This week we had Avondale local SPDRTWNBBY come through the studio for a kōrero - she talks about growing up and coming up in spider town, plays us some of the tracks that shaped her sound, and debuted a brand new song live on air. If you haven't caught her live yet, she's playing Ka Mua Ka Muri Live on 30 May at the Central City Library - free entry, alongside Phoebe Rings, Mokomokai, SPELL, and Cameron Beattie.
We're also celebrating birthdays for Taj Mahal, Amp Fiddler, George Johnson of the Brothers Johnson, and Jaguar Wright - all born on 17 May - and tipping our hat to some big album anniversaries: 50 years Ramsey Lewis's Salongo, and 40 years of RUN-DMC's Raising Hell and Peter Gabriel's So. Big week for the tunes!
Full tracklist below - press the button.
Taj Mahal - David & Angela
GENA - You've Outdone yourself
Natalie Slade - The Lesson
Paul Coleman - Nightflower
Yaya Bey - Forty Days
Tash - Shoe fits
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Stand well well
Walter Thomas - Chicago Knights
Shine - Watch out
Elia Y Elizabeth - Alegria
Ramsey Lewis - Brazilica
Jaguar Wright - So high
Split Decision Band - Shoot your world
Amp Fiddler - Waltz of a ghetto fly
Jaguar Wright - I can't wait (with Bilal)
SPDRTWNBBY - Indecisive
SPDRTWNBBY and Jarna - Back to self
Rapper Big Pooh - Special
Camp Lo - Coolie High
Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
Romi Wrights - Capsized
SPDRTWNBBY - Cool Blues (Live in Studio)
Edna Wright - Oops here I go again
Masayoshi Takanaka - Bamboo Vendor
Alan Parker & William Parrish (De Wolfe Music) - Main chance
Stance Brothers - Sao Paulo
Howard Roberts - Dirty Old Bossa Nova (J-Rocc Edit)
Jackie Spencer, Jimmy Jules & Nuclear Soul - Time's moving along
95bFM