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Shadows and light: Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra have all the angles …
Jazz, funk, classical, African, Cuban, Balkan and beyond, this week it all came together beautifully in these fabulously powerful and erudite selections by guest of the week Nilpferd, from a many more nominations from last week’s ensembles theme
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Put your hands together for these tasty playlist treats ….
Coconuts to nutmeg and kandy corn, peanuts to pistachio to pecans, the seed store has been filled up to the brim with tasty musical treats from last week’s topic, picked and served up in a delicious set of lists by clever top nut Tatanka Yotanka
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Oumou Sangaré
People, circumstances, oneself or even death, there’s a huge sense of calm, relief and relaxation around this week’s beautifully benign and wisely accepted playlists, chosen by guest tincanman from a massive influx of nominations
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Prince, Godfather and King. Three funky greats, among others …
To commemorate a year since the passing of the Purple One, let's get into the groove to find out what funk is all about, with fat, sexy bass lines, and rhythmic, syncopated riffs running through the body
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Movement of the people ... Bob Marley. Photograph: monosnaps
Bob Marley to Belle & Sebastian, Tony Allen, Ewan MacColl, treefrogdemon gets The Song Bar really moved and movin' with a tremendous A-list and B-list
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