 The Purple Room is officially the #1 R&B Show in the country! We won the gold medal at the 2024 NCRA Community Radio Awards in Cape Breton – thanks to the staff and volunteers at CJSR, and to the listeners for supporting community radio. Here's this week's award-winning playlist! This week’s playlist Fela Ransome Kuti
Let’s Start Donald Byrd Dominoes Sault Don’t Waste My Time Clairmont the Second Sixteen Tons JONES f/ Nardeydey Around Durand Jones & The Indications Don’t You Know Dereliks I Am A (Instrumental) Jalen Ngonda It Takes a Fool Jembaa Groove Adesane Mike Nyoni SM Mo’Kalamity We’ve Got the Power Cavalier Touchtones Vince Staples Government Cheese Oddisee World On Fire Ezra Collective Never the Same Again --- The Purple Room Curated by @ShantuDiggs Saturdays @ 2 pm MT FM 88.5 (yeg) | @cjsr_fm | CJSR.com (stream)  The Purple Room is two years strong and counting! It's been a pleasure digging, exploring, and sharing all of this great music with you over the last two years and we're just getting started. New shows are coming soon (after a short break to reset the crates and maybe a camping trip to clear the cobwebs), and I look forward to sharing more with you as we head into year three! This week's playlistMichael Kiwanuka
Love and Hate Roy Ayers The Boogie Back Greentea Peng Look to Him Danielle Ponder Thoughts Lucy Pearl Do it For the People Protoje A Matter of Time k-os One Blood (Jiggy Homicide) Oddisee Shoot Your Shot Ojah w/ Hugh Masekela Afro Beat Blues Gwen McCrae 90% of Me is You Son Little Drummer Jay Dee It’s Like That Black Star No Fear of Time f/ Yummy Bingham -- The Purple Room Curated by @ShantuDiggs Saturdays @ 2 pm MT FM 88.5 (yeg) | @cjsr_fm | CJSR.com (stream)  If James Brown is considered the funkiest man in music, Bobby Byrd is walking right behind him. Some would even say he was the person pulling the strings. He’s a singer, songwriter, composer, and arranger whose footsteps are crucial to soul, rhythm & blues, funk, and hip-hop music. On top of being extremely accomplished as a soloist, he was the pen behind many James Brown hits, dating back to their time together in the Famous Flames. The full playlist is below and don’t be afraid to dip your toes into Bobby Byrd’s pool – it’s deep and I just hit the surface. Follow PurpleRoomRadio on Instagram for more. This week's playlistBobby Byrd
Keep On Doin’ What You’re Doin’ 9th Wonder 26 (Instrumental) Bobby Byrd I Know You Got Soul Bobby Byrd Hot Pants Bobby Byrd Headquarters Bobby Byrd Time Will Make a Change James Brown & The Famous Flames Baby, You’re Right Bobby Byrd If You Got A Love You Better (Hold On To It) Bobby Byrd I’m Not to Blame Pete Rock & CL Smooth Anger in the Nation (Instrumental) Vicki Anderson The Message from the Soul Sisters Bobby Byrd Sayin’ it and Doin’ it Are Two Different Things Eric B & Rakim Set ‘em Straight Kwame The Boy Genius Keep On Doin’ (What You’re Doin’) Nas Where Are They Now -- The Purple Room Curated by @ShantuDiggs Saturdays @ 2 pm MT FM 88.5 (yeg) | @cjsr_fm | CJSR.com (stream) |
The Purple RoomThe Purple Room is an NCRA award-winning radio show that plays music by Black musicians from across the African diaspora—all genres, all eras. It airs every Saturday at 2pm MT, and replays on Sundays at 11am on CJSR FM 88.5. Archives
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