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GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 90s (320kbs-m4a/330mb/2hrs23mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop - The 90s.
This week focussing on the Native Tongues, Gilles chats to legendary A&R person Dante Ross, as well as producer Bob Power. We also go Diggin' In The Archives and presents interviews with the likes of Q-Tip, Gang Starr & Pharoahe Monch.
Plus Gilles chats with rapper and artist Bahamadia!
Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right
Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Eric B. & Rakim - Untouchables
Herbie Hancock - Oliloquoi Valley
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing (Video Mix)
Freestyle Fellowship - Inner City Boundaries
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
Ultramagnetic MC's - Raise It Up
Organized Konfuzion - Open Your Eyes
Main Source (feat. Nas) - Live At The Barbeque
Black Moon - Who Got The Props
De La Soul (feat. Otis Redding) - Eye Know
De La Soul - Potholes In My Lawn
De La Soul - Me, Myself & I
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski
Jungle Brothers - I'm Gonna Do You
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Queen Latifah (feat. Monie Love) - Ladies First
Brand Nubian - All for One (LP Version)
Brand Nubian - All for One (12" Version)
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest
Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep
Gang Starr - DJ Premier in Deep Concentration
Fugees - How Many Mics
Bahamadia - Intro
Bahamadia - Funk Vibe
Bahamadia - Total Wreck
Bahamadia - Uknowhowedo
Bahamadia - Spontaneity
Roni Size - New Forms
A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
Miles Davis - So What
Q‐Tip - Breathe And Stop
Q‐Tip - Check The Rhime (Live At The Roundhouse)
Stone Alliance - Sweetie-Pie
Marxman (feat. Sinéad O'Connor) - Ship Ahoy (Acoustic Version)
DJ LEFTO - HIP HOP - THE 90S MIX (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2023
Lefto provides a killer French hip hop mix!
MC Solaar - Nouveau Western
Dee Nasty - Paname City Rappin'
Dee Nasty & Lionel D - Radio Nova Freestyle
Assassin - La Formule Secrete
Supreme NTM - Je Rap
IAM - Planete Mars
MC Solaar - Bouge De La
Saliha - Enfant Du Ghetto
B Love - Lucy
Menelik Et La Tribu - Un Petit Rien De Jazz
Assassin - Le Futur Que Nous Reserve-T-Il?
Supreme NTM - Le Monde De Demain?
Sens Unik - Le Vent Tourne
Sages Poetes De La Rue - Qu'est-Ce Qui Fait Marcher Les Sages
IAM - Je Danse Le Mia
Alliance Ethnik - Respect
Vient Voir Le Docteur - Vient Voir Le Docteur
Lunatic - Le Crime Paie
La Cliqua - Toujours Plus Haut
Oxmo Puccino - Mama Lova
Ministere A.M.E.R. - Sacrifice De Poulet
Lunatic - Civilisé
113 - Tonton du Bled
Saïan Supa Crew - Angela
FOCUS BEATS - 1980s HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
Celebrating 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, we throw it back with an all 80s mix. Including tracks from Salt-N-Pepa, Beastie Boys, Jungle Brothers and more.
DJ Scott La Rock & D‐Nice - Scott Made Me Funky (Instrumental Version)
Pieces Of A Dream - Mt. Airy Groove
Public Enemy & Hank Shocklee & Jeff Jones - Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
Art Of Noise - Beat Box
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental Remix By Daddy-O)
Jewel T - I Like It Loud (Instrumental)
Sparky D - I Can't Stop (Instrumental)
Run‐D.M.C. - Peter Piper (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Instrumental)
EPMD - The Big Payback (Instrumental)
3rd Bass - Steppin' To The A.M. (Soirée Instrumental Mix)
Sparky D - Throwdown (Instrumental)
991 Volts - 991 Volts Of Noise (Instrumental)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Instrumental)
Beastie Boys - 33% God
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle (Instrumental)
Spyder-D (feat. DJ DOC) - The N.Y. Butt (Instrumental)
Public Enemy - Security Of The First World
The Brothers - You Can't Win (Instrumental Version)
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island (Instrumental)
EPMD - Strictly Business (Instrumental)
Castle D - Yo Cas Play It (Instrumental)
Soul Dimension - Trash An' Ready (Instrumental)
Jungle Brothers - Braggin' & Boastin' (Instrumental)
Greyboy & Marc Antoine - Lite Bake
K-Rob & Rammellzee - Beat Bop (Instrumental)
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Instrumental)
De La Soul - Me Myself And I (Instrumental)
Salt‐N‐Pepa - Push It (Instrumental)
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 80s (320kbs-m4a/322mb/2hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. This week it is the 80s, and a focus on the highly influential electro sound. Gilles is Diggin' In The Archives with ESG, plus words from Bill Laswell telling the story of Herbie Hancock's 'Rockit' and Morgan Khan on the seminal Street Sounds 'Electro' compilations.
Plus! Gilles chats to perhaps the most sampled jazz artist of all time, Bob James. And this week's Album Of The Decade is Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back', with words from Dave Pearce, Betty Boo and Bomb Squad founder Keith Shocklee.
The Slits - In The Beginning There Was Rhythm [Antilles]
James Brown - Escape-ism [Polydor]
Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype [Def Jam]
The Sun Ra Arkestra - It's After the End Of The World [Evidence Music]
MC Shan - Marley Marl Scratch [Cold Chillin']
Boogie Down Production - The Bridge Is Over [B-Boy]
J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island [B-Boy]
Roxanne Shanté - Have A Nice Day [Cold Chillin']
The Bizzie Boys - Dope (This Ain't A Drug Rap Boyee) [Payroll]
Marva Whitey - Unwind Yourself [King]
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message [Sugar Hill]
Duke Bootee - Broadway [Hardback]
The Mohawks - The Champ [Pama]
Throwdown - The Champ [Hardback]
Herbie Hancock - Earth Beat [Columbia]
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock '86 [Tommy Boy]
Herbie Hancock - Rockit [Columbia]
Key‐Matic - Breakin' In Space [Radar]
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge [Atlantic]
Newcleus - Jam On It [Sunnyview]
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) [Cutting]
Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President [4th & Broadway]
ESG - Parking Lot Blues [99]
J Dilla - Geek Down [Stones Throw]
MF DOOM (feat. Raekwon) - Yessir! [Lex]
Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin' [Cold Chillin']
ESG - Moody (Live at Glastonbury 2014)
ESG - Tiny Sticks [99]
ESG - Dance (Live at Glastonbury 2014)
ESG - U.F.O [Pow Wow]
ESG - Insane (Tambourine Mix) [Soul Jazz]
Positive K - A Good Combination [First Priority Music]
Public Enemy - Mind Terrorist [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Countdown To Armageddon [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Security Of The First World [Def Jam]
Betty Boo - Freestyle
She Rockers - Give It A Rest [Music Of Life]
Public Enemy - Caught, Can We Get A Witness [Def Jam]
Son Of Bazerk - Change The Style [Soul]
Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got [Def Jam]
Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage [Def Jam]
Run‐D.M.C. - Peter Piper [Profile]
Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras [CTI]
Bob James Trio - Quiet Now [Mercury]
Bob James - Westchester Lady [CTI]
Bob James - Nautilus [CTI]
DJ SPINNA - HIP HOP - THE 80S MIX (320kbs-m4a/65mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd July 2023
DJ Spinna provides an incredible 80s electro mix!
T La Rock - It's Yours [Partytime]
Mantronix - Bassline [Warlock]
Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - World Famous [Island]
CD III - Get Tough [Unidisc]
Herbie Hancock - Rockit [Columbia]
Wiz Kid & MC Globe - Play That Beat Mr D.J. [Tommy Boy]
Newcleus - Jam On It [Sunnyview]
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat [Tommy Boy]
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) [Cutting]
GILLES PETERSON - HIP HOP FOREVER - THE 70s (320kbs-m4a/322mb/2hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
Gilles Peterson presents the alternative sound of Hip Hop. With contributions from Moor Mother, Kahil El'Zabar and Chris Sullivan. Plus! There's a very special live session recorded at BBC Maida Vale with the legendary funk group Cymande. Gilles also goes Diggin' In The Archives with Jalal Nuriddin from The Last Poets & an interview recorded in 1988 at BBC Radio London.
The Treacherous Three - Feel The Heartbeat (Have Fun) [Sugar Hill]
Lucille Bogan - Shave 'Em Dry II [Columbia]
Bobby Hutcherson - Ummh [Blue Note]
Slim Gaillard - Dunkin' Bagel [Melodisc]
Slim Gaillard - Cement Mixer [Cadet]
Incredible Bongo Band - Apache [MGM]
Lightnin’ Rod - Sport [United Artists]
The Whole Darn Family - Seven Minutes Of Funk [Has Arrived]
Afrika Bambaataa - Death Mix [Paul Winley]
Blondie - Rapture [Chrysalis]
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love [Sire]
Chic - Good Times (12 Inch Mix) [Atlantic]
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight [Sugar Hill]
Lyn Collins - Think About It [People]
Rob Base & D.J. E‐Z Rock - It Takes Two [Profile]
Myra Barnes - The Message From The Soul Sisters [King]
The 45 King (feat. Lakim Shabazz) - Style Is Free [Tuff City]
James Brown - Funky Drummer [King]
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride [Interscope]
Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track [People]
Stetsasonic - DBC Let the Music Play [Tommy Boy Music]
Cymande - Brothers On The Slide (Live at Maida Vale)
Cymande - Bra (Live at Maida Vale)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun [RCA]
The Last Poets - It's A Trip [Douglas]
Paulette And Tanya Winley - Rhythm and Rappin' [Paul Winley]
Funky Constellation - Street Talk [Funky Constellation]
Lady B - To The Beat Y'all [TEC]
Funky 4 + 1 - Rappin' and Rockin' The House [Enjoy]
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint [Sugarhill]
The Younger Generation - We Rap More Yellow [Brass]
Harlem World Crew - Rappers Convention [Tay-Ster]
Willie Whoop - Willie Rap
Fatback Band - King Tim III (Personality Jock) [Spring]
Vaughan Mason - Bounce Rock Skate Part 1 [Brunswick]
Freedom - Dance Sing Along [Malaco]
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real [Columbia]
Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation [Atlantic]
Kryptic Crew - Jazzy Sensation [Tommy Boy]
Moor Mother (feat. Melanie Charles) - Golden Lady [ANTI-]
Gil Scott‐Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised [RCA]
Moor Mother (feat. AKAI SOLO & Justmadnice) - RAP JASM [ANTI-]
The Last Poets - Blessed Are Those Who Struggle [Douglas]
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Wasteland [BGP]
The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes [Douglas]
Moor Mother (feat. AKAI SOLO & Justmadnice) - RAP JASM [ANTI-]
The Last Poets - Be
Milford Graves - Memory [Tzadik]
DJ MURO - HIP HOP - THE 70S MIX (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
All the way from Japan - The king of diggin' DJ MURO gives us a roots of hip hop mix!
Coldcut & Steinski - The Motorcade Sped On [Tommy Boy]
Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' [Whistle]
The Real Roxanne - Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go) [Select]
Fat Boys - Stick 'Em [Sutra]
Fat Boys - Jail House Rap [Sutra]
Slick Rick - La-Di-Da-Di [Reality]
The Fearless Four - Rockin' It [RCA]
Ultramagnetic MC's - Bait [Next Plateau]
Jungle Brothers - Jimbrowski [Warlock]
Boogie Down Production - The Bridge Is Over [B-Boy]
MC Shan - Marley Marl Scratch [Cold Chillin']
DJ YODA - HIP HOP FOREVER: 70S SAMPLES MIX (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th July 2023
DJ Yoda is Live in the studio behind the 1210's for a very special Weekend Warm Up Mix with some of his favourite 70s samples and the hip hop tracks that used them.
Dexter Wansel & Herb Smith - New Beginning [Snapper Music]
The LOX - Money Power Respect (Jim Sharp Edit) [Not On Label]
Monk Higgins - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) [Capitol]
Biz Markie - Biz Is Goin' Off [Cold Chillin']
Pleasure - Bouncy Lady [Fantasy]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith & James Brown - Brand New Funk (DJ Ayres Edit) [Zomba]
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can [UMG]
Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It [MJJ Productions]
De La Soul - Breakadawn [LLC]
Run The Jewels - Out Of Sight [LLC]
Melvin Bliss - Substitution [LLC]
Naughty By Nature - O.P.P. (Vocal) [Entertainment One]
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Deejay Irie Let Me Ride Edit) [Interscope]
Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified [Sony Music]
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy [Sony Music]
The Honey Drippers - Impeach The President [TufAmerica]
Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (Macapella) [Virgin]
Soul II Soul - Jazzie's Groove [Virgin]
Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin' [Sony]
Nas - Halftime [Columbia]
The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip [UMG]
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss [GRM GAME]
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True [Sony Music]
Kool & The Gang - N.T [UMG]
Q‐Tip - Breathe And Stop [Arista]
Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly [Blue Note]
A Tribe Called Quest - If The Papes Come [Zomba]
Bo Diddley - Hit And Miss [Geffen]
De La Soul - Buddy [LLC]
James Brown - The Payback [Universal]
Total (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) - Can't You See [Bad Boy]
Tom Scott - Sneakin' In The Back [The Verve]
Massive Attack - Blue Lines [Virgin]
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park [Concord]
Le Pamplemousse - Gimme What You Got [Not On Label]
The Jacksons - It's Great To Be Here [Motown]
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (electro ski) [Virgin]
Chicago Gangsters - Gangster Boogie [Amherst]
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out [Def Jam Recordings]
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix) [Island]
The J.B.'s - The Grunt [Universal]
The Emotions - Blind Alley [Fantasy]
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover [Sony]
20th Century Steel Band - Heaven & Hell [Parlaphone]
Jennifer Lopez (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P) - Jenny from the Block [Sony]
The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now [Loud]
DJ Premier & Nas - Beat Breaks [Mass Appeal]
KC And The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted [Parlaphone]
Marvin Gaye - "T" Plays It Cool [Motown]
Freedom - Get Up And Dance [Malaco]
SWV & Wu-Tang Clan - Anything (Wicked Mix Edit) [RCA]
The Juice - Catch A Groove [Greedy]
Rhythm Heritage - Theme From S.W.A.T. [UMG]
7th Wonder - Daisy Lady [823]
Aerosmith - Walk This Way [Aerodisc]
Run‐D.M.C. & Aerosmith - Walk This Way [Arista]
EPMD - It's My Thing (DJ Organic Extended Intro Edit) [Cool Tempo]
Gaz - Sing Sing [Sal Soul]
Boney M. - Sunny (DJP Ooh Wee Edit) [Hansa International]
Ralph MacDonald - Jam On The Groove [Warner]
Herbie Hancock - Bring Down The Birds (B-Boy Edit) [Motown]
DE LA SOUL - LIVE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
De La Soul recorded live at the BBC's Maida Vale studios and at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
De La Soul - Me, Myself And I (6 Music Session, 14 Mar 2012)
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - We Made It (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Move 'Em In, Move 'Em Out (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Must B The Music (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Tennis (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - The Work (Maida Vale)
De La Soul - Eye Know (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Much More (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - I Am I Be (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - Oooh (Glastonbury 2014)
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (Glastonbury 2014)
THE DE LA SOUL PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
De La Soul host a playlist showcasing their contemporaries, influences and acolytes. This programme was recorded in 2016 prior to the death of David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove.
The playlist includes selections from The Beastie Boys, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, D’Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Gorillaz, The Sugarhill Gang, Steve Arrington & NxWorries.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DE LA SOUL (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
Another artist reveals their story through interviews from the BBC archives. This combines with BBC concert and session recordings, features and a playlist to make a weekly Artist Collection.
De La Soul (feat. Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Q‐Tip) - Buddy (Native Tongue Decision) [Big Life]
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc [Parlophone]
De La Soul - Eye Know [Now]
De La Soul - The Magic Number [Big Life]
Bob Dorough - The Magic Number [Virgin]
Queen Latifah (feat. De La Soul) - Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children [Tommy Boy]
De La Soul - Transmitting Live From Mars [Warner Music UK]
DJ Shadow (feat. De La Soul) - Rocket Fuel [Mass Appeal / Reconstruction Productions Inc.]
STRAIGHT OUTTA MUMBAI (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th July 2023
Bobby Friction delves into Mumbai's homegrown hip hop and rap music scene and asks what the future holds for it.
Speaking to the likes of Divine, Badshah, and music composer and singer, Vishal Dadlani, Bobby finds out how young Indian musicians are using rap to challenge the powerful and rich and asks what needs to happen to take it from the underground into the mainstream.
First Broadcast on Asian Network.
DE LA SOUL HIP HOP PLAYLIST - 50 YEARS AND RISING (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th July 2023
BBC 6 Music is proud to present this exclusive playlist by Maseo and Posdnuos of De La Soul, who have selected their favourite joints to celebrate 50 years of hip hop, featuring artists such as Queen Latifah, Anderson .Paak, Wu-Tang Clan and Monie Love.
De La Soul formed in 1988 in the village of Amityville on Long Island, New York, and released their debut album '3 Feet High and Rising' the following year. The trio charmed the world with laid-back tracks such as 'Me Myself and I', 'Eye Know' and 'The Magic Number'. Considered a hip hop masterpiece, the album showcased a new sound of eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and witty skits, and contributed to the evolution of the genre. Their follow-up, 'De La Soul is Dead' in 1991, featured much-loved tracks 'Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)' and 'A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'.
The group have released nine innovative albums during their career, and at the 65th Grammy Awards in February 2023, Pos performed a segment of their song 'Buddy' as part of the ceremony’s tribute to fifty years of hip-hop. Days later, group member Trugoy passed away at the age of 54. In the same month, Gorillaz released the deluxe edition of their album 'Cracker Island', featuring De La Soul on the song 'Crocadillaz', Trugoy’s final recording credit.
August 11th 2023 marks 50 years to the day when DJ Kool Herc started cutting up funk tracks to create extended breaks and got on the mic whilst DJing at a party in the Bronx. The cultural and musical effects of this detonation are felt globally and 6 Music’s Hip Hop Forever season celebrates this legacy across the Summer.
Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Comin' Through [Warner]
Queen Latifah - Inside Out [Gee Street]
A Tribe Called Quest - Keep It Rollin' [Jive]
LL Cool J (feat. Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap) - Ill Bomb [Def Jam Recordings]
De La Soul & Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham - Special [Tommy Boy]
Anderson .Paak (feat. The Game) - Room in Here [Steel Wool Entertainment]
50 Cent (feat. Robin Thicke) - Follow My Lead [Aftermath/Shady]
Black Sheep - Butt In The Meantime [Mercury]
Monie Love - Monie In The Middle [Cool Tempo]
Leaders Of The New School - Sobb Story [Rhino/Elektra]
The Pharcyde (feat. J Dilla) - She Said (Jay Dee Remix) [The Bicycle Music Company]
Common (feat. Black Thought & Seun Kuti) - When We Move [Loma Vista Recordings]
Talib Kweli (feat. Les Nubians) - Love Language [Antra / Essential Media Group]
Mos Def - Close Edge [Geffen]
Diamond D & Posdnuos - Flying High [Dymond Mine]
The Roots - Star [Geffen]
Freeway - Where U Been [Roc-a-fella / Shawn Carter]
The LOX (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim) - Money, Power And Respect [Bad Boy]
Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke [4th & Broadway]
Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off [Rhino/Warner]
Boogie Down Productions - Poetry [B-Boy]
MC Shan - The Bridge [Rhino]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Brand New Funk [Jive/Legacy]
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck [RCA]
MC Lyte - Paper Thin [Rhino/Elektra]
Souls Of Mischief - Never No More [Jive]
Salt‐N‐Pepa - My Mic Sounds Nice [Island]
EPMD - Knick Knack Patty Wack [Priority]
De La Soul - Keepin' The Faith [Big Life]
HIP HOP AT 50 (320kbs-m4a/521mb/3hrs47mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th to 20th July 2023
A celebration of Hip Hop at 50 across four episodes.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 1. THE ROOTS OF HIP HOP (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th July 2023
This episode focuses on the early years and development of the genre. From block parties in New York, to national and international anthems. Standby for music from Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Beastie Boys & KRS 1 amongst others.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 2. HIP HOP FINDS ITS VOICE (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th July 2023
Episode two focuses on Hip Hop finding it's voice, with music from Public Enemy and NWA - plus we look at how Hip Hop diversified its sound and audience, demonstrated by the likes of Mos Def & The Roots.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 3. HIP HOP HITS THE TOP (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 19th July 2023
Episode three salutes the innovators who helped to make Hip Hop the biggest genre in the world - including Jay Z, Eminem, 2Pac and Biggie.
HIP HOP AT 50 - 4. FIFTY YEARS ON (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th July 2023
In our final instalment we take a look at some of the pioneers of the genre including Outkast and Kendrick Lemar, as well as a focus on the Uk's contribution to the genre, with music from Little Sims and Loyle Carner.
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 06.08.23 (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 6th August 2023
It's the duo's final mix of music to transport you away from your everyday surroundings.
Brambles - Such Owls As You [Serein]
Kings Of Convenience - The Weight Of My Words [PIAS]
Jon Brion - Phone Call [Hollywood]
Sam Gendel - Pure Imagination (Lo Fi) [Leaving]
King Princess - Cheap Queen [Zelig]
Laurel Halo (feat. Coby Sey) - Belleville [Awe]
Claire Rousay - Sigh In My Ear [Saddle Creek]
Phoenix - Love For Granted [Source]
Sylvain Chauveau - Fly Like A Horse [TY-P]
Kiah Victoria - Ornament (Felt Piano) [Tralala]
Will August Park - Middle Life [Pacifier]
The Gist - Love At First Sight
Jefferson Starship - With Your Love [2004 Remastered] [Grunt]
Mark Renner - Wounds [Rvng Intl.]
Everything But The Girl - When You Mess Up [Buzzin' Fly/Virgin]
John Martyn - Small Hours (Live At Regents Park, 1976) [UMC]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 30.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th July 2023
Ben and Tracey put together another adventure through sound.
Danny Norbury - Aspen Trees [flau]
David Sylvian - Orpheus [Virgin]
Sonder - One Night Only [P-Line Sonder Global / Human Re-Sources]
Meitei - Chouchin [Métron]
Skinshape - I Didn't Know [Lewis]
r beny - Cascade Symmetry [737895 DK]
Sandy Denny - Next Time Around [Island]
Feist - Hiding Out In The Open [Universal Music Division Polydor]
Tim Buckley - Blue Melody [Straight]
Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel 5 [New Albion]
Anthony Hamilton - Charlene [So So Def Recordings]
Scott Gilmore - Europe [International Feel]
Lou Reed - Charley's Girl [RCA Victor]
Felbm - Brunnengasse [Soundway]
Chet Baker - I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) (Vocal Version) [Blue Note]
Giselle Gabrielle Garcia - Preamble [Giselle Gabrielle Garcia]
Nico - Afraid [Domino]
Steel Tipped Dove - six A [921049 DK2]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 23.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd July 2023
Tracey and Ben share their sixth playlist of chilled tracks to travel to.
anthéne - leaves in autumn [Ambientologist]
Paul Simon - I Do It For Your Love [Columbia]
Kenny Wheeler - Part 1 (Opening) [ECM]
James Blake - Limit To Your Love [A&M]
Davi Music - Pink Moon And Blue Line [Self Release]
Kate Bush - And Dream Of Sheep [EMI]
Madeleine Cocolas - Enfold [Room40]
dvsn - The Line [OVO Sound]
Andrew Lang - Stark Light [Rusted Tone Recordings]
My Morning Jacket - Thank You Too! [ATO]
Jai Paul - Do You Love Her Now [XL Recordings]
Sufjan Stevens - Meditation IV [Asthmatic Kitty]
Duke Ellington - Reflections In D [Capitol]
Prefab Sprout - Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) [Kitchenware]
Beachcomber - As You See It [Self Release]
Tierra Whack - feel good [Interscope]
Westerman - Take [Partisan]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 16.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/140mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 16th July 2023
Join the pair for their latest mix of tracks to help you unwind and escape.
Alaskan Tapes - Wake [Self Release]
lavender - 3:45/buslane [Self Release]
Tennis - I'll Haunt You [Mutually Detrimental]
MPU101 - abendSun [Ilian Tape]
Paul McCartney - Summer's Day Song [Columbia]
Knivtid - Halves And Doubles [Self Release]
Peggy Lee - The Folks Who Live On The Hill [Capitol]
Konyikeh - Sorrow [Self Release]
Ann Annie - Hazel Creek [Self Release]
Corinne Bailey Rae - Are You Here [Virgin]
Patrick Watson (feat. Safia Nolin) - Mélancolie [EMI]
H.Takahashi - Dust [White Paddy Mountain]
Gwilym Gold - Hover [SA Recordings]
Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light [Buzzin' Fly]
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Treasure [Merc]
Yushh & Facta - Fairy Liquor [Self Release]
Laura Marling - What He Wrote [Universal]
SW. - VFXpeaksTWIN [Kalahari Oyster Cult (BE)]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 09.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th July 2023
Ben and Tracey have us travelling through music with their fourth soundtrack.
Kayot - One Week On Cuba [Buzzin' Fly]
Young Marble Giants - N.I.T.A [Domino Recording Co]
Mpala Garoo - Open Way Up High [Aguirre]
Banes World - Drowsy [Human Sounds]
Jane Siberry - Love Is Everything [Rhino]
Spirituals - A New Kind Of Quiet [Self Release]
PJ Harvey - Dear Darkness [Island]
IDRA - Me And Her [Self Release]
Family Stereo - I Don't Need Light [Self Release]
r beny - Alone in the Pavilion [Self Release]
Beverly Glenn‐Copeland - Harbour (Song For Elizabeth) [Transgressive]
Erik Wøllo - Ody At Sea [Smalltown Supersound]
Wendy & Lisa - The Life [Smalltown Supersound]
Margot Blue - Gravity [i u we]
Sade - King Of Sorrow [Epic]
Duke Hugh - Zoë [Self Release]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 02.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 2nd July 2023
The duo transport us away with another mixtape of tunes to relax to.
Jan Garbarek Quartet - Concentus [ECM]
Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn - Water Colours [White Label]
Public Library Commute - Buddha [Braintrust]
Jungle - House in LA [XL Recordings]
Mary Lattimore - We Wave From Our Boats [Ghostly International]
Taylor Swift - Hoax [Republic]
Rufus Wainwright - This Love Affair
Nala Sinephro - Space 1 [Warp]
Elaine Howley - To The Test [Touch Sensitive]
Low - Fly [Arista]
Benge - 1975 Moog Polymoog [Concurrent Recordings]
Warpaint - Stevie [Heirlooms/Virgin]
Luke Temple - Florida [Secretly Canadian]
Kit Grill - Yesterday [Primary Colours]
Kath Bloom - Come Here [Stagger Fancy Press]
Two Nice Girls - Cotton Crown [Rough Trade]
Matthew Bourne - Isogone (For Howie Reeve) [Leaf]
Adrianne Lenker - From
Kilchhofer - Chogal [Marionette]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 25.06.23 (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th June 2023
Tracey and Ben take us on their second, chilled journey through sound.
Hainbach - Softening [Seil]
Kiah Victoria - Valet [Tralala]
Rival Consoles - Vision Of Self [Erased Tapes]
Michael Kiwanuka - Piano Joint (This Kind Of Love) [Polydor]
Visible Cloaks - Arcoíris [RVNG Intl.]
Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann - Someday [Leaving]
Frank Ocean - Dear April (Side A - Acoustic) [Blonded]
Louise Goffin - Bridge Of Sighs [Rhino/Warner]
Jogging House - Muscles [568672]
Jonwayne - That's O.K [Authors / The Order Label]
The Japanese House - Chewing Cotton Wool [Dirty Hit]
Thme - Spooled [Seil]
Beverly Glenn‐Copeland - River Dreams [Transgressive]
Everything But The Girl - Interior Space [Buzzin' Fly]
Sam Gendel & Josiah Steinbrick - Mouthfeel 5 [Full Bloom]
Anne Briggs - Standing On the Shore (Remastered) [Sony BMG]
LOSE YOURSELF WITH... EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL 18.06.23 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th June 2023
New hosts Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn kick off this series with a mellow, transportive mix.
Lightbath - Baby Steps [Copyright Conrol]
Tems - These Days [Leading Vibe]
Tim Hecker - Winter Cop [Kranky]
Roberta Flack - Ballad Of The Sad Young Men [Atlantic]
SuperJazzClub - Back To Kids
Brian Green - Impressions II In F Major [Copyright Conrol]
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Mysteries [Go! Beat]
Skúli Sverrisson & Oskar Gudjönsso - He Walked By Night [Mengi]
Green-House - Soft Meadow [Leaving]
ANOHNI And The Johnsons - It Must Change [Rough Trade]
DITTO - Eastern [Telephone Explosion]
Everything But The Girl - Lost [Buzzin' Fly]
Judee Sill - The Kiss (Remastered) [Asylum]
Rachel Grimes & Rachel's - Wally, Egon & Models In The Studio [Quarterstick]
Teebs - Prayers I [Brainfeeder]
Goldfrapp - Annabel
Luke Abbott - A Different Tree [Float]
DJ MARKY - ESSENTIAL MIX 15.07.23 (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 15th July 2023
"This Essential Mix translates some of my musical influences. Songs that I grew up listening to and played at my first parties when i was very young in the 80s to this day! I hope you like it!" DJ Marky, July 2023.
The McCrarys - Love On A Summer Night [Capitol]
Herbie Hancock - Motor Mouth [Columbia]
D‐Train - Keep On [Prelude]
Mad Honey - Setback [Space Grapes]
Milton Nascimento - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser (Arropo Roy Edit) [G.A.M.M.]
Gilberto Gil - Corações A Mil [Warner Bros]
Astels - Drive To You [Astels]
SAULT - Son Shine [Forever Living Originals]
Eumir Deodato - Whistle Bump [Warner Bros]
Tyree - Hardcore Hip House (Joe Smooth Remix) [DJ international]
DJ Marky & Makoto & Sally Green - The Beat Of Love [Shogun Audio]
Virgo - R U Hot Enough [Trax]
Inner City - Unity (Reese North Of Watford Mix) [10]
DJ Massive - Massive Overload [Mute]
Bizarre Inc - Bizarre Throwdown By The Berserker [Vinyl Solution/DMC]
Psychotropic - Hypnosis (SL2 Remix) [02]
One II One - I Want You (Manix Remix) [Reinforced]
DJ Krome & Mr Time - The Slammer [Suburban Base]
Omni Trio - Nu Grooves '94 (Deep Blue Remix) [Moving Shadow]
Tom And Jerry - Air Freshner [Tom & Jerry]
Digital - Space Funk [Timeless]
Marcus Intalex & ST Files - Universe [Metalheadz]
DJ Marky & Javeon - Dance Again [Shogun Audio]
DJ Die & DJ Suv - War & Peace [V Recordings]
Optical & Ryme Tyme - Headhunters [Virus]
DLR - Tryna Get This Money [Sofa Sound Bristol]
Beeson - Getting Hot [Innerground Recordings]
DJ Marky & SOLAH - Poetry (Makoto Remix) [Shogun Audio]
TeeBee - Saviour [Subtitles]
DJ Hazard - V2 [Hazardous Material]
The Sauce & Fox - Yagga Yagga [The Sauce Recordings]
Level 2 - Bite To the Bone VIP [V Recordings]
Mirrorman - Get You Down [Innerground Recordings]
Orbital - Ringa Ringa (Breakage Remix) [London Music Stream]
Danny Breaks - Easy [Dropping’ Science]
Dub Phizix - Cubed [Senka Sonic]
DJ Marky & Pola & Bryson - Colours Of My Mind [Shogun Audio]
Influx Datum - Meant Love [Formation]
Seba & Paradox - Amara [Seba & Paradox Recordings]
Beyoncé - Break My Soul (DJ Marky & Makoto Remix)
DJ Marky & Makoto - Trip To The Stars [Shogun Audio]
DJ Marky & Makoto - Disco Zanzibar [Dubplate]
OASIS - LIVE KNEBWORTH 1996 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th July 2023
25 years on, highlights of the memorable shows that Oasis played at Knebworth on 10th and 11th August 1996. Part of 6 Music's Artist Collection on the band.
Oasis - Acquiesce
Oasis - Some Might Say
Oasis - Supersonic
Oasis - Slide Away
Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol
Oasis - Whatever
Oasis - Cast No Shadow
Oasis - Wonderwall
Oasis - Masterplan
Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
Oasis - Live Forever
Oasis - Champange Supernova
OASIS AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th July 2023
Oasis in session from June and December 1994. Plus the infamous 1997 Evening Session interview and Noel looking back on ten years of Oasis with Steve Lamacq and fans from autumn 2001.
Oasis - Live Forever (BBC Session June 1994)
Oasis - Shakermaker (BBC Session June 1994)
Oasis - Sad Song (BBC Session June 1994)
Oasis - Married With Children (Radio 1 Session, 15 Dec 1994)
Oasis - Talk Tonight (Radio 1 Session, 15 Dec 1994)
Oasis - Whatever (Radio 1 Session, 15 Dec 1994)
Oasis - I Am The Walrus (Radio 1 Session, 15 Dec 1994)
BLUR - RADIO 2 IN CONCERT (320kbs-m4a/145mb/63mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 18th July 2023
Jo Whiley presents an exclusive performance from blur. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree perform in front of a small audience of Radio 2 listeners at the BBC’s Radio Theatre in New Broadcasting House, London.
Blur - St Charles Square
Blur - Popscene
Blur - Beetlebum
Blur - Villa Rosie
Blur - Coffee & TV
Blur - Out Of Time
Blur - Russian Strings
Blur - Girls & Boys
Blur - Parklife
Blur - Advert
Blur - Tender
Blur - The Narcissist
Blur - This Is A Lo
BLUR AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 9th July 2023
Featuring classic single and album releases from their entire career, alongside interviews with presenters across BBC radio.
From their very first album Leisure and singles She's So High and There's No Other Way, through Modern Life is Rubbish to the battle of Britpop and the huge success of Country House and Girls and Boys, via The Great Escape, Blur and 13 to their brand new album, these long-time friends talk through the highs, lows, emotional gigs, scraps and reunions.
Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and David Rowntree remember their first rehearsals, influences and early chaotic performances as Seymour, before they were picked up by Food Records and then nearly dropped, before their mischievous, satirical and angry critique of British culture becoming more American in Parklife, brought them a completely new audience.
Blur are half art-school and half squat-punk, according to Graham, with very personal lyrics and intense competitiveness matched by the emotions of audience response and a love of playing new music with colleagues, who are more like a gang, but can only stay together when they are all getting on.
They have long and close relationships with all the presenters featured here, from the early days of Evening Session with Mark Goodier, followed by Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq and in depth career conversations with Stuart Maconie.
Blur - There's No Other Way [Dino]
Blur - She's So High [Food]
Blur - Girls & Boys [Now]
Blur - Parklife [Parlophone]
Blur - Country House [Virgin]
Blur - End Of A Century (Live) [Parlophone]
Blur - End Of A Century (2012 Remaster) [Parlophone UK]
Blur - The Universal [Food]
Blur - Beetlebum
Blur - Song 2 [Universal Music Tv]
Blur - Coffee & TV [Now]
Blur - Tender [Food]
Blur - The Narcissist [Parlophone]
BONJO IYABINGHI NOAH AND GAIKA - LATE JUNCTION SESSION (320kbs-m4a/29mins/67mb)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 4th August 2023
Verity Sharp shares the sounds of our latest exclusive collaboration session - a musical meeting of minds between vocalist and producer GAIKA and master percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of the dub ensemble African Head Charge.
GAIKA is an artist once described as 'Britain's most vital rapper'. His sound is wide-ranging and sometimes cinematic, combining elements of grime, dancehall, R&B, electronic and soundscape, with lyrics that often reflect social issues and the causes he champions. His latest album Drift will be released in September, and is an experimental ensemble work of ‘nostalgic escapism’ made alongside collaborators including Bbymutha and Kidä.
Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah is a master percussionist and frontman for the psychedelic dub ensemble African Head Charge, which he formed in 1981. Bonjo started in the 1970s as a session hand percussionist with artists like Desmond Dekker, before meeting the producer Adrian Sherwood, his collaborator of more than forty years. Their new album A Trip To Bolgatanga is their first release in twelve years, and takes the form of a musical journey to Bonjo's current hometown in north Ghana.
1. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session (Intro)
2. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session 1
3. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session (Interview 1)
4. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session 2
5. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session (Interview 2)
6. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session 3
7. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah & GAIKA - Late Junction Session (Outro)
BURIAL & KODE9 - MARY ANNE HOBBS ICONS MIX (320kbs-m4a/72mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th July 2023
Kode9 & Burial's Breezeblock mix recorded especially for the last ever show in 2010.
Speedy J - Tesla [NovaMute]
Zomby - Natalia's Song [4AD]
El-B - El-Brand (Vocal Dub Mix) [DPR (Dat Pressure Records)]
El-B - El-Brand (Vocal Mix) [DPR (Dat Pressure Records)]
X-Men - Angel (Vocal) [X-Factor]
Laurie Spiegel - Voices Within: A Requiem [Electronic Music Foundation]
Alena - Turn It Around (Hard House Bantons Mandy Mix) [Dub]
Cooly G - Him Da Biz [Hyperdub]
Laurie Spiegel - Voices Within: A Requiem [Electronic Music Foundation]
Theo Parrish (feat. Alena Waters) - Soul Control [Sound Signature]
Kylle Hal - Girl U So Strong [Hyperdub]
Terror Danjah - S.O.S [Hyperdub]
Darkstar - Two Chords [Hyperdub]
Prince - Condition Of The Heart [Legacy]
Erykah Badu - Telephone [Universal Motown]
Foul Play - Being With You (Foul Play Remix) [Moving Shadow]
A Guy Called Gerald - Silent Cry (Gerico) [Juice Box]
Intro (320kbs-m4a/4mb/2mins)
MAX COOPER - MARY ANNE HOBBS ICONS MIX (320kbs-m4a/72mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th June 2023
Acclaimed musician, sound designer and creative Max Cooper throws down this week's ICONS mix ahead of his first new music of 2023. As he continues to cut a unique and noteworthy path, the intensely explorative Motif EP sees the London based audio-visual artist breathe impressive life in multiple directions and requests our own imagination to see the full picture. Released on his own Mesh label, Motif EP is composed by a producer capable of dismantling genres to render them brighter, bolder and ultimately more personal, demonstrating the rich purity of his craft and how his music can be expressed as both a flagrant and elegant listening experience at once.
Thomas Vanz - Movement
ANNA & East Forest - Let You In (Max Cooper Remix) [Universal]
Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness (Max Cooper Remix) [Strictly Rhythm]
Nils Frahm - Hammers [Erased Tapes]
Vaetxh - List Of Lists [Detroit Underground]
DJ Plead - Going For It [Livity Sound]
Insolate - Nada [Get Physical Music]
RollDann And Asstnt - Red Rhythms
Rival Consoles - Beginnings [Erased Tapes]
The Notorious B.I.G. - Going Back To Cali [Bad Boy]
dBridge & Skeptikal - Poor & Poverty [Exit]
Rival Consoles - World Turns [Erased Tapes]
Björk - All Is Full Of Love [One Little Independent]
Max Cooper (feat. Kathrin deBoer) - Forgotten Places [Mesh]
Venetian Snares - My Love Is A Bulldozer
Venetian Snares - Your Face When I Finally
Watch The Ride - Time's Up [Rinse]
Sam Barker - Polytely [Bandcamp]
Pixies - Where Is My Mind (Max Cooper Noise Wall Edit)
DESERT ISLAND DISCS: TOTO WOLFF (320kbs-m4a/98mb/43mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 30th July 2023
Toto Wolff is CEO and Team Principal of the Mercedes Formula 1 motor racing team. He has led the team to an unprecedented seven consecutive drivers' championships – six with Lewis Hamilton - and eight consecutive constructors' championships. He is the most successful manager in Formula 1 history, and arguably one of the most successful managers in any sport.
Toto was born Torger Wolff in Vienna. When he was eight his father was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died when Toto was 15. Toto found himself looking after his mother and sister from a young age which he believes contributed to the strength of character he developed as an adult.
Toto's original ambition in motorsport was to be a driver, and he started competing in his late teens. Following the deaths of drivers Ayrton Senna and then Roland Ratzenberger, his sponsor withdrew support, which forced him to give up his dream. He turned his attention to business and made a fortune as an entrepreneur.
In 2009 he bought a stake in the Williams Formula 1 team and four years later bought a 30% stake in the Mercedes team.
Toto is married to the former racing driver Susie Stoddart and they divide their time between the UK and Monaco. Their six-year-old son Jack is already showing an interest in karting.
BOOK CHOICE: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
LUXURY ITEM: Diving fins and a mask
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Fallen - Lauren Wood
Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Paula McGinley
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy [Virgin Catalogue]
Genesis - Mama [Virgin Catalogue]
Annie Lennox - Money Can't Buy It [RCA]
Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky [Atlantic UK]
Queen - We Are The Champions [EMI]
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise [Virgin]
Lauren Wood - Fallen [Rhino/Warner]
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love [ZTT]
DESERT ISLAND DISCS: DAMIAN LEWIS (320kbs-m4a/97mb/42mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 5th December 2014
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actor, Damian Lewis.
As part of the wave of British talent that's crashed onto America's shores in recent years his impact has made a deep impression on the creative landscape. His role as Sergeant Brodie in Homeland saw him win both an Emmy and Golden Globe and along with Band of Brothers, The Forsyte Saga and a long list of other credits, he now ranks as one of our most well recognised and highly regarded performers.
Things didn't always look so peachy: aged 11, and in the school production of Princess Ida, he forgot the entire third act and stood mute in front of a packed auditorium. Tellingly, rather than scuttling into the wings with shame he soldiered on and by 16 he knew performing was, more than anything, what he wanted to do.
He says, "I am a person who is ambitious. I'm ambitious to get the very best from every moment and even if that's just taking my children to the zoo ... I want it to be the best it can be.".
Elvis Presley - Bossa Nova Baby [Book Club Associates]
Georges Bizet - Au fond du Temple Saint from The Pearl Fishers [Decca]
Supertramp - The Logical Song [Universal]
The Grid - Crystal Clear [De Construction]
David Bowie - Quicksand [EMI]
Bix Beiderbecke - Goosepimples [Prestige]
Roy Ayers - Love Will Bring Us Back Together [Polydor]
Madness - Baggy Trousers [Virgin]
