Listen back to Dan Digs on WNXP – New Music from Kokoroko, Michael Kiwanuka, Sampha, Leifur James, Ashley Henry, Maribou State, Homer, Jonah Yano, Leon Vynehall, Kaytranada, Tourist & Gold Panda, Salute – Special Guest: Kingo Halla
Kingo Halla joins me for episode 23!
Each week on WNXP I spin a weekly two-hour curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live from the studio.
Tune into 91.1FM or wnxp.org every Sunday evening from 5pm to 7pm for a special hand-picked mix of brand new music, classic deep cuts, guest DJ sets live in studio, and in-depth interviews with the world’s most innovative musicians.
On this week’s show we featured new tracks from Kokoroko, Michael Kiwanuka, Sampha, Leifur James, Ashley Henry, Maribou State, Homer, Jonah Yano, Leon Vynehall, Kaytranada, Tourist & Gold Panda, Salute, and more.
Plus, the Toronto-based alt-soul and psychedelic R&B artist Kingo Halla stops by to talk about his favorite songs and tell the story behind his latest track, “Alive.”
You can stream this episode via the WNXP website here.
Here’s how we opened up October:
Black Brothers – “Mangge Mangge”
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – “Atlas”
Kingo Halla – “Concrete”
Skinshape – “How Can It Be”
Sampha – “Sensory Nectar”
Leifur James – “Euphoria”
Michael Kiwanuka – “The Rest Of Me”
Ashley Henry – “Take It Higher”
Lack Of Afro – “Lost In A Friend’s Eye” feat. Elliott Cole
Maribou State – “Otherside” feat. Holly Walker
Homer – “So Get Up!”
Cloudchord – “Just” (Radiohead Cover)
Jazz Against the Machine – “Bombtrack” (Rage Against the Machine Cover)
quickly, quickly – “From The Morning” (Nick Drake Cover)
Jeremie Albino – “So Many Ways To Say I Love You”
Jonah Yano – “Snowpath” feat. Clairo
Nødstop (The Unused Word & Testa) – “Not The End By Far”
Elijah Who – “Cascadia”
Kokoroko – “Three Piece Suit” feat. Azekel
SPECIAL GUEST: KINGO HALLA
SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO START MAKING MUSIC
Jorge Ben Jor – “Oba, Lá Vem Ela”
SONG THAT YOU’RE REALLY INTO RIGHT NOW
Tim Bernardes – “Mistificar”
STORY BEHIND YOUR NEW SONG “ALIVE”
Kingo Halla – “Alive”
Lunice – “Pull Up”
Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender” (Kaytranada Remix)
Leon Vynehall – “Shellac”
Carlita – “Wish You Knew”
Tourist & Gold Panda – “+1”
Chris Lake & Disclosure – “in2minds”
Salute – “Drive” feat. LEILAH
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