 Coming off last week’s DJ Jazzy Jeff feature, I’ve got an eclectic mix in The Purple Room this week. Jamila Woods’ Tiny Garden was the affirmation I needed to get the week going, which came from her 2023 album Water Made Us; check out her back catalog, 2019’s Legacy! Legacy! and 2016’s Heavn. Follow PurpleRoomRadio on Instagram for up-to-date announcements and thanks again for visiting The Purple Room! Five Revolutions Five Revolutions is a foundational group in the Zamrock music movement. The band was discovered playing nightclubs in Zambia around 1970 by promoter Edward Khuzwayo and producer David Nyati. At the time, the band was led by Chris Mbewe who also fronted the band Witch for a while in the 70s and 80s. The band had about a 10-year lifespan – they released four full-length albums and several singles, and at the end of their run they were one of Zambia’s most powerful and influential bands. Check out Poor Man from their 1977 album Ms. Brown, the third full album in the band’s discography. Syl Johnson  Syl Johnson’s Different Strokes is an absolute samplers paradise, released in 1968 on the album Dresses Too Short. It’s been sampled by RZA, Kanye, Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul, EPMD, BDP, and even Michael Jackson for his 1995 album HIStory. Public Enemy’s Fight the Power sampled it too but let’s be real, Bomb Squad sampled just about every song in existence on that album. Wade Marcus Wade Marcus is the man behind the Motown sound who you rarely hear about. He produced and arranged music for Bobbi Humphrey, Ron Carter, Grant Green, Bo Diddley, Donald Byrd, and Marlena Shaw, to name a few. Listen to Spinning Wheels from his 1971 album A New Era, which was beautifully sampled in the Q-Tip remix of Jungle Brothers’ My Jimmy Weighs a Ton. Dream Warriors  Dream Warriors is one of Canada’s recognized pioneers of Hip-Hop – they’re also the first headliners I opened up for back in the day. Their 1991 album, And Now The Legacy Begins, highlights the creativity and abstract production that set them apart from other groups at the time. I closed the doors today with Voyage through the Multiverse – watch for the replay if you missed it, and I’ll see you next week in The Purple Room. Purple Room Radio (IG) | [email protected] The Purple Room - Playlist for April 13, 2024Five Revolutions
Poor Man Jamila Woods Tiny Garden Syl Johnson Different Strokes The Impressions Love Love Love Buckshot LeFonque James Brown pt. 1 & 2 Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler f/ Dames Brown Who I Am Wade Marcus Spinning Wheel Madlib Distant Land Nas & Damian Marley Friends Dalton Harris No More Will I Roam Lee Fields & The Expressions Where is the Love Bobby Hutcherson Manzanita Dream Warriors Voyage Through the Multiverse Comments are closed.
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