24 July 2021
This is the first Blaxploitation Lounge show! I’ll be playing heavyweight funk, blues, reggae, dub, Afrobeat, Latino, jazz, a little disco and hip hop perhaps – expect a shot of Studio 54 with international flavour.
7 August 2021
This edition is dedicated to some of my superheroes across funk, reggae and jazz
21 August 2021
‘Dread Lion is a Humble Lion!’
Join me for Tonite’s Rub-A-Dub Strictly Vinyl Special
4 September 2021
Expect a side of jazz with everything tonight – hip hop, funk, rhythm and blues, and sweet soul music!
18 September 2021
I’m here tonight with my first special guest on the Blaxploitation Lounge, and my very good friend Joe from Mr Kirk’s Nightmare. We’re doing a little back-to-back with 60s vibes, to South London dub, roots, and a killer blaxploitation spy tune.
02 October 2021
Music has the power to unite, to instil strength, motivate, inspire, uplift and encourage the oppressed and their supporters to never give up , and possesses extraordinary revolutionary powers. Welcome to the Blaxploitation Lounge first Revolutionary Rhythms special.
16 October 2021
Blaxploitation Lounge Live gig from Presuming Ed’s in Brighton
Everything I do Gohn be Funky (From Now On) – Lee Dorsey
Funky Fever- Alan Morehouse & His Bond Street
30 October 2021
On Tonight’s Show I’m Joined By My Favourite New Yorker, Chris – Aka Producer Branner Griswell, On An Epic Journey Into Low-Down, Dirty Blues. Time to get some funk in yo trunk
13 November 2021
A live- streamed gig with Afrocat spinning the finest in Afrobeat, Blues, Disco, Funk and Reggae
Cocktail Hour
27 November 2021
It’s Cocktail Hour, here on the Blaxploitation Lounge!
Kick off your Saturday with some hypnotic grooves, and some delicious Hammond organ, stripped back funk, jazzy dnb, and a treat for all Enter the Dragon fans!
11 December 2021
Live and direct from the Blaxploitation Lounge Live in Brighton, UK
Pt II
25 December 2021
Blaxploitation Christmas Day Present Kwaanza Special
Welcome to Christmas Day on the Blaxploitation Lounge here at the one and only Slack City including Afrocat’s Address to Mama Earth!
I can’t think of a better gift to give or receive than
mo’ funk reggae disco dub and more…
22 January 2022
Psychedelic Funk, Blaxploitation Chic, Latin Boogaloo, Disco Spectacular!
3 February 2022
An hour of my finest ethereal jazz-funk tracks, straight from the smouldering 70’s, to you, with love
19 February 2022
It’s a killer show tonight, live and direct, here to make the people dance and lift the vibration!
4 Mar 2022
Ready for Your Musical Massage, Darling?
Live On Air for an Hour of Theatrical, Epic & Unusual Selections including Spirituals, Egyptian Funk, 1969 Italian Soundtrack, Afro Poetry Jazz Funk and a Fantasy Trip to the Desert!
19 March 2021
Tonight’s show is live from Presuming Ed’s, Brighton, where I’ll be spinning a little back to back alongside Slack City’s fabulous Different Strokes Different Folks We’ll be streaming live on Slack City, if you’re not in town. It’s always such a great party, with the best tunes in town to shake yo ass to. I have a feeling tonight’s gonna be a good one! 💗
Part I Selection includes Hot Chocolate, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Marta Ren and the Groovelvets, Junior Murvin, Trojan, Prince Jazzbo, Nora Dean, Ginger Johnson and his African Messengers, and PLENTY mo’! 😻
Part II of my live set at Presuming Ed’s Brighton and streaming live on Slack City, with Roots, Reggae, Rocksteady, Ragga and Steppas
Part I
Part II
31 March 2022
Tonight on the Blaxploitation Lounge I’ll be playing a track from this delicious Afrobeat album by Monomono that is today’s show cover, along with sonic delights from Mos Def, Baby Huey, Como Mamas, Stanton Davis Ghetto Mysticism, Luca Sapio, Dark Shadows Band, Don Bryant, Dudley Perkins, and Declaime
28 April 2022
I’d like to invite you to jump into this beautiful melting pot tonight. We’re gonna have some free jazz, some sweet soul, disco, and classic blaxploitation
26 May 2022
You’re tuned into the blaxploitation lounge on slack city welcome For tonight’s trip, where I’ll be taking us through some 70’s casino jazz, psychedelics, funk breakbeat, and closing the show with the pure steel pan joy that is my new favourite tune!
18 Jun 2022
16 Jun 2022
17 Jul 2022
16 Jul 2022
20 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022
Too Much Blues – Ram John Holder
I’m on a Roll – The Future Shape of Sound & Captain Future
Agile, Mobile and Hostile – Andre Williams
Spoonful – Howling Wolf
Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters
Tease Your Man – Koko Taylor
Someone’s Acting Like a Child – John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
I’m Tired – Where Am I – Savoy Brown
I Feel So Good I Wanna Boogie by Magic Sam, Mack Thompson, Mighty Joe Young, Stockholm Slim and Odie Payne III
Instant Groove – King Curtis
Grits Ain’t Groceries (All Around the World – Little Milton
Rough Rider – The Hygrades
Home Town – WITCH
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) – Eddie Hazel
17 Sept 2022
Afrocat is On Air for another edition at @aajamusic Sat 17 Sep 3-5pm uk time, Channel 2!
Tune in live or in the archives for super rare beauties across Rhythm & Blues, Afro-Funk, Vintage Soul and Blaxploitation.
15 Oct 2022
On my Aaja radio show today 3-5pm, we’re gonna start a little easy with some jazz-funk, moving up to 70’s soundtracks, a little gospel-bluesy vibe, some super rare releases…and end up with some of my original disco finds, and of course my latest obsessions! Enjoy! 💗@aajamusic @afrocatmusic #dewolfemusic #jacktrombey #blackbyrds #bobbihumphrey #chocolatemilk #azymuth #weldonirvine #jamesbrown #annpeebles #jeanpierremirouze #nohelanicypriano #renaldodomino #gilscottheron #jonlucien #curtismayfield #leonthomas #24caratblack #corneliusbrothersandsisterrose #eastofunderground #theblackonwhiteaffair #edwinstarr #vickianderson #theundisputedtruth #gladysknight #eddiekendricks #therisingsun #brothersgonnaworkitout #williehutch #littleroyal #chicagogangsters 🐈⬛
Underlay No 3 – Jack Trombey
Wilford’s Gone – The Blackbyrds
Chicago, Damn – Bobbi Humphrey
Time Machine – Chocolate Milk
The Sisters – Weldon Irvine
Theme from King Heroin – James Brown
Come to Mama – Ann Peebles
Daylight – Ramp
Lihue – Nohelani Cypriano
I’ll Get You Back – Renaldo Domino
No Exit – Gil Scott Heron
15 Oct 2022
Live on air tomorrow 6-7pm @slackcityradio I’ll be hosting @blaxploitation_lounge for a space age samba disco soul power feast for your senses! Look forward to you joining me then…or catching me in the archives, all the links above👆🏽#ohioplayers #gilscottheron #davidruffin #annpeebles #themightyhannibal #masterplaninc #rotaryconnection #undisputedtruth #rokk #archiebellandthedrells #themainingredient #eugenemcdaniels #littlebeaver #thesylvers #michaelhenderson #studio54 #disco #soul #funk #psychedelic #greenpower #radio #selector #afrocat #liveonair 💖 💖
02 Nov 2022
Back on Threads Radio today 15:30-17:00! 💗This month’s show features some psychedelic funk, vintage afrobeat, a soundtrack from Paris 1969, some roots reggae, and East African jazz funk. Including #rotaryconnection #babyhuey #juniorbyles #dennisbrown #thefabulousthree #timmythomas #mickeyandthesoulgeneration #ebotaylor #psychedelicaliens #percyfaithandhisorchestra #theemotions #jankonilovic #drybread #jeanclaudevarnier #chosenfew #idrisackamoorandthepyramids #charlessheffield #matata #polyversalsouls #soulsugar #courtneyjohn #eugenemcdaniels #clarencecarter #davehamilton #poetsofrhythm #psychedelicfunk #roots #reggae #Soundtracks #threadsradio
18 Nov 2022
On my Aaja radio show #6 Sat 19 Nov 3-5pm, I have the first released disco track on earth, some jazz-funk to blow your mind, West African 70’s drum funk, a little retro soul, and plenty more…Enjoy! 💗@aajamusic @afrocatmusic image by @maya_do_well @iainneary #amnestyband #poetsofrhythm #davehamilton #babatundeolatunji #puccioroelens #reubenwilson #dizzygillespie #jimmymcgriff #bobbiegentry #miltonwright #bobbyrush #eddiekendricks #annsexton #leroyhutson #ohioplayers #louisemccord #slystone #cyrilneville #slimharpo #artneville #rodgercollins #billylarkinandthedelegates #salahragabandthecairojazzband #dieterreith #blackheat #rasputinsstash #gloriajones #thebrothersjohnson #manudibango
30 Nov 2022
Edition #3 of @blaxploitation_lounge on @threadsradio join me @afrocatmusic this Weds Nov 30 15:30-17:00 uk time! Tune in live or in the archives for 90 minutes of #hilife #afrobeat #blaxploitationsoundtrack #boogaloomusic #latino #jazz Killer tracks from #ninasimone #curtismayfield #williewright #hughmasekela #chocolatesnow #davidmccallum #blackjoelewisandthehoneybears #johnnyharris #salahragab #marylouwilliams #leonthomas #sirjoequartermanandfreesoul #derobertandthehalftruths #huescorporation #tunjioyelana #blacula #sweetsweetbacksbaadassssssong #ralphrobles #joebataan #souljazzorchestra #donaldbyrd #mickeyandthesoulgeneration #withlove 💖
15 Dec 2022
Live on air today @blaxploitation_lounge with my guest selector & friend, el spectacular, @djmrlewis at the controls with yours truly @afrocatmusic live from the @slackcityradio station 6-7pm 💖
It’s shaping up to be a delectable highlife special, with tunes from Mama Africa & across the diaspora
#highlife #afrobeat #africanfunk #afrojazz #dbatistatos #pasteurlappe #vibronics #soomt #lordecho #lisatomlins #cedricimbrooks #sounddimension #rogerwebb #bonentendeur #pierrebachelet #marvingaye
#brightondj #selector #digitalradio #radio #dj #recordcollection #liveonair #pioneerdj #totallyradio #blackbrighton #cratedigging 😻
17 Dec 2022
On air today 3-5pm is my jazz-inspired hip hop, and hip hop inspired jazz radio special – otherwise known as my 2 hour response to anyone who says they love hip hop but not jazz!
Some lofi treats in store – some instrumentals and raps, and some of the original songs and artists who inspired them…Enjoy!
[pic from back in the day @madamejojossoho ]
#thelastpoets #blu #jazzliberatorz #madlib #menahanstreetband #visioneers #olburgerbeats #jdilla #maplesyrupmusic #oxmopuccino #thejazzbastards #antilily #phoniks #elmichelsaffair #blackalicious #blackmilkandnatturner #doncherry #easymobee #horacesilver #theroots #karriemriggins #philipcohranandtheartisticheritageensemble #hypnoticbrassensemble #mosdef #gilscottheron #galtmacdermot #ronniefoster #royayers #sampledbeats #jazzyhiphop 💜
30 Nov 2022
Edition #4 of @blaxploitation_lounge on @threadsradio join me @afrocatmusic for my last radio show of a most stunning 2022.
This Wed Dec 28 15:30-17:00 uk time, tune in live or find it in the archives on Threads’ Mixcloud channel or on www.afrocatmusic.com for 90 minutes of the finest #blues #soul #afrobeat #highlife #spiritualjazz
Killer tracks from #robertaflack #lorezalexandria #machito #maryjanehooper #annpeebles #theesacredsouls #electricwirehustle #scratch22 #leonspencer #sharonjones #mightyimperials #shuggieotis #warband #parliament #dukepearson #doncherry #sunra #carlosgarnett #funkymovements #mercurydanceband #thesorcerersband #mrfloodsparty
Thanks to @iain_neary_photos and @maya_do_well of @last_minuteproductions for the beautiful image djing at sunset in front of the iconic Royal Pavilion, Brighton
@brighton_museums
12 Jan 2023
Happy 2023 Blessings! 💖🎉
I have some gigs cooking, so there may be some additional gigs and shows to come this month…
but for now, you can catch me @slackcityradio @aajamusic @threadsradio @blaxploitation_lounge and @thegreateasternbrighton @afrocatmusic
Looking forward to sharing mo’ music mo’ love mo’ fun!!
#blaxploitation #psychedelic #funk #roots #dub #jazz #blues #gospel #disco #studio54 #afrobeat #latino #boogaloostyle #elbarrio #worldmusic #blackmusic #selector #dj #radio #gig #blackbrighton #brightonnightlife #catsuit #onelove #happynewyear #2023 #january 😻
21 Jan 2023
Join me for edition 8 of Afrocat on @aajamusic
On air on the Aquarius new moon, Sat 21 Jan 3-5pm is a jam-packed show full of #gospel #deltablues and some firsts too – one widely considered to be the first #disco track, a Jamaican version of the first #hiphop recording, and first female hip-hop release, plus some epic #funk a dash of #dub and #afrofunk from around the continent!
Enjoy live or shortly after in the archives on my site, all links up above 😻
#angeladavis #eddieharris #darondo #rappersdelight #themessage #jimmysmith #harlemriver #sexymama #djformat #jeanknight #annpeebles #femaleartist #christyessien #themightymocambos #africanmusicmachine #earnestjackson #slystone #blackbloodandthechocolatepickles
#blackfemaledj #radio #newmoon #ageofaquarius #onelove 💕
25 Jan 2023
Back on @threadsradio this Wed 25 Jan @blaxploitation_lounge with moi @afrocatmusic and a show full of #loveandhappiness with some super #rarefunk #lostgems and plenty of #cratedigging around the #diaspora with selections from #ghana #zaire plus a tune from the #soundtrack to a cult #60s film and some #blaxploitation magic!
It’s gonna be a wild ride! 😻
Tune in live 3:30-5pm gmt or thru the links to my site archive in the bio & on #mixcloud
#earnestjackson #firstchoice #davehamilton #chicagogangsters #marvinholmesandtheuptights #ogyatanaashowband #guts #leronthomas #laloschifrin #bullitt #enriqueolivarezlosvampiros #enjoy ✨
Genres
9 Feb 2023
Join me tonight on @slackcityradio with @blaxploitation_lounge live on air, and, for the first time…in front of a live studio audience, down @theactorsbrighton
It’s gonna be the 3rd in my specials – Revolutionary Rhythms – which features music of protest, songs that serve as sources of strength, inspiration, unity, upliftment and motivation, and stories of action that need amplifying.
This sister is Louisa Jenkins, smoking a cigarette as the police try to question her at a protest in 1957.
A novelist, essayist, journalist, university lecturer,
and social activist, she was hired by Universal Studios in the 1950’s to became the first black story analyst in Hollywood’s history.
Member of the Harlem Writers Guild and the Watts Writers’ Workshop (a group created in response to the Watts Uprisings of 1965), her articles and novels received favorable reviews from authors including the iconic James Baldwin
(The Black Past website)
Enjoy some #blues #soul #rhythmandblues #highlife #afrobeat #funk #jazz #gospel
#raw #revolution #getupstandup #action #nojusticenopeace #equality #peace #onelove 🖤
Thurs 9th Feb, 6-7pm gmt
(Links in bio for live/in the archives!👆🏽)
18 Feb 2023
Welcome aboard Afrocat Airways, it’s a pleasure to have you fly with me
On my @aajamusic show this Sat 18 Feb…
We have a regal show in store, featuring #shakazulu #queenofsoul #arethafranklin the #queenofjazz #ninasimone and the Sudanese #kingofjazz #sharhabilahmed as well as some other treasures I’m excited to share with you – nothin but the best on the blaxploitation lounge!
Jump on my magic carpet and let me take you to
#neworleans #westafrica #california #memphis #sudan #nile #congo #houston #milwaukee #lagos #benin #spanishharlem #uganda #cotedivoire
Enjoy the ride…into my mind! ✈️☀️😻
20 May 2023
I’m 1 Year Old!! 🎉🎉on @aajamusic this Sat 20th May 3-4 an hour of the finest funk marks my one year hosting on the lovely Aaja Radio
What a pleasure it is to bring you all of my selections to such a great station ❤️
#deepfunk #jazz #gospel #soul #oneyearold #anniversary #fatbackband #marvawhitney #undisputedtruth #dykeandtheblazers #cymande #maryjanehooper #naomisheltonandthegospelqueens #kcandthesunshineband #hollygolightly #orgone #fannyfranklin #dj #stayblessed 🥂
Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya – Junior Mance
Genevieve – Cymande
Party Time – Roy Porter Sound Machine
Iron Leg – Mickey & The Soul Generation
Am I Asking Too Much? – Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
Move a Little Closer – Mary Love
You’ve Got What I Want – Mary Jane Hooper
Nothing You Can Say – Holly Golightly
I Get Lifted (2004 Remaster) – KC & The Sunshine Band
Momma Momma – Betty Barney
Funky Walk Part 1 East – Dyke & The Blazers
Njia Nija Walk – Fatback Band
Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) – Marva Whitney
Don’t Boom Boom – Lillian Hale
Talali Talala – Verckys & L’Orchestre Vévé
Help Yourself – The Undisputed Truth
Funky Nassau – Orgone, Fanny Franklin
19 Apr 2023
Back on @threadsradio with @blaxploitation_lounge and @afrocatmusic replay of show no 2 on air Wed 15:30-17:00!
This show features a soundtrack from Paris 1969, some roots reggae, and East African jazz funk.
#rotaryconnection #babyhuey #juniorbyles #dennisbrown #thefabulousthree #timmythomas #mickeyandthesoulgeneration #ebotaylor #psychedelicaliens #percyfaithandhisorchestra #theemotions #jankonilovic #drybread #jeanclaudevarnier #chosenfew #idrisackamoorandthepyramids #charlessheffield #matata #polyversalsouls #soulsugar #courtneyjohn #eugenemcdaniels #clarencecarter #davehamilton #poetsofrhythm #psychedelicfunk #roots #reggae #Soundtracks #threadsradio
Enjoyyy! ❤️
15 Apr 2023
Sultry smoking psychedelic-flavoured blues awaits you on my show @afrocatmusic over on @aajamusic this Sat 15th Apr 3-5pm, alongside crazy disco from Turkiye and Nigeria, 60’s Italian soundtracks, afro jazz, and a dash of retro soul for good measure!
#buddyguy #charlesbradley #menahanstreetband #fink #jjgreyandmofro #chocolatemilk #karreimriggins #pieroumiliani #blaxsound #sugarpiedesanto #kokoroko #newmastersounds #thesoulinvestigators #goldenrules #nesekarabocek #kingsgoforth
#arabesque #retrosoul #smokin #italianvintage #afrojazz #psychedelicblues #zamrock #highlife #eclectic #studio54 #ukmusic #digitalradio #showtime #sunset ☀️
07 Apr 2023
It’s my 30th edition of @blaxploitation_lounge where it all started on @slackcityradio 💖
It’s gonna be a very good Friday, as this special show will be broadcast live from upstairs @theactorsbrighton with a live audience, so come down if you’re around 5:30-7pm and soak up the vibes with me!
#roots #afrobeats #highlife #funk
#mulatuastatke #heliocentrics #princefatty #holliecook #uroy #djmerco #mwindamannekin #guiltybeatz #falz #joeyb #themysterylights #lesbaxter #koolandthegang #algreen #eddiebo #marciagriffiths
#digitalradio #radioshow #onair #liveanddirect #cratedigging #hostesswiththemostess #goodfriday #easter #bankholiday #weekend☀️
24 Mar 2023
On @blaxploitation_lounge over on @slackcityradio Friday 6-7pm, a live set performed @firstpressrecordfair earlier this month @theprincealbertbrighton
I can’t remember exactly what I played so it’ll be a surprise to me when I listen back too..but it’s guaranteed to be a funky surprise!
Thanks to my partner el fabulouso @oztadams for the image… and the amazing tunes of course!
#highlife #funk #afrobeat #jazz #bluenote #analogafrica #strictlyvinyl #recordcollection #cratedigging #recordfair #enjoy 🎶
22 Mar 2023
Bringing the sunshine in on today’s @blaxploitation_lounge show over on @threadsradio 3:30-5
Tracks from #bermuda #somalia #guadeloupe #ethiopia #spanishharlem #italy #jamaica
Featuring #jimihendrix #bodiddley #parliament #rotaryconnection #minnieriperton #mongosantamaria #jackiemittoo
18 Mar 2023
On @aajamusic today! 3-5pm tune in for edition 10 of my super show!
#lofi #instrumentals #gospel #caribbeandisco #jazz #latino #arabicfunk #funkrock
Featuring artists including #manudibango #nicogomezandhisafropercussioninc #gingerjohnsonandhisafricanmessengers #spankywilson #quanticsoulorchestra #truthoughts #janisjoplin #blackmerda #horacesilver #comomama #redastaire #freddiecruger #wildcookie #sugarman3 #maxgraef #billbrewster #generalcrook #electricpeanutbuttercompany #heliocentrics #swithold #deefelicetrio ☀️
10 Mar 2023
Join me live on air tonight on @slackcityradio with @blaxploitation_lounge at my new Friday slot from 5:30-7
Plus we’ll be with a live studio audience, so if you’re in the area come on down @theactorsbrighton and start your weekend with us!
So many great tunes to share with you tonight so let’s get it 😻we’re going #downtownlagos #70sbrasil #gambia #louisiana & #accra
#afropsychedelic #deepfunk #highlife
05 Mar 2023
This Sunday! Catch @dj_kobayashi // @hivemindrecords // @oztadams // @afrocatmusic live at @theprincealbertbrighton and on the airways with @slackcityradio – WHAT A LINE UP!
Hit the link in @firstpressrecordfair bio for the low down on these fabulous all vinyl DJs
#firstpress #SlackCity #theprincealbert #brighton #djkobayashi #hivemind #ozadams #afrocatmusic #dj #vinyl #vinyldj #live #djset
22 Feb 2023
Low-down, dirty Mississippi Blues sits alongside 70’s Soundtracks, Afro-Psychedelia and Tropical Funk, for 90 mins of blissful sonic delights @blaxploitation_lounge
Today, on air @threadsradio 3:30-5pm
Thanks to @parks3983 for the fab shots taken at the Threads 4th Anniversary / @wards_corner event down @thepostbartottenham
#ermafranklin #themysterylights #youngholtunlimited #juniorkimbrough #lesmccann #laloschifrin #beastieboys #johnnypate #shaftinafrica #blackpower #peace #drlonniesmith #hughmasekela #zamrock #bacaorhythmandsteelband #bookertjones #bettyharris #mosdef #yasiinbey #johnleehooker #feelssogood #themidnighthour