I’ve done this gig hundreds of times. Being on air during the passing of Kobe and Nipsey, the fires in SoCal, the passing of my estranger mother, break ups, etc etc. But nothing could prepare me for the emotional weight under the current circumstances of the world and fresh off the loss of Bill Withers. I asked listeners to connect with me in real time on social media. The heaviness of messages, support and human emotions that tsunami’d through my inbox was humbling. Grateful for all of you.
Saturday | April 4 | Listen
Bill Withers – My Imagination
Amber Mark – Heart Shaped Box
Mac Miller – Circles
HER Songs – 4 AM
Jon Brion – Theme
Frank Ocean – Cayendo
Forest Law – Vox Baixo
Phenomenal Handclap Band – Do What You Like
Trammps – Rubber Band (Jim Sharp Edit)
O’Donel Levy – People Make The World Go Round
Minnie Ripperton x Tribe Called Quest – Check Minnie’s Love
El Buho and Barda – Hornero
Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
Bruna Mendez – Corpo Miragem
Aldorande – Summer Body
Eric B And Rakim – Paid And Full
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Stevie Wonder – Hey Love
Braxton Cook – Aries
Holy Hive – Broom
Adrian Young + Ali Shaheed Muhammad – No Saia Da Praca
James Alexander Bright
Olivier St. Louis
Full Crate – Pump Up The Jam
Full Crate – Getaway
Super Combo – Moin Domi Derho
Kaytranada – If
DRAMA – Billy
The Joubert Singers – That’s How We Work
Whitfield Brothers – Let It Whip
Duendita – One Of One
Bill Withers – Make A Smile For Me
James Blake – I’ll Come Too
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges – Midnight
Meshell Ndegeocello – Oysters
Little Dragon – Every Rain
Nonku Phiri – Sifo
Super Elcados – How Much I Love You
Hiatus Kaiyote – The World It Softly Lulls
Cleo Sol – Rewind
Contact Field Orchestra – Les Shamans Prosthetics
Nick Hakim – Qadir
El Michels Affair – Enfant
Joao Gilberto – Triste
Suff Daddy – On My Mind
Donny Hathaway – Jealous Guy (Paul Nice Flip)
Jay Z – Hard Knock Life
Bill Withers – You
Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands
Blackstreet x Quantic – No Diggity
Nightmares On Wax – 195 LBS
Thundercat – Black Quails
Sunday | April 5 | Listen
Shirley Finney – Lovely Day, Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Tom Moulton – Love Don’t Come Easy (Pied Piper Reboot)
Tess Henley – La La Land
Peter Ivers – I’ve Seen Your Face Before
Chicano Batman – Color My Life
El Buho and Thornato – Sky City
Duendtia – One Of one
Nick Drake – Northern Sky
Sly and The Family Stone – Wishful Thinkin’
Nick Hakim – Qadir
Anderson Paak – Til It’s Over
Justice Der – Astrothunder
Mac Miller – Good News
Thundercat – Dragonball Durag
Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi
Janet Jackson – Got Til It’s Gone
Benard Purdie – What’s Going On? Lovely Day
Bill Withers – Kissing My Love
J Balvin and Bad Bunny – La Cancion (King Most Edit)
Dj Numark – Our Generation
Yarbrough and Peoples – Don’t Stop the Music
Flowervillain – Earf
Son Little – Hey Rose
Yaeji – When I Grow Up
Gorgon City – Nobody (Feat. DRAMA)
Doja Cat – Say So (Nick Bike Edit)
Father M.C – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Feat Jodeci)
Adolfo Echeverria – Sabrosa Bacalao
M.Ward – Migration Of Souls
The Isley Brothers – Who’s That Lady
Los Miticos Del Ritmo – Hotline Bling
Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Edit)
Snoh Aalegra – Nothing Burns Like The Cold (Feat. Vince Staples)
Toro Y Moi – Lilly
Miles Davis – So What
Frank Ocean – Cayendo
Jerry Paper – Puppeteer
Holy Hive – Blue Light
Cleo Sol – Young Love
Bosco – Champagne
Bruna Mendez – Imagem Em Mim
Van Hunt – Out Of the Sky
Prince – Pop Life
Syreeta – I Love Every Little Thing About You
The Soul Rebels Brass Band – Lovely Day
Bill Withers and Studio Rio – Loverly Day
Robert Roena y Su Apollo Band – Que Se Sepa
Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
Here are some clips sent in from listeners in their listening environments.
ANTHONY VALADEZ 