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This is the week of April 26th, 2010

The "Joy and Pain" of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly starts us off, and we follow with the best of contemporary gospel from the duo Mary Mary, and we concluded with a batch of covers from Benin-born (West Africa) Angelique Kidjo. Music both secular and sacred to help you dance your troubles away.

ANGELIQUE KIDJO/ “Angelique Kidjo Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 26th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

MARY MARY / “Mary Mary Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 26th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »

MAZE featuring FRANKIE BEVERLY / “Maze Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 26th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »

This is the week of April 19th, 2010

The father of West Coast Funk, Johnny Guitar Watson kicks off the week. Jazz maestro, pianist Marc Cary features live recordings and we conclude with Soul covers from British vocalist Seal.

SEAL / “Seal Soul Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 19th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »

MARC CARY / “Marc Cary Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 19th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 5 Comments »

JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON / “Johnny Guitar Watson Mixtape”
Mon, Apr 19th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »

This is the week of April 12th, 2010

BoL presents an exciting week of concert performances featuring James Brown, Corinne Bailey Rae, and José James.

JOSÉ JAMES / “Black Magic Concert”
Mon, Apr 12th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

CORINNE BAILEY RAE / “KCRW Benefit Concert”
Mon, Apr 12th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »

JAMES BROWN / “Hit Me Three Times”
Mon, Apr 12th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »

This is the week of April 5th, 2010

Jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter starts us off. Sam & Ruby bring us something new. We dance on and on with 15 flavors of "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" featuring Roy Ayers with support from Erykah Badu, Heidi Leonore, Full Intention, Incognito, Tom Browne, Ramp, N’Dambi, and D*Note featuring Beth Hirsch. Cold weather is finally gone!