Core News — "It's vinyl all the way as Gilles heads into the basement and digs out some classics, with a Eugene McDaniels showcase, as well as dropping some delights from Anita Ward, Gill Scott Heron and Nina Simone! Plus, Gilles drops some tropical treats from ... more info

Guardian Music — 1986: Number 43 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicGilles Peterson recalls DJing at Dingwalls in 1986. "We were mixing up hard bop with bits of funk, bossa nova, Diana Ross, all sorts. I remember dropping an Art Blakey tra... more info

Guardian Music — 1985: Number 13 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicIn the 1960s illegal pop broadcasts by Radio Caroline DJs eventually led to the BBC starting Radio 1. Pirate radio stations like Kiss sprang up in the 1980s, filling the ... more info

Altsounds — AFRICA HITECH ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE / UK + EUROPEAN LIVE DATES. 'Out in the Streets', the flagship slice of 1980s Jamaica and the youth-culture explosion of juke from Africa Hitech's debut album, championed by Gilles Peterson, Rob da Bank, Zane Lowe ... more info

Guardian Music — (Brownswood Recordings)This Nairobi-London sound clash mixes traditional Kenyan Luo styles with contemporary western influences, and really works. The project started when Jesse Hackett and other members of the electronic hip-hop and soul collective ... more info

XLR8R — The latest young producer to join the ranks of Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings imprint is Southampton resident Will Ozanne, who crafts smooth, bass-centric tunes under the name Gang Colours. The exciting new artist just announced he will... more info

XLR8R — The next installment of one of the compilation series curated by Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label, Brownswood Electric, has been unveiled, and is set to drop on June 27. read more more info

XLR8R — Over the past few summers, the bucolic seaside fishing village of Sète has served as the site of the Worldwide Festival. Converging on this town in the South of France, rave tourists from around the globe celebrate electronic sounds of all stripes, ... more info

Abeano — When the poster boy for the post-dubstep generation publicly declares your band as beautiful, you know you’re headed in the right direction. Lucky Cloud Boat can not only lay claim to being complimented by James Blake but are also heading out... more info

Core News — “Louie Vega & Norman Jay MBE chat to Gilles Peterson as they pay tribute to Loleatta Holloway. Plus, hot new talent, Mo Kolours talks about his roots, his influences, Bobby & Taylor McFerrin & his new EP on One Handed Music. Oh, and a massive stack... more info