These radio shows were recorded live on Brixton's BMC Radio. Tracks are not listed, so won't display on Mixcloud, but most of them get a mention. For news of upcoming shows (usually 12-2pm on the 3rd Friday of the month), follow @therealfredr & @bmc.radio on Instagram.
A return to BMC with Money Mark, Lonnie Smith, Darondo, Tabou no.2, Bacau Rhythm & Steel Band, Parliament, Dackin Dackino, Kamasi Washington, Andrew Ashong, Lord Echo & Stevie Wonder, among others.
Final show of 2023, featuring The Orb, The Detonators, Ahmed Fakroun, Bola Johnson, Vis-a-Vis, Peter King, Leon Keita, Marcel Joseph, Juca Chavez, Ginger Johnson and many more
Solid senders from Elia y Elizabeth, Dona Onete, Elijah Minelli, Mala, Fazer Drums, Mosca, Jackie Mittoo, Cinematic Orchestra, Bobbi Humphrey, William DeVaughan and Admiral Dele Abiodun...
Nuggets from Dr John, Sly & the Family Stone, Can, Joe Pass, Tom Waits, Vin Gordon, Dennis Bovell, Roland Alphonso, U Roy, Marvin Gaye and more.
Ghana special, featuring AB Crentsil, K Frimpong, Vis-a-Vis, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Basa Basa, Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor, Oscar Sulley, CK Mann & more
Featuring Clap! Clap!, Sly & Robbie, Lokhi Terra & Dele Sosimi, De La Soul, Amerigo Gazaway, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Cymande, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, Peter King, Steely Dan, Tito Rodriguez, Typical Combo, Mbilia Bel & Tabu Ley Rochereau, Jay Glass Dubs and Daniel Avery. (Do not adjust your set: there was a sound quality issue on one deck.)
Tracks from Cal Tjader, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Francis Bebey, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Can, The Avalanches, War, Wild Fire, Kokoroko, Ramsey Lewis, Marijata, Junior Murvin & more.
A Brazil special, featuring Marcos Valle, Gal Costa, Ze Roberto, Miele, Elis Regina, Jorge Ben, Tim Maia, Trio Mocoto, Dona Onete, Azymuth & more.
Featuring Shuggie Otis, The Temptations, Mala, Roots Manuva, King Tubby, Ezra Collective, Sabu Martinez, Airto Moreira, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Herbie Hancock & more.
Featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Don Cherry & Latif Khan, Donald Byrd, Tom Waits, Frazey Ford, Etta James, Michael Kiwanuka, Baby Face Willette, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Franco & TPOK Jazz U Roy, Space Ark & more.
Featuring Ishmael Ensemble, Fazer Drums, Jimmy Smith, Lou Donaldson, The Metro-Tones, John Gibbs, The Meters, The Jazz Messengers, Wairi Oshoma, Roland Alphonso, Sugar Minott, Fela Kuti & more.
Featuring Cal Tjader, Grupo Arembepe, K Frimpong, Eduard Benoit, Sweet Talks, Ebo Taylor, Janet Kay, Lee Perry, Joe Gibbs, Wynston Mankunku, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson Trio, Lake Street Dive, Darondo & more.
BMC Radio debut show featuring Makgona Tsohle Band, Jordan Rakei, Funkadelic, Dr John, The Pointer Sisters, War, MC Solaar, Dexter Story, Shuggie Otis, Sly & the Family Stone, Cymande, Tabou Combo, Theon Cross, sUb_ModU, AtJazz, Orlando Julius, Tony Allen, Slim Young & more.