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Episodes
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
DIGGIN’ …with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast April 11th 2025
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01) Intro
02) Naima - JACK McDUFF
03) Super Legal - OUR FRIENDS FROM RIO
04) Samba De Flora (Remi 2025 Remix) - ROMERO BROS
05) Chameleon - AZYMUTH
06) De I Comahlee Ah - JACKIE McLEAN & MICHAEL CARVIN
07) H + J = B - LARRY YOUNG’S FUEL
08) We Gettin’ Down - WELDON IRVINE
09) African Nightclub - THE NOW GENERATION
10) Groovin’ With Mr G - RICHARD “GROOVE” HOLMES
11)Skit
12) Caminando - JOHNNY ZAMOT
13) Rey’s Shing-A-Ling - LOUIE REY & HIS ORCH
14) Boogaloo Baby - ORCHESTRA KOOL
15) Skit
16) Cravo E Canela - ROMERO BROS
17) This Is Day One - EARTH-O-NAUT
18) The Saint & The Stranger - LEWIS EXPRESS Feat. CHIP WICKHAM
19) For Ramsey - SALVATORE LO TURO
20) Weather - RICHARD DEMARIA
21) Beat Generation - I MARC 4
22) Skit
23) Tenha Fe, Pois Amanha… - ORIGINAIS DO SAMBA
24) Caroline, Carol Bela - OS BRAZOES
25) Skim Dum Dum Dum - ANA ROSELY
26) So What - ERIC KLOSS
27) Trane - CARMELO GARCIA
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Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First broadcast Friday 14th March 2025
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01) Intro
02) Veleta De Tu Viento - PEDRO ITURRALDE QUINTET
03) Back At The Chicken Shack - JIMMY SMITH
04 Beautiful Black Casanova - SAL NISTICO
05) Lotus - ELYSIAN SPRING
06) Solo De Tumba Y Bongo - LOS PAPINES
07) Tico - THE HARYOU PERCUSSION GROUP
08) Rhythm & Soul - THE BENNITO SEXTET PLUS ONE
09) Can’t Turn It Back On - THE LEBRON BROTHERS
10) Dixie Peach - CHUITO & THE LATIN UNIQUES
11) Ye Mele - O SOM DE L.C.V. PSICODELICO
12) Vou Procurar O Meu Lugar - TONY & FRANKYE
13) Gloria - TOM ZE
14) SKIT
15) Ripressa - PAOLO RENOSTO
16) Target - CARLO CORDORO
17) Bambini Inacenti - LUCIANO MAIOZZI
18) SKIT
19) Cold Catch - LEWIS EXPRESS Feat. CHIP WICKHAM
20) 4th Dimension (Andrea Passenger edit) - MARIO RUSCA
21) Hihache For Ethiopia - YAKO 440 & IRFAN RAINY
22) My Whole World (L’Opera Nor Vocal Mix) - JOSEPH MALIK Feat. KAMEELAH WAHEED
23) Oil Refining: Catalyst of Progress - SEAN WOLCOTT
24) 722 - JOHN LAMKIN
25) Rivers Of Blood - ROY INC & DARREN MORRIS
26) Merry Go Round (NikNak Mix) - TAKUMI MORIYA BLACK NATION
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Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast on SHIP FULL OF BOMBS
Friday 14th February 2025
01) Intro
02) Gambong Juling - TONY SCOTT & INDONESIAN ALL STARS
03) The 7th Day - FREDDIE HUBBARD
04) Don’t Give Up - THE WILLIAMS SINGERS
05) Snick Snack - THE LEWIS EXPRESS feat Chip Wickham
06) The Whole World (Variant Issue) - JOSEPH MALIK feat Kameelah Waheed
07) I Don’t Want To See Myself (45 edit) - TERRY CALLIER
08) Ticket - JOHN LAMKIN
09) Wheeling - ROWAN OLIVER
10) Festa/Moleque - LUIS GONZAGA Jr
11) Jeep - ERASMO CARLOS
12) Tanaue - IVAN LINS
13) Glorioso Santo Antoni - ANTONIO CARLOS & JOCAFI
14) Blood River - PIERO UMILIANI
15) Reaction - ALESSANDRO BRUGNOLINI
16) Rotacalco Flash -SILVANO CHIMENTE & ADRIANO DECHICH
17) SKIT
18) Matsuri No Genzo - HIDEO SHIRAKI QUINTET
19) Minor Soul - JOHNNY LYTLE
20) The Back Slider - HANK CRAWFORD
21) Feeling Good - SHIRLEY SCOTT
22) Run Tell That - THE LEWIS EXPRESS feat Chip Wickham
23) Caravan - HUGO MONTENEGRO
24) The Stingray - EARL VAN DYKE
25) Scrambled Eggs - THE FABULOUS COUNTS
26) Jive Samba - HOUSTON PERSON
27) Summertime - CLEA BRADFORD
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
DIGGIN’ …with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast Friday 17th Jan 2025
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01) Intro
02) Construction - MIKE WESTBROOK Feat John Surman
03) Blue Mosque - DON RENDELL & IAN CARR QUINTET
04) Peyote Song III - HORACE TAPSCOTT
05) Contradictions - YAHYA aka CONSTANTINE WEIR
06) Flute Thing - THE ALAN LOBER ORCHESTRA
07) Psychedelic Blues - WILLIE BOBO
08) Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby - JIMMY SMITH
09) Cantaloupe Island - KAI WINDING
10) Song of the Yellow River - CAL TJADER
11) Kenya - OS IPANEMAS
12) Macumba - CLAUDIA
13) Tema De Suspense - WALTEL BRANCO
14) Hache 06 - PHILLIPE BESOMBES
15) Dreaming - GIANNI ODDI
16) Message To The Messengers - GIL SCOTT-HERON
17) What Is Black Music ? - CUNNIE WILLIAMS
18) The Jackal (LP Mix) - RONNY JORDON Feat Dana Bryant
19) Skit
20) Pablo’s Theme - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
21) Cherie Boca - THE BREAK CRACKER
22) You Are My Starship (Radio Mix) - CHRIS BANGS
23) Darkness Rising - PROJECT GEMINI
24) Mr Bongo Man - NASSER BOUZIDA
25) Via Appia - I RAGGAZI
26) Skit
27) Sonny’s Boogaloo - JOHNNY RIVERA & TEQUILA BRASS
28) My Baby Couldn’t Wait - NEW SWING SEXTET
29) Jamming With Joey - JOEY PASTRANA
30) Descarga - JOHNNY COLON
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Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
The final episode of Diggin' for 2024.
01) Intro
02) Let The Sunshine In - JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
03) Uptown - JESSICA LAUREN
04) Peace Go With You - ROWAN OLIVER
05) Baila Mi Cha Cha - ORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONAL
06) The Fast Flowing River - WORK MONEY DEATH
07) A Room Without A Door - SEAN WOLCOTT
08) Theme De Simon - FRANCIS LAI
09) The Cure (3) - THE MODERN BEAT COMBO
10) Life In Heaven Is Free - CLEO JACKSON RANDLE
11) Always There - THE PREACHER
12) Ken Russell (45 edit) - DAVID AXELROD
13) Yes Sir Ree - BETH ANDERSON
14) Sound Spirit - SOUNDS
15) Afro Harping (alt. take) - DOROTHY ASHBY
16) Pablo’s Theme - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
17) Ninety Five - BUNN DUBRETT QUINTET
18) 4th Dimension - MARIO RUSCHI QUINTET / NONET
19) Phyrigia - THE CROMAGNON BAND
20) Chronoscope - MARKEY FUNK
21) Mozambique - CHRIS BANGS
22) For Harry Carney (DJ Farrappo mix) - ATTILIO ZANCHI
23) Jazz - GALLIANO
24) Samba de Flora (full version) - ROMERO BROS
25) Dry Tears - CONSTANTINE WEIR aka YAHYA
26) The Blessing - THE PREACHER
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast Friday 22nd November 2024
- on SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
01) Intro
02) Good Gracious - LOU DONALDSON
03) Funky Mama - LOU DONALDSON
04) Signifyin’ - LOU DONALDSON
05) Get With It - BILLY PARKER’S FOURTH WORLD
06) Loco Love Motor - AUGUSTO MARTELLI
07) Moses - AFRO BLUES QUINTET PLUS ONE
08) Oio Geve - WATUSI
09) It’s Time For Carnival - AIRTO MOREIRA
10) Picadillo 7 - CARL CRAIG Vs JOHNNY BLAS
11) Todo Tersa Feira (Jazzanova Rework) - SOUL QUALITY QUARTET
12) Hold On To People - JAZZ DEFENDERS Feat. Hannah Williams
13) Always There - THE PREACHER
14) Black River - ROB MAZUREK EXPLODING STAR ORCH
15) Burning Boat - ROWAN OLIVER
16) People (Not Statues) - ROWAN OLIVER
17) Ellis Island - BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
18) I’ve Gotta Go Now - JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
19) Baili Mi Cha Cha - ORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONAL
20) Action Line (Master A, Take 2) - DOROTHY ASHBY
21) Compared To What - PROF. JAMES BENSON
22) Count-A-Round - VIER
23) Skit
24) Alligator Boogaloo - LOU DONALDSON
25) Midnight Creeper - LOU DONALDSON
26) It’s Your Thing - LOU DONALDSON
27) Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky - LOU DONALDSON
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast Friday 25th October 2024
On SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
01) Intro
02) Little Sunflower (Master F, Take 3) - DOROTHY ASHBY
03) La Morte Accarezza A Mezzanotte - GIANNI FERRIO
04) Chittlins Con Carne- JOHN PATTON
05) All Blues - OSCAR BROWN JR
06) Soul Shoutin’ - HANK CRAWFORD
07) Leigh Ann’s Dance - SHEILA LANDIS
08) 1,000 Rads - DAVID AXELROD
09) JBW - BOZA ROKOVIC
10) Lost & Found - MARC MOULIN & PLACEBO
11) Kriola - MEIRELES E SUA ORQUESTRA
12) Jardin de Infancia - JOAO BOSCO
13) Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser - SIMONE
14) Roda Mundo - REMINISCENCE QUARTET
15) Caravelle - JAZZANOVA
16) Everything - A FORET MIGHTY BLACK
17) Suspension - MARIO RUSCA
18) Spice Routes - EMANATIVE
19) Spirit Of Love - EDDIE PALMIERI
20) The Essence Of Jai - ROLAND HAYNES JR & PHENIX
21) Daddy Rob - ROLAND HAYNES JR & PHENIX
22) In The Wind - HARVEY AVERNE BARRIO BAND
23) Adonai (45 Edit) - ENNIO MORRICONE
24) Kermesse Non Héroïque - GUY PEDERSON
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
First Broadcast on SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
Friday 27th September 2024
01) Intro
02) Daffodils - BUNN DEBRETT QUINTET
03) Dream World - CHRIS BANGS
04) Bala Com Bala - ELIS REGINA
05) Soul Samba - MANDRAKE SOM
06) Reza Brava - PIRI
07) Renegade - VECCHIO
08) Aria - PLACEBO
09) Flo - ISAAC “RED” HOLT UNLIMITED
10) Fearing Much - JAY RICHFORD & GRAY STEVAN
11) Haschisch Party - GEORGE GAVARENTZ
12) Where’s My Kids? - DOMINIC FRONTIERE
13) Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - EL MEXICO ’70
14) Eli’s Coming - LINDA HOYLE with AFFINITY
15) I Feel The Earth Move - FIRST GEAR
16) Feel Like Making Love - RICARDO MARRERO & THE GROUP
17) E Tum Da - DE SAVOYA
18) Ellis Island - BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
19) Kaunus Baltic Connect - ATA LIBRARY ARCHIVE with THE SORCERORS
20) El Barrio Strut - THE BEAT BROKER
21) Stepper’s Delight - THE BEAT BROKER
22) Samba de Flora (full version) - ROMERO BROS
23) Babadaba - BRUNO LAUZI
24) Freio Aerodinamico (edit) - MARCOS VALLE
25) Cause & Effect - THE EARTH SOULS
26) Multiverse - EGIDIO RONDNONE
27) Kotu Rete (Extended Mix) - MENTAL REMEDY
28) En Cielo - CHRIS BANGS
29) I’m Gonna Make It - PETE TERRACE
30) Set Your Soul Free - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
DIGGIN’
..with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast : Friday 2nd August 2024
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01) Intro
02) Whispering Weeds- YOSHIO IKEDA
03) Bridge Into The New Age - AZR LAWRENCE
04) Una Notte a Conegliano - BUNN DEBRETT QUINTET
05) My Soul - CHRIS BANGS
06) Gods Of The Yoruba (3) - THE MODERN BEAT COMBO
07) All Blues - BRIAN AUGER, JULIE DRISCOLL & THE TRINITY
08) Guinne Drop - JOE TATTON TRIO
09) I Love My Baby - UNITED FUTURE ORGANISATION
10) Loud Minority - UNITED FUTURE ORGANISATION
11) I’ll Bet You’d Thought I’d Never Find You - UFO with JON HENDRICKS
12) West Memphis - PARLOR GREENS
13) Lost Temple - COSMOS GIANTS
14) Jazz Cazz - DAN THE DRUM & RONNIE TURNER Feat. EMMA NOBLE
15) The Chelsea Memorandum - LALO SCHIFRIN
16) Alfomega - CAETONO VELOSO
17) Amor - SECOS E MOLHADOS
18) Upa Neguinho (Super Neg Mix) - UNITED FUTURE ORGANISATION
19) United Future Airlines - UNITED FUTURE ORGANISATION
20) Flying Saucer - UFO Feat. DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
21) El Barrio Strut - THE BEAT BROKER
22) One Step Beyond - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
23) Good Lovin’ - LUCHITO & NESTOR
24) Good Lovin’ - THE GILBERTO SEXTET
25) You Better Watch It Now - THE NEW SWING SEXTET
26) My Victrola - JOEY PASTRANA
27) Johnny On The Warpath - JOHNNY RIVERA & THE TEQUILA BRASS
28) Outro
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Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
Originally Broadcast on SHIP FULL OF BOMBS
5th July 2024
01) Intro
02) Listen Here - BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY
03) High Life - IBLISS
04) Darkuman Junction - SONS & DAUGHTERS OF LITE
05) 81st Street - GATO BARBIERI & DOLLAR BRAND
06) O Comeco Da Festa - LUIZ GONZAGA JR
07) Straight From The Gate - THE HEADHUNTERS
08) Safari - FRANK WALTON
09) Fire Weaver - ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
10) The Pharaohs Love Y’all - THE PHARAOHS
11) Peace Of Mind - LONNIE SMITH
12) Skit
13) Summertime Blues - LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA
14) Boogaloo Blues - JOHNNY COLON
15) Power - RAY BARRETTO
16) Onsta La Verbita - LOS DESTELLOS
17) Foi O Destimo - ELIS DE LIMA
18) Marraro - HELIO MATHEUS
19) Sylvia - ARTHUR VEROCAI
20) Presente Grigo - ARTHUR VEROCAI
21) Por Nossa Senhora - ANTONIO CARLOS & JOCAFI
22) Mad Town - GUILIANO SORGINI
23) Babadaba - BRUNO LAUZI
24) El Barrio Strut - THE BEAT BROKER
25) Afro Struttin’ - THE BEAT BROKER