James Sims of Dharma Collective steps in to cover Richie Vegas for another Test match Special…
Richie Vegas cut his DJing teeth in his late teens - messing about with hip hop and breaks - before plundering his family’s record collections and forging a sound that includes soul, funk, jazz, afrobeat and reggae.
An integral member of the Jiggery Pokery collective running eclectic hip hop nights in Liverpool and beyond - Rich’s distinctive style has found him playing countless gigs over the intervening 15 years: holding residences at some of the finest bars and clubs, and supporting visiting dignitaries such as Lee Scratch Perry, Hot 8 Brass Band, Don Letts, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80.
Test Match Special is an opportunity to showcase a selection of tunes that doesn’t quite fit with live DJ sets, explore less-travelled paths and distill 20 years of musical musings. Expect lost monsters, obscure reworkings, stubborn earworms and wickets galore. This time around he’s joined by Roots & Culture reprobate Keith Marley for two hours of Africa Oyé sounds ahead of the boss festival.
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TRACKLIST
Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated - Early In The Morning
Val Bennet - The Russians Are Coming
Delroy Wilson - Inner City Blues
Taggy Matcher - Rappers Delight
Prince Blackman - Rockers Delight
Manu Dibango - Reggae Makossa
Donny Hathaway - Voices Inside
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
John Klemmer - Free Soul
Buckshot Lefonque - Hotter Than Hot
Un Dos Tres Y Fuera - Son De Tambor San Juan
Gyedu Blay Ambolley - The Message
Super Elcados - Tribute To Murtula Mohammed
Dizzy Gillespie - Alligator
Joe Jukes - Moohah The DJ
Andre Williams - The Monkey Speaks His Mind
Cyril Cyril - Colosse De Rhodes
Songhoi Band - Africa Africa (Faze Action edit)
Joni Haastrup - Watch Out
Original Tropicana Steel Band - Spanish Hustle
Mary Lou Williams - Praise The Lord
Tito Puente - Mambo Gazon
Debbie Taylor - Too Sad To Tell
Fafa De Belem - Raca (Tahira Rework)
Mary Afi - African Woman
Jennifer Lara - Big Surprise
Bosq - Step Into Midnight
Marlena Shaw - Think
Noonday Underground - Boy Like A Time Bomb