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Cortex - Matin Gris (Trad Vibes)
Moving Ninja - Uranium (Tectonic promo)
Ladi6 - Question? (BBE promo)
Luisa Maita - Marie E Moleque (Cumbancha promo)
Omara Portuondo - Mueve La Cintura Mulato (World Music Network)
Richy Pitch - Ninsuo feat Kwesi Dankwa (BBE promo)
Alex Cuba - If You Give Me Love (Caracol promo)
John Tropea - Living In The Jungle (TK Disco)
Swede:art - Embrace The Chill feat Comfort Fit & Persuit Grooves (Tokyo Dawn promo)
The Funk League - The Boogie Down Bombers feat Diamond D & Sadat X (Favorite Recordings promo)
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit, Sprutbass mix (Ninja Tune promo)
Pinch - Qawwali/Brighter Day (Tectonic promo)
Mount Kimbie - Field (Hot Flush promo)
GB - Sketches Of Crop Circles (All City)

Another hour long amble through my ever changing musical landscape as I kick off on a French jazz fusion tip from the newly re-issued Cortex album and the very pleasant 'Matin Gris' track. Moving Ninja then keep the mellow vibes flowing albeit on a more experimental tip and it's just one of the many great tracks on the fifth anniversary celebratory compilation from Tectonic and it's related labels called Multiverse 2004-2009 : Dark Matter - a 2CD selection of just some of the fine musical moments from the last 5 years from this Bristol based crew. Ladi6 is a new signing to BBE records and is a fresh new soul talent from New Zealand on a relentless touring schedule, check her live in your area soon and pick up the album for some nice modern soulful summer vibes, niceness.

Luisa Maita is a new Brazilian singer who's just about to release a great album on Cumbancha, lovely sweet vibes perfect for those lazy warmer days to come. Rough Guide are just about to release their guide to Salsa divas, a look at some of the key ladies in the macho world of salsa and I'm particularly liking the Omara Portuondo track, quality Cuban Salsa from this veteran of the scene. More Richy Pitch then followed with yet more Ghanaian goodness (album coming soon on BBE) before I welcomed the return of Alex Cuba and his simple, feel good approach to music arranging.

I then took a trip down Balearic memory lane with a great slo-mo funky arsed bass disco tune courtesy of John Tropea before coming right up to date with an amazing new production talent Swede:art. He's about to release his debut album on Tokyo Dawn records but what makes it more remarkable is he is only 20 years old. The album is really strong and diverse, surely a major talent in the making. The Funk League are part of the funky fresh new/old school of hip hop and I'm loving their new ep featuring some great lyrical talent, proper hip hop.

Jaga Jazzist are always interesting and they're just about to put out some remixes of a few of their recent album tracks and I'm favouring the Skwee remix by Sprutbass, a Scandi musical love in of the highest quality. Pinch then followed with another seminal track from the new 5 year birthday label comp and his track 'Qawwali/Brighter Day' track which still sounds fresh and relevant unlike a lot of other dubstep from a while back and even earlier this year! The Mount Kimbie album is one of my most anticipated of this year and I'm super happy to get my mits on a little taster with the 'Field' track, a tasty appetizer for the main course coming in the summer. The show then finishes off with a 3 part epic from GB, part of the latest ep from the prolific All City label from Dublin which also contains work from the prolifici Carlos Nino.