 Roy Ayers (1940-2025) gave us timeless grooves, soulful rhythms, and a sound that shaped generations. His influence runs deep—from jazz to hip-hop, funk to neo soul. This week on The Purple Room, we paid tribute to a legend with a set featuring his music, his collaborations with Guru and Marley Marl, and the artists he helped shape, like RAMP and Sylvia Striplin. Plus, we dove into the hip-hop producers who sampled his magic—Pete Rock, A Tribe Called Quest, and more. This week's tracklistRoy Ayers
Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers Running Away Roy Ayers I Feel Like Making Love Oh No & Roy Ayers Another Two4 Sylvia Striplin You Can't Turn Me Away RAMP Daylight Marley Marl f/ Roy Ayers & Edwin Birdsong Hummmin’ Pete Rock & CL Smooth Searching Jill Scott Watching Me Guru f/ Roy Ayers Take a Look AverySunshine f/ Roy Ayers Everybody Loves ---- The Purple Room Curated by @ShantuDiggs Saturdays @ 2 pm MT (replays Sundays @ 11 am) FM 88.5 (yeg) | @cjsr_fm | CJSR.com (stream) Comments are closed.
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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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