Aquarium Drunkard — A marvelous collection of Ethiopian pop from the early 1980s. The Addis Ababa-born Kuku Sebsibe’s beautiful vocals float over classic Ethio soul/jazz backing — elegant keys, breezy brass and melodic bass all wafting through the mix. Though it lea... more info

Core News — “The Don’s selections cross time, space and genre – mixing his favourite new music with classics from the UK, Europe, USA, Jamaica, Africa, Japan and way beyond. Each week he also highlights a piece of Crucial Vinyl – a cherished album from h... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Originally issued on cassette in the Cook Islands in the early 1980s, this totally wonderful reissue via Little Axe Records contains the complete recorded works of teenaged singer Anna Makirere. Come for the gorgeous, solar-powered harmonies, stay fo... more info

Guardian Music — (On-U Sound)Skip McDonald is a singer and guitarist with a mission. Born in Ohio, and once a member of the Sugarhill house band, he played on early rap albums for the likes of Grandmaster Flash, but then moved on to create a style of his own, updatin... more info

Guardian Music — How Skip McDonald played on Grandmaster Flash's groundbreaking The Message before revolutionising his first musical love. By Dave SimpsonSkip McDonald was playing a gig in Portugal, billed as just him and guitar. A fair portion of the audience had se... more info