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Some fun dates coming up! Looking forward rock some dancefloors and share music again 😊
16.07 Ciranda Outdoor, Amsterdam
28.07 Dâk Festa Brasileira, Rotterdam
29.07 Orbit Festival w/ Eileen Utrecht
05.08 NAR w/ Giu Nunez , Utrecht
20.08 Lowlands Festival w/ Vasco, Biddinghuizen
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Very much looking forward to this little get-together in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks! 💛 Feeling humbled to be part of this line up and spin tunes at one of my favorite parties. Always a vibe on the Ciranda dancefloor! Big up for the invite 🙏
Tickets are limited so don't sleep. Would love to see some familiar faces there :)
Another round around the sun completed 🎈🌞☕ It's ta**us season! Catch me playing the following dates:
06.05 Club EKKO, Utrecht w/
11.05 Keilecafé, Rotterdam w/
20.05 Wolter Wolthers Festival, Groningen
26.05 Brewpub, Rotterdam
10.06 TBA, Utrecht w/
24.06 Lepeltje Lepeltje, Utrecht /
29.07 Orbit Festival, Utrecht w/
05.08 NAR, Utrecht w/
Enjoy your Tuesday 👋
Djunga de Biluca 🕊
13/02/1929 - 17/04/2023
A Cape Verdean ánd Rotterdam legend has passed.
"Een man die vele petten droeg" as we would say in Dutch. Born João Silva, but better known as Djunga de Biluca, or simply Djunga, he played a pivotal role for the Cape Verdean community, within Rotterdam and the diaspora.
On request of Amilcar Cabral, the leader of the Cape Verdean independence movement, Djunga founded Morabeza Records in 1965. Music became the weapon through which they could express their culture, their Cape Verdean nationality, and their resistance against Portuguese colonialism. In turn, Morabeza Records became first Cape Verdean record label and launched the careers of artists such as Bonga and Bana, and saw rhe release of the first record by Cesária Évora.
As one of the first Cape Verdeans to settle in Rotterdam, Djunga welcomed many fellow countrymen in the city. He became consul in 1976, was praised by many for his deeds, but stayed ever humble. For he never forgot where he came from.
Djunga de Biluca was the man that became the focus of my master thesis back in 2020. However, I never got to meet him in person during my research due to the epidemic. After a long time, a physical meeting would finally come. Plans were stalled however, as I learned of Djunga's deteriorating health. He passed away on April 17th 2023, after a brief hospitalization.
We mourn his death, but celebrate his life. Rest in peace Djunga de Biluca. 🙏
It's been some time since I recorded a mix so I'm happy to share this one hour journey I recorded for the Amsterdam based 🔊
Though recorded mid winter, I feel like it nicely encapsulates the current days, transitioning from the cold and deep, slowly emerging to the surface with a hint of spring. For this mix, I delved more into the house spectrum, going through classic Chicago house to modern Detroit productions by giants such as Theo Parrish and Specter, and ending on a more soulful note. Music by among many others.
Link in bio. Check it out ✌ big up
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Returning to .nl on the 6th of May! Very much looking forward to play Club EKKO alongside the wonderful 💫
Beforehand, there's a concert by Noori & his Dorpa Band. Beautiful sounds from Sudan! They gave a magical performance at last years festival so I'll definitely be there to check them out again. Big tip.
See you there?
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Yesterday's Mistureba radioshow is available for playback on Soundcloud.
A playful 2 hrs, filled with funky classics and some more obscure favorites from Brazil, including Jorge Ben, Sandra Sá, Bebeto, Marcos Valle and many Lincoln Olivetti productions 🇧🇷 Check it out via the link in bio!
Enjoy the sun, it's out there 💛
Looking forward to wide variety of gigs & things this end of the year 💫
16.12 6hr Birdcage Radio session w/
17.12 in Nijmegen, playing alongside & 📻 thanks for the invite
19.12
Hear me talk about my musical influences & 10 favorite records (definitely gonna bring Fernanda Abreu along 😉)
23.12 returning to for another extended session
24.12 Club EKKO b2b all night with my mano Vasco. Very excited for this one 👀 I wanna see all my friends at once!
01.01 TBA 💥
Hope to see you around!
Last Sunday's radio show is up on 🔊☁️ for your listening pleasure. Calm and cosy sounds to soundtrack your autumn days and winter times to come.
Expect ambient, folk, jazz, some personal highlights and a humble ode to the late Gal Costa & Erasmo Carlos ✨
>> Slide for tracklist >> Music by among others.
This weekend I return to the studio to play part in the 75h radio-marathon to celebrate the station's 7.5 years of existence and the launch of the new membership campaign 🏝 I will be kicking off the Saturday with 2 hour b2b with brother 💪 let's goo
Fully loaded for a fun weekend coming up 🤠
- 25/11 | Friday I'll play for the first time, opening the Dansbär stage together with compadre for what will be our first (not-so-first) b2b set 🚀
- 26/11 | Saturday I return to for an extended session from 22 till 3
- 27/11 | Sunday I'll navigate the digital airwaves again on with another episode of Mistureba (the 25th already) serving you tunes from 12 till 2. Hope I can provide you with the perfect hangover cure, as I'm preparing a warming show, full of folk, funk and jazz favorites and discoveries 🍂
📢 special shoutout to way back when I still wore shirts with a meaningful message ... guess I'm in need of some new press pics
The recording of yesterday's show is up on my soundcloud page for your listening pleasure. link in bio 🍂
In the light of Pharoah Sanders' passing on September 24th, I made it into a humble tribute to the late jazz saxophonist. 2 hours of spiritual jazz, fusion, house, and what not. Hope you'll enjoy it!
Music by .jean among others
Have a good week 💫
another radio show is up: 2 hours of Brazilian reggae-not-reggae 🇧🇷
had a great time recording this set at .temponaopara last Friday from their cosy new shack 🏡 played lots of favorites, lots of finds from my latest trip to Brazil. hope you enjoy!
link 👉 https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/gYYJy
big up Radio TNP for the hospitality & .tieman for the invite 🙏
yesterday's show for is up ! find it via the link in bio ✌
after a long hiatus of almost 6 months it felt good to be back in the studio of Stranded FM. first time on a new timeslot; find me once every 8 weeks on the Sunday afternoon (12:00-14:00 CET), serving up a proper mix of sorts & sounds from wherever & whenever to help you start up your day 🍲
tracklist added ! including music by
A rare live performance in 1976 by the second formation of the Cape Verdean band Voz de Cabo Verde (aka Voz de Cano Verde 2, initiated by singer and entrepreneur Bana in Portugal).
The band here consists of Leonel Almeida (lead vocals), Joãozinho (guitar, left), Armando Tito (guitar, middle), Bebeth (bass, right), Kabanga (drums) and a very young Paulino Vieira (keyboards & backing vocals).
Even though the 19 year old Paulino here was already a musical prodigy, he's still far from the cool charismatic bandleader he would become over the course of the 1980's (check out my previous post on Voz de Cabo Verde to see a whole different Paulino 😉). In this clip he's stuffed away behind his keyboards in corner, backing Leonel on vocals. The six year older Leonel is taking the lead and seems way more at ease. It also seems like Armando Tito (centre guitarist) is still guiding the younger Paulino, looking back from time to time whilst leading the rehearsed dance moves with Joãozinho and Bebeth. Armando was 12 years older than Paulino.
Unfortunately, I don't know what song is performed here. I believe the performance was recorded at Club Monte Cara in Lisbon. Monte Cara was another initiation of Bana, who built his own musical entreprise in Lisbon in the mid-1970's with a new formation of Voz de Cabo Verde, a record label and Monte Cara, a restaurant, café and club where his artists could perform.
This performance was recorded as part of a Portuguese documentary and broadcasted on March 9th 1976, less than a year since Cape Verde had gained its independence from Portuguese colonialism. The documentary celebrates Cape Verdean poetry and music, highlighting its importance in Cape Verdean culture 🇨🇻
To my knowledge, this is the only footage of the band in this formation.
what's good? I'm happy to share that I'll be playing this summer ! feeling thankful to be part of this stellar line up of inspiring artists & sweet friends 🙏
hope to see you there 🏕
~NAME CHANGE~
I'm saying goodbye to 'Goodthingman' and will adopt the name 'Wes' from now on for my future DJ endeavours.
I chose the name Goodthingman about five years ago, taken from the song of the same name by artist Sumy. However, over the past few months I started feeling less and less connected to the name and the thought to change the name didn't leave my head.
To add, I recently found out that the song was written as a response to the prostitution scene in Amsterdam in the early 80's, telling the story of a man (the Goodthingman) whose actions and intentions could be interpreted in different ways, good or bad. It showed me that there was much more behind the name than I initially assumed five years ago.
As I started pondering, it felt only right to change my DJ name to something more personal, so please welcome 'Wes'.
For those who liked the name Goodthingman, don't worry, you'll get some time to process the change, As Goodthingman might still appear here and there on some of my already set gigs.
✌ Wes
Gauguin - Tudo ou Nada (1985) 🇧🇷
Another find from Brazil: a funky MPB groover about an undecided love by singer, multi-instrumentalist and sound-engineer Gaugain on this private label LP from 1985.
Full tune can be enjoyed on my Mistureba YouTube-channel 🍵
Ciao!
https://youtu.be/-FLZfJfnefo
MPB groover about an undecided love on this private label LP (Brasil, 1985).https://www.discogs.com/release/12837178-Gauguin-O-Outro-Lado-Do-Tempo
Marcio Ramos & Ana Maria - Violões e Guitarras (1991) 🇧🇷
One of the finds from my latest trip to Brazil: a lovely arranged folk tune by the Brazilian duo Marcio Ramos and Ana Maria, taken from their only release 'Motivo Cigano'. Overall the record is more acoustically oriented so this tune really stands out with its full band line-up. The track features a special contribution on trombone by Zeca do Trombone and contains an amazing bass arrangement, which is sometimes slapping but also beautifully melodic (check the bass solo towards the end of the tune). Released in 1991 on Leblon Records in Rio de Janeiro.
Full tune can be found on my Mistureba YT channel 🍵
Enjoy your sunday ☀️
Beautifully arranged modern folk song by Marcio Ramos & Ana Maria featuring Zeca do Trombone on, ofcourse, the trombone. Released in Rio de Janeiro on Leblon...
oi! beyond excited to be part of this summer! catch me banging tunes on "het Idyllische Veldje" on the Saturday night, right after the impeccable Bubbles aka .vdmeer 🤸♂️
see you there July 2nd!
Found this amazing footage from the Cape Verdean powerhouse Voz de Cabo Verde, lead here by Paulino Vieira, the man with the nifty sunglasses. They perform Paulino’s ‘Prêce di um Fidjo’, a song about a son of Cape Verde, long away from home but envisioning his certain return to the Cape Verdean islands. The performance was part of the Portuguese TV program Arroz Doce, aired on July 29th, 1985.
For me, the band can be seen on the height of their musical capabilities here. Paulino (aged 28) and Leonel (aged 33) had already been playing together in the band for 10 years. Their decade-long experience is reflected in the way the two men effortless take turns on the lead vocals, complementing eachother, singing in harmony. The other members of the band are Paulino’s younger brother Toy Vieira (piano & backing vocals), the brothers Tito Paris (bass) and Toi Paris (drums), and Zé António (rhythm guitar). With this formation, the band had already recorded numerous killer records backing singers such as Bana, Dionisio Maio, Frank de Pina, Silvino Vieira, Quirino Do Canto, and Vera Cruz Pinto. While the band functions as a well-oiled machine, it’s Paulino who steals the show here, rocking his characteristic glasses, perfectly in control over how to work the mic, and then working his way through this incredible guitar solo, scatting along in a way reminiscent of George Benson’s ‘The World is a Ghetto’.
Apart from the quality of the performance itself, I love some of the little things happening in the video; you hear Paulino riling up the band in the background when Leonel takes his turn on the lead vocals (2:47); Toy Vieira forgets to join in on the chorus (2:25); and then there’s Toi Paris rocking that Elvis shirt behind the drums 🕺
To my knowledge, this is the only footage of Voz de Cabo Verde in action with this lineup, which, to me, is quite suprising when one considers the impact the band had on the Cape Verdean music scene over the course of the 1970s and 1980s.
So, please enjoy Voz de Cabo Verde! 🇨🇻
Amazing footage from the Cape Verdean powerhouse Voz de Cabo Verde, lead by Paulino Vieira, playing Vieira's 'Prêce di um Fidjo' live on Portuguese televisio...
La Force Majeur Vasco - sounds b2b Goodthingman is a bromance we absolutely love to see behind the decks. Two top tier diggers and a whole lotta smiles! We kick things off early for y'all holiday birds at 12pm CET. Right here on twitch.tv/birdcageradio
Last Mistureba radio show the year today 🕊
Tune in on www.stranded.fm between 14:00 & 16:00 (CET) for 2 hours of grooves and moves to help process those Christmas dinner kilo's💃🕺
the 20th instalment (already!) of my (bi-)monthly radio show Mistureba for Stranded FM can now be found in the cloud ☁️
feeling very thankful to Stranded FM for allowing me to share music with you on a regular basis. it has been more than 2 years since I started the concept of the Mistureba show and in those years I've been playing around with the format a lot. anyway, I guess it doesn't really matter since the show's name means "hodgepodge" or "confused mixture" in Portuguese so anything goes 😉
for yesterday's show I mixed up a nice porridge of sounds from Trinidad & Tobago, Cabo Verde, UK, Brazil, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Angola and Jamaica with a slight focus on tunes with a socio-conscious message. listen, do your thing & enjoy today ☀️
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/tyZGZ
Recorded live at Stranded FM on 10.08.2021 Tracklist: - Kalyan - Sweet Music (MCA Records, 1977) - Apolos - Time of War (not on label, 1977) - Steel 'n' Skin - Acid Rain (Cougar Records, 1984) - Qu
Brazilian samba-boogie by the one and only Jorge Ben Jor:
Essa faixa pertence ao álbum "Dádiva", do Jorge Ben Jor. Inscreva-se no canal MPB!
Dance to freedom
sherman hunter - dance to freedom 1981
Coming saturday I play at the afterparty of the Aeris Brass Band and Brasszinga Studio in Eindhoven. Starting at 22:30 till whenever the people still feel like dancing 💃🕺 Tickets for the concert are only 5,77 so stop by if you're around!
This is DJ Goodthingman. He is going to let you guys dance to some crazy-ass funky/disco/afro music until late in the night! No tickets yet? https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-aeris-brass-band-brasszzinga-live-39447696121?aff=eac2
Live dit the next two hours!
We zijn weer live met de ultieme muzikale begeleiding van je vrijmibo:
3pm Revision Radio (eerste uitzending!)
5pm Singlesclub
7pm DJ Illem
Making the last selections for today's try-out at StrandedFM. Be sure to check in on www.stranded.fm between 15:00 and 17:00. Playing strictly South-African disco, bubblegum and kwaito!
Hard-hitting disco stomper from Nigeria:
Please join us on Facebook ! https://www.facebook.com/groups/boogieland
A Leroy Burgess classic
Fantastic Aleems - Hooked On Your Love 1980
Hai hai! Happy to announce that I'll do a try-out for my own radio-programme Revision Radio at Stranded FM the 8th of december between 15:00 and 17:00. Expect two hours filled with South-African bubblegum, kwaito and reggae from the 1980's and early 1990's.
Tune in live via www.stranded.fm or follow the livestream via their facebook-page.
Unconventional Online Radio from the city center of Utrecht - Shows every week live on Stranded.FM
Rotary Connection - I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
Taken from the LP "Hey, Love", released on Cadet Concept Records in 1971. Produced and arranged by Charles Stepney. Recorded at Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Ch...
Damn, seeing Leroy Burgess live last night was something special!
Voilà Leroy Burgess !
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A rare live performance in 1976 by the second formation of the Cape Verdean band Voz de Cabo Verde (aka Voz de Cano Verde 2, initiated by singer and entrepreneur Bana in Portugal). The band here consists of Leonel Almeida (lead vocals), Joãozinho (guitar, left), Armando Tito (guitar, middle), Bebeth (bass, right), Kabanga (drums) and a very young Paulino Vieira (keyboards & backing vocals). Even though the 19 year old Paulino here was already a musical prodigy, he's still far from the cool charismatic bandleader he would become over the course of the 1980's (check out my previous post on Voz de Cabo Verde to see a whole different Paulino 😉). In this clip he's stuffed away behind his keyboards in corner, backing Leonel on vocals. The six year older Leonel is taking the lead and seems way more at ease. It also seems like Armando Tito (centre guitarist) is still guiding the younger Paulino, looking back from time to time whilst leading the rehearsed dance moves with Joãozinho and Bebeth. Armando was 12 years older than Paulino. Unfortunately, I don't know what song is performed here. I believe the performance was recorded at Club Monte Cara in Lisbon. Monte Cara was another initiation of Bana, who built his own musical entreprise in Lisbon in the mid-1970's with a new formation of Voz de Cabo Verde, a record label and Monte Cara, a restaurant, café and club where his artists could perform. This performance was recorded as part of a Portuguese documentary and broadcasted on March 9th 1976, less than a year since Cape Verde had gained its independence from Portuguese colonialism. The documentary celebrates Cape Verdean poetry and music, highlighting its importance in Cape Verdean culture 🇨🇻 To my knowledge, this is the only footage of the band in this formation.
Last saturday's gig at Elements Boardfestival was fun! A perfect sunset and a great crowd. Thanks for dancing!
Koningsdag was fijn! Bij dezen de beelden van het aller aller laatste moment. Iedereen bedankt voor het dansen! Morgen draai ik vanaf 3:00 tot laat op het ibb 139-huisfeest. Kom langs! Voor 7 ekkies onbeperkt bier en disco geluidjes (y)
Vleshbeck vrijdag @EKKO
Feestje @IBBerlin Divided odz. Wie smokkel jij langs Shagpoint Charlie?
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