Yuji Ohno & The Explosion Band’s cover of the CHiPs theme song. Respect the funky bassline! Enjoy and be educated.

Taken from Miles Davis’ 1960 album, Sketches of Spain, released on Columbia Records. Enjoy and be educated.

Previously on Miles Davis Monday’s: “Basin Street Blues” | “Shhh-Peaceful” | “Milestones” | “Summertime” | “Bitches Brew” | “So What” | Miles Ahead (Documentary) | “Concierto De Aranjuez” | “Doo-Bop”

Artwork by: Robert Briggs

On this edition of Enjoy and Be Educated, we show love to the backbone of music and the foundation of hip-hop, drums/percussion. Titled “Give The Drummer Some,” we showcase some of the most influential in this field. From legends like Bernard Purdie and Idris Muhammad to Mongo Santamaria, two hours of passionate percussion and decadent drums await. Enjoy and be educated!

Enjoy and Be Educated #1309: Give The Drummer Some | Download

Playlist:

01. Idris Muhammad – “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This”
02. Idris Muhammad – “Super Bad”
03. Bernard Purdie – “Cold Sweat”
04. Olatunji – “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”
05. Mongo Santamaria – “Meta Rumba”
06. Cal Tjader – “Tumbao” (Live)
07. Cal Tjader – “Cuban Fantasy” (Live)
08. Mongo Santamaria – “Crazy Lady”
09. Mongo Santamaria – “Twenty-Five Miles”
10. Mongo Santamaria – “Getting It Out My System”
11. Ralph Macdonald – “Jam On The Groove”
12. Ralph Macdonald – “Calypso Breakdown”
13. King Errisson – “Well, Have A Nice Day”
14. John Davis & The Monster Orchestra – “I Can’t Stop”
15. Buddy Miles – “Dreams”
16. Les Baxter – “Hogin Machine”
17. Trouble Funk – “Let’s Get Small”
18. Hiro Tsunoda – “Type A-E”
19. Brooklyn Dreams – “Music, Harmony and Rhythm”
20. The Meters – “Little Old Money Maker”
21. Tommy Roe – “Dizzy”
22. James Brown – “Funky Drummer”
23. Juice – “Catch A Groove”
24. Funkadelic – “You’ll Like It Too”
25. Bett Midler – “Daytime Hustler”
26. Idris Muhammad – “Soulful Drums”

Enjoy and Be Educated airs every Saturday from 1-3PM (ET) on BBOXRadio.com. Missed previous episodes of Enjoy and Be Educated? Listen/download them here.

In celebration of Record Store Day, we are proud to present this all vinyl edition of Enjoy and Be Educated. Two straight hours of analog adventures await you as we delve into funk, dance, soul, reggae and hip-hop. Mixing with records culled from DJ Unexpected’s collection, no stone is unturned to bring you an amazing audio experience. Enjoy and be educated!

Enjoy and Be Educated airs every Saturday from 1-3PM (EST) on BBOXRadio.com!

Enjoy and Be Educated #1308: Wax In Your Ears (Record Store Day 2013 Mix) | Download

Featuring music from MF Doom, Busy Bee, Bounty Killer, John Davis, Chill Rob G, Incredible Bongo Band, Nightcrawlers, The Goodmen, Lady Saw, Ice Cube, Treacherous 3 and plenty more!

This record never gets old. Taken from Donald Byrd’s 1974 album, Stepping Into Tomorrow, released on Blue Note Records. Enjoy and be educated.

Taken from Miles Davis’ 1963 album, Seven Steps to Heaven, released on Columbia Records. Enjoy and be educated.

List of Players:

• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• George Coleman – Tenor Sax
• Victor Feldman – Piano
• Ron Carter – Bass
• Frank Butler – Drums

Previously on Miles Davis Monday’s: “Shhh-Peaceful” | “Milestones” | “Summertime” | “Bitches Brew” | “So What” | Miles Ahead (Documentary) | “Concierto De Aranjuez” | “Doo-Bop”

Taken from Miles Davis’ 1969 album, In A Silent Way, released on Columbia Records. Enjoy and be educated.

List of players:

• Miles Davis – trumpet
• Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
• John McLaughlin – electric guitar
• Chick Corea – electric piano
• Herbie Hancock – electric piano
• Joe Zawinul – organ
• Dave Holland – double bass
• Tony Williams – drums

Previously on Miles Davis Monday’s: “Milestones” | “Summertime” | “Bitches Brew” | “So What” | Miles Ahead (Documentary) | “Concierto De Aranjuez” | “Doo-Bop”

After dropping their collaborative album The Last Line of Defence earlier this year, Knightstalker and Apaulo Treed decided to liberate a brand new remix to one of the key cuts from the album as a thank you for the massive support they have received. “The Great Beyond (Remix)” by Berlin’s DJ Reaf adds a totally different flavor to the original production by New York’s Harry Fraud. Enjoy this remix, and make sure to cop The Last Life of Defence on Bandcamp.

Here’s a nice cover of Sade’s “Smooth Operator” recorded by Cuban jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria. This song is taken from Santamaria’s 1987 album, Soy Yo. Enjoy and be educated.

E Komo Mai! is a mixtape focusing on the “cozy grooves” of Hawaiian music, curated by Brazilian website coletivoACTION. If you were a fan of Aloha Got Soul’s Pupu Mix, you should definitely funk with this.

Do remember: Hawaiian Salt drops Saturday, April 20th (Record Store Day 2013).

coletivoACTION “E Komo Mai!” | Download

Tracklist:

1. Music Magic – Let’s get it together
2. Seawind – Hold on to love
3. Brandon Bay – Hoapili
4. Kalapana – The Hurt
5. Nohelani Cypriano – O’Kailua
6. Lemuria feat Sharon Terea Robinson – Pretty bird
7. Lil Albert – Movin’ in
8. Mackey Feary Band – Catherine
9. Aura – Winds of Love
10. Billy Kaui – Empty
11. Lemuria – Somebody’s talkin’
12. Kalapana – Rainy day
13. Mackey Feary Band – Powerslide
14. Rob Mehl – House on the rock
15. Babadu – Words to a song
16. Brother Noland & Solbrea – Kona Kai Opua
17. Aura – Stop
18. Gabe Baltazar – Makaha Surf