We started life in 2004 on the now defunct and sorely missed 209radio, a community radio project in Cambridge. We got together to present 2 hours of music and inane chat about that music and other stuff every fortnight for 5 years, 2 of those even broadcasting on FM proper where we had to be extra careful about swears!

When 209radio closed it’s doors for the last time in early 2010, we were left bereft and homeless, but then we decided that instead of moping about, we would drop a loine to the great folks at Resonance FM, an arts station in London who we thought might like our approach to a music based show, i.e. not too serious, but with plenty of interesting stuff in it and plenty of excellent records. Luckily they did, and we now broadcast an hour long show every week on Saturday nights from 10pm-11pm.

Here’s a list of the kind of stuff we play;

Jazz
Hip Hop
Reggae
Brazilian
Funk
Latin
Dubstep
Techno
Electronic stuff
Klezma
Balkan Beat
Afrobeat
Nu-Jazz
Broken Beat
Garage (of sorts)
Other Stuff.

Here’s a list of the artists and important people we’ve had in interview on the show or have put on live over the years;

Imogen Heap
http://www.imogenheap.com/
Ben Westbeech
http://www.myspace.com/benwestbeech
Norman Jay
http://www.normanjay.com/
Gilles Peterson
http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/
Nicola Conte
http://www.nicolaconte.it/
Nitin Sawnhey
http://www.nitinsawhney.com/
Balkan Beat Box
http://www.balkanbeatbox.com/
James Taylor Quartet
http://www.jamestaylorquartet.co.uk/
KT Tunstall
http://www.kttunstall.com/
Alice Russell
http://www.alicerussell.com/
Groove Armada
http://www.groovearmada.com/
Nu-Tone
http://www.myspace.com/djnutone
Kokolo
http://www.kokoloonline.com/
Speech Debelle
http://www.speechdebelle.com/
Oi Va Voi
http://www.myspace.com/oivavoi
Paul Murphy
http://www.myspace.com/afroartrecords
Mamas Gun
http://www.mamasgun.co.uk/
Dom Servini
http://www.myspace.com/servini
Daphna Sadeh
http://www.myspace.com/daphnasadeh
Da Lata/Zeep
http://www.myspace.com/zeepband
Jose James
http://www.myspace.com/josejamesquartet
Polar Bear
http://www.polarbearmusic.com/
Basquiat Strings
http://www.myspace.com/basquiatstrings
Portico Quartet
http://www.myspace.com/porticoquartet
Sophie Solomon
http://www.sophiesolomon.com/
Elan Mehler
http://www.elanmehler.com/
Belleruche
http://www.belleruche.com/
Modaji/Harvey Lindo
http://www.last.fm/music/Modaji
Snowboy
http://www.snowboy.info/
Charlie Dark
http://www.myspace.com/charliedark
The Brand New Heavies
http://www.myspace.com/thebrandnewheavies
The Apples
http://www.myspace.com/theapplesmusic
Mor Karbasi
http://www.myspace.com/morkarbasi
KDK & Ronny Magic
http://www.myspace.com/konad &http://www.myspace.com/ronnymagic
Bridgette Amofah
http://www.myspace.com/bridgettesmusic
Thabani
http://www.myspace.com/thabani
Jamie Woon
http://www.myspace.com/jamiewoon
Guillermo & Rioplatenses
http://www.guillermo.co.uk/
Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise
http://www.asafsirkis.co.uk/
Rita Ray
http://www.asafsirkis.co.uk/
Afrotema
http://www.afrotema.com/
Fantazia
http://www.fantaziamusic.com/
Alif Tree
http://www.myspace.com/memorymusic
Natascha Atlas
http://www.myspace.com/natachaatlas