Groovement

Hewan Mulugeta (Ethiogrooves) selects Ethio 45s for Liber[té] on Radio Alhara - check her show every four weeks on Dublin Digital Radiohttps://www.instagram.com/ethio.grooves/https://soundcloud.com/hewan-mulugeta

Il Bosco has created a eclectic mix ‘full of stuff I love for calming and hopefulness' both for the people of Palestine and for those in solidarity with them. A full 2 hr version of the edited mix, first broadcast 1st March 2026 on Radio Alhara. Liber[té], hosted by Jamito aka Jamie Groovement, is broadcast first Sunday of the month on Radio Alhara.

I loved playing at renae last weekend, a music-led bar, community space and even record shop (Future Volumes) by day. Enjoy four hours of exploration.Track list: https://groovement.co.uk/2026/02/groovement-podcast-jamito-renae-feb-2026/

Kaali Duniya lays out resistance with his music. He's a storyteller, weaving bass, texture and negative space in this all-original guest mix in the same way he does with BABYLON'S CAMP, his new 10 track album.kaaliduniya.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/kaaliduniya

Tamer Nafar, of Palestinian hip hop crew DAM, launches his solo album this week - In The Name Of The Father, The Imam and John Lennon. Join us for some close personal insight into the project. First broadcast in edited form on Radio Alhara, 23 Jan 2026

Some of my favourite tracks from one of my favourite labels, kicking off with their newest 45, Albert Nadeau's I Am Black.Support their releases at: https://analogafrica.bandcamp.comSee the full track list and buy links at https://groovement.co.uk/2026/01/analog-africa-liberte/ First broadcast 4 Jan 2026 on Radio Alhara - Liber[té] is the first Sunday of each month. | Albert Nadeau - | I Am Black | Mukhtar Ramadan Idii - | Check Up Your Head| Sonido Verde De Moyobamba - | Zarzamora | Ranil - | Bahia| Los Cisnes - | Safari en la selva| Ousmane Kouyaté - | Kefimba (edit)| Ousmane Kouyaté - | N'Ny| Leon Keita - | Dalaka | Ernesto Djédjé - | Bliwana | Junior y Su Equipo - | Bien Bailadito | Bro. Valentino - | Stay Up Zimbabwe| Cumbia Machuca - | Cumbia de los bee gees | Gnonnas Pedro and His Dadjes Band - | Dadge Von O Von Non \83\" | Antonio Sanches - | Buli povo | Zig-Zag Band - | Ndzirombi (Conflict Monger)

Jamie Groovement aka Agent JBlack Star Legacy Mix for Afrodeutsche and the People’s PartyCelebrating nearly 30 years of Black Star and their debut album which changed the course of artist-led hip hop. A mix including artists who follow in the footsteps of their work. 00:00 Black Star - Astronomy (8th Light) (instrumental)00:17 Black Star - K.O.S. (Determination) (instrumental)00:29 Black Star - Children's Story (instrumental)00:49 Black Star - Respiration (instrumental)01:01 Nihal Arthanayake - Introduction01:39 Black Star - RE:DEFinition (instrumental)02:04 Black Star - RE:DEFinition (live)02:38 Strong Arm Steady - Get Started ft Talib Kweli03:13 Armand Hammer & The Alchemist – Calypso Gene ft Silka & Cleo Reed04:34 Little Simz - Little Q, Pt 205:53 Common - CBC Music 2019 Interview Excerpt05:54 Common - One-Nine-Nine-Nine06:41 Immortal Technique - Leaving The Past07:58 M.I.A. - Paper Planes09:01 Lowkey - Voices Of The Voiceless10:17 Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun11:48 Boogie Down Productions - Stop The Violence (sample for Black Star - Definition) 11:54 CEEJ (StillMCR) - Black Star Pick12:23 Black Star - Definition12:33 Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst13:42 Jurassic 5 - Freedom 14:33 Reflection Eternal - Move Somethin'15:18 Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)16:07 Little Simz - Gorilla16:50 D'Angelo - Devil's Pie17:36 Slum Village - Fall In Love17:53 Talib Kweli - Get By 19:07 Mos Def - Hip Hop 20:38 Blu & Exile - The World Is (Below The Heavens)21:47 Mckinley Dixon - Sugar Water ft Quelle Chris and Anjimile23:01 Quasimoto - Microphone Mathematics23:43 Pharoahe Monch - The Light 24:35 Common - The Light ft Erykah Badu (J Dilla remix)26:00 R.A.P. Ferreira - Leaving Hell26:36 Homeboy Sandman - Too Deep 27:17 Jay Electronica - A.P.I.D.T.A.29:01 The Roots - Dynamite!29:11 Oddisee - Belong To The World30:08 Dead Prez - I'm A African 31:11 Sampa The Great - Final Form31:46 Kae Tempest - Europe Is Lost32:35 A Tribe Called Quest - We The People… (instrumental)32:56 Don Randi - Theme from The Fox (sampled for Black Star - Respiration)

The final Groovement of the years sees a gang of friends choose some tracks for the first hour, with new independent music rounding out the second hour. See Bandcamp buy links and the full track list over on Groovement.co.uk - thanks to everyone who contributed! This may or may not be the 300th episode of the show too, I'm not too sure, but it's a nice way to celebrate if so.

Daudi Matsiko - How Can I Love ft Ríoghnach ConnollySocial Lovers - Love Come DownHermanito - Funk MantisDementira - ExtraviadoSouleance - Movin' On Burland & Zongo Abongo - Work HardAna Frango Elétrico - Não Tem Nada Não ft Marcos ValleEl Palmas - La BajaGrupo Um - Absurdo MudoEl Dragón Criollo - Ponte A TrabajarWhodamanny - La FiestaMulukèn Mèllèssè - Djèmèrègn Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical - BahiaTemporary Blessings - Solitary Islands Theme

Elftraps drop in to talk about their debut EP Sunflowers In A Blue Sky, and MC-producer Blacksmith introduces his new single Last Days. Plus, Agent J has new music from El Train and Miki Rose, Sonnyjim and Morriarchi, Pouya Ehsaei, Tara Lily, Navy Blue and more.Bastien Keb - Nighthawks Jamie Finlay - Family (Quiet Dawn Remix) ft Ellen Beth Abdi El Train & Miki Rose - Twin FlameOliver Night - Boss ft Roots ManuvaLevitation Orchestra - SanctuaryElftraps - Sunflowers in a Blue SkyKieran Hebden And Steve Reid - The Sun Never SetsTwo Shell - Mum Is CallingElftraps - MetrognomeZig-Zag Band - Ndzirombi (Conflict Monger)Pouya Ehsaei - VarvaraNavy Blue - OrchardsTemporary Blessings - Goblin Mode Eero - ColectivaJambal - Start like ThisSonnyjim & Morriarchi - New Jersey Drive ft Fly Anakinjunclassic - roots and culturejunclassic - the factoryAlfa Mist - Reincarnation ft Homeboy SandmanBlacksmith - Last Days ft Westside BoogieBlacksmith - Price Of LoveDilated Peoples - Worst Comes To WorstFred Wesley and the JB's - Damn Right I'm SomebodyPan Amsterdam - Kimchi ft GutsTara Lily - Tropical Storm feat. King KruleTara LIly - CorcovadoVon Pea & The Other Guys - Knew It All ft OddiseeHermanito - TamarindoLone - Sickly, Sweetly Summer MovieDJ HARRISON - Stay Ready ft Yaya BeyAta Kak - Yasi Town Originally broadcast on Reform Radio, 17 Nov 2025

What an honour to play for The Great Oven's Disco Cantina at All Together Now Festival 2025 - here's my banquet soundtrack. Read more about the project below: ** THE GREAT OVEN DISCO CANTINA **with TANG, RADIO ALHARA & MIXMAGSince its inception in 2019, The Great Oven has been forging giant, beautifully decorated, community ovens – installing them in refugee camps, conflict zones and informal settlements across Lebanon and South Africa.This year, their mission is to expand to the West Bank whilst creating a cultural bridge between Palestine and a homebase in Ireland. Artists from both countries have been collaborating all year to construct two Great Ovens that will be decorated at IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art and unveiled at All Together Now 2025.You’ll find them at The Great Oven Disco Cantina: a feast for the senses where festivalgoers can dance, dine and support the journey of a Great Oven to Palestine. An exceptional lineup of longstanding partners and allies have gathered all together now, to bring this vision to life.Leading the Disco Cantina’s culinary experience is beloved Middle Eastern eatery, Tang who are shutting all their Dublin sites for the weekend to send their talented team to host this gastronomic extravaganza. Cherished recipes from Great Oven refugee cooks will feature alongside favourite dishes from the restaurant. Once a day, 100 diners will be given the opportunity to attend a DJ Banquet where special guests will perform a once-in-a-lifetime, intimate show at the cantina. The rest of the day Tang will be serving up a buzzy BBQ feast with freshly made Saj bread, all cooked live in this unique setting.Bringing the disco is Palestinian radio station turned global cultural phenomenon, Radio Alhara. From day to night, DJs from Palestine and across the Middle East, along with renowned Irish and international acts, will spin a soundtrack of sonic solidarity. The entire experience will be captured and amplified by Mixmag, the world’s largest and longest-running electronic music platform. The Disco Cantina’s dancefloor will host Ireland’s first-ever Mixmag Lab, which will be streamed globally.When the festival lights go out, the voyage of these Great Ovens begins. One will make its way to Palestine, where it will be housed at the Wonder Cabinet, a creative hub in the West Bank. The other will find its home at Dalymount Park, Bohemian Football Club’s historic ground. These twin ovens will nourish communities, honour shared struggle and will create a cultural bridge between Ireland and Palestine where recipes, art, music and solidarity will be shared for generations to come.

Momoko Gill - When Palestine Is FreeSonnyjim, Morriarchi - The Real Thing (ft Tay Jordan, Jay Worthy). Bambu - It’s Happening, AgainJoker Starr - Stop Acting Like A ft Micall Parknsun and Jazz T Ego Ella May - 'We're Not Free'Victoria Port - I Won't WaitThe Womack Sisters - If You Want MeYazmin Lacey - WaterSudan Archives - COME AND FIND YOUAlex Nut - andthenitstarted ft James MollisonObeka - Pon Ya Head ft WOSTObeka - Kuduro! ft Yemi BolatiwaObeka - A World No MoreMeduulla & Ethan Hill -Good Food ft Gio GenesisVice Beats - Snowfall In The Summer ft Phat Kat, Blu and JabbaThaKutWerkha - Narrow In ft Daudi MatsikoZach Tenorio - What'd It TakeApollo Brown & Ty Farris - Flawless Victory ft Top Hooterbat zoo - The Origin Of Things D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Back to the Future (Part I)D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Back to the Future (Part II)El Train - Run Around ft Miki RoseJoe Armon Jones - One Way TrafficLone - Ascension.pngTom Skinner - The Maxim ft Meshell NdegeocelloNOVINE - Shot Me DownPeyton - Eye Love ft Brian Alexander Morganslowerpace 音楽 - Tackle-it TuesdayRemulak - NaturalEX GENERATION - ShringaraLeif Maine & L.A. Salami - SOYMatt Wilde - Yellow Days

Natureboy Flako - Shape Of Things To ComeDelia Derbyshire - FallingAhmed Malek & Flako - Tape 23 Track 5Gazelleband - GhorbaVictor Jara - LazoPerri Alleyne - Taxi (Ave Maria)Lone - Coming Into Being And Passing AwayAphex Twin - #3Johnny Cash - HurtHania Rani - GlassTinariwen - Imidiwaren (KMRU remix)Massive Attack - Angel ft Horace Andy (Mad Professor remix)Rafael Anton Irisarri - Displacement (KMRU rework)KMRU - OTNyokabi Kariũki - Nazama (A Colors Show)Muslimgauze - Every Grain of Palestinian SandFirst broadcast Sunday 5 October 2025

Two Detroit titans for the price of one this month on Groovement - I was hanging with Guilty at the end of August when he was over for Jimi Goodwin's NightjaR gig, then we did a show at the Rat & Pigeon the following day, all courtesy of Broken Wing who brought him over to the UK. Phat Kat was here a year ago, performing at the sadly-missed Hip Hop Chip Shop , and we sat down before hand with Blacksmith, who was also on the line up. It's humbling to say the least to be in the presence of either of these two, let alone have them both on one radio show, so I extend my sincere thanks to both of them for their time and energy. Obviously they're both inexorably linked with the legacy of J Dilla, and we talk about him too, but they both very much fully carry the weight of their own art. Manchester producer and longtime friend of Groovement, Mecca:83, has both of these cats on his new album, so let's start with that track. DJAY ANA MAY on the co-hosting duties!

The Great Oven builds giant community ovens and sends them to places of need - at All Together Now festival in Ireland, two new ovens were debuted. One will stay in Dublin at Bohemian FC while the other goes to the Wonder Cabinet in Palestine, where Radio Ahara is based. Co-founder James Gomez Thompson sits down with Groovement's Jamito to talk the history of the project, some details of their work including their response to the Beirut port explosion, how his abuelita was an influence and how the GO started while he was working with food writer Nigel Slater. Also featuring music from Buena Vista Social Club, Throwing Snow, Nicolas Jaar and BADBADNOTGOOD with MF DOOM.First broadcast on Radio Alhara Sunday 7 September 2025.

A selection of Yasiin Bey Breaks. Black Star on tour in November!

Live mix, broadcast Radio Alhara 6 July 2025

DJ Jazzy Jeff hits Manchester for the Magnificent House Party, and I warmed up. We caught up in the back later together with the MAG crew plus AnnaOnTheMic. Plus, all new hip hop to jazz and back round again. 1O years ago: https://groovement.co.uk/2015/04/interview-dj-jazzy-jeffs-first-45s-set-for-20-years-rbma-uk-tour-wax-works/

Charif Megarbane - Istintaj (live in Manchester)Fathi Aldiyqz & Sons of Africa Band – Palestine Is My HomelandWerkha & Ríoghnach Connolly - EverydayDarkhouse Family - Heart Of MedinaOm Unit - Ascension Mammal Hands - Deep Within MountainsZeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Radicalise (urself)Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - WavyGreenFinguz - LeilaGreenFinguz - Shaitan (Parrisian)Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Direne DireneBakaka Band - Geesiyada Halgamayow (Brave Fighters)Gal Costa - Pontos De LuzAl Massrieen - SahDorothy Ashby - Soul VibrationsAmirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones - New Monuments Telemakus - The Return Of Tele