	Yuksek, Julia Jean-Baptiste - Chega de Saudade - Souvenirs d'été  [Partyfine]
6	Tony Adams - India [Chit Chat Records]
7	Qwestlife, Andre Espeut	Universal Love (Extended Mix)	[Glitterbox Recordings]
8	Shamako	- I Like To Love [Samosa Records]
9	Orchestra Los Van Van -	Y que se sepa [Sonar Kollektiv]
10	Nu Guinea - Ddoje Facce [NG RECORDS]
11	Pedro Guinu - Haja Fé (Faze Action Remix) [Razor-N-Tape]
12	SunPalace - Rude Movements (Moodymann Remix)	
13	Metro Area - Piña	
14	Sentimental Animals (Dicky Trisco & Jkriv) - Sammy	
15	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Che Che Cole (Makossa)	[Daptone Records]
16	Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love	[Numero Group]

Ep. 35 - Passion Ibiza Radio (air date 28.12.24)

On the show next time, it’s the sexy 60’s and psych of the Mystery Lights .  It's one of-a-kind sessions from your favorite artists, and from a few, you're about to discover.  From our studios in Seattle it’s Live on KEXP.

Live on KEXP, Episode 475 - The Mystery Lights (Promo)

On the show this time, it’s the sexy 60’s and psych of the Mystery Lights.  Always groovy, always high energy - their latest is called “Purgatory” and is available on Daptone Records.

Live on KEXP, Episode 475 - The Mystery Lights

You Got Me

Through the storm

a place to place some improvisations and random ideas.  It would make me sad not to share something with you. ❥☀︎♥︎🎶

• Saturdays on @darkerthanwax FM via www.thelotradio.com 12-2pm EST from NYC

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• Saturdays & Sundays 12pm-2pm PST on @kalw 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area & worldwide at https://kalw.org 

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🗣 Pronounced WAH-HEE-NEH
BOOKINGS: hello@wahinedj.com
GENRES: house, disco, funk & world music

🏆 Defected Croatia Mix Contest 2019

 * Co-host of Spin City on MyHouseRadio.FM
 * Resident - Passion Ibiza Radio
 * Founder of Wahine’s Hideaway 
 * Resident - Disco Waltons Mix Sessions

UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

Wahine–an award-winning radio show host, music blogger, interviewer, and event producer–has worn many hats since returning to the decks after a 10-year hiatus. Her comeback began with winning the Defected Croatia Mix Contest in 2019, making her international debut at the festival and reigniting her DJ career.

Her appearance at the Defected festival alongside house legends and luminaries propelled her into the spotlight of the international disco and house scene, leading to her current status as a globally celebrated talent. 

She co-hosts Spin City on MyHouseRadio.fm and is a Passion Ibiza Radio resident. She has contributed guest mixes to various platforms including NTS, Mi-House, Sinestesia Ibiza, and Disco Deviance.

Her mashups have charted on Hypeddit, gaining support from radio shows worldwide. She hosts events in Atlanta, including her signature event, Wahine’s Hideaway, featuring international guests like Dicky Trisco, TORIBIO, Fran Deeper and The Funk District.

Wahine has supported renowned artists Crazy P, DJ Sneak, Lego, Nickodemus, Moodena, Richard Earnshaw, Captain Planet, Hotmood, Dicky Trisco, and DJ Disciple at events in Los Angeles, Atlanta, London, and Amsterdam. Her radio show has featured guests such as The Reflex, Aroop Roy, and The Patchouli Brothers.

Described as “Disco in Paradise,” her sound is sundrenched and full of global influences. Funky licks are spiced with percussive jams. Equal parts brains and brawn with every beat telling a story of rhythm and roots.

Trained in a dozen world dance forms, Wahine is known to spend her last track on the dancefloor in communion with her fellow dancers.

PAST APPEARANCES:
 - Defected Croatia 2019
 - Crazy P @ GA Beer Garden
 - ATL WKNDR
 - Tambor Party @ Future Atlanta
 - Gettoblaster @ Bonfire ATL
 - Disco Dust (Seattle)
 - Shango (Toronto)
 - MMW 2025
    * Moxy Hotel
    * Gates Hotel
 - ADE 2022 (NE)
    * Deck-O-Dance @ Akhnaton (NL)
    * iCulture 10 Year @ Vic's Bar (NL)
    * MyHouseRadio @ Cafe George (NL)
 - ADE 2021
    * NDC Radio @ 50:Hz House Cafe (NL)
    * ADE Club Nights @ George (NL)
 - Wahine's Hideaway I, II, III, IV w/ Dicky Trisco, Fran Deeper, The Funk District, The Silver Rider
 - King King, Hollywood 
 - Vanguard, Hollywood 
 - Avalon, Hollywood 
 - Dragon Bar, Hermosa Beach
 - El Malo, ATL
 - Palo Santo, ATL
 - Chaka Khan Hacienda, ATL
 - Deep South Sunday Service 12th Anniversary, ATL
 - 404 Day @ Piedmont Park, ATL

2021-22 European Tour:
 - Orange Yard Soho w/ Moodena
 - Supermax
 - Discopia @ Moskito Glasgow
 - Black Light Disco @ Mamasan Liverpool
 - The Spin (Live) @ Radio Warrington
 - Some Kinda Disco @ Hideout Warrington

RESIDENCIES:
 - Spin City UK | myhouseradio.fm
 - Passion Ibiza Radio
 - Disco Waltons Sunday Service | NDC Radio, UK
 - SirenSounds
 - Wahine's Hideaway
 - Honey Phunk

RADIO/PODCAST/LIVESTREAM
Supporting Spin City guests: The Reflex, Dicky Trisco, Aroop Roy, The Patchouli Brothers, Javi Frias, Dave Mathmos, YSE Saint Laur'ant
 - Radio FG (FR)
 - NTS Radio (UK)
 - Sinestesia | Ibiza Global Radio (ES)
 - Disco Deviance (UK)
 - Monkey Shoulder podcast (UK)
 - BPM Podcast (FR)
 - Deck-O-Dance Radio Show (AU, UK, US, IT, FR) 
 - The Black Light Disco (UK)
 - SWU.fm (UK)
 - Derrick Mackenzie’s Rhythm Sessions(UK)
 - Disco Waltons (UK)
 - DiscoDaze w/ Stephen Richards (IRL)
 - Hot to the Touch (GR)
 - Spa In Disco (ES)
 - Good Custard (UK)
 - Collective Groove (UK)
 - Funkadelic Sessions (UK)

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