RTM.FM - NuDirections

NuDirections starts with a massive favourite of ours, So Flute by St Germain. Also featured is a monster Salsa tune by Grupo Magnético. Plus music from this week's essential group Ezra Collective. St Germain - So Flute Frank Spirit, Keys of Lynx, Glenn Underground - Virtue - Remix - radio edit Grupo Magnético - Papa was a Rolling Stone Conrad Herwig, Michel Camilo - Song for My Father Ezra Collective - Dark Side Riddim Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith - Reason in Disguise Ezra Collective - Samuel L.Riddim Common, Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove, Femi Kuti - Time Travelin' (FelaTribute) Erik Truffaz Quartet - Rose Rouge Duval Timothy, Twin Shadow – Groundnut Khruangbin - First Class Avishai Cohen, Big Vicious – Teardrop Baird - Chasing Deer The Truthettes - So Good to Be Alive Tingvall Trio – Flotten Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Indigo Theatre West - No More Junk Yazmin Lacey - 90 Degrees Black Milk, Nat Turner – Burn Ashley Henry, The RE Ensemble - The World Is Yours Placebo - Inner City Blues Keith Jarrett - Endless

This weeks https://www.nudirections.net/ essential album is ‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1’ with music from - Focalistic - Eddie Palmieri - Robert Hood - Nubya Garcia - Tower Of Power - Childish Gambino - Bobbi Humphrey - Pierre Antoine & Claude Monnet Tracklisting Focalistic - Ke Star  Claude Monnet - La Danse  Pierre Antoine - Kalabuley Woman  Little Dragon - Scibbled Paper  Eddie Palmieri – Cafe  Tim Maia - O Descobridor Dos Sete Mares  Michal Urbaniak - Always Ready  Robert Hood - The Color of Skin  Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves  Kelenkye Band - Jungle Music  Essential Album - Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1  Jill Scott – A Long Walk  Jill Scott – Slowly Surely  Jill Scott – Gettin’ In the Way  Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive  Tower Of Power - On the Soul Side of Town  Nubya Garcia – Source  Peacemaker Global Quartet – Incense  Khruangbin - First Class  Allysha Joy - Swallow Me  Kali Uchis, Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins - After The Storm  Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge  Childish Gambino (feat 21 Savage, Ink, Kadhja Bonet) - 12.38

NuDirections starts the show with probably the remix of the year so far - Von Pourquery’s All the Love, the Ron Basejam & Gilles Peterson Remix. Also 3 pieces of energy from our find of last week Takuya Kuroda. Plus Butcher Brown’s Sticky July, John Batiste, Erik Truffaz, Zara McFarlane, Galliano, Ray Mantilla. Von Pourquery - All the Love - Ron Basejam & Gilles Peterson Remix Damon Aaron – Willing Galliano - Slack Hands Takuya Kuroda & Antibalas - Think Twice Ray Mantilla - Dat Dere Kevin Haynes, Grupo Elegua - Mo Juba Olorun Kuna Maze – BRKBX Erik Truffaz - Bending New Corners - with Nya JK Group - Nutha One Lianne La Havas - Weird Fishes Dele Sosimi, Medlar - Full Moon Frente Cumbiero, Minyo Crusaders - Opekepe Jon Batiste - What A Wonderful World Takuya Kuroda - Rising Son José James, Lalah Hathaway, Takuya Kuroda - Lovely Day Zara McFarlane - Black Treasure Juan Laya, Jorge Montiel & LCO Feat Heidi Vogel - Fly Me with You Butcher Brown - Sticky July Don Pascal feat LyricL – Time Emanative feat Liz Elensky - Planet B Frank Spirit, Keys of Lynx, Glenn Underground - Virtue - Glenn Underground Remix - radio edit Shirley Scott - Keep on Movin On

NuDirections opens with Ray’s find of the week from Takuya Kuroda - more from him next week. Also having a little look at Erykah Badu's music, and a peek at Huw Marc Bennett. Plus Saras Touch from Steps Ahead - an astonishing piece of music, and Al De Meola’s Midnight Tango from the outstanding album Elegant Gypsy. Takuya Kuroda, José James - Everybody Loves The Sunshine Toshio Matsuura Group – Change Bobby Hutcherson -Ntu Cherise – Paradise Petra Phillipson - Why Can't We Live Together Los Van Van - Que Palo Es Ese Huw Marc Bennett Rework – Peluché Erykah Badu – Appletree Erykah Badu - A. D. 2000 Erykah Badu - Green Eyes Kenny Garrett - Happy People Al De Meola - Midnight Tango Ricardo Richaid - O Velho Cai Erykah Badu & Roy Ayres - Bag Lady Steps Ahead,- Saras Touch feat Mike Mainieri, Eddie Gómez, Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick, Steve Gadd Huw Marc Bennett - Tresilian Bay 30-70 - Push and Pull Shirley Scott - Keep on Movin On

This week NuDirections introduces you to Esbjorn Svensson Trio – with a comment of the times we live in and have lived through. With music from Keedron Bryant, Marvin Gaye, Diana Jones and Donny Hathaway. Keedron Bryant - I Just Wanna Live  Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (A Jimmy Michaels Mix)  Joe Cuba - Do You Feel It  Melodiesinfonie – Fun  Steam Down, Afronaut Zu – Etcetera  The Funkees - Slipping Into Darkness  Jingo - Fever - (Afro Rock)  Bruna Mendez - Imagem (Em Mim)  Souleance – Aquarelle  Esbjorn Svensson Trio – From Gargarin’s Point of View  Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Seven Days of Falling  Esbjorn Svensson Trio – Dodge the Dodo – Live from Montreux  Esbjorn Svensson Trio – Mohammed Goes to New York  Huw Marc Bennett Rework – Peluché  KM – Imagery (mark n edit) [unreleased]  Kamaal Williams - Mr Wu  Peacemaker Global Quartet – Incense  The Gale Belle Quartet – Summertime (no Label)  Teru Sakamoto – My favorite Things  JK Group - Nutha One  Star Quake – Don’t You Know I Love You  Janami Dreaming - Flowing in the Clouds  Jill Scott - He Loves Me  Diana Jones - I Can't Breathe  Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free