Gilles Peterson has Somalian MC and rising star K’Naan in conversation.
Hear about his roots, why he’s using Ethiopian samples and his love of Fela Kuti along with some of the great tracks he’s been working on with the likes of Mos Def, Wale, J.Period, Keane and Mary J Blige
Plus all that proper sonic sauce from Scuba, Madlib, James Blake, Nice Nice, Space Invadas, The Simonsound, The Hackney Colliery Band and Bei Bei & Shawn Lee and also Erykah Badu – who will be going back to back with Gilles next week, right here on BBC Radio 1.
Music played
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Clutchy Hopkins — Verbal Headlock
Ubiquity -
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee — Willingness Feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow
Ubiquity -
Nice Nice — Away We Glow
Warp -
Scuba — So You Think You’re Special
Hot Flush -
Bug — Cosmic Lab
Jus Like Music -
Muhsinah — Always (Smile)
All City Ireland -
Erykah Badu — Don’t Be Long
Universal Motown -
Space Invadas — Imaginist
Invada -
Quadron — Something That Your Heart Beats For
Plug Research -
Nuspirit Helsinki — Honest (Jazzonova Remix)
Sonar Kollektiv -
Gladys Knight & The Pips — It’s A Better Than Good Time (Walter Gibbons Mix)
Strut -
The Simonsound — It’s Just Begun
First Word -
The Hackney Colliery Band — Money
Wah Wah 45s -
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — Kyenkyen Bi Adi M’Awu
Strut -
Words and Music from K’Naan
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Phirpo Y Sus Caribes — Comencemos
Soundway -
Oh No — Madness
Disruption Productions/Stones Throw -
K’naan — America feat Mos Def
Octone -
Nas and Damien Marley — As We Enter
Island Def Jam -
J.Period & K’NAAN — Africa (Messengers remix)
Truelements Music -
J.Period & K’NAAN — Shot The Sheriff (Messengers remix)
Truelements Music -
J.Period & K’NAAN — Relationships Lay (Messengers remix)
Truelements Music -
Bob Marley — Jammin
Island -
Eric B. & Rakim — Paid In Full
4th & Broadway -
Wale ft K’Naan — TV In The Radio
Interscope Music -
Keane — Looking Back Feat. K’Naan
Island -
Keane — Stop For A Minute Feat. K’Naan
Island -
Mary J. Blige — Each Tear feat K’Naan
Geffen -
Oh No — Soul Of Ethiopia
Disruption Productions/Stones Throw -
Fela Kuti — Lady
Pathe -
J.Period & K’NAAN — Let’s Start
Truelements Music
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Anibal ValasQuez Y Su Conjunto — Carruseles
Analog Africa -
Beat Kondukta — The Show
Stones Throw -
Colman Brothers — Another Brother
Wah Wah 45s -
Gerardo Frisina — Will You Walk A Little Faster Feat Norma Winstone
Schema -
The Simonsound — Between The Wake And The Sleep
First Word -
Gotan Project — Tu Misterio
Ya Basta! -
Half Seas Over — Evensong
Brownswood -
James Blake — Give A Man A Rod
Hessle Audio -
Elephino — Rain
White -
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee — East
Ubiquity
Superb stuff! Colman Bros never fail, but the Hackney Colliery Band is a summer anthem in the making! One of those tunes that you know will rock the floors all season long!
Also enjoyed the WW45s feature on Gilles’ podcast! Big up Dom & Scrimshire!
Thanks Milic! Big love to you guys x