WAS. Series #38 - Wes ~ Club set

NTS Radio - Paulino Vieira: Cabo Verde's living legend w/ Wes

Wes @ RRFM 04.02.25 ~ Club set

Wes Summer Mixtape '22

Recorded live at Open Source Radio 10.04.2021

Wes @ Open Source Radio 10.04.2021

hey yo, here's the recording of my latest show for Maxi Radio on July 16th 2021. played some Brazilian favorites from my collection, strictly wax originals. hope you enjoy!

Wes @ Maxi Radio 16.07.2021

Made up of a mixture of long time summer favourites and new finds from his recent trips to Portugal and Brazil, Wes' Summer Sticky Tapes embodies a typical spontaneous summer day. It starts off breezy and carefree after which it gets infused with adventurous summer energy, stopping by in various exotic places and ending with a dance on the beach.
Typical for Wes' summer, in which he was constantly changing plans according to the weather and mood. This spirit also comes back in the act of the recording; "Even though I started the recording with a well thought out plan, during the recording it felt better to start pulling out tunes of the closet spontaneously", he tells us.

Sticky Tapes is a seasonal mixtape series. Four times a year we ask our favourite selectors to compile a mixtape in the ambiance of the seasons.

Sticky Tapes 12 - Summer - Wes

Recorded live on Sunday October 2nd 2022 @StrandedFM.

Tracklist:

Pharoah Sanders - Love is Everywhere
Pharoah Sanders - Astral Travelling
Doug & Jean Carn - Naima
Menagerie - Hope
Norman Connors & the Starship Orchestra w/ Pharoah Sanders - The Creator
The Sun Ra Arkestra - Love is for Always
Carlos Niño & Friends - The World Stage, 4321 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90008
Hunee - The World
DoomCannon - Black Liberation
Moodymann - Downtown
Ian Fink - Moonlite - Duality/Detroit Live Version
Lon Moshe & the Southern Freedom Arkestra - Love is Where the Spirit Lies
Jon Lucien - Listen Love
Pharoah Sanders - Love is Here: Part 2 - Live in Paris (1975)
Pharoah Sanders - Love is Here

Mistureba #24

Recorded live on Sunday November 27th 2022 @StrandedFM.

Tracklist:

Mitar Subotić & Goran Vejvoda - Dream I
Felbm - Metaux
Felbm - Cycli
Chip Wickham - Winter
Jeff Parker - Flour of Fur
Tortoise - I Set My Face to the Hillside
Kerry - Not So Long Ago
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Color of Anyhow
Cy Timmons - Nowhere
Dave Lewis - On a Day Like Today
Mark-Almond - The City
Milton Nascimento - Paula e Bebeto
Erasmo Carlos - Sabado Morto
Erasmo Carlos - É Preciso Dar um Jeito, meu Amigo
Gal Costa - Vapor Barato (Live)
Caetano Veloso - Nine Out of Ten
Kiko Dinucci - Olodé
Bala Desejo - Passarinha
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Mola
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Bal
Noori & his Dorpa Band - Al Amal
África Negra - Epa Sa Cata Pabo Manda Mum

Mistureba #25

Recorded live at Stranded FM on 05.02.23. 

Decided to bring a selection of funky classics and favorites from Brazil for this instalment of Mistureba. All vinyl, all originals. Hope you enjoy.

Tracklist:
Painel de Controle – Relax
Sandra Sá – Olhos Coloridos
Dudu França – Geração Saúde
Bebeto – Não Vou Ficar
Jorge Ben - Curumin Chama Cunhãtã Que Eu Vou Contar (Todo Dia Era Dia De Índio)
Caú – De Braços Abertos
Gauguin – Tudo ou Nada
Sandra Sá – Cantar
Bruno Maia – Sou do Cais
Brasil Show – Lágrimas
Nema - De Frente Pra Serra
Azymuth – Dear Limmertz
Filó - Quero Pouco, Quero Muito
Marcos Valle – Estrelar
Rita Lee & Tutti Fruti - Agora É Moda
Serginho Meriti – Eu Vou Fazer
Jorge Ben – Adelita
Sócrates E As Garotas–	Côco Do Macaco
Marcelo – Soufoco ou Rebô
Emilio Santiago – Revelação
Bebeto – Depois da Festa
Jorge Dourado – Cade Meu Dinheiro?
Sarah - Ação Super 8
Lafayette - Sua Vida É Uma Vida
Glaucio Costa - Você Tem Que Entender
Grupo Alcano – Soul Berg Legal
Brylho - Jóia Rara
Sarah - Ação Super 8
Sandra Sá - Música Maravilha
Isolda - Ilegal, Imoral Ou Engorda
Cesar Costa Filho - Par Ou Ímpar
Netinho - Rio de Pedras
Cláudio Vespar & Raimundo Gadelha - Mercador de Sonhos
Tania Alves – Fankiando no Planador
Altay Veloso - Debora

Mistureba #26 - Boogie do Brasil Special

Instore session at Platypus Records for Duo Penossi Radio, broadcasted on December 12th 2021.

'This show is dedicated to the unsung living legend that is Paulino Vieira, the musical genius from Cabo Verde. I remember seeing his discogs page for the first time and finding out he was on ALL of my favorite Cabo jams. Since that moment, my fascination for him has only grown so it felt right to dedicate this mix to him.

Hailing form the island of São Nicolau, Paulino and his younger brother Toy were orphaned at a young age and brought up by the local priests. Through them they became acquainted with the guitar, mandolin, piano, drums and mouth organ. The talent of the two brothers, and especially the older Paulino, was soon noticed as Paulino was picked to become part of the legendary Voz de Cabo Verde at the age of 19. Voz de Cabo Verde was the band that had been backing all the notable Cape Verdean artists from 1965 onwards. Around 1975, the group underwent a major transformation as the older musicians were recplaced by a crew of talented youngsters from the Cape Verdean islands. As Voz de Cabo Verde, the powerhouse consisting of Paulino and Toy Vieira, Leonel Almeida, Zé Antonio and the brothers Toy and Tito Paris would help shape the course of the Cape Verdean music scene for the next decade, recording hundreds of records, fusing traditional styles from Cape Verde with cumbia, funk, disco, reggae, boogaloo plus incorporating modern instruments like the fuzz guitar and synthesizer.

All the features tunes were either written, arranged, produced, or performed by Paulino Vieira, spanning from the late 70s to the mid 80s, ranging from the early cumbia infused dancefloor hits he recorded with Voz de Cabo Verde to the numerous records where he would often perform all the instruments himself. Hope you'll enjoy! Labanta labanta!'

Wes x Penossi Radio ~ Paulino Vieira Cabo Special

Instore session with Marcos @tocae at Platypus Records for Duo Penossi Radio, broadcasted on September 12th 2022.

Go on a 2-hour trip through Brazil with lots of folk, capoeira, samba, groovy & baiaõ-infused tunes sleected by Marcos Tocae en myself. Hope you enjoy!

Shouts to Marcos & Duo Penossi <3

Marcos Tocae & Wes x Duo Penossi ~ Brazil Special

Instore session at Platypus Records for Duo Penossi Radio, broadcasted on October 25th 2023.

'Although my first love for Brazilian music came through samba, MPB and Brazilian disco, the folky side of Brazil grew on me over time. I never knew a triangle could be so funky until I heard forró music!

This show is a humble ode to the vast world of Brazilian folk, covering styles such as forró, baião and carimbo, and many more crossover sounds. Expect tales of miners and mango sellers, moldy beans and oxes, odes to the Brazilian backlands and lots of accordion melodies 🤠'

Please enjoy :)

Wes x Penossi Radio ~ Mistura da Terra / Brasil Special

The first instalment of my new monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio, recorded live from the container. Please enjoy this 2-hour ride through new-found gems and personal favorites. 

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Joy in the Morning #1 @ Operator Radio 16.12.23

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. Please enjoy this 2-hour ride through new-found gems and personal favorites.

Joy in the Morning #2 @ Operator Radio 20.01.24

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. This time with a special-guest, my dear friend, fellow DJ, and digger extraordinaire DJ Klapsalon aka @sacha-banians

Please enjoy this 2-hour ride through soothing sounds, morning digs and music talk. Leave a comment below!

Joy in the Morning #4 w/ DJ Klapsalon @ Operator Radio - 16.03.24

“I recorded this mix with a club night in mind, going through disco, soulful house, acid, Latin infused rhythms and loads of percussion. Expect personal dancefloor favourites as well as new digs that I hope to try out soon. While the mix maintains a firm tempo, I wanted to play around with the energy, shifting through different grooves and rhythms. Check it out, 137 minutes of Wes. Enjoy!” 

[Words by Wes]

WAS. SERIES #38 - WES

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. 2 soothing hours of personal favorites and late digs!

Tracklist:
Airto Moreira & Floria Purim - When Angels Cry
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer - On the Other Sea
Ecovillage w/ Jonas Knutsson, Laraaji & Oceananda - The Will of the One
Picture Music - Hauptbahnhof
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi - Anima (Breathe)
Jorga Mesfin - Spring Water
Vasco Martins - Universo Da Ilha I
Wally Shorts - Clouds
Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes - Canto de Iemanja
Ronald Snijders - Galibi
Warmth - A Song the Children Dance To
Paul McCartney - Ram On
Gibran - Aventura
Sérgio Souto - Movimento
Nó Em Pingo D'Água – Salvador
musclecars & aden - Hello?
Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime
Deniece Williams - Free
Parachute - Kowloon Daily
Yumi Matsutōya - We're All Free
Alain Peters - Mangé Pou Le Coeur
Rogê - Retumbar do Meu Tambor
Seu Jorge - Chega no Suingue
Pieces of a Dream - It's Time For Love
Los Hermanos Detroit - Far Beyond Sight (Full Mix)
Space Ghost - Heaven Sent

Joy in the Morning #7 @ Operator Radio 15.06.24

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Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. 2 hours of holiday digs, roadtrip jams and summer melancholy ;)

Tracklist:
Fairouz - Sanarjiou
William Eaton Ensemble - Kayenta Crossing
Matthew Halsall - Harmony with Nature
Sara Tavares - Para Sempre Amor
Fabiano do Nascimento & Kana Shimanuki - Ewe
Occident - Whale Song
Richard Gilly - Ma Lady de Montargis
Yves Simon - Au Pays des Merveilles de Juliet
Isabelle Mayereau - Jeux des Regards
Françoise Hardy - 	Si C'Est Vraiment Vraiment Vrai
Waskar Amaru - Runanchis
Miriam Makeba - Yetentu Tizaleny
Gnonnas Pedro And His Dadjes Band International - Dadje Von Von Von
Honore Avolonto & L'Orchestre Black Santiago - Bonne Annee
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Écoute ma Mélodie
Joyce - Clareana
Djavan - Quantas Voltas Dá Meu Mundo
Jorge Ben - Oba, Lá Vem Ela
Rogê - Existe Uma Voz
Lynda Dawn - Where You Are
Tony Allen & Eska - What's Your Fashion
Mos Def - Umi Says
Yaya Bey - chasing the bus

Joy in the Morning #9 @ Operator Radio - 17.08.24

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Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. The main theme for this one was healing music for weird times! Hope you enjoy.

Tracklist:
Midori Takada - Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream
Maya ongaku – Water Dreams
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Sunset Village
Rodrigo Campos - Abraço De Ozu
Fabiano do Nascimento – Já Que Tú
Bill Evans – Peace Piece
Yusef Lateef – Love Theme From Spartacus
Max Roach – Equipoise
Gary Bartz NTU Troop – I’ve Known Rivers
D’Angelo – Lady (live)
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady Land (demo)
Humberto, Waldemar & Marcello – Asa Branca
Ederaldo Gentil – Bêrêkêtê
Os Tincoãs – Chorojô
Leci Brandão – Lá e Cá
Agepê – Kiriê
Doechii – WAIT
Allysha Joy – stay
The Fantastics! – Pyramid
Norman Connors – The Creator

Joy in the Morning #10 @ Operator Radio - 21.09.24

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Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. This time with one Rotterdam's most soulful DJ's @aysdj. Listen back as we run through morning favorites, sweet soul jams, and some of our favorite "end of the night" tunes.

Tracklist:
Kenny Barron Trio – Ringo Oiwake
The Crusaders – Serenity
Faze O - You and Me (belong together) 
White Heat - I Love Every Little Thing About You
Starbound - Wonderful This Love Is
Sonya Spence - Let Love Flow On
Spirits Rejoice - Emakhaya 
Earth Wind & Fire - Drum Song 
Don Cherry – Universal Mother
Charles Earland – I Will Never Tell
Vaneese & Carolyn - Just a Little Smile From You 
Ricardo Marrero & The Group - And We’ll Make Love
Codó – Briga de Rei
Tamba Trio – Sanguessuga
Blair - Nightlife 
Raw Soul Express – We’re Gonna Be Together
Stairsteps - From Us To You 
Kleeer – Happy Me
Rudy Love & The Love Family - Come Back Home 
Watson Beasley – Dimensions
Serginho Meriti – Eu Vou Fazer

Joy in the Morning #11 w/ Ays @ Operator Radio - 19.10.24

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Live recording of my monthly Saturday breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. Jorge Lizardo joined me once again in the booth, this time delving into the world of reggae music. Take a listen as we discussed music and history and went through some reggae and dub classics :)

Tracklist:
The Heptones – Cool Rasta
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Lively Up Yourself
Jimmy Cliff – Many Rivers to Cross
U-Roy – Natty Rebel
Lee Perry - Roast Fish & Cornbread
The Rass-es – Walk in Jah Light
/
Jimmy Cliff – Treat the Youths Right (Special Mix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – 400 Years
Bunny Wailer - Amagideon (Armagedon)
Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey
Culture - Black Starliner Must Come
Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution
Rui Duna - Bantu (Reggae)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

Joy in the Morning #12 Reggae Special w/ Jorge Lizardo @ Operator Radio - 16.11.24

A peek into the musical mind of ‘o maestro de Cabo Verde’. At age 18, musical prodigy Paulino Vieira spearheaded the new musical movement of Cape Verde (70’s to 90’s). All songs were either written, arranged or recorded in its entirety by Vieira and contain the characteristic Paulino Vieira sound.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/your-specialist-subject/episodes/your-specialist-subject-paulino-vieira---cabo-verde-s-living-legend-w-wes-28th-december-2024

Paulino Vieira: Cabo Verde's living legend w/ Wes 281224

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. First of the new year. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Antonina Nowacka	- Moth Spins
Floating Points - Ablaze
Brother Ah - Hanifah
Jefferson Airplane	- Comin' Back to Me
King Crimson	- I Talk to the Wind
Lucio Battisti - Gli Uomini Celesti
Luc Cousineau - La Première Fois
Melba Moore - A Million Years Before This Time
Ayizan - Tribilasyon
Paul Simon - She Moves On
Mestre Suassuna e Dirceu - O Congo Chegou
Catia França - Estilhaços
D'Angelo	- Betray My Heart
Syreeta - Tiki Tiki Donga
The Perpetual Singers - Father Father
Maze feat. Frankie Beverly - You
The Inversions - Black Russian
MFSB - Mysteries of the World
James Ingram - Try Your Love Again (Twice edit)
Hi Tension - Objects (Volcov edit)
Stephen Encinas - Lypso Illusion
Kindred Spirit	- Put Your Spirit Up (Rahaan edit)
Caribean New Sound - Sweet Shake
Steel 'n' Skin - Musical Mind
Brief Encounter - Human

Joy in the Morning #13 @ Operator Radio 06.01.25

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @westhedj

RRFM • Wes • 04-02-2025

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. The second show of the new year and decided to spin a selection of records from Brazil and raise the vitamin D levels a little bit. Hope you like it & find the tracklist below!

Tracklist:
Jorge Ben - Zé Canjica
Carlos Pita - Sobre a Noite e o Dia a Vida e a Morte
Os Reis do Batuque - Tambores da Selva
Vinicius Cantuária - Jóia
Nazaré Pereira - Loana
Évé - Canto Aberto
Marlui Miranda - Timon
Maysa - Catavento
Luiz Reis - O Lamento da Lavadeira
Pinduca e Seu Conjunto - Berimbau
Jose Orlando - Tristeza do Berimbau
Missinho - Faça Como Eu
Agostinho dos Santos - Em Luanda Saudade de Luanda
Maria Creuza - Presente da Mãe D’água
Broto do Rojão - O Filho de Iemanjá
Os Tincoãs - Lamentos às Águas
Reginaldo Bessa - Três Raças Tristes
Jorge Costa - Tamborete da Vovó
Osvaldinho da Cuíca e Grupo Vai-Vai - Vendaval
Eliana Estevão - Vai
Grupo Cravo e Canela - Manda o Seu Namorado Embora
Bebeto - Os Loucos Também Amam
Jorge Dourado - Amor Engraçado
Brasil Show - Lágrimas
Caú - De Braços Abertos
Sandra Sá - Cantar
Brylho - Se Você For a Salvador
Papo de Anjo - Ele É o Bom
Leci Brandão - S.O.S. Planeta Terra
Gal Costa - Bahia, Minha Preta
Jorge Ben - Cowboy Jorge
Carlos Pita - Dia de Paz
Carlos Pita - Esteção Celeste

Joy in the Morning #14 - Brazil Special @ Operator Radio 03.02.25

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Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. As the songtitles tell, the message of this show was, unintentionally actually, all about love and togetherness <3 Hope you enjoy!

Tracklist:
Roberta Flack - Here, There and Everywhere
Carlos Niño & Friends - Togetherness
Àbáse - Bloom (Flora)
The Awakening - Awakening - Prologue Spring Thing (excerpt)
Bobby Hutcherson - Love Song
Earth, Wind & Fire - Drum Song
Fela Kuti - Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
Najite Olokun Prophecy - Honesty
Demae - Deliver Me
Jay Sound - Rhythmic Liberation
Incognito - Fearless
Roland Haynes Jr. & Phenix - I'll Always Be There
Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Moving Forward (Cosmodelica Remix)
Peter Brown - Without Love
Cotonete ft. Omar - What Did You Run For (Danilo Plessow Remix)
Moodymann - Shine
Rahsaan Patterson - It Ain't Love (ALMACKS Edit)
Yta Jourias - Adome Nyueto
African Head Charge - Asalatua
Alton Miller - In & Out
The Ricky Corey Collective - Who Do You Love? (Ricky's Cape Verde Club Mix) 
Willie Hutch - Easy Does It

Joy in the Morning #15 @ Operator Radio - 03.03.25

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio with @toewan as my special guest. Toewan is a known face within the Rotterdam music scene as a promoter, DJ, music enthusiast and programmer at DOKA, and it was a pleasure to have him over in the blue container for 2 hours of music, talks, and lots of fun. Please enjoy & find the tracklist below! Big love to @operator-radio as always <3

Tracklist:
Zé Ibarra - Vai Atrás Da Vida Que Ela Te Espera
Ranie Ribeiro - Double Heartbreaks and a Kung Fu Movie
André Groote & Roy Kuschel - Dwaaltocht Door Het Zilveren Koord
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Doralice
Miriam Makeba - Chove-chuva
Arooj Aftab - Autumn Leaves
Azymuth - Orange Clouds
Joseph Shabason - Zero / Donny Barley
Laurie Anderson - Kokoku
Glenn Hill - Room 104
J.O.B. Orquestra - Govinda
Hako Yamazaki - Sasurai
Jan Hammer Group - Don't You Know
Aja Monet - I Am
Gil Scott-Heron - Black History / The World
Mentz - Scrape
Yaw - Where Would You Be
Shards - Agnus Dei
BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Tim Bernardes - Poeira Cosmica

Joy in the Morning #16 w/ Toewan @ Operator Radio - 07.04.25

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. A solo ride through morning jams, new finds and personal favorites. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Mitar Subotić & Goran Vejvoda - Dream I
Nyokabi Kariũki - Equator Song
Ronald Snijders - Galibi
Gato Barbieri with Lonnie Liston Smith - Bolivia
Estela Magnone & Jaime Roos - Tras Tus Ojos
Yves Simon - Raconte Toi
Joyce - Agua e Luz
Paulinho da Viola - Mal de Amor
Ederaldo Gentil - O Rei
Kwashibu Area Band - Love Warrios Anthem
Aldorande - Beauty Island
Kokoroko - Age of Ascent
Kuniyuki - You Get Me
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Sunshower
Linda Williams - Elevate Our Minds
Banda Black Rio - Vidigal
Kulit Bia - The Struggle
Ragmad Amatstam - Deeper in Love
Ragmad Amatstam - I Wanna Make You Mine
Cabo Verde Show - Terra Longe
Manecas Matos - Tra Cavala Na Bolsa
Super Mama Djombo - Mortos Nega

Joy in the Morning #17 @ Operator Radio - 02.06.25

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. As much as I like digging into music from the past, I decided to bring a selection of recent releases that've been moving and grooving me these past times. Strictly music from 2024 and 2025. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Zé Ibarra - Infinito Em Nós
Alvaro Lancellotti - Maneira de Ver
Dora Morelenbaum - A Melhor Saída
Nyron Higor - Louro Cantador
Acácia Maior - Passarim
Mayra Andrade - Vapor Di Imigrason
Felbm - summer iv
Ranie Ribeiro - Inner Child
Brandee Younger - Gadabout Season
Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer - Different Rooms (feat. Josh Johnson)
East Coast Love Affair - Xylocopa Violacea
Ideeyah - Align
Kokoroko - Closer To Me
yaya bey - end of the world (feat. Nigel Hall & Butcher Brown)
Azymuth - Arabutã
Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers - Father Father
Omar - Can We Go Out
Takuya Kuroda - Hung Up On My Baby
Peter Somuah - We Give Thanks (feat. Pat Thomas)
Jay Sound - Keys Of Jay
Chaos In The CBD - Ōtaki (feat. Finn Rees)
Blay - Kwahu
Beraber - Distant Language
Kems Kriol - Blimund
Nu Genea - Sciallà

Joy in the Morning #18 @ Operator Radio - 07.07.2025

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. And yes, it was time for another guest! This time fellow DJ & good friend @djeileen graced the studio and brought some of her favorite morning jams & late finds. Sweet tunes only. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Marlui Miranda - Timon
Papete - Domingo no Parque
Fairuz - Aloula
Angie Jaree - Wrap Myself Up in Your Love
Heatwave - The Star of a Story
Patrice Rushen - (She Will) Take You Down to Love
Ernest Honny - New dance
Master Force - Hey Girl
Womack & Womack - Baby I'm Scared of You
Derwin Daniels - Catch Me When I'm Falling (feat. La Donna Wells)
Afrodite Se Quiser - Fora de Mim
Me’Lisa Morgan - Fools’ Paradise
Hi-Tension - If It Moves You
Chaos in the CBD - Tongariro Crossing
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Twilight
Jembaa Groove - Bassa Bassa
Pat Thomas - Yesu San Bra: Disco Hi-Life
Channels of Love - Message in the Love
Lenny White - Didn't Know About Love (Till I Found You)
Daniel Joseph - Baby Won’t You Take My Love
Patti LaBelle - When Am I Gonna Find True Love
Cuba Gooding & The Main Ingredient - Happiness Is Just Around the Bend

Joy in the Morning #19 w/ Eileen @ Operator Radio - 04.08.25

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Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. This one was a nice joyful ride. There was a new camera angle in the studio, we had a lively chatroom, tunes were played with a heavy focus on jazz fusion, and much more! Check it out for yourself & find the tracklist below. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
João de Aquino - Veredas
Yves Simon - Quelque Part À Paris Demain
Azymuth - Un Amigo (A Friend)
Asha Puthli - Right Down Here
Şenay - Doy Doy Doymadım
Stimela - Sishovingolovane
Unknown Artist - Sunset Cruise (Twice edit)
Santana - Aquamarine
Don Cherry - Universal Mother
Ahmad Jamal - Theme Bahamas
Wally Shorts - Carrousel of Love pt. II
Occident - Life / Liv
Leon Thomas - It's My Life I'm Fighting For
Kabbala - Voltan Dance
K.I.D. - Hupendi Muziki Wangu? ! (You Don't Like My Music)
Mike Huckaby - Radiance (Previously Unreleased)
Mr. Fingers - Children at Play
Life Recorder - Soul Strength
"Little Louie" Vega feat. Blaze - Elements Of Life (Latin Jazz Dub)
War - Flying Machine (The Chase)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Third Stone from the Sun

Joy in the Morning #20 @ Operator Radio - 01.09.25

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. Paid tribute to the late great D'Angelo. 2 hours of personal favorites, live recordings, studio jams, covers and interview snippets by the man himself and those close to him. It could've easily been a 4 hour show with so much great music to chose from, but I did my best to give a complete as possible picture of the broad musical palette from one of the best to ever do it in the 2 hours I had. Hope you enjoy. 

Rest in power D'Angelo.

Tracklist:
Send It On
Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine
Higher
Lady (live at the Jazz Café, London 1995)
Fencewalk [Mandrill cover] (live at the Jazz Café, London 1995)
Shit, Damn, Motherfucker (live at the Jazz Café, London 1995)
Fair But So Uncool [Earth, Wind & Fire cover] (Voodoo Outtake)
Everybody Loves the Sunshine [Roy Ayers cover] (Voodoo Outtake)
Instrumental #5 (Voodoo Outtake)
Water No Get Enemy [Fela Kuti cover] w/ Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, Nile Rodgers, Roy Hargrove, The Soultronics & Positive Force
Playa Playa
The Root
Spanish Joint
Chicken Grease
Brown Sugar (live at the Cirkus, Stockholm 2000)
Fall in Love [J Dilla cover] (live Universal Ampitheatre, Los Angeles, 2000)
Untitled (How Does It Feel) (live at North Sea Jazz, Rotterdam 2012)
Really Love
Betray My Heart
Sugah Daddy
Till It's Done (Tutu)
Africa

Joy in the Morning #21 - Tribute to D'Angelo @ Operator Radio - 03.11.25

Genres are obsolete. Vibe is key. Wake up, tune in & zone out.

Live recording of my monthly breakfast show for Rotterdam's Operator Radio. This was the last one of 2026 and another one with a guest. This time Jan from Rotterdam's Cult=Us joined me in the container. We shared tunes, some talks about Cult=Us, its origins & its future plans and Jan's inspirations in general. It was a lovely 2 hours and could've easily been 4 hours. Hope you enjoy.

Tracklist:
Brother Ah – Africa We Are Your Children
Vasco Martins - Universo Da Ilha II
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Expansions
Angela Bofill – Under The Moon And Under The Sky
Kool & The Gang – Winter Sadness
George Duke – Feel
Mos Def – Lifetime
Dego & The 2000Black Family – Sunshine
Moodymann – Hold It Down
Wally Shorts – Clouds
Batsumi – Itumeleng
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Better Days
The Crusaders - Street Life (Mr. K Breakdown Edit)
Quincy Jones - Somethin' Special
Steve Elliott – One More Time
Mr. Fingers - What About This Love (Extended Version)
The Coach House Rhythm Section – No Such Thing
Ahmad Jamal - Swahililand


Joy in the Morning #22 w/ Jan=Us @ Operator Radio - 01.12.25

Hereby my second mix. The musical styles vary from Jamaican reggae to South-African bubblegum and from eighties deephouse back to disco, but I've tried to keep the mix in one groove as much as possible. I hope you like it.

Tracklist:

The Preacher – Black Moses
Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape the Judgement
Harold Butler – Do It Anyday
Sirarcusa – Streap-Tease in the Stars (The Way I Do)
Will Powers - Adventures in Success (Dub Version)
Condry Ziqubu – Gorilla Man
Boncana Maiga – Koyma Hondo
Rim Kwaku Obeng – International Funk (Instrumental)
Frank Murillo – Letting It Rest
Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project – Electric City
Novidade - Voaria (I Will Fly Away)
The Comforters – Month End Lover
Patricia Majalisa – Witch Doctor
Survival – Midnight Dancin’
James Mason – Nightgruv (Unreleased Longer Edit)
Alexander Robotnick – Problemes D’Amour (Kenny Dixon Jr Mix)
Q – The Voice of Q (Instrumental)
Wally Badarou – Back to Scales Tonight
Glen Adams – A Beat For You

Selection Mix #2

This show is a special on the great unsung jazz drummer, arranger, composer and producer Norman Connors, giving a chronological journey through his musical career from his jazzy beginnings and collaborations in the early 1970's to his more disco influenced productions of the early 1980's.

Recorded live at Stranded FM 6 May 2018.

Tracklist:
Pharoah Sanders – Memories of Lee Morgan 
Norman Connors – Blue 
Norman Connors – Love from the Sun 
Carlos Garnett – Black Love 
Norman Connors – Chuka 
Norman Connors – Maiden Voyage 
Norman Connors – So Much Love 
Aquarian Dream – Phoenix 
Norman Connors – Once I’ve Been There 
Norman Connors & the Starship Orchestra – Captain Connors 
Norman Connors & the Starship Orchestra – Stella 
Pharoah Sanders – Pharomba 
Aquarian Dream – It Ain’t Watcha Say 
Norman Connors – Be There in the Morning 
Jean Carn – Steady on My Mind 
Norman Connors – Stay With Me
Starship Orchestra – Celestial Sky 
Starship Orchestra – New York, New York

Revision Radio - Norman Connors special - 6 May 2018 Stranded FM

This show is a 90-minute special on the Jamaican sound-engineer and producer Scientist. As a protégé of KIng Tubby, Scientist burst onto the reggae scene in the mid 70's with a reckless and innovative mixing style and produced and mixed from the late '70s onwards countless reggae, dub and dancehall records. This mix showcases Scientist's musical career from his early dub mixes of the late '70s to is more dancehall oriented productions of the mid '80s.

Recorded live at Stranded FM 25 July 2018.

Tracklist:

Scientist vs Papa Tod's - 'Who Dead?'
Horace Andy - 'Natty Dread a Weh She Want'
I-Roy - 'Move Up Roots Man'
Prince Hammer - 'Kamikaze Dub'
General Echo - 'Bathroom Sex'
The Roots Radics - 'Scientist in Fine Style'
Scientist - 'Front Line'
Yabby U & Clint Eastwood - 'Ballistic Dread'
Scientist - 'Jab'
Scientist - 'Super Nova Explosion'
Ranking Dread - 'Fattie Boom Boom'
Scientist - 'Burning Sun Dub'
The Roots Radics - 'Invaders'
Toyan - 'African Ting'
Papa Michigan & General Smiley - 'The Ghetto Man'
Clint Eastwood - 'Another One Bites the Dust'
Don Carlos - 'Street Life'
Ranking Dread - 'Yes Yes Yes Dub'
Scientist - 'Dangerous Match Part 6'
Scientist - 'Extra Time Part 3'
Scientist - 'Space Invaders Re-Group'
Eek-A-Mouse - 'Assassinator'
Sister Candy - 'Miss Chin'
Triston Palma - 'Greatest Lover'
Augustus Pablo - 'Rising Sun'
Scion Success - 'Roots Girl'
Wayne Wade - 'Poor and Humble'

Revision Radio - Scientist Special - 25 July 2018 Stranded FM

Recorded live from home as part of Stranded FM's lockdown broadcast program (04/03/21).

Tracklist:

Os Reis do Batuque – Tambores da Selva
Carlos Pita & Myriam Fraga - Sobre a Noite e o Dia a Vida e a Morte
Edmilson - Minha Nega e a Capoeira
Paulo Souza - Tropeiro
Ary Lobo - Capoeira do Arnaldo
João Dias - Capoeira
Maysa - Catavento
Rossini Pinto - Carroça Que Corre Demais
Maria Creuza - Presente da Mãe d'Agua
Edi Brandão – Savará Cobra Coral
Gerônimo - Macuxi Muita Onda (Eu Sou Negão)
Banda Reflexu's - Zambi Yê
Banda Revelação - Aos Negros Baianos
Lazzo - Entre Mil Constelações
Chico Evangelista - Apartheid Não
André Melo - Coisas de Olinda
Don Richard - Vou Fundo 
Carlos Pita - Dia de Paz
Paulo Diniz - Um Dia Desses Eu Me Caso com Você
Grupo Cravo e Canela - Manda o Seu Namorado Embora
Cida Lobo - Olhos Negros
Fred - James Dean
Lafayette - Sua Vida É Uma Luta
Grupo Alcano - Soul, Berg, Legal
Zizi Possi - Dança Infernal
Jorge Mautner - Filho Predileto de Xangô
Josan - Vendedor de  Mangaios
André Mingas - Jiminina
Gal Costa - Borzeguim
Carlos Pita & Myriam Fraga - Dança da Solidão
Bebeto di São João - Nega Milagrosa
Ederaldo Gentil - Baticum
Carlos Pita - Estação Celeste
Leci Brandão - Cara Pintada
Romualdo Nascimento - Canto Ijexá

Mistureba #17 - Brasil Special

Contact & booking: wesselv56@gmail.com

~upcoming dates~



Wes is passionate about sharing the music that moves and comforts him. The warmth and curiosity that exude from his personality are evident in his selections. Though his tastes and interests traverse many genres and styles – from disco and percussive house to Cape Verdean funaná and Brazilian samba –, soulful is the common denominator in all of his sets.

However much he loves to stumble upon exciting current artists, Wes remains most eager to discover tracks from earlier decades, and is passionate about uncovering the stories behind them. His knack for storytelling shines on Joy in the Morning, his monthly Monday morning radio show on Rotterdam’s Operator Radio. His desire to connect people through music is palpable in his and Vasco’s bi-monthly club night Weerd, a staple in Utrecht’s nightlife scene.

Alongside venues in various cities across the Netherlands, his resume includes festivals like Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole, Orbit, Drift and Wildeburg. Whether it's on a sweaty dance floor or through the digital airwaves of online radio, Wes' selections will surely lift you up too.

~past dates~

05.10 Weerd w/ IRMA, @ NAR, Utrecht
30.08 Into The Great Wide Open w/ Vasco, Vlieland
30.08 NAR Festival w/ @djeileen @ NAR, Utrecht
04.08 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
13.07 North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam
12.07 Faroffa 1 Year Anniversary @ Oase, Rotterdam
21.06 São João Festival @ Pracinha D'Quebrôd, Rotterdam
20.06 Cult=Us, Rotterdam
14.06 PAAK vinyl bar, Nijmegen
07.06 San Francisco Bar w/ Edgar Ramiro, Amsterdam
06.06 Nomono, Utrecht
02.06 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
26.04 Kingsday blockparty, Amsterdam
07.04 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ @toewan @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
29.03 Cult=us w/ Lonny Joco, Rotterdam
14.03 Migreat fundraiser @ De Sering, Amsterdam
03.03 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
21.02 Love Transmission w/ Vasco @ Cult=us, Rotterdam
16.02 Weerd w/ Sassy J @NAR, Utrecht
15.02 Multipla, Amsterdam


-2024-

04.02 RRFM (radio show), Amsterdam
03.02 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
06.01 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
28.12 NTS Radio, London
22.11 Faroffa, Rotterdam
22.11 Offbeat Records in-store session w/ Bound45, Rotterdam
16.11 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ Jorge Lizardo, Rotterdam
01.11 Multipla, Amsterdam
26.10 Cult=us, Rotterdam
19.10 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ Ays, Rotterdam
06.10 NAR, Utrecht
21.09 Bamboo Lodge w/ Pushin Wood, Groningen
21.09 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator Radio, Rotterdam
30.08 Nort Nort @Bird, Rotterdam
17.08 Joy in the Morning (radio show), Rotterdam
20.07 De Leuke Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
20.07 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator Radio, Rotterdam
29.06 NAR, Utrecht
29.06 Lepeltje Lepeltje, Utrecht
21.06 Café Bakeliet, Rotterdam
21.06 Huidenclub w/ Stranded FM, Rotterdam
15.06 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
14.06 Where is Anook @Canvas op de 7e, Amsterdam
07.06 Radio Tempo Não Pára (radio show), Amsterdam
19.05 Lepeltje Lepeltje, Amsterdam
18.05 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
13.04 Weerd w/ Vasco @ EKKO, Utrecht
11.04 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
16.03 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
15.03 Melting Pot @ Skatecafé, Amsterdam
30.03 Werkspoor Festival after w/ Ajuma & Vasco, Utrecht
17.02 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
10.02 NAR, Utrecht
27.01 PUSHIT @ Vera, Groningen
27.01 Relate Radio (radio show), Groningen
20.01 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
12.01 Nomono, Utrecht

-2023-

31.12 EKKO w/ Vasco, Utrecht
16.12 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
08.12 NAR, Utrecht
18.11 Keep It Moving (radio show) @StrandedFM, Utrecht
11.11 U? @Studio T, Utrecht
25.10 Penossi Radio (radio show), Amsterdam
23.09 Keilecafé w/ Tache, Rotterdam
22.09 NAR w/ Vasco, Utrecht
10.09 Mistureba (radio show) @StrandedFM, Utrecht
26.08 Buurland Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
20.08 Lowlands w/ Vasco, Biddinghuizen
05.08 NAR w/ Giu Nunez, Utrecht
29.07 Orbit Festival w/ Eileen, Utrecht
28.07 Dâk Festa Brasileira, Rotterdam
16.07 Ciranda Outdoor, Amsterdam
30.06 Radio Tempo Não Pára, Amsterdam
24.06 Lepeltje Lepeltje w/ Bonnefooi, Utrecht
15.06 NAR w/ Longo Longo, Utrecht
10.06 De Luisterbar / Club Edition w/ Vasco, Utrecht
26.05 Brewpub, Rotterdam
20.05 Wolter Wolthers Festival, Groningen
12.05 Many More Radio @ Volkshotel, Amsterdam
11.05 Koda Listening Space w/ Glenn Hill, Schiedam
06.05 Club EKKO w/ Coco Maria, Utrecht
27.04 Vijf Koningen, Amsterdam
09.04 Open Source Radio w/ Raised by Snakes, Nijmegen
08.04 Werkspoor Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
25.03 Wibar w/ Vasco, Leiden
25.03 Maxi Radio w/ Vasco, Leiden
23.03 NAR, Utrecht
18.02 Footprints Festival @ Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht
10.02 NAR, Utrecht
05.02 Mistureba (radio show)@ Stranded FM, Utrecht
02.02 Time is the New Space w/ The Low G Court & Vasco, Rotterdam
27.01 PAAK w/ Guus Christian, Nijmegen
14.01 O Começo De Um Sonho Benefit w/ Boj Tieman @ Skatecafé, Amsterdam
12.01 NAR, Utrecht
01.01 EKKO Nieuwjaarsrave w/ Vasco @ EKKO, Utrecht

-2022-

24.12 Club EKKO w/ Vasco (all night) @ EKKO, Utrecht
23.12 Lebowski, Utrecht
19.12 De Luisterbar (listening session) @ Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht
17.12 Open Source Radio (radio show), Nijmegen
16.12 Birdcage Radio w/ Vasco (twitch stream), Utrecht
03.12 Stranded FM 75h marathon w/ Bevan (radio show), Utrecht
27.11 Mistureba (radio show)@ Stranded FM, Utrecht
26.11 Lebowski, Utrecht
25.11 Herfstdrift w/ Guus Christian, Nijmegen
11.11 Murmur w/ Giu Nunez, Amsterdam
29.10 Lebowski, Utrecht
02.10 Mistureba (radio show) @ Stranded FM, Utrecht
24.09 PAAK Vinyl Bar, Nijmegen
21.08 Lowlands w/ Garnett, Biddinghuizen
13.08 Buurland festival, Utrecht
07.08 Weerd x In 't Zand w/ Vasco, Utrecht
24.07 Ciranda, Amsterdam
23.07 Lebowski, Utrecht
22.07 PAAK x Bloemerbar w/ Kim Josefine, Rotational Force & Tache, Nijmegen
19.07 Dâk w/ Rotational Force & Tache, Rotterdam
17.07 Karma Kebab, Utrecht
15.07 Murmur w/ Batidas da Alma, Amsterdam
14.07 Donkerblauwe Deuntjes, Utrecht
10.07 Wildeburg, Kraggenburg
02.07 Down the Rabbit Hole, De Groene Heuvels
24.06 Lebowski, Utrecht
19.06 Mistureba (radio show) @ Stranded FM, Utrecht
10/11/12.06 Camping Kallumaan w/ Vasco, Kraggenburg
25.05 Klank & Kleur @ Club Atelier, Amsterdam
20.05 Lebowski, Utrecht
05.05 Vrij met /K @ Studio/K, Amsterdam
05.05 Bevrijdingsfestival w/ Stranded FM @ Park Transwijk, Utrecht
29.04 Walden, Utrecht
27.04 Vijf Koningen, Amsterdam
26.04 Walden w/ Vasco, Utrecht
24.04 Lebowksi, Utrecht
16.04 Werkspoor Festival w/ Ask Me Later, Utrecht
15.04 Lebowski, Utrecht
01.04 Walden w/ Vasco, Utrecht
19.03 Kaia w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
18.03 Na Manteiga Radio, São Paulo (BR)
26.02 Caracol w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
19.02 Balsa w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
30.01 Birdcage Radio (twitch stream), Utrecht
13.01 Dancing In The Key Of Life: Brazil Special w/ Guus Christian @ Open Source Radio, Nijmegen

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