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The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #208 (June 25, 2013)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #208 (June 25, 2013)
yasiin bey + preservation – pistola (mondieumusic.com)
turbojazz – open it up (soundcloud.com/turbojazz)
tiron & ayomari – haven’t you heard? (thecafeterialine.bandcamp.com)
fat freddy’s drop – blackbird (fatfreddysdrop.com)
klaus layer – illest in charge featuring blu (redefinitionrecords.com)
eric lau – not alone featuring tawiah (kilawattmusic.com)
columbia nights – as we are (brother spanky’s upper room remix) (recordbreakin.com)
myron & e – they don’t know (stonesthrow.com)
omar – treat you featuring caron wheeler (freestylerecords.co.uk)
gold panda – flinton (ghostly.com)
yosi horikawa – grandpa (firstwordrecords.com)
c l a u d e – claudius (forthcoming)
gta hoffmann – levitate (jazzandmilk.com)
bobby bland – i wouldn’t treat a dog (the way you treated me) (abc/dunhill)
bobby bland – it ain’t the real thing (abc)
bobby bland – where baby went (abc/dunhill)
bobby bland – i ain’t gonna be the first to cry (abc/dunhill)
bobby bland – ain’t no love in the heart of the city (abc/dunhill)
booker t – gently featuring anthony hamilton (stax)
the rooks – come closer (therooksband.bandcamp.com)
ainslie wills – early morning light (ainsliewills.bandcamp.com)
mop mop – black ivory (agogo-records.com)
thundercat – special stage (brainfeedersite.com)
tuesday born – wake (audiodoughnuts.com)
james blake – our love comes back (polydor uk)
mother falcon – blue and gold (motherfalconmusic.com)
hiatus & shura – first (lucky thunder)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.

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Tawiah (London) In The Studio for Episode #207 (June 18, 2013)

Photos from Tawiah‘s interview on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
yosi horikawa – maki (yosihorikawa.bandcamp.com)
columbia nights – all in (recordbreakin.com)
omar – come on speak to me (freestylerecords.com)
quadron – never land (vested in culture/epic)
myron & e – everyday love (stonesthrow.com)
!!! (chk chk chk) – one girl / one boy (warp.net)
bobby – more than just a friend (quiereschicle.com)
thundercat – tenfold (brainfeedersite.com)

Tawiah Interview
tawiah – every step (bush girl)
maddslinky – further away featuring tawiah (tru-thoughts.co.uk)
tawiah – run (tawiah.co.uk)
eric lau – for you featuring tawiah (kilawattmusic.com)
tawiah – faces (tawiah.co.uk)

Tawiah Picks the Tracks
minnie riperton – les fleur (grt)
quadron – favorite star (vested in culture/epic)
nia andrews – for lovers (niaandrews.bandcamp.com)
tawiah – recreate (unreleased)
christian scott – the eraser (concord jazz)
alex isley – don’t/do (soundcloud.com/alex-isley)
me’shell n’degeocello – lovely lovely (bismillah)
francis and the lights – how could you (kttf)
ella fitzgerald + the paul smith quartet – how high the moon (live) (polygram)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.

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Tawiah (London) On The Main Ingredient June 18th!

Tawiah, who’s music has made regular appearances on this site and my radio show going back to 2010 is in town from London for some shows (see below) and she is also going to stop by The Main Ingredient for a chat late Monday night.

There is a slightly overzealous sampling of her songs below. I wanted to include something from Jodi’s Bedroom, her new FREEdom Drop EP, and one of the 4 songs on Eric Lau’s new album, One of Many, that she is featured on. His album comes out Tuesday on Kilawatt Music.

About Tawiah:

Tawiah’s voice has been discovered and admired by the likes of upper echelon artist like Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cee Lo Green, The Guillemots and Gilles Peterson. A personal request by Mark Ronson led her to be the front woman and voice of his touring band on his 2007 worldwide tour. She lent her vocals to songs made famous by Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Mary J. Blige.

In 2008, Tawiah independently released her debut EP ‘In Jodi’s Bedroom’ which quickly became a cult favorite on Britain’s underground music scene, ultimately winning her Gilles Peterson’s Radio 1 Worldwide Award for Best Newcomer. Her song “Watch Out” was subsequently voted the 2nd best song of the year by his station. “Every Step”, the second single from her self released EP, went on to make iTunes single of the week.

She went on to feature on Cee Lo Green’s official remix for “I Want You” and filmed a documentary with Mark Ronson and Guy Chambers for the BBC. Wale tapped her to release a remake of the Method Man featuring Mary J Blige hit “All I Need”. She later went on to perform live with Mark Ronson and Erykah Badu capping off an amazing early career start.

Her upcoming release, Freedom Drop, is clearly more than just a mixtape. Collaborating again with Jodi Milliner, with production and features from Sam Beste of Hejira, Ghana hip-hop sensation Wanlov and vocal talent Muhsinah (The Weekend, N.E.R.D, Common), it is a melodic reflection of the past few years of Tawiah’s career. It is worldly and soulful. Not only a representation of her life but a representation of the listeners and fans that have grown to appreciate her music. Be prepared to feel, think and reflect.

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The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #206 (June 11, 2013)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #206 (June 11, 2013)
booker t. jones – sound the alarm featuring mayer hawthorne (stax)
colm k – the attic featuring walshy (bastardjazz.com)
fat freddy’s drop – mother mother (fatfreddysdrop.com)
mabanua – until you know featuring jesse boykins iii (fragment, inc.)
thundercat – heartbreaks and setbacks (brainfeedersite.com)
omar – i love being with you (freestylerecords.com)
quadron – favorite star (vested in culture/epic)
myron & e – do it do it disco (stonesthrow.com)
how to dress well – & it was you (acephale)
dolphin – inspiration (wardolphin.com)
the lbc’s – stars featuring jairus mozee, yung zeke, chad and yung mike (soundcloud.com/jmozee)
the stuyvesants – always there (when i need her) (thestuyvesants.com)
jai paul – track 13
noah – you’ll come (flau.bandcamp.com)
illvibe collective – can’t deny (rjd2 remix) (illvibe.bandcamp.com)
raashan ahmad – music featuring ty & sarsha simone (jakartarecords.de)
krts – close the closet door (sieren remix) (projectmooncircle.com)
william arcane – departed (picturesmusic.co.uk)
tawiah – teardrop (soundcloud.com/tawiahmusic)
te’amir – get right (soundcloud.com/teamirmusic)
gold panda – we work nights (ghostly.com)
nora en pure – come with me (original mix) (enormous tunes)
dj koze – la duquesa (pampa)
common – heaven somewhere featuring omar, cee-lo, bilal, jill scott, erykah badu & lonnie ‘pops’ lynn (mca)
catching flies – the long journey home (catchingflies.bandcamp.com)
mount kimbie – break well (warp.net)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.

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The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #205 (June 4, 2013)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #205 (June 4, 2013)
riot jazz brass band – paradox (firstwordrecords.com)
booker t. jones – everything is everything (stax)
omar – simplify (freestylerecords.co.uk)
dirg gerner – before its over (eglorecords.com)
myron & e – if i gave you my love (stonesthrow.com)
youngblood brass band – overtime (tru-thoughts.co.uk)
myele manzanza – on the move featuring rachel fraser (bbemusic.com)
brand new heavies – addicted (shanachie.com)
the hi-fly orchestra – roda de samba (agogo-records.com)
pedestrian – hoyle road (born electric)
daughter – love lost (ta-ku edit) (soundcloud.com/takugotbeats)
evans pyramid – i want your body (culturesofsoul.com)
shigeto – what u really needed featuring brandon mitchell & carlos garcia (soundcloud.com/shigeto)
william arcane – want somebody (picturesmusic.co.uk)
cocorosie – end of time (transistor)
mount kimbie – so many times, so many way (warp.net)
hawa – gone away (favoriterec.com)
alice russell – i loved you interlude (tru-thoughts.co.uk)
peter hadar – sweat (extended dj mix) (peterhadar.bandcamp.com)
stevo – jammin’ (al kent remix) (culturesofsoul.com)
rhian sheehan – la boite a musique (eclise remix) (loop/darla/preco)
bonobo – know you (ninjatune.net)
laura mvula – can’t live with the world (rca)
zo! – body rock featuring sy smith (theforeignexchangemusic.com)
cinematic orchestra – child song (ninjatune.net)
sharon jones & the dap-kings – mama don’t like my man (daptonerecords.com)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.