The Rouf n Jerry show is a brand new podcast by 2 UK based radio DJs who both share a wicked sense of humour: Manrouf Chanfi who is part Madagascan, and Brit, Jerry Short, who also plays in Afro funk band, Matuki. They clearly have a love and expert knowledge of World Music, and combine it with unu…
Episode 10 is the one where we ask • What's your go to kitchen song for playing when cooking or just chilling by the fridge - And this episode is all about food. We present the maddest facts we could find about the food you eat. Plus we have a special guest, Simon Cristopher who's CEO of Scubazoo, the world's top underwater filming company, plus we have a competition to make the world's tastiest snacks. • Musical Spotlight - in this episode Jerry looks at the career of Sam Cooke, commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. • Window on the World:inspired by Game of Thrones, we look at the top ten Grossest ways they used to kill ancient rulers and some of these are totally stomach turning.
Episode 9 is the one where we ask • What's your go to song for Life's big moments? - Leaving school, meeting your partner, birth of your child etc... with great music and incredible facts about memory such as Alexander the Great was rumoured to know everyone of his 30,000 army by name! We can hardly remember what we had for breakfast this morning. • Musical Spotlight - look at the career of singer and songwriter, WizKid • Window on the World: we got up at dawn to harvest the best facts we could find, on the tree of life. Facts to surprise you, startle you, and make you want to subscribe to our Podcast again, even if you have already!
Episode 8 is the one where we ask • What is the Best Go To Happy Songs to play if you won the Lottery? featuring some hard to believe facts about cash & the Money system. We look at: • Is there such a thing as good or bad luck? • Great global dance music, Funk, Afro, Soul • Musical Spotlight - look at the career of singer, Ian Dury who wrote Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick • Window on the World: looks at the what people with more money than sense buy.
Episode 7 is the one where we ask • What's the best song to exercise to? featuring special guest, Jamaican award-winning choreographer, Ripton Lindsay, plus hard to believe facts about the human body, learn: • Which body parts you can live without and why stretching before exercise can harm your performance, plus • Great global dance music, Funk, Afro, Soul • Musical Spotlight - looks at the career of French hip-hop pioneers, IAM, • Window on the World: look at more incredible body facts such as being right handed can lengthen your life by a decade!
Episode 6 is the one where we ask • What song has the best solo on? Can be any instrument, guitar, sax, bass.. • Window on the World - looks at some amazing music facts, eg What's the highest number of guitar effect pedals used at the same time. • The Life List: This episode, the "Life List rubric" changes a bit as we look a some music that was made using nothing but sampled animal noises.
Episode 5 is the one where we ask • If you could invite Beethoven to dinner, what song and artist would you play to him to show how music has changed since his day, 190 years ago? • Musical Spotlight - Jerry looks at the career of Curtis Mayfield. As a solo artist in the 1970s, he helped pioneer funk and helped introduce hard-hitting urban commentary into soul music. • Window on the World: The natural world is always full of surprises. In this episode we look at the most amazing animal facts we could find.
Episode 4 is the one where we ask • What's the best song to play back to noisy neighbours with bad musical taste? • Musical Spotlight - Rouf looks at the career of Tiken Jah Fakoly who emerged in the late '90s as Africa's premier social critic through reggae. • Window on the World: look at top 5 most annoying tracks to neighbours and top 5 most loudest bands.
Episode 3 is the one where we ask • What is the best track to make love to? • Musical Spotlight - Jerry looks at the career of Bill Withers, an American singer-songwriter and musician. • Window on the World: look at the humanity's strangest mating rituals.
Episode 2 is the one where we ask • What's the Best Song to play in a Getaway Car? • Great global dance music, Funk, Afro, Soul • Musical Spotlight - Rouf looks at the career of Nneka, German-Nigerian artist, singersong writer. • Window on the World: look at hilarious true crime stories gathered from around the world
Episode 1 features • The 1st Big Choice Question - What track would you play to a visiting Alien to best portray Man's creativity? • Great global dance music, Funk, Afro, Soul • Musical Spotlight - Jerry looks at the career of Alpha Blondy, Africa's top reggae star • Window on the World: look at hilarious true news stories gathered from around the world