Jazz also had a hand in shaping hip-hop to what the genre has become today, though its impact wasn’t fully realized until the 80s, when artists began rapping over jazz melodies. Drawing ...

I Got You Babe; Our House; Karma Chameleon; Ship Of Fools; Route 66; Don't Stop The Dance; Land Of Confusion; Don't Give Up; Alive And Kicking; Jealous Guy; China In Your Hands; Empty Rooms; If You ...

as heard in songs like “Back on the Block” and “Jazz Corner of the World.” As Hip-Hop rose to prominence as the dominant ...

Today's Castaway is BBC 6 Music's very own Gilles Peterson and legendary record collector, DJ and pioneer of Worldwide music. Gilles is celebrating 80s Pirate Radio in today's Desert Island Disco ...