95bFM: The Swap Meet

It's the old Boil Up crew back together in the bFM studio with Apera and Dusty Crates joining Kirk and Jubt for a throwdown of some current bits and funky faves.

Aotearoa all day. This week we have a couple of spesh guests, namely Steve Shaw of the mighty Audioculture, ready to share some deep knowledge and grooves for NuZillund's vinyl heyday; and Gareth Farry passes thru to talk about the label Sugarlicks, and his artists: Ekadek, Solephonic, One Million Dollars, Mesh, Murk108 and many more. K&J at the controls!

The don Campbell brings three hours of beautiful tunes with classic 2-step soul, contemporary bits, Latin, Jazz, Nu Soul, and of course Boogie. Currently rejigging his record wants list in the lead up to a Japan jaunt, his record purchasing has recently got the handbrake treatment, so he's been digging deep in his extensive archives to bring you the true notes.

Happy Birthday the great Norman Whitfield, we spin a few of his productions, and also May marks 50 years since the release of Curtis Mayfield's landmark "There's No Place Like America Today", and also Emilio Santiago's self titled album, and the "Funk Factory" LP. Brought to you by K & J.

The Tairāwhiti funk shed is back in operation with Campbell taking over dancefloor duties on the Swap Meet this afternoon: Dig this!  

This week we are all about Chaka!

This week we have a special guest appearance for RTD Groove Ensemble, comprising Richard Zhao, Tristan Liu, and (Boogie Uncle) Danny - three Tāmaki collectors and music fans.who have found furtile fields seeking dusty nuggest from boxes in basements and record shelves across world, with extra special focus on the funkier end of Asian City Pop. Notebooks at the ready - prepare to update the Discogs wants list. Press the button!

Tune into Tairawhiti for your monthly salvo from Campbell's crates - this week truly all over the shop from contemporary new soul, funky classics and those essential budget-conscious dollar hollers! Press the button whydontcha  

The big dog Matene blesses us with some sweet soul music including a gang of new jazz including Nubya Garcia and Kamasi Washington, some contemporary reggae from Joe Armon-Jones, an hour of dollar bin delights and a slew of funky 45's. Press the button!

Kirk's back with a swag of tunes spanning over some 1975, 1985, 1995, 2025 jams & lots more, including a few from Roy Ayers & Angie Stone whom we lost, also a couple featuring Chaka Khan & a cover of 'Ain't Nobody' to celebrate her coming to town. Turn it up & enjoy folks. 

Tonight it's 100% @TheRealRoyAyers material to mark the passing of one the funky music MVPs. From his work as a sideman on vibes, songwriter, to his Roy Ayers Ubiquity band, to his productions on Uno Melodic and Gold Mink Rcord labels, thru to remixed and reinterpreted material. We also rerun an Interview with Roy from a few years back. Thank you for your service sir!

It's been a sorry couple of weeks with many legends falling, including just this morning news that the great Angie Stone of the Sequence tragically passed away overnight. Othere legends lost recently include singer/producer/songwriter Jerry Butler, singer pianist Roberta Flack, Keyboard player for the Isley Brothers (and Isley Jasper Isley, and solo material): Chris Jasper. We play some tunes for these fallen greats and celebrate their lifetimes of music. Brought to you by K & J and special guest Jarrod.

Profs Ngata and Cassawarrior have an incredible array of tunes to share, with the usual embarrassment of riches in Campbell's crate, while Cass this week delivers an astounding, soulful, shazam-defying set of music from the Southwestern African nation of Angola. Not to be missed!

The guy Alex of Stack Records falls thru to share some goodies from his store and listening adventures and buying trips. His selections range from hip-hop, ambient, sweet soul, Japanese jazz, neo soul, sui generis giants Kokoroko, Yussef Dayes. We also celebrate some of the many funky members of the rainbow community such as Labi Siffre, Dynamic Superiors, Rahsaan Patterson, for Pride weekend, as well as Leon Ware's birthday! Cheers

Kirk & the Kirkettes are back for another round of the jazzy stuff.  Something for all ages. Turn it up & enjoy.    

The Swap Meet is three hours dedicated to the celebration of funky music wherever we find it: the tributaries contributing to modern beat culture. We pay our respects every week to the foundational black musical traditions of Disco, Soul, Funk, Boogie, Jazz, Samba, Blues. Salute! Inlcudes the Entertainment Guide thanks to Ding Dong Lounge.

It's the final weekend of January 2025 (god I'm old), which means it's time for a Tairāwhiti throwdown with wall-to-wall killers courtesy of Campbell! Press the button...  

RIP @DAVID_LYNCH, Happy Birthday @caronwheeler of Soul II Soul (19th January), and we celebrate the anniversaries of @theroots major label debut "Do You Want More??!!!????" (30 years!), Tower Of Power's @OfficialTOPBand "Urban Renewal" (50 Years), @joeyBADASS "B4.DA.$$" (10 years). We also roll new material from The Pro-Teens's newie "MF TEEN: Your Concurrence In The Above Is Assumed", and @parlorgreens, as well as the usual array of funky rarities from all over the globe. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to the great George Duke - born 12 January 1946 - a titan of this thing called funk. We kick off the show spinning some favourites, and then are joined by @OoGuN unleashing the contents of his family 45" collection, in addition to some current favourites. Dig in. 

It's the new year - we made it to 2025! The crew kick back and play some current faves with the input of two metre music fiend Matene. 

Sliding into your podcast feed like that new summer meal you discovered between lunch and afternoon tea: Campbell comes thru with some essential sounds running the gambit of funk, boogie, jazz, lovers rock, bruk, jazz-samba, nuzillund new jack swing, disco, and on and on.  Funk music is too strong to be kept down - this is the show they tried to ban, but here it is for your holiday listening pleasure pump it up before it's taken down by the powers that b!

Ten years ago today D'angelo "Black Messiah" was released. The follow up to 2000's "Voodoo" it improbably lived up to the hype and cemented D's status as the keeper of the flame for a classic era of soul and funk music, but feeling fresh and contemporary. You know we need to represent "Black Messiah" by spinning a clutch of favourites including some unreleased versions and special bits. We are also blessed to have the brother Nicholas from 95bFM Friday Drive up to spin some faves and classics, and the man comes correct. Churness!

Kirky boy's rides again with a bunch of the good stuff. 

It's a jam-packed Swap Meet this week with DJ/Musician/Author Peter McLennan AKA @dubdotdash poppoing thru to spruik his new book Deepgrooves: A Record Label Deep in the Pacific of Bass, and the People Who Gave It a Voice, and we have a kōrero about all things and people related to the label, and spin some faves. In hours 2 & 3 we have a treat in the form of a tag-team selection from Zara sharing some Amapiano essentials, and Chapters transmuting boogie to Ama, to UK Funky and Dancehall-infused ital goodness to keep the room rocking. Braap  

More Ngata nasties for you this week as Campbell takes charge for his regular month sesh. Some gremlins took over the airwaves so check the podcast for the actual hour one! Rrrrrrrespct Aneeka for sussing...

Kirk's back with a bunch of new treats, alongside the usual older favourites. Turn it up & enjoy.   

This week The Swap Meet salutes the don @quincyjones with three hours of tracks performed, written, arranged, produced by the original record man including tracks from @chakakhan Brothers Johnson James Ingram, @michaeljackson @pattiaustinofficial @thedinahwashington @arethafranklin and many more. Will we play Frankie? Press the button to find out. Whakarongo Mai!

Slowdeck takes over the show for the first hour, and there are notable anniversaries for The Blackbyrds, George Duke, Kraftwerk, Curtis Mayfield, Ohio Players, Digable Planets, Artifacts, Wham!, Slave, Brand Nubian and Pete Rock & CL Smooth! As well as newly released material from Greentea Peng, Homeboy Sandman, Rahaan, Roland Haynes Jr, Edward Fisher, and classics from the likes of Gary Bartz, Twilight, Rance Allen, Vesta Williams and on and on. Can you dig it?

It's the monthly check-in from your f'uncle Campbell Ngata with those soulful essentials plus a spesh guest in the form of Matiu Te Maire, a digger and battle DJ, now resident in Te Tairāwhiti, his mix bristling with classics and sample cuts for Hip-Hop's golden era, he also tips his pōtae to new inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2024) A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool & the Gang. We hope that you will find our presentation precise, bass-heavy, and just right!

Kirk's back in the saddle. More on the modern/contemporary tip, with a few oldies in there too, including one from The Temptations 'Truly For You' album which was released 40 years ago that same week, also new stuff from Devin Morrison, Ezra Collective, Jimetta Rose & Incognito, all that & loads more. Turn it up! 

@OoGuN is back in studio to help us mark what would be the 86th birthday of the one and only Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, as well as Seun and Mádé Kuti, and share funky highlife and afrobeat 7"s and many more treats besides, including . Press the button!

We're celebrating album anniversaries by @AlGreen "Explores Your Mind", @IAmCandiStaton "Candi", @SantanaCarlos "Borboletta" (all 50 years); Apollonia 6's LP, @ChakaKhan "I Feel For You" (both 40 years); @Common "Resurrection" (30 years); + Tha Feelstyle "Break it to Pieces" and @WeAreDeLaSoul "The Grind Date" clocking (20 years). We have local producer DJ Submariner (AKA Andy Morton) thru to the studio to talk about the creation of the Feelstyle record. Mauri Ora!

Class is in session and Mr Ngata has many goodies for your aural edutainment.

We're celebrating Te Wiki 2024 'Ake ake ake – A Forever Language with some new discoveries and blends fusing the excellent reo vocals and rare groove classics.  @amomaipihama @tipenemusic @CheyMilne @AnnaCoddington Mauri ora!

Kirk's back again. We lost one of the greats this week, R.I.P to the legendary Frankie Beverly. We played a few from his band Maze to start the show, also a few tributes later on in the show. We also celebrate the release of the new Nathan Haines album 'Notes' which we played a few songs from. Also marking 50 years since the release of the Jackson Five's Dancing Machine album & 40 years since Stevie Wonder's The Woman In Red soundtrack album.  All that & loads more. Cheers.   

RIP Sérgio Mendes, Happy anniversary to @herbiehancock "Thrust" LP, Isleys @TheRealRonIsley "Live it up" LP, Jackson 5 "Dancing Machine", Ohio Players "Climax" (50!), and Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense", Rebbie Jackson "Centipede" (40), and Dwele "Rize" (20!). We are also joined by talented artists La Coco and Gene Rivers in studio. Salute!

Campbell springs into soul for the 1st September - press the button.

@jellphonic pops thru to spin some funky favourites from his mini crate of goodies. Chur sir!

K & J back in studio for another 180 minutes of our latest funky finds.

Kirk's back. This week marking 50 years since the releases of 'Barry White's - Can't Get Enough' & 'Minnie Ripperton's - Perfect Angel' albums, plus 40 years since the releases of 'Mtume's - You, Me And He', 'The S.O.S. Band's - Just The Way You Like It' & 'Alicia Myers' - I Appreciate' albums. A few from the new 'Kaidi Tatham's - Fusion Moves' album & a few from 'The Rah Band's live Touchdown' album, the last 40 minutes we go to Brazil. All that & lots more. Enjoy y'all.   

This week it's Campbell throwing it down on your grandaddy's favourite heritage audio format from Gisborne to @95bfm and the world. 

The hatchback has been backed up to the carpark in the drizzle, it's time for the Swap Meet - this week celebrating fifty years of The Commodores "Machine Gun" and Stevie Wonder "Fulfillingness First Finale". Roll up, roll up, bargains galore.