Egyptian-born, Sydney-based DJ and producer Moktar takes us on a sonic journey through his dual realities for The Mix and speaks to Fraser Dahdouh about UK influence, his early chillwave career and ...

The Habibi Funk label focuses on reissuing Arab disco, funk, soul and electronic records from across the decades. Habibi Funk DJ sets jump between rare 45 inch records from the Arab disapora, with ...

HOSTING A RECORDING SESSION FOR A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL R&B AND FUNK BANDS IN AMERICAN MUSIC HISTORY. >> YES. SO JAMES ALEXANDER, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE LEGENDARY BAR-KAYS, IS ...

While still a teenager, Jackie Mittoo became the keyboard guru of Studio One, leading a host of groups from The Skatalites to The Soul Vendors and working up his own hit songs – “Peanie Wallie”, for ...

The Bears stop by the Joffrey Ballet to speak with dancers and take part in a class ahead of their divisional playoff game against the Rams. 'I'm really proud of him': Childhood friends Chase Rice, ...

This is FRESH AIR. Today, our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, looks back at seven jazz notables who died this year. He earlier paid tribute to band leader Jack DeJohnette and to my late husband, the ...

Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the jazz notables who died this year, including Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Ray Drummond, Bunky Green, Chuck Mangione, Eddie Palmieri and Jim McNeely. This is FRESH AIR ...