Mode.Radio's Weekly Mix #59--Gilles Petersen (mixed by Will LV)--Phife Dawg Tribute Mix

The death of A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) on Tuesday March 22, 2016 left a BIG hole in the hip-hop community. I know personally I reconnected with ATCQ music all this week, thought a lot about the effect of the group on my musical upbringing and watched "Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" documentary.

I had originally planned to showcase a mix from Winter Music Conference/Ultra Fest from Miami (and we're still doing that this week), but once I stumbled upon this tribute on Gilles Peterson's Soundcloud, I knew this had to be put on this blog.

There is another Tribe mix on Mode.Radio from Canadian DJ JoeAve and you can hear it here.

Enjoy both mixes!

Mode.Radio's Weekly Mix #55--Gilles Petersen--In Memory of Maurice White

Maurice White was the iconic singer and producer of the great band, Earth, Wind, and Fire. He passed away last week (February 4th) of complications related to Parkinson's Disease and it was another great loss for the music community. 

Many know Maurice White just from his work with EWF, but he was an accomplished jazz drummer, performing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio. He was originally from Memphis and moved to Chicago to be near family and to go to the Chicago Conservatory of Music for college. After working with the Ramsey Lewis Trio, he and 2 friends started Earth, Wind, and Fire, which produced numerous hits. He also was a respected producer, creating tracks for Deneice Williams, The Emotions, Minnie Ripperton, Stevie Wonder, and many more.

Gilles Peterson created this tribute mix TODAY. As you may know, Gilles is the world famous DJ from various UK radio stations such as KISS FM and now BBC Radio 6. He's well known for his acid jazz selections and his mix albums of rare grooves. This mix fits right into what Gilles does. It features a lot more jazz tracks with Ramsey Lewis and some tracks that Maurice produced, but there is a healthy amount of EWF tracks for your listening pleasure.

Enjoy and download at this link
1    - EWF – Energy (The Need of Love 1971)
2    - EWF – Faces (Faces 1980)
3    - The Salty Peppers – Open Your Heart
4    - The Dells – A Summer Place (Love is Blue 1969)
5    - Ramsey Lewis – Eternal Journey (Maiden Voyage 1968)
6    - Come on Feet segments (Sweet Sweet Badass Song)
7    - EWF – Moment of Truth (Earth Wind & Fire 1971)
8    - Ramsey Lewis – Uhuru (Another Voyage 1969)
9    - Billy Stewart – Summertime (1966)
10   - Fontella Bass – Rescue Me (The New look 1966)
11  - Sonny Cox – The Wailer (The Wailer 1966)
12  - Ramsey Lewis – Blue Bongo (Goin’Latin 1966)
13  - The Pharaohs – Damballa  (Awakening 1972)
14  - EWF – Beauty (The Need of Love 1971)
15  - EWF – Mom (Last Days and Time 1979)
16  - Minnie Ripperton – Memory Band (Janus 1974)
17  - EWF – Reasons (That’s the way of the World 1975)
18  - EWF – Earth, Wind & Fire (Spirit 1976)
19  - EWF – Wanna Be with You ( Raise 1981)
20  - EWF – You can’t Hide Love (Gratitude 1975)
21  - EWF – Step’s Tube ( Open your Eyes 1974)
22  - EWF – Caribou (Open your Eyes 1974)
23  - Ramsey Lewis – Slick (Salongo 1976)
24  - EWF – Runnin’ (All n All 1977)
25  - EWF – Let Your Feelings Show (I Am 1979)
26  - EWF – And Love Goes On (Faces 1980)
27  - The Emotions – Best of My Love (Rejoices 1977)
28  - Ramsey Lewis – Wade on the Water (Wade in the Water 1966)
29  - Marlena Shaw – Wade in the Water (Chess 45 1966)
30  - EWF – Shining Star (Thats the way of the world 1975)
31  - Deniece Williams – Free (This Is Niecey 1976)
32  - EWF – Dreams (Open Your Eyes 1974)
33  - EWF – Zanzibar (Head to the Sky 1973)
34  - EWF – Fantasy (All n All 1977)
35  - Ramsey Lewis – Sun Goddess (1974)
36  - EWF – Brazilian Rhyme (unreleased version 1977)
37  - EWF – Intro (Gratitude 1975)

Mode. Radio Weekly Mix #9--Gilles Petersen--Sounds of Cuba Podcast

For this week's mix (and in honor of Gilles Petersen's set in SF; which I missed because of mommy-ness), I stumbled upon this podcast called the Sounds of Cuba. After investigating, I found out that there is an effort to celebrate Cuban art and culture through a group called Havana-Cultura. Gilles' connection is that he has created 2 albums with the group and also hosted a remix contest of one of the tracks on the album. Enjoy this mix featuring Celia Cruz, Danay Suarez, and more!

Tracklist
1. Grupo Algo Nuevo - Rompe Cocorioco
2. Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - Chekere Son
3. Kenny Dope Presents The Fantastic Souls - Que Se Sepa
4. Eliane Correa - Rumba Con Flores
5. Telmary - Mama Yemaya
6. Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - Arroz Con Pollo
7. Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band - Agita
8. Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera - Me Dicen Cuba
9. Celia Cruz - Chango Ta Veni
10. Fito Foster - Salsa Part 1
11. Obsession with Vince Vella - La Manana
12. Grupo Los Yoyi - Tu No Me Puedes Conquistar