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BRANCHES Radio

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BRANCHES: "The future of Roots Music". | hosted by: Jeremy Sole (aka Musaics )
Wednesdays 12-3am (pst) | 89.9fm KCRW or listen live online: www.kcrw.com
Each week's show is archived for one week, until the next show replaces it.
listen to the archived show on demand: www.kcrw.com/branches
JEREMY SOLE. Bio.
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been a deejay and record collector for over 17 years. As a teenager, his education was in throwing underground loft parties at the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco and Funk were all part of his upbringing, and as a true music lover Jeremy has always found a way to blend them all together.
“When I was young, I would hang out in the alleys behind blues clubs so I could hear Buddy Guy and cats like that through the air vents. Those same nights I would be mixing with House legends at some loft downtown."
Since then his obsession grew to include music from around the world. As Co-Founder and resident deejay of Afro Funke', Jeremy and his partners Rocky Dawuni and Cary Sullivan produce an event that brings a diverse mix of music lovers together each week at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica. Blending Afrobeat, Funk, Reggae, Latin and Brazilian; Afro Funke' has hosted hundreds of international guest performers over the years, from Rich Medina and Cut Chemist to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder. Every week is a future memory.
“If I’m playing a Dub tune, it has a similar rhythm to Cumbia so it forms a bridge from Jamaica to Colombia. Then maybe mix into a salsa track, followed by a salsa remix with a dancehall pattern that translates into certain Afrobeat rhythms. It's about finding similarities and using songs to connect cultures. On KCRW, my show Branches is built on that same foundation.”
Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and the studio with hundreds of his deepest inspirations, including Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, DJ Krush, Lauryn Hill, War, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, The Greyboy Allstars, Antibalas, Ray Charles, Reuben Wilson, Buck 65, Jerry Garcia Band and Joe Bataan.
As a musician and producer, Jeremy uses the word "Musaics" as both an artist alias and a conceptual approach; removing rhythms and samples from their original context, and juxtaposing them as a form of mosaic music. His "Musaics" have been released on Om Records' Deep Concentration compilations, and recently featured Garth Trinidad on "A Call To Action"; the opening track of the re:BOOT compilation (Om/NextAid), raising funds and awareness for the children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.
www.myspace.com/musaics (music page)

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Member Since: 2/28/2007
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Type of Label: Indie

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SHOW 22 playlist (9/12/07)

BRANCHES | show22 (9/12/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:01 - The Dynamics / 7 Nation Army / Seven Nation Army 7" Single12:05 - Gilberto Gil / Maracatu Atomico / Jazz J...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:50:00 PST

SHOW 21 playlist (9/5/07)

BRANCHES | show21 (9/5/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +*AARON BYRD sitting in for Jeremy Sole.12:01 - Ralph Macdonald / The Path / The Path12:18 - Zion I / I Need Mo / Tr...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:13:00 PST

SHOW 20 playlist (8/29/07)

BRANCHES | show20 (8/29/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:01 - Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble / USA (Unilateral System Of Attack) / USA EP12:06 - Lila Downs / Dignificada / Una...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:09:00 PST

SHOW 19 playlist (8/22/07)

BRANCHES | show19 (8/22/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:01 - Grupo Batuque / Berimbau Capoeira / Africa Brazil12:06 - The Ogyatanaa Show Band / Ageisheka / Ghana Sound...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:43:00 PST

SHOW 18 playlist (8/15/07)

BRANCHES | show18 (8/15/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:00 - Bokoor Band / Maya Gari / Bokoor Beats12:05 - Gotan Project / Arrabal / Lunatico12:11 - Dennis Brown / Man...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:19:00 PST

SHOW 17 playlist (8/8/07)

BRANCHES | show17 (8/8/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:00 - Upsetters / Black Panta / Blackboard Jungle Dub12:03 - Mamou Sidibe / Bassa Kele (Junior Star edit) / CDR12...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:57:00 PST

SHOW 16 playlist (8/1/07)

BRANCHES | show16 (8/1/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guest Selections by: DJ NUTS+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:00 - Dom Um Romao / Afro ...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:58:00 PST

SHOW 15 playlist (7/25/07)

BRANCHES | show15 (7/25/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:00 - Bantu ft. Ayuba / Listen Attentively / Fuji Satisfaction12:08 - John Brown's Body / Among Them / Among The...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:46:00 PST

SHOW 14 playlist (7/18/07)

BRANCHES | show14 (7/18/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:01 - Poets Of Rhythm / Plus Plus / Discern/Define12:06 - Astrud Gilberto / The Gentle Rain (Rjd2 Remix) / Verve...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:18:00 PST

SHOW 13 playlist (7/11/07)

BRANCHES | show13 (7/11/07)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +12:00 - JB's / Givin Up Food For Funk Pt.1&2 / Funky Good Time: The Anthology12:05 - Alice Russel / Humankind / 12...
Posted by BRANCHES Radio on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:23:00 PST