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The fact that Art Neville was also known as “Poppa Funk” shows how he was a father figure to a whole generation of musicians. By 17 he had already had a hit with “Mardi Gras Mambo” with The Hawkettes. He also founded the Legendary Meters and later, the Neville  Brothers. I saw him play a…

Miami – New York based IFE has made a name for herself as  a DJ playing drum and bass, AfroBeat and deep house and has been on stages on international festivals. She sits with Gianluca to explain what she does and turn him on to the joys of electronica. 

Sitting with Gianluca is Jim Flynn musician and author who spent over a year with New Orleans street performers just after Katrina. Their stories are published in Sidewalk Saints. Jim & Gianluca discuss New Orleans and its incredible music and Jim plays a couple of songs on his harp. Yes, you heard that right, his harp.

Gianluca salutes the Crecent City and makes the case that of you follow all American black urban music back to its root, you will land somewhere in New Orleans.  

Sitting with Gianluca is Joff Wilson, musician, songwriter who leads his band Soul Cake. Joff will play a couple of songs and we salute 60s downtown musician David Peel.

Sitting with Gianluca is Benjamin Gregory Jones AKA Ben Jamming house music dj and sculptor. 

Sitting with Gianluca is Radio Free brooklyn host and working dj. about town Tommy James. We visit he UK of the 80s where Tommy cut his teeth as a musician. 

At 86 Lloyd Price not only saw the birth of post war R&B but became a part of the birth of rock a…

on the 50s and 60s Izzy Young’s Folklore Center in the heart of Greenwich Village was the every f…

Get hot and sweaty with some blazing funk by Johnny “Guitar” Watson who would have been 84 this S…