As Groovadelica's head honcho Jason Eli reaches 50 years young, he's joined by his fellow 50 year old Soul boy Paul Tilley and Bradley McNamara to look back at 50 beautiful tunes, with each tune being their stand out song of each year from 1970

Prince - The Warner Bros. Years (The Masterclass series)

Aug 31st, 2019 45m 32s

What can we say about Prince, apart from “Wow”. If you don’t know a lot about this musical legend, then this Masterclass is for you.It’s a one hour long special on Prince's music and career in his year's at Warner Brother’s Records. With co

The Story of De La Soul (Masterclass series)

Aug 14th, 2019 22m 56s

Formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York City, a Rap music trio known as De La Soul created a new and unique approach to the genre. During the late 1980's, Hip-Hop's subject matter consisted mainly of bragging or stories of urban decay, but the

Dr. Dre "The Chronic" (The Masterclass Series)

Jul 31st, 2019 15m 32s

Seen as an all-time classic album in Hip-Hop and beyond. Created by Hip-Hop's most successful music producer, we take a look at the tracks from Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and delve into what made this album so successful in spreading west coast Ra

John Coltrane (The Masterclass series)

Jul 16th, 2019 16m 16s

In the first of our short, sweet & special "Masterclass series" we take a look into the career and music of Jazz legend John Coltrane. Presented, recorded and edited by Darren Simpson A.K.A .Boston Rodriguezwww.groovadelica.comSee omny

Herbie Hancock's "Headhunters" (The Masterclass Series)

Jun 30th, 2019 19m 53s

In the mid 1970's, piano playing prodigy Herbie Hancock practically invented Jazz fusion with his album "Headhunters". In this episode our presenter Darren Simpson explores this seminal album."Headhunters" is a unique mix of Funk, Jazz & Rock

Jamiroquai (The Masterclass series)

Jun 15th, 2019 27m

Formed in 1992, British group Jamiroquai have created a fantastic body of music while remaining close to their musical roots of Jazz, Funk, Latin, Disco & Soul. Presenter Darren Simpson takes a look and listen at their history and some of thei

20 years of Wah Wah 45s with Dom Servini

Jun 6th, 2019 1h 55m

Dom Servini is a DJ, music lover and co-manager of the fantastic Wah Wah 45s record label & club night. Based in London, Wah Wah 45s has been putting out an eclectic & high quality selection of music and artists that range from Jazz, Soul & Afr

Hardcore Classics (The Masterclass series)

May 31st, 2019 17m 10s

We look back on some classic 1990's rave music that helped shape the following era of Dance music. Presented, recorded and edited by Darren Simpson A.K.A .Boston Rodriguezwww.groovadelica.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

Peter Tosh (The Masterclass series)

May 15th, 2019 23m 32s

Presenter Darren Simpson takes a look at Peter Tosh’s memorable music and career.Peter was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari

Prince Buster (The Masterclass series)

Apr 30th, 2019 17m 35s

Legendary singer-songwriter and producer Prince Buster released music that influenced and shaped the course of Reggae & Ska and created a legacy of work that influenced thousands of artists that came after him. In this podcast episode, Darren S

DJ Shadow (The Masterclass Series)

Apr 16th, 2019 23m 1s

An audio documentary on the iconic DJ Shadow, featuring an interview with the man himself. Presented, recorded and edited by Darren Simpson A.K.A .Boston RodriguezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History Of House Music (1985-1995)

Mar 31st, 2019 1h 36m

A very special podcast episode that covers the phenomenal journey that House music took from it's mid 1980's Chicago origins to the whole planet within a decade. Containing 43 classic cuts in the early history of house music. Presented by Jaso

The Prodigy (The Masterclass Series)

Mar 13th, 2019 22m 2s

Hailing from Essex, The Prodigy have re-written the rules on what Dance music can be and who it can reach. They have had an amazing musical adventure. In this episode, we take a listen to thei best tracks while charting their eventful career as

Loose End's Steve Nichol

Mar 2nd, 2019 35m 55s

Paul Tilley & Jason Eli have an interview with British Soul legend's Loose Ends founder member Steve Nichol. He talks about the early adventures of the band, his beginnings as a musician and his new music. www.groovadelica.comSee omnystudi

Hot Butter Soul Music Archeology Interview

Feb 26th, 2019 49m 32s

A fun, interesting chat with Chris Gibbs and Brad McNamara - these guys are serious music heads, crate diggers, DJ’s & also presenters of the fantastic YouTube show & podcast known as - Hot Buttered Soul Music Archaeology (or HBSMA) Their show

Hip Hop artist Ty - Culture & Music

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 8m

British / Nigerian rapper & music producer Ty dropped by to talk about his upbringing, Hip-Hop, record collecting, colonialism's influence on the music industry and much more.Ty has been releasing fun, beautiful, articulate and thought provok

The Story of Loose Ends

Jan 11th, 2019 1h 21m

Paul Tilley & Jason Eli present this episode all about the music and history legendary UK Soul/R&B Band Loose Ends. The guys look at how Loose Ends began, reminisce about the 80's, listen to Loose Ends' hits, unearth a couple of gems and check

U.K. Soul - Part 3

Dec 21st, 2018 1h 19m

In this episode Karl Benton & Jason Eli talk, laugh, remember, listen to and analyse at the development of UK Soulful music from the years 2000 to 2017. UK Soul has become a little less distinctive due to music in general becoming more of a mel

U.K. Soul - Part 2

Nov 5th, 2018 1h 39m

Continuing with our dive into the development of UK Soulful music, we pick the some of the best and most memorable artists and tracks that come out of the UK through the 1990's. We include songs from The Young Disciples, Brand New Heavies, Omar

U.K. Soul - Part 1

Nov 23rd, 2017 1h 1m

This time round we are focusing on UK soul music from the mid 1970's to the late 1980's featuring the likes of Average White Band, Incognito, Level 42, Total Contrast and many more.Presented by Jason Eli & Karl BentonTracklistGot the Lov

Earth, Wind and Fire - A musical history

Oct 23rd, 2017 1h 8m

In this episode we focus on the inimitable Earth, Wind and Fire, featuring a special show produced exclusively for Groovadelica by our main man Darren Simpson a.k.a. Boston Rodriguez. Darren gets stuck into exploring the roots of these musical

Disco Dancin' - with special guest Frank Booker

Oct 10th, 2017 1h 15m

Join us for podcast #4 as we visit the world of disco past and present, plus our first guest - the one and only DJ Frank Booker. Frank brings three tasty deep cuts from his deep music collection.This episode is researched & presented by Karl

Freestyle Session

Sep 26th, 2017 1h 15m

This episode is researched & presented by Karl Benton & Jason EliTRACKLIST“Long Distance” Sam Gellaitry“Poetry" ( Vocals - Erykah Badu & Q-Tip) The RH Factor“The Hills" (Sivey Remix) All The People“Persian Temptress” Exmag“DLNTY" (fe

A New Day

Sep 14th, 2017 1h 29m

Presenters Karl Benton and Jason Eli take you on a soulful and amusing stroll through Jazz, Soul, Broken Beat, Latin, Boogie and more.TRACKLIST “Black Renaissance (feat. Mr Mensah, Lisa Lore & Ernest Kabeer Dawkins)” New Sector Movements“