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Gilles Peterson: The BBC Sessions Vol. 1
by Rokas Kucinskas
To this day Gilles Peterson transcends more eclecticism than most music broadcasters on air, and perhaps the only genre continuously omitted from his shows is classical music. Peterson owns Brownswood Records, produces Worldwide Awards, and recently launched his radio station Worldwide FM, which was also featured in the latest Grand Theft Auto sequel, i.e. GTA V. He is a touring DJ and one of the biggest record collectors in the world. Not enough? Well, the man is also ...
read moreGilles Peterson: Magic Peterson Sunshine
by Tyran Grillo
Magic Peterson Sunshine is an indispensable compilation for the European jazz lover. It is the culmination of tireless archival digging by London-based DJ and audiophile Gilles Peterson, whose obsession with the German label MPS (née SABA) has resulted in this handpicked treasure trove of material. The label has near-mythic roots, founded as it was deep in the heart of Germany's Black Forest by the reclusive Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, a.k.a. HGBS, whose house concerts and personal studio captured and released some ...
read moreGilles Peterson & Norman Jay: Desert Island Mix
by Steve Hanson
Desert Island Discs", that peculiarly conservative British institution is here applied as a question to two of England's coolest DJ's. Okay boys you're going Crusoe, just what records will you take? Limited to, ooh, about a CD's worth of tracks".
Gilles is first to raise his hand, laying down a near-flawless mix of funk and soul which gives way (I can't tell just where) to cutting edge drum'n'bass. As mainman of the Talkin' Loud label and radio show host, Gilles ...
read moreGilles Peterson Digs Cuba
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Giant Step
Two years ago, Gilles Peterson visited Cuba for the first time on a reconnaissance mission to check out the new generation of Havana-based artists. The fruits of his labor culminated in the album he presented, Havana Cultura, which was recently released, but now his Brownswood Recordings imprint is preparing the release of Havana Cultura Remixed out on June 7th, enlisting remixes from the likes of Louie Vega, Carl Cox, Seiji, Marc Mac of 4Hero, and many more. The 2 disc ...
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Listen to Thom Yorke and Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio
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JamBase
Thom Yorke Joins Gilles Peterson To Co-Host BBC Radio Show
Thom Yorke Radiohead's Thom Yorke joins BBC Radio 1's Gilles Peterson to co-host a special radio show. BBC's website bills the show as: joining the musical dots - soul, hip hop, house, Afro, Latin, dubstep, jazz and beyond."
You can listen to the entire show at www.bbc.co.uk.
Here's the complete track list from the show:
Christoph de Babalon - Are You Talking To Me? Cross Fade Entertainment Floating ...
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Beyond the Ballroom a Celebration of UK Jazz Dance with Gilles Peterson, Snowboy, the Mighty Jeddo + Dilanga
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All About Jazz
Sunday 19 July 3.30pm Beyond the Ballroom A Celebration of UK Jazz Dance with Gilles Peterson, Snowboy, The Mighty Jeddo + Dilanga Tickets 10 Cargo 83 Rivington Street Shoreditch London EC2A 3AY Produced by the Barbican in association with Edge09. Part of Blaze; part of Dance Nations Coinciding with the publication of Mark Snowboy Cotgroves book, From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: The History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene, ...
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Armen Nalbandian Trio Announced as Finalist in Gilles Peterson Worldwide Talent Search
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All About Jazz
Jazz musician Armen Nalbandian and his trio have been announced as finalists in Gilles Peterson Worldwide Talent Search on behalf on the World Wide Festival. TALENT SEARCH FINALISTS REVEALED The first stage of the Worldwide Talent Search has ended and the finalists can now be announced. The 20 finalists have been selected based on fan ratings. The finalists will now have their music listened by our panel of judges led by Gilles Peterson himself and they will choose which act ...
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Ubiquity / Luv N' Haight to Release "V/A: Gilles Peterson Digs America 2"
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All About Jazz
This is the second in the Digs series of compilations and, like Volume I, this album was curated by DJ Gilles Peterson. We'd initially thought Digs would be a series involving different collectors but by popular demand (and because he has more than his fair share of wax) volume two is another collection from the world renowned tastemaker, DJ, and BBC radio host.
Digs America II was compiled with tracks from the famous Brownswood Basement (a version of his radio ...
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'Gilles Peterson Digs America' on Luv N' Haight to be released 11/8
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All About Jazz
GILLES PETERSON DIGS AMERICA: A COLLECTION OF RARE U.S. JAZZ, FUNK AND SOUL FROM THE WORLD'S MOST RESPECTED AND PROLIFIC COLLECTOR TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 8, 2005 ON UBIQUITY'S SISTER LABEL LUV N' HAIGHT.
The first in a series of Digs compilations raiding the record racks of some of the most outrageous music collections. Over the years Gilles Peterson has delighted dance floors and listeners to his radio show by joining the dots between musical styles and eras. His record ...
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