Tumbao Radio

Tumbao Radio – Show #06 “Caribbean Funk” (Hosted by Tumbao)

Tumbao Radio’s 6th instalment is a musical tour of the Caribbean. From Haitian Kompa to Trinidadian Calypso, the music of these culturally porous island nations represents a stew of African and Latin influences topped with funky flavours. In addition to the Tumbao crew’s selections, this mix is infused with rare …

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Jazz Amnesty

Jazz Amnesty Sound System – #10 “J.A.S.S. Duos”

The Jazz Amnesty Sound System is made up of Andy Williams and sweet daddy luv. A duo of like-minded DJs that share a love of jazz music by making mixes that highlight various aspects of what jazz is and how jazz has influenced many different styles of music that have …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM – #08 (Feelin’ It Out)

This mix was made six years ago, when Andy Williams and Sweet Daddy Luv first joined forces to help spread the gospel of Jazz. This 2 hour tag team session helped convince them to give this Jazz Amnesty Sound System thing a go. Please enjoy this mix of Andy and …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #01 – Jass 2 Drive 2

We are extremely proud to present a new partnership with one of the finest jazz DJ projects in the world. We will be presenting these fantastic vinyl-only, themed mixes every month. For this first edition of J.A.S.S. the boys put together a selection of hand-picked jazz gems 2 Drive 2. …

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Artist Spotlight

Jah Shaka, the Dub Warrior of South-London

Special Contribution: Andy Williams (Montreal, The Goods) Named after the Zulu Warrior, Jah Shaka‘s real name remains a mystery. He arrived in London in 1956 as a young teenager in a time where racism was at its peak. He always detested the “Babylonian System”, a term used by Rastafarians to sum …

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MIMS Lists

10 Radio Shows You Need In Your Life

Radio has always been one of my first loves. Certain key radio shows have provided a huge influence in my approach as a DJ, music lover and is still the foundation of the whole Music Is My Sanctuary website after 7 years. We mainly started the MIMS website as a …

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Dj Mixes

Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System #33 “JASS MASS”

via J.A.S.S: “On September 28th, 2013, 4PM – 8PM, the Jazz Amnesty Sound System will present the first J.A.S.S. Mass at The Church of St. John the Evangelist in Montreal as part of the Pop Montreal music festival. Andy Williams & sweet daddy luv will be conducting the service by …

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MIMS Lists

DJ ASMA presents “My Favorite Brazilian Music Videos”

I am a passionate fan of brazilian music in all its forms. From the evolution of samba to the psychedelic tropicalia period, Brazilian’s have always managed to innovate while uniting under a truly national sound. You may remember YeS McCan‘s great piece well I want to take you on a …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Soho “Hot Music” (1990)

“Way back in 1994, when I was first cutting my teeth in the world of spinning house music, I picked up an LP from one of my favourite record stores (Inbeat R.I.P. ) called Hot Music by an artist named Pal Joey. The main reason I purchased this album (which …

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Dj Mixes

Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System #32 (CTI Records)

The man behind CTI Records was no stranger to the jazz world, Creed Taylor had been recording and releasing jazz for years. Starting at Bethlehem in the early fifties he moved on to ABC-Paramount and by 1960 he worked out a deal to start Impulse! and began “The New Wave …

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MIMS Lists

MIMS’ “2013 Favorite Record Shops Roundup”

We love record stores so much that we decided to compile our very first edition of the Favorite Store round up in honor of the international “Record Store Day” happening on April 20, 2013. So we asked some our favorite artists / dj’s (and most importantly record lovers) to compile …

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Cultures of Sound - Laidback Radio - Deano Sounds
Dj Mixes

Mix of the day: “Cultures of Soul” (Laidback Radio)

Deano Sounds has been DJing and collecting vintage records for over a decade now. In 2008 he started DJing for Viva Radio and created his Cultures of Soul Radio Show which features eclectic vintage music for the dancefloor from across the globe. Soon after he started his own record label, …

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