Radio High Life

Radio High Life with DJ Doug on Soul Roots Radio; featuring classic Blue Note delights from Donald Byrd, Horace Silver and Grant Green, a dose of Punk Funk and Baggy Indie Dance , a Ska '7 Inches of Heaven,' Brazilian Grooves (via Italy) , Tropical Beats and more

The guitar and other machines feature on a beautiful selection of international good-grooves, from Radio High Life with DJ Doug on SoundArt Radio. There's a bit of a Post-Punk/Punk-Funk & Indie Dance; with amazing genre-fluid new music from @band.called.bonk and JEFFU5. Plus a double hitting ‘ 7 Inches of Ska Heaven’ , uplifting Spiritual Jazz , new music from Sam Redmore, MPB, Latin from Colombia and more.

DJ Doug brings a treat for the ears; there’s a chat with Louis from @applesandapplesmusic about Little Arrows, the new EP , a 1978 ‘7 Inches of Heaven’, which is the ‘real thing’, some very smooth charity shop vinyl and classic Soul goes Bossa. Plus a Latin Section, an 80’s synth mash up, West African Disco and a pile of delightful new jazzy , soulful and groovy treats.

A tasty melting pot of international good-grooves , moving through spiritual uplifting Jazz, Reggae, Disco, Afro-Funk, Afro-Synth, Latin and into tropical beats There’s a Rare Groove 7 Inches of Heaven , Covered with Love, Dog-eared delight market stall vinyl, exciting new music, classics from my collection and loads more Track list Néstor Álvarez - Melting Pot William Onyeabor -Atomic Bomb - Enji – Ulaan Ese & The Vooduu People - Tainted Love Awen Ensemble – Gobaith Bokani Dyer - Ke Nako (feat. Sereetsi and the Natives) The Wailers - Put it on Camille Yarborough -Take Yo Praise Combo De La Musica - Combo De La Musica Sly & Robbie – Freedom (top Rankin Sounds) Cotonete, Sabrina Malheiros - Bebete Vaobora feat. Sabrina Malheiros ( eva eva eva - Vivo Sarai (Staying Alive) - George Mc Crae - You Treat Me good Meridian Brothers - Bomba Atómica Rail Band – Marabayasa Salsa Suprema- La Negra Jose Casimiro Morta - Sta Bidjacu Gerardo Frisina – Cuiabà Skeewiff - Wack Wack Parbleu - Elios Moses Ideka & Phi - Do It For You – Aroop Roy - Mama Mwana David Walters - No One (Captain Planet Disco Edit) Orofino - Amsterdam - DJ Tennis Remix

International good-grooves with DJ Doug, featuring a conversation with the delightful Artur, the Lion Cub , Michalski, the driving creative force behind the excellent Balearic Breakfast blog site https://www.balearicbreakfast.com . Artur talks about what bought it about, the link back to the legendary David Mancuso and the important role it plays in supporting and connecting the ‘family’ around Colleen Cosmo Murphy ‘s outstanding radio show - a truly 21st Century manifestation of ‘community radio ‘ There are also some of the familiar features ; an Afro & Latin Funk ‘7 Inches of Heaven’, a Brazilian charity shop vinyl ‘covered with love’, some georgeous Latin Jazz and much, much more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from Soul Roots Radio; moving from smooth charity shop Latin, through Bossa and Samba, old and new, Brit Soul, 7 Inches of Heaven, gorgeous spiritual Jazz, into upbeat grooves. Featuring Linda Lewis , Eddie Palmieri , Sergio Mendes, Grupo Los Yoyi, Circling Sun, Rio 18 , Umoja & more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from SoundArt Radio; a selection of smooth n' easy Loungecore tunes leaning heavily on Charity Shop Latin and funky breaks, with grooves from Bert Kaempfert, Sergo Mendes, Ted Heath, Ocho, Herbie Mann & more

Radio High Life live on Soul Roots Radio with DJ Doug, moving through smooth Jazz from legends, Miles, Mulatu & Herbie, into Charity Shop Disco 12's, 7 Inches of Heaven and a Latin Section. There are some new treats from Hubbabubbaklub, Nu Genea and Ana Famnga Electrico and much, much more

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble from Soul Roots Radio ; the usual box-full of international good-grooves, with a Latin Section, Charity Shop Vinyl, ‘flippin ’ good’ B-side and an Italian ‘7-inches of Heaven’, (thanks Atlantis Records Hackney ) . Plus, plus plus.....a very special interview with the unique musical voice that is Miryam Solomon, to mark the two-year anniversary of her Romance EP. Miryam talks about the making of the EP, her approach to her creative process, people she worked with and musical identity, as well as sharing some awesome music from Meshell Ndegeocello and Auclair

Radio High Life live from the SoundArt Studios (Dartington, Devon) 6th Sept. 2023, with Dj Doug and guest Brendon Howell, . Brendon digs deep into his extensive vinyl vaults and brings an exquisite selection of melodic and smooth late summer grooves, and Doug adds a sprinkling of Latin, Caribbean and Brazilian beats.

Radio High Life Show with DJ Doug from SoundArt Radio 9-8-23 , featuring heroes of the Hammond, Funk pioneers , a 5 octave Soul voice and a Brazilian Boogie legend. There's a bit of a Festival Focus. taking in tunes from artists appearing at We Out Here and Cornish Bank Summer Camp

International good-grooves with DJ Doug from SudArt Radio; a deep dive into Bandcamp , packed with new music. There’s Latin, Soul, Funky Jazz and more; tunes from Ghana, Guyana,Surinam, Spain, Italy and the Uk

The latest Radio High Life show of international good-grooves; leaning heavily into some beautiful, innovative and mind-expanding new music from Carwyn Ellis, Eddie Chacon and Kahil el'Zabar , as well as some pant-swinging edits from Da Lata, Lego Edits, and Voodoo Cuts, plus classic selections from some very deep digging by GUTS

Radio High Life live show from SoundArt Radio with DJ Doug; spinning Brazilian grooves , charity shop vinyl, Jazzy covers, Latin beats, Nigerian Psychedelia and a cheeky Soul Flip Edit, 7 Inches of Heaven; a tasty selection of international good-grooves

Radio High Life from SoundArt Radio with Douglas Noble; music from Ethiopia , Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Wales & UK, with regular features ‘7 inches of heaven’ , ‘dog-eared delight’ charity shop vinyl and 'covered with love'. There’s a special, contemporary synth-pop, Totnesian connection, with a tune from Teleman ‘s awesome new LP and and ‘Old Skool’ Metronomy groove.

International good-grooves of Radio High Life with Douglas Noble; a deep Colombian '7 Inches of Heaven', Latin from West and North Africa, gorgeous contemporary and vintage electronic from UK, Ghana and South Africa & new Jazz from London on the legendary Blue Note label.

A Radio High Life Show with DJ Doug, live on SoundArt Radio; a journey through international good-grooves, taking in Acid Jazz hipsters Courderoy, with a Brazilian groove, a West African Edo-Funk re-issue from Analog Africa, BritFunk pioneers Cymande, a New Orleans Disco '7-Inches of Heaven' and a Jazz Saxophone legend on a charity-shop Bacharach Classic. All this and much more ,

Feet To The Floor with DJ Doug; an exclusive new mix, Creating a Friday-Night feel, from a familiar, funky grooves into tropical beats, featuring a sprinkling of brand new music , old favourites and some older grooves. Track listing Viking Grooves - House Party Yesking vs Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Sam Redmore Re-Rub) J-Kliff_ The Harder They Come (V's edit) Moar - Cumbia's Beat - B-Batucada Barbarra - Stack_Up_(V's_edit) Phenomenal Handclap Band - Judge Not (Ray Mang Disco Mix) Ukokos & Jabco- On The Word Smoove- Take It Easy Soothsayers - We Are Many (Samuel Sharp Remix) Djeuh Djoah & Lieutenant Nicholson – Clic Pedro Guinu - Palagô (Jose Marquez Remix) Da Lata - N.Y.J. (Da Lata House mix) Bunny Mack - Let Me Love You (DJ Gregory Remix) Bondax & Dur-Dur Band - Yabaal to London Bonde Do Rolê – Dança Molengo (Daniel Haaksman Edit) Djar One - Oye Como Va Voilaaa - On te l'avait dit - Spies Are Watching Me (Remixes) - (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend)

Radio High Life live debut on SoundArt Radio with Douglas Noble; a mix of international good-grooves, taking in classics as well a contemporary tunes, from Jembaa Groove, Ezra Collective, Cymande, Ginger Johnson, The African Brothers, Sue Jorge & more. It features some Radio High Life regulars including a 'Dog-Eared Delight' - charity shop vinyl, '7 Inches of Heaven' and 'Covered With Love.

Catch more international good-grooves on Radio High Life with DJ Doug, featuring Afrobeat, Turkish Psych, Latin Beats, Brazilian Grooves, Caribbean Funk and more. Regular features are there, with '7 Inches of Heaven', 'Flippin Good', 'Covered with Love', 'Dog Eared Delights' charity-shop vinyl and 'Finn Choosing a Choon', plus a brand new Latin mix to end on,

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble, featuring grooves from Colombia, Mali, DRC, Ghana, S. Africa, UK, Brazil, including an amazing new tune from the breathtaking new Kokoroko album, a Soulful Gospel Disco cut from Sam Redmore, and a very danceable offering from Santrofi. There's a special shout out to El Carnaval Del Pueblo, London's annual celebration of Latino culture, this year featuring ex- Group Niche vocalist Mauricia Cachana. All this plus regular features , '7 Inches Of Heaven', 'Dog-Eared Delight', 'Reel Funky' and 'Covered With Love.'

A very special episode of Radio High Life; I am delighted to be sharing the new single from John Kelly ' Which Side Are You On', the first release from his upcoming album, Better Late Than Never coming out in September. It a storming take on the 1935 protest song, with a powerful vocal, and a cracking band driving it on. Pick it up now at his Bandcamp https://johnkellymusician.bandcamp.com/releases There also Cuban son, via Mexico and Spain, a couple of Colombian Cumbia edits, Nigerian Hi-Life courtesy of Palenque Record, and Ghanaian Funk. All this plus, contemporary London Afrobeat, ‘Finn Choosing a Choon’, ‘7 Inches of Heaven’ and international good-grooves a plenty

Radio High Life Mexican Cumbia '7 Inches of Heaven' Special featuring a haul of delightful skanking Mexican Cumbia 45's, from the 60's to the 80's , picked up from Dig Vinyl Records in Liverpool. There's also new music from the UK and France, funky Afrobeat from Lagos, Nigeria, protest music from Brazil, Boogaloo from Venzuela, out on El Palmas Records, as well as grooves from Malawi, Cuba and South Africa

Radio High Life with DJ Doug featuring International Good-Grooves, contemporary and classics, aplenty, an 80's interlude, a Brazilian section plus grooves from Colombia Cape Verde and Venezuela. There's a Bluegrass, Reel Funky, a percussive Dog-Eared Delight and West Africa meets the hills of Jamaica in 7 Inches of Heaven.

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble; music from West Africa, with a very special interview with UK based Gambian Griot Jally Kebba Susso. Jally talks about his amazing and innovative brand new EP, Freedom , out now and available on Bandcamp https://jallykebbasusso.bandcamp.com He also talks about the heritage & role of the Griot and Kora in the Mandinka culture and shares his passion for James Brown’s music There also an exclusive track from Mieruba -ML records (check them at https://mieruba.bandcamp.com/music) , a beautiful groove revealing something of the roots of Afrobeat in Segou, Mali …....plus music from Benin, Nigeria, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela and Colombia, via Japan

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble; a Brazilian focus through a dig back into charity-shop vinyl & a classic 'Reel Funky' soundtrack, as well as high quality new Uk Music, some stone-cold classic Funk cuts, plus Afrobeat & AfroDisco from sadly recently departed Greats

Radio High Life with Douglas Noble. One for the Hustle fans, with an 80s BritFunk excursion, via a 'covered with love' from Chicago's Disco Baby, and a Gallic Groove, plus a 60s Venzuelan Boogaloo reissue from El Palmas, a Brazilian '7 inches of Heaven', new music from Colombia and S Africa, some classic rare groove, deep Afrobeat from Benin and much, much more

Radio High Life with DJ Doug featuring a ‘Latin Escapade’ with Afro-Cuban percussion, a 90s Afro Salsa also from Cuba, classic Latin Jazz from The Shearing Quintet , a ‘Killer Cumbia’ from Mexico courtesy of @honestjonrecords, as well as trips to Brazil and N Africa via Wales. There also new music from Metronomy , Altin Gün, a Turkish Psych Funk outfit from Amsterdam and from Bosq & Kalla,