Welcome to The Word Is Love Show playing Dance, Funk and Disco every week with bonus shows added frequently. 

Listen to the finest music from artists record collections played at legendary club nights from around the world.

Including genres from Disco to House, Funk to Electro and Deep House to Electronic; in the mix we will be traversing the planet for the finest Grooves.

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Let’s Love and Funk together 💖

The Word Is Love Show

Welcome to The Word Is Love show paying tribute to Defected Records showcasing a number of the labels finest classic tracks over the past few decades.

There are hot tracks by Louie Vega, Tensnake, Sandy Rivera, Sam Divine, Dennis Ferrer and KiNK plus a number of top Defected classics you may recognise.

The show focuses on upbeat Funky House with up front Disco House vibes with plenty of Groove!

All tracks are selected and mixed by @thefunkassassin with Love.

Take in the House vibes!

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Defected Classics  - Louie Vega, Tensnake, Sandy Rivera, Sam Divine, Dennis Ferrer, KiNK. WIL142

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Resonance

Resonance (The White N3rd Remix) [feat. Talay Riley]

Paul Sirrell Vol.19 - System F - Cry (BASSLINE REMIX)

A mix of some of my favourite tunes I used to play down Bradford Road, with a few mashups thrown in for good measure!

Matt North - Bradford Road Bangers

Welcome to the Word Is Love Soul & Funk Show where this time we will be looking at the music of Soul Train. 

In the mix we will explore tracks by Chic, James Brown and Larry Levan plus a number of artists who appeared on the Soul Train.

Expect funky beats and bass lines with a myriad of soulful vocals, sultry saxaphones, sexy flutes, sleazy synths and tight percussion.

Soul Train was an American music variety television show, the first to prominently feature African American musical acts and dancers. Broadcast nationally from 1971 to 2006, it was one of the longest-running syndicated programs in American television history.

Soul Train was the brainchild of Chicago radio announcer Don Cornelius. It initially aired in 1970 on Chicago television station WCIU-TV. The show was produced in hour-long segments five afternoons a week and became a local television hit. It duplicated the environment of a dance club and featured a variety of noted musical performers as well as both professional and amateur dancers.

Soon Soul Train drew the interest of George Johnson, founder and president of Johnson Products Company (a black-owned hair-product manufacturer), whose support enabled the program to move into national syndication in 1971. The success of Soul Train reflected the rise and popularity of soul music and funk artists on recordings and radio programs.

By presenting an image of black culture as upbeat, exciting, and vibrant, Soul Train attracted many viewers of other ethnicities and contributed to the growing prestige of African Americans and black culture in mainstream America. Cornelius maintained control of the Soul Train brand until his death and produced several successful annual specials, including the ongoing Soul Train Music Awards.

This mix explores the sound of Soul Train throughout the 70's and 80's.

Get on that Soul Train and have a great ride choo choo!

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Soul Train The Word Is Love Show 5 Funky Disco R&B Soul Funk Rare Groove Latin Dance

Welcome to the 'Sampled By' Daft Punk mix.

This mix explores the influences of Daft Punk using funky music from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's that influenced their biggest hit's.

For those who don't already know, Daft Punk are a French electronic music duo formed in Paris in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.

Their popularity grew in the late 1990's as part of the French house movement, combining elements of house music with funk, techno, disco, rock, and synthpop.

They wear fancy helmets and gloves to assume robot personas.

This is a fan created mix with fan created artwork to celebrate the genius of Daft Punk and is free for everyone to listen to and enjoy.

Track listings can be found below including the Daft Punk tracks they were used in.

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1. 'Diana Ross - Work That Body' featured in Human After All
2. 'Joyous - Pleasure' featured in Around The World
3. 'Tavares - Break Down for Love' featured in High Life
4. 'Gaz - Sing Sing' featured in Get Lucky
5. 'Breakwater - Release the Beast' featured in Robot Rock
6. 'Edwin Birdsong - Cola Bottle Baby' featured in Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
7. 'Little Anthony and the Imperials - Can You Imagine' featured in Crescendolls
8. 'Karen Young - Hot Shot' featured in Indo Silver Club
9. 'Tata Vega - Get It Up for Love' featured in Da Funk (Ten Minutes of Funk Mix)
10. 'Ronnie Jones - Video Games' featured in Technologic
11. 'Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Running Away' featured in Too Long
12. 'Sister Sledge - Il Macquillage Lady' featured in Aerodynamic
13. 'Viola Wills - If You Leave Me Now' featured in Fresh and in Teachers
14. 'Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Song for My Mother' featured in Around the World (Motorbass Miami Mix)
15. 'George Duke - I Love You More' featured in Digital Love
16. 'The Barkays - Freaky Behaviour' featured in Burnin
17. 'Dan Hartman - Instant Replay' featured in Musique
18. 'Eddie Jones - More Spell On You' featured in One More Time
19. Daft Punk - Get Lucky 
20. Stardust - The Music Sounds Better With You

The show and 'Get Lucky' are dedicated to the Soul Warrior that is Nile Rodgers.

Sampled By Daft Punk The Word Is Love Show 3 Disco Groove House Soul Funk Synthpop Electro Dance

Welcome to this Funky Vocal Soul Sister's special where you will be going on a soulful and funky journey through classic Disco, R&B, Soul, Funk and Rare Groove from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's.

Containing reworked tracks from Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Chic, Sade, Gwen McCrae, Crazy P and Roisin Murphy, expect a fun and uplifting ride through some sweet Rhythms.

Growing up with two sisters I was brought up on House and Disco as it made them both serenely happy, especially before a night out! I wanted to create a mix dedicated to my sisters and to all the Soul Sisters's out there grinding on a daily basis, doing what you believe in. Respect to you. 

Have Fun, Strut your stuff and get Funky! 

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Chaka Khan Grace Jones CHIC Sade Gwen McCrae Crazy P Roisin Murphy Soul Sisters Nu Disco Mix WIL4

Welcome to the highly popular spiritual pilot for The Word Is Love show celebrating Larry Levan’s birthday whom was born on 24th July 1954.

In this show we cover some of the finest signature tracks that were  played by Larry Levan at The Paradise Garage. 

Covering Disco, Funk, Rare Groove, House, Synth-pop, Latin and Soul; you know the drill, non stop easy listening funky disco grooves from start to finish.

To describe Larry Levan here is an article from The Guardian:

"Larry Levan was the first superstar DJ. The first to really convince the world that there was more to DJing than just playing one record after another. For 10 years from 1977 to 1987, Levan was the star attraction at New York’s legendary Paradise Garage, writing himself into clubbing lore with swashbuckling DJ sets that took in minimal underground disco, funky rock, dub and synth-pop, which foreshadowed the house music revolution. At the same time, his uncanny ability to mix and tweak records for maximum emotional impact would regularly send his devoted congregation into raptures."

The mix has been put together using a 'Shooting from the hip' style of cut mixing and blending.

All tracks are selected and mixed by @thefunkassassin with Love.

Enjoy the good vibes!

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Paradise Garage Larry Levan’s Birthday Tribute The Word Is Love Show 1 Disco House Groove Soul Funk

Welcome to the Word Is Love Show and in this show we explore the boogie of New York's Studio 54 going on a journey through 70's and 80's New York Disco.

Covering Disco, Funk, Rare Groove, House, Latin and Soul, there's a toe tapping and booty shaking range of tracks to listen to.

Expect classic tracks by The Bee Gee's, Chic, Chaka Khan and Diana Ross plus a bunch of tracks you may have never heard before that were played down at the club.

To describe the Hedonism of this legendary 70's New York hot spot here is an article by The Independant:

'"People were tired of being serious," one regular to Studio 54 reflects in a landmark new documentary of the same name about the infamous NYC disco nightclub. The epicentre of ’70s hedonism in the post-Watergate era, it was a magnet for beautiful stars, casual sex, and mounds of cocaine. A den of excess that defined its own rules and enshrined the ostracised, queer, and fabulous.

Studio 54 was a place where people could rub shoulders (and probably more) with the rich and famous, the club's ethos being that money didn't matter but personality, outlook, style and - above all - enthusiasm for life did.  Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, Calvin Klein, Elton John, Rick James, Truman Capote, Freddie Mercury, Ric Flair, Lou Reed, Al Pacino, Cher, David Bowie, Salvador Dalí, Robin Williams and Jackie Kennedy Onassis were all regulars, and that doesn't even put a dent in the list.'

The mix has been put together in a raw 'Shooting from The Hip' style of cut mixing and blend mixing to give it that authentic New York Loft Party feel that was synonymous of the time.

All tracks are selected and mixed by @thefunkassassin

Now get on the floor, it's Studio 54 you will be coming back for more! 

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Studio 54 New York The Word Is Love Show 2 Funky Disco R&B Soul Funk Rare Groove Latin Dance

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