This week’s show, Turning Tables, moves through soul, jazz, broken beat and smooth club sounds. I’m flipping between past and present, originals and reworks as per usual.
Opening with Allysha Joy, whose work continues to sit at that intersection of jazz, soul and spiritual expression. There’s reimagined by Emmavie, before moving into her own Dropping Keys, full of warmth, Ooh and have a beautiful signed copy of Allysha’s 2024 LP The Making Of Silk.
There’s a delightful thread of musicianship running throughout from TM Juke and Alice Russell, through to Bastien Keb and DJ Day — all groovy. I enjoyed playing Marvin Gaye and deeper cuts like The Frank Derrick Total Experience remind us of the lineage, while newer collaborations from Karriem Riggins, Liv.e, Goapele bring a fresh energy.
The second half moves a little closer to the dancefloor with soulful, percussive contributions from Toronto Hustle, Sean Roman, Javonntte, and Roland Clark alongside Musclecars.
We took a trip out to Dylan Thomas’s boathouse the home where he wrote some of his most iconic work. Sitting above the Taf estuary, it’s one of those places where you really feel the connection between environment and creativity.
Quiet, reflective, and full of atmosphere.
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Music
ALLYSHA JOY FATIMA (EMMAVIE REMIX)
https://allyshajoy.bandcamp.com/album/torn-tonic-remixed
ALLYSHA JOY FATIMA - DROPPING KEYS
TM DUKE - PLAYGROUND GAMES
DJ DAY - VQ
https://djday.bandcamp.com/album/land-of-1000-chances-2
BASTIEN KEB - CHICKEN STOMP
https://bastienkeb.bandcamp.com/album/dinking-in-the-shadows-of-zizou
P-Lo, Karri & GOAPELE - SUEDE
https://www.beatport.com/track/suede/23159503?srsltid=AfmBOooeNqbWUNHloiuckq0vgmclqcHlV2cJwd7saFUQAYgdhuGJJd8p
MARVIN GAYE - ANGER
https://www.discogs.com/release/9306450-Marvin-Gaye-Anger
THE FRANK DERRICK TOTAL EXPERIENCE - NO JIVE
https://www.discogs.com/release/18885856-The-Frank-Derrick-Total-Experience-You-Betcha?srsltid=AfmBOopQBR3EfXXEzwOaWxdmW7SfU_0-CEIHu1g-MzNXnLdEmd1IOOE1
SHOT - MAIN THING FT.KIM MARSH
www.discogs.com/master/97767-Shot-Featuring-Kim-Marsh-Main-Thing
GENA, KARRIEM RIGGINS, AND LIV.E - LEAD IT UP
https://www.wordplaymagazine.com/blog-1/2026/1/15/9zg1m0epkvt29nxo1aqma4396ns6ih
JEMBAA GROOVE - ALBUM SUSUMA
https://www.discogs.com/master/2570762-Jembaa-Groove-Susuma
MONKEY ROBOT - BRICK STOMACH
https://www.discogs.com/release/4013798-Monkey-Robot-Brick-Stomach?srsltid=AfmBOoqUWX-OStDgaeewZ91Wsf7gaD_OPARQZgrmo5XDNs2_DZOxEYPY
TORONTO HUSTLE, SEAN ROMAN, JAVONNTTE - DEEP IN THIS (ORIGINAL MIX)
https://www.discogs.com/master/3552036-Toronto-Hustle-X-Sean-Roman-Ft-Javonntte-The-Detoronto-EP
DEVOLUTION - GIO
https://www.discogs.com/search?q=DEVOLUTION+-+GIO%C2%A0&type=all
MERLIN BOBB, MARK FRANCIS - DON'T PLAY WITH MY HEART
https://www.traxsource.com/title/2551749/dont-play-with-my-heart
ROLAND CLARK, TORIBIO, MUSCLECARS - THAT'S MY STORY (BREAKTHROUGH DUB)
https://wearerhythmsection.bandcamp.com/album/full-circle
DANNY J LEWIS, MIKE CITY, WEZ WHYNT - FLIRTY (WEZ WHYNT REMIX)
https://www.traxsource.com/track/14490962/flirty-wez-whynt-remix
UK HISTORY ARTS & CREATIVE
DYLAN THOMAS
The Dylan Thomas Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, was the final and most famous home of the Welsh poet and his family, where they lived from 1949 until his death in 1953. Perched on the cliffs overlooking the Taf Estuary, it was in this house and the nearby writing shed that he penned some of his most renowned works, including Under Milk Wood.
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BRICK LANE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Strong line up including Madeline whom I say last year,
The Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2026 boasts a very strong lineup, with emerging nu-jazz/UK soul artist MADELEINE scheduled to perform on the Jazz re:freshed stage at Ninety One Living Room on Friday, April 24, 2026.