Episode 292: Yasiin Bey Breaks - Jamito - Radio Alhara - Liber[té] Aug 2025
A selection of Yasiin Bey Breaks. Black Star on tour in November!
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 292
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Episode 291: Jamito - Liber[té] on Radio Alhara - July 2025
Live mix, broadcast Radio Alhara 6 July 2025
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 291
Episode 290: Groovement: DJ Jazzy Jeff [June 2025]
DJ Jazzy Jeff hits Manchester for the Magnificent House Party, and I warmed up. We caught up in the back later together with the MAG crew plus AnnaOnTheMic. Plus, all new hip hop to jazz and back round again. 1O years ago: https://groovement.co.uk/2015/04/interview-dj-jazzy-jeffs-first-45s-set-for-20-years-rbma-uk-tour-wax-works/
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 290
Episode 289: Jamito - Liber[té] Radio Alhara / June 2025
Charif Megarbane - Istintaj (live in Manchester) Fathi Aldiyqz & Sons of Africa Band – Palestine Is My Homeland Werkha & Ríoghnach Connolly - Everyday Darkhouse Family - Heart Of Medina Om Unit - Ascension Mammal Hands - Deep Within Mountains Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Radicalise (urself) Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Wavy GreenFinguz - Leila GreenFinguz - Shaitan (Parrisian) Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Direne Direne Bakaka Band - Geesiyada Halgamayow (Brave Fighter...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 289
Episode 288: Pan Amsterdam, Abstract Orchestra, Lafayette Stokely, Naomi Kalu, JoeJas, Arshaq Malik / Groovement June 2025
Special guest Rob Mitchell from Abstract Orchestra talks about their work with Guilty Simpson, Slum Village and more, plus new label Abstract Records. Pan Amsterdam talks new album Confines, dedicated to his dad. Lafayette Stokely is over in the UK for the first time and JoeJas has UK dates too. Naomi Kalu is a powerful new Mancunian singer / songwriter, and producer/rapper Arshaq Malik talks his new work.
Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 288
Episode 287: Gangster Doodles on Groovement / Reform Radio May 2025
Gangster Doodles talks the completion of his compilation trilogy for All City Records, with contributions from Mr Scruff, Don Leisure and Homeboy Sandman. Plus an hour of new hip hop and jazz from Greg Surmacz, KUTMAH, Harry Shotta x Metrodome, Zola Marcelle, Poppy Daniels, Oddisee, Murs, Nana Benz du Togo, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Offica and more Harry Shotta - Imposter Feat. Spyda, P Money & Rag'n'Bone Man Greg Surmacz - Rust And Glass KUTMAH - encore KUTMAH - night owls Silas Short - GUY (Karri...
May 07, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 287
Episode 286: Rogér Fakhr [Habibi Funk] - Liber[té] May 2025 - Radio Alhara
Forced to leave Lebanon in his initial wave of creativity, and only now returning to the stage years later following the re-release of his music on the Habibi Funk label, Rogér is on tour with Charif Megarbane - Rogér very kindly took some time out to jump on Liber[té] for Radio Alhara to talk about his history and choose some songs for us. Tickets for his tour including Manchester: https://theatresonline.seetickets.com/tour/roger-fakhr-charif-megarbane LP Fine Anyway: https://habibifunkrecords....
May 04, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 286
Episode 285: Groovement: Joe Armon-Jones, Ella Mae Sueref, Homeboy Sandman, Ellen Beth Abdi
Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective) talks his first LP in six years, All The Quiet (Part 1) - Ella May Sueref talks her eponymous debut solo album on Village Live Records - Homeboy Sandman is in Manchester with guest schwarma reviews from DJ Trumastr and Oddy Gato - Ellen Beth Abdi introduces her two lead singles from her upcoming debut album First broadcast on Reform Radio Monday 7 April 2015.
Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 285
Episode 285: Jamito: Perdóname mamá / Liber[té] on Radio Alhara
Newen Afrobeat - Chaltumay Ezra Collective - Ajala Tremor - Caracol Totó La Momposina - La Verdolaga Novalima - La Danza Chancha Via Circuito - Sueño en Paraguay Malphino - Molienda Quantic & Nidia Góngora - E Ye Ye The Garifuna Women's Project - Mérua The Garifuna Collective - Black Catbird Cumbiasound - En Estos Tiempos Peligrosos.... Rio Mira - Adios Morena Quantic & Nidia Góngora - Amor En Francia (Nicola Cruz Remix) Nidia Góngora - En los Manglares...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 285
Episode 284: Groovement ft Mark Ski / March 2025
Mark Ski celebrates his sophomore album RECLESS with a Groovement deep dive - the LP features the likes of Homeboy Sandman and Guilty Simpson. Sandman drops in briefly to talk his UK tour dates for March and April, plus new music from The Colonel, Kid Acne, Sonnyjim, Chuck Strangers, PremRock, Ella Mae Sueref, Move 78 and more. Angie Stone - I Wish I Didn't Miss You (Live) Angie Stone - No More Rain (In This Cloud) (Wookie main mix) Homeboy Sandman x Illingsworth - Too Deep Doechii - Slide Anton...
Mar 10, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 284
Episode 283: Radio Alhara - Liber[té] / Sleepwalk {March 2025] - A Groovement Show
New music selected by Jamito. First broadcast on Radio Alhara 2.3.25 Telemachus - The Emerald Buddha Phi-Psonics - Prelude: Expansion Vega Trails - Sleepwalk Tokyo Kaidi Tatham - So Happy Greg Surmacz - Loft Music Nyron Higor - Ciranda Footshooter - Folding (Instrumental) WheelUP - Juggle feat. Abacus Inês Loubet - Quatro de Dezembro Sabrina Malheiros - Terra de Ninguém Celia Wa - DÉMOUNAJ Allexa Nava - In the Final Florence Adooni - Vocalize My Luv Florence Adooni - A.O.E.I.U....
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 283
Episode 282: Don Leisure - Sain Records, Darkhouse Family / Groovement on Reform Radio
As the legendary Welsh label Sain Records back catalogue get archived and digitised, Don Leisure of Darkhouse Family reinterprets classic tracks and talks about the influence of Andy Votel, Dom Thomas and Gruff Rhys' Welsh Rare Beat on Finders Keepers. Originally broadcasts 10 February 2025 on Reform Radio. Hosted & produced by Agent J.
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 282
Episode 281: Victoria Port / Groovement on Reform Radio
Victoria Port guests on Groovement to talk with Agent J about her debut EP on First Word Records, Did It Again, reflecting on motherhood and family legacy. Did It Again is available now on vinyl and digital www.victoriaport.bandcamp.com Originally broadcast 10 February 2025 on Reform Radio.
Feb 11, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 281
Episode 280: Radio Alhara / Jamito Liber[té] Feb 2025
An hour mix of new music from Brother Ali, Om Unit, Kid Acne, Dub Phizix, Rita Donte, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Don Leisure and more
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 280
Episode 279: What Do You Call It? DJ Dibnah
A mix to accompany the book What Do You Call It? From Grassroots to the Golden Era of UK Rap' by David Kane, out now via Velocity Press. velocitypress.uk/product/what-do-you-call-it-book/ “Unravels the complicated calculus between hip-hop and its offshoots (UK garage, grime, drill) against a backdrop of resistance (the Met police’s highly controversial Form 696/Operation Domain policies) with mathematical precision and a genuine fans warmth” MOJO (4 STARS) “Kane builds bridges in a rich musical ...
Jan 27, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 279
Episode 278: Jamito: A Lowkey Mix (Liber[té] on Radio Alhara)
A retrospective of the vital voice of Lowkey, mixed by Jamito. Liber[té] is broadcast on Radio Alhara monthly. Originally broadcast 5 Jan 2025. -- Lowkey feat Mai Khalil - Iraq2Chile Lowkey feat Mai Khalil - Palestine Will Never Die Lowkey - Everything I Am Lowkey - Alphabet Assassin Lowkey - Goat Flow Lowkey ft Akala & Black The Ripper - I Still Believe 2020 Lowkey ft Shadia Mansour - Too Much Lowkey - Soundtrack To The Struggle Lowkey ft Noam Chomsky - Soundtrack to the Struggle 2 Lowkey f...
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 278
Episode 277: JSWISS - Groovement / Jan 2025
Fresh off the back of new album You Never Really Know, JSWISS sits in with Agent J of Groovement to talk about the making of the album, collaborations, his family legacy and dearly missed friend, MC and actor, Rowdy. Download the album on Bandcamp now: https://jswiss.bandcamp.com/album/you-never-really-know --- JSWISS - Everything You Need JSWISS ft Sly5thAve - Out Of Bounds Sly5thAve & JSWISS - Energy JSWISS ft Carmen Rodgers & CARRTOONS - For Your Consideration JSWISS ft Vicky Casis - ...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 277
Episode 276: Violeta Parra x Victor Jara / Radio Alhara - Liber[té]
An hour of Chilean folk from Violeta y Victor - love and resistance. Selection by Jamito aka Jamie Groovement. First broadcast on Radio Alhara 1 Dec 2024.
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 276
Episode 275: Sparkz & Pitch 92 [High Focus Records] / Groovement
The Manchester duo celebrate Full Circle, their debut album for HIgh Focus Records. Having met at Manchester hip hop event In The Loop, the pair worked together in The Mouse Outfit before finding their own paths, Now, they return - older, but wiser. More info and pre-order the album: https://groovement.co.uk/2024/11/fullcircle/
Nov 18, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 275
Episode 274: Lebanon 80s / Radio Alhara / Liber[te}
First broadcast on Radio Alhara 3 Nov 2024. Mixed by Jamito.
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 274
Episode 273: Vice Beats: J Dilla Groovement Mix
9 November sees the return of An Afternoon Of Dilla at Brix in London. Featuring live performances, DJ sets, beat sets, a Dilla beat cypher plus exclusive merch and competitions, this is an official fundraising event for the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation, the charity established by Ma Dukes. All money raised from the event will be donated to the charity to support the amazing work they do surrounding music production for young people - offering free sessions and access to industry standard musi...
Oct 21, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 273
Episode 272: WatchDeez: Love [This] Season - A Mix For Groovement
An autumnal RnB selection from choice selector WatchDeez. https://www.instagram.com/watchdeez/ Featuring Marsiell, Jon B, Kuartz, Jill Scott, Alexander O'Neal, Maeta, Jade, Maxwell, Mint Condition, Mobb Deep, Terri Walker, Muni Long, Tsana, Zhané and Silk.
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 272
Episode 271: Groovement: Reform Radio Oct 2024 ft Vice Beats and WatchDeez
Agent J plays music from The Pro Teens, Greenfinguz and Angry Blackmen plus two guest mixes: Vice Beats' Dilla tribute ahead of An Afternoon Of Dilla on Nov 9 in London, plus a super soulful mix from WatchDeez with his Love (This) Season selection.
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 271
Episode 270: Fliptrix & Trackstar The DJ - Groovement [Reform Radio, Sep 2024]
Agent J catches up with Trackstar The DJ (Run The Jewels) about his recent tour with Killer Mike, plus High Focus Records boss Fliptrix opens up about the personal inspirations behind new album Dragonfly. Plus new music from Vice Beats, Sly5thAve remixed by Jamz Supernova and Sam Interface, The O'My's, Spectacular Diagnostics and Mulatu Astatke with Hoodna Orchestra.
Sep 23, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 270
Episode 269: Jaubi - Liber[te] Radio Alhara with Jamito / Sep 2024
An in-depth chat with Jaubi before the release of their second LP, A Sound Heart (out 6 Sep), with cofounder and sarangi master Zohaib Hassan Khan. Zohaib is a 7th generation sarangi maestro and one of only 5 professional sarangi players left in Pakistan practicing this ancient art form. Today he talks about his family legacy, the dying art form of playing and his grandfather, Ustad Hussain Bakhsh Amritsari. We also hear about the fruits of meeting Tenderlonious and their work together. Thanks t...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 269
Episode 268: Pataka Boys - Groovement on Reform Radio, Aug 2024
Thugs From Amritsar is the debut album from Pataka Boys, aka PAV4N, Sonnyjim and Kartik. We get some insight into the project from PAV4N and producer Kartik plus talk about music, identity and Indian hip hop. Private Joy - All Eyes On You Tara Lilly - Breathe Now Jaubi - Chandrakauns JWISS - Make Space feat. Demi Grace Matt Wilde, [ K S R ] - When it Comes Together Hania Rani - It Comes In Waves (Studio 1, Warsaw) Greeenfinguz - Refugee Strategy - Lanterns 2tall - shifting tides Om Unit - Dark S...
Aug 26, 2024•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 268
Episode 267: DAM MIX by Jamito / Radio Alhara – Liber[té] Aug 2024
An hour of pioneering Palestinian hip hop crew DAM, mixed by Jamito.
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 267
Episode 266: Private Joy: Groovement on Reform Radio [July 2024]
Just back from Worldwide Festival, Private Joy sits in with Jamie Groovement to talk her new EP Desire! on Rhythm Section, Manchester street soul, the festival performance of Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation and more. Plus new hip hop, soul and more from Om Unit, Essa and Pitch 92, Ruby Wood x Vice Beats, Pataka Boys, Multiverse 3 and more.
Jul 29, 2024•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 266
Episode 265: Edd Mystery - Nocturnes Pt 2 [A Groovement Mix]
edd mystery - nocturnes pt. II Nocturnal soul music for nightfall wanderlust. Twisted r&b & neo trip-hop. Mixed at home on my Technics. Inspired by the transition from dusk to darkness. 70-83 bpm. trip-hop, r&b, soul, hip-hop, synth-pop Tracklist: cktrl - zero Dijit - Schi Summer Walker - Hardlife Dijit - Loli Anna Butters - Doo Wop Natural Wonder Beauty Concept - III TIRZAH - Tectonic (FAUZIA Remix) Jabu - Us Alone (Time Cow remix) Chanel Beads - Ef Eartheater - Heels Over Head Natu...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 265
Episode 264: Liber[té] ft Conjunto Papa Upa - Radio Alhara
Alex Figueira of Conjunto Papa Upa drops in to discuss three tracks from new LP Fruta Madura, buy that here https://musicwithsoul.bandcamp.com/album/fruta-madura Plus music from Samrai, GreenFinguz, ali dada, Laiz & The New Love Experience, Momo,, Ayom, Africa Negra, Meridian Brothers, Ferkat Al-Ard and Farouz. More: www.groovement.co.uk/alhara RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE - END THE OCCUPATION NOW SAMRAI - END THE OCCUPATION NOW (PROTEST REMIX) GREENFINGUZ - LEILA CONJUNTO PAPA UPA - REOS DEL DESEO...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 264
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