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Episodes
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
DIGGIN’ …with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast Friday 21st November 2025
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01) Intro
02) Insomnie - EDDY LOUISS
03) Lotus - ELYSIAN SPRING
04) Vulcan Mind Probe - GEORGE DUKE
05) We Got To Make It - MIRIAM MAKEBA
06) El Regresso De E.T. - AFROSOUND
07) Say Sumthin’ - ZAIMIE
08) Stand Up America - POWER & LIGHT CHORAL ENSEMBLE
09) Chequere Son - GRUPO IRAKERE
10) Secret Mystery of Hench - DAVE PIKE
11) L’Uomo El A Città (Metropolis Mix) - PIERO UMILIANI
12) Three Amigos - UNITED FUTURE ORGANISATION
13) Walter In Gaberdine - THE ATA LIBRARY ARCHIVE
14) Indian Tiger - SUN ATLAS
15) Open Space - PIERO UMILIANI
16) Pain of Sights - SANTA FIEBRE
17) Feed Me Good - HAR-YOU PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA
18) Luiza Manequim - ABILIO MANOEL
19) Shirley Sexy - CLAUDETTE SOARES
20) Llevarlo A Las Calles - THE BREAK CRACKER
21) Ivan The Terrible - JOE JONES
22) What’s My Name - JOE PANAMA
23) Doin’ The Shingaling - JOE QUIJANO
24) Caravan - EL COMBO NACIONAL
25) KFC - Ronnie Foster
26) Di San - DJ SLOWZ
27) Hall of Mirrors - THE BREAK CRACKER
28) Archeologica Sottomarina - PIERO UMILIANI
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast : Friday 24th October 2025
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01) Intro
02) KHAN JAMAL QUARTET - Dark Warrior
03) BENNIE GREEN - Soul Stirrin’
04) JIMMY McGRIFF - Discotheque USA
05) BOSSA TRES - Imprevisto
06) HORACE SILVER SEXTET - Soul Searchin’
07) HAROLD MABERN - A Treat For Bea
08) GIL SCOTT-HERON - Save The Children
09) JOHNNY LYTLE - The Snapper
10) FRANK FOSTER - Baby Ann
11) PEGGY LEE - Bewitched
12) LONNIE SATTIN - Watermelon Man
13) TUBBY HAYES - Voodoo
14) EL GRAN COMBO - Sway To & Fro
15) THE ROYAL TONES - Tacos
16) PABLO BELTRAN RUIZ - El Pito
17) SUN ATLAS - The Phantom
18) VECCHIO - Renegade
19) ORQUESTA LOS VAN VAN - Por Que Lo Haces
20) SONARA CASINO - Astronautas A Mercurio
21) HELIO MATHEUS - Livramento
22) JOSE ROBERTO - Criola Multicolorida
23) CHRIS BANG REWORKS - Samba Do Sueno ’26
24) MARC MOULIN / KIOSK - Waterproof
25) WILSON DAS NEVES - Sarro
26) DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO - Fo Sho
27) REMIGIO DUCROS - Black Congregation
28) CLEO LAINE - Slip Away
29) BREAK CRACKER - Learned To Dance Longer
30) BREAK CRACKER - Llevarlo A Las Calles (Take It To The Streets)
31) VILLAGE CALLERS - I Don’t Need No Doctor
32) FRANCO MICALIZZI - Flute Sequence
33) RAMSEY LEWIS - Les Fleur
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Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast 26th September 2026
SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
01) Intro
02) Aurora Libre - THE EARTHSOULS (UK / Germany)
03) Gambang Suling - TONY SCOTT & INDONESIAN ALL STARS (USA/Europe/Indonesia)
04) Cristo Redentor - DUKE PEARSON (USA)
05) Tereza Guerreira - ANTONIO CARLOS & JOCAFI (Brazil)
06) Black California - PINO CANIZZO (Italy)
07) The Galata Extraction - THE LIBRARY ARCHIVE (UK)
08) Si Ma Chanson Pouvait - VALERIE LAGRANGE (Switzerland)
09) Zabiore Cia Ze Soba - GRUPA ABC (Poland)
10) Fever - CERTAIN LIONS & TIGERS (West Germany)
11) Bulgarian Beans - RIMONA FRANCIS (Israel / US / Germany)
12) Por Que Lo Haces - ORQUESTA LOS VAN VAN (Cuba)
13) Wake The Monster - BIG JULLIEN & HIS ALL STARS (France)
14) Baby Bump - ARP LIFE (Poland)
15) Tangram (Yukihiro Fukutomi Mix) - GAK SATO (Japan / Italy)
16) Domination - THE PEACE ORCHESTRA (Austria)
17) Xenos Cosmo - JANKO NILOVIC (Yugoslavia)
18) Naz Kardanet Vaveyla - SIMA BINA (Iran)
19) El-Die-Biei - DAVE PIKE SET (USA/Holland)
20) Tatty Bowow - LOFFE’S STORBAND (Sweden)
21) Burcak - MUSTAFA OZKENT VE ORKESTRASI (Turkey)
22) Oiling Boiling - MATT OILING (Finland)
23) Hadd Mondjam El - SAROLTA ZALATNAY (Hungary)
24) Soul & Feeling - ALFREDO LINARES (Colombia)
25) In The Making - THE GALAPAGOS DUCK (Australia)
26) Poursuite Jaguar - JACQUES LOUSSIER (France)
27) Lamento Borincano - LOS LLAMAS (Cuba)
28) In The Deep - BEGINNING OF THE END (Bahamas)
29) Kama Sutra - ALBERTO BALDAN BEMBO (Italy)
30) Tak Dej Se K Ruman A Prodjem Suet - MARA KUBISOVA (Czechoslovakia)
31) Segelflug - WOLFGANG ZIEGLER UND DIE GRUPPE WIR (East Germany)
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Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
DIGGIN’ …with Si Cheeba
Original broadcast 29th August 2025
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01) Intro
02) Sound Then Words - SAUL WILLIAMS & CARLOS NINO
03) Ode To St Cecile - MARY LOU WILLIAMS TRIO
04) Abe De Abu Du - JACK FASCINATO
05) Genova Pizza De Ferrari (Astronaighty Mix) - PIERO UMILIANI
06) Clapsoy (Jimi Tenor Remix) - GAK SATO
07) The Village Caller - JOHNNY LYTLE
08) Nobody Knows - HORACE SILVER QUINTET & VOICES
09) Mr Super Hip - JAMEY AEBERSOLD
10) Mais Kriola - HELIO MATHEUS
11) Spaced Out - ‘THESDA
12) Song For My Family - JOHNNY HAMMOND
13) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - THE SINGERS UNLIMITED
14) Aaj Mora Dil - R D BURMAN & ASHA BHOSLE
15) You Show’ Walk Funky - BROTHER JACK McDUFF
16) Bella Donna - CHARLES KYNARD
17) The Power of Your Smile - HERB GELLER Feat. MARK MURPHY
18) Feeling Alright - VICTOR BACCHETTA
19) Planalto Geral - OSMAR MILITO
20) Tema Pra Elizeth - WILSON DAS NEVES
21) Mi Mambo (Cheeba’s Latin Bros Remix) - ORCH MAMBO INTL
22) Descarga Lebron - THE LEBRON BROS ORCH
23) My Shingaling - JOEY PASTRANA & HIS ORCH
24) Soul & Feeling - ALFREDO LINARES
25) Cat Fish Bag (45 edit) - JOHNNY ZAMOT
26) Pop Corn 3 - JEAN-PIERRE BOTTURA
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Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast on SHIP FULL OF BOMBS
Friday 2nd August 2025
01) INTRO
02) Steal The Feel - BLUE MITCHELL
03) The Hand That Rocks - SARAH WEBSTER FABIO
04) Action Line (Master A, Take 2) - DOROTHY ASHBY
05) Sangue Latino - OSMAR MILITO
06) Ladeira Da Preguiça - ELIS REGINA
07) Pargatoire Mood - GUY PEDERSON
08) I Think I’m Being Followed - ROY BUDD
09) Black Gold - PHIL UPCHURCH
10) Night Owl - CLEO LAINE
11) Feeling Good - CLEO LAINE & JOHNNY DANKWORTH
12) Flute’s Wind - JEAN PAUL & ANGELIQUE
13) Shadows - THE MYSTERIOUS FLYING MACHINE
14) Groovin’ - SUE BARKER
15) Dance - NOEL McGHIE & SPACE SPIES
16) Descarga Lebron - THE LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA
17) Mi Mambo (Cheeba’s Latin Bros Remix) - ORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONAL
18) Teeth - THE CIRCLING SUN
19) Born Slippy - 3iO
20) Jungle Strut - BLUE MODE
21) All The Kids In Harlem - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
22) Everybody In The Place - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
23) Lenha Na Fogueira - LUISA
24) Voodounon - LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND
25) Tight Money - RUEBEN WILSON & THE COST OF LIVING
26) Echos Of Earth - THE SORCERORS
27) Scorpio - LALO SCHIFRIN
28) All I Do (Extended Edit) - THE BREAK CRACKER
29) OUTRO
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Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
DIGGIN’…with Si Cheeba
SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
First Broadcast 17th July 2025
01) Intro
02) Little Sunflower - MODERN BEAT COMBO
03) Let ‘Em Roll - BIG JOHN PATTON
04) Globo Do Morto - NOVOS BAHAINOS
05) Blink Samba - OBRADOR
06) Djanfa Magni - TIDIANI KNE & POLY RHYTHMO
07) Allipad - SANDRO BRUGNOLINI
08) Mi Mambo - ORCHESTRA MAMBO INTERNATIONAL
09) Hay Mama - JOHNNY ZAMOT
10) All The Kids In Harlem - CHEEBA’S LATIN BROS
11) Paradise - BAIANA
12) Say Sumthin’ - ZAIMIE
13) Sister Love - DONALD BYRD
14) Airspace - KLAUS WEISS
15) The Night Stalker - BREAK CRACKER
16) The Infinite - THE SORCERORS
17) Hi Tech Jazz (Single Edit) - QUASIMODE
18) Sandalia Dela - CLEMENTINE
19) Willow - OBRADOR
20) Watusa - COZMOS
21) Couldn’t Give You Up - EXTENDED EDIT
22) Take It To The Street - BREAK CRACKER
23) Move Your Hand (fast mix) - LA CLAVE
24) Tambores Da Vida - CHRIS BANGS
25) My Spiritual Indian - EDDIE PALMIERI
26) Fried Bananas - RAULZHINO IMPACTO 8
27) Suor E Serragem - LUIZ GONZAGA JR
28) Adeus Maria Fulo - CLAUDETTE SOARES
29) Stratus - BILLY COBHAM
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Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
BLUE NOTE 80 !
Eighty Minutes of 45s - recorded on the 80th Anniversary of Blue Note Records - 6th January 2019
01) Filthy McNasty PT 1 - HORACE SILVER QUINTET (45-1817)
02) Camp Meetin’ - DON WILKERSON (45 - 1864)
03) Tokyo Blues PT 1 - HORACE SILVER QUINTET (45-1871)
04) Gravy Train PT 1 - LOU DONALDSON (45-1830)
05) Back To The Tropics - CHARLIE ROUSE (45-1881)
06) The Silver Meter PT 1 - ‘BIG’ JOHN PATTON (45-1888)
07) Googa Mooga - FREDDIE ROACH (45-1890)
08) Cristo Redentor - DONALD BYRD (45-1907)
09) Brother Isaac - DONALD BYRD (45-1916)
10) The Rumproller PT 1 - LEE MORGAN (45-1918)
11) Fat Judy PT 1 - ‘BIG’ JOHN PATTON (45-1920)
12) Amanda - ‘BIG’ JOHN PATTON (45-1926)
13) You Gotta Take A Little Love - HORACE SILVER (45-1946)
14) Who’s Making Love - LOU DONALDSON (45-1949)
15) Sittin’ Duck - THE THREE SOUNDS (45-1950)
16) Down Home Style - BROTHER JACK McDUFF (45-1953)
17) Move Your Hand PT1 - LONNIE SMITH (45-1955)
18) Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky - LOU DONALDSON (45-1956)
19) Hunk O’ Funk - BROTHER JACK McDUFF (45-1958)
20) Jump Back - CANDIDO (45-1959)
21) Orange Peel - RUEBEN WILSON (45-1961)
22) Sookie, Sookie - GRANT GREEN (45-1965)
23) Black Pearl - JIMMY McGRIFF (45-1968)
24) Ummh - PTS 1 & 2 - BOBBY HUTCHERSON (45-1966)
SKIT - into Prestige 45 session
01) Fat Man (45-324) by MONTEGO JOE
02) Soul Shoutin' (45-328) by SHIRLEY SCOTT & STANLEY TURRENTINE
03) Collard Greens (45-356) by FREDDIE McCOY
04) Gettin' It Togetha' (45-366) by BOBBY TIMMONS
05) Satisfaction (45-379) by DON PATTERSON
06) Corn Flakes (45-396) by STAN HUNTER & SONNY FORTUNE
07) Raunchy Rita (45-397) by FRANK FOSTER
08) Living Soul (45- 427) by "GROOVE" HOLMES
09) What A Piece (45-436) by "PUCHO"
10) Soul Grabber (45-457) by WILLIS JACKSON
11) Señor Boogaloo *issued as 45 by Dopebrother by WALLY RICHARDSON
12) Psychedelic Sally (45-709) by EDDIE JEFFERSON
13) Soul Talk - Pt.2 (45-725) by JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH
14) Rakin' & Scrapin' - Pt.1 (45-720) by HAROLD MABERN
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Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
DIGGIN' ...with Si Cheeba
First Broadcast Friday 9th May 2025 - SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
01) Intro
02) Lela - BOBBY TIMMONS
03) I'm A Believer - IDRIS MUHAMMAD
04) Too Much Saki - MONTEGO JOE
05) Zoo Boogaloo - RUSTY BRYANT
06) Mysterioso - FREDDIE McCOY
07) The Swinging Preacher - ANDY & THE BEY SISTERS
08) Rip A Dip - THE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET
09) Black Talk - CHARLES EARLAND
10) Psychedelic Pucho - PUCHO & THE LATIN SOUL BROTHERS
11) Let Me Love You Before You Go - BILLY HAWKS
12) Chitlins Con Carne - ERIC KLOSS
13) Florence Of Arabia - WILLIS JACKSON
14) What's Shakin' ? - BROTHER JACK McDUFF
15) Jug Eyes - GENE AMMONS
16) Filthy McNasty - EDDIE JEFFERSON
17) Gumbo Filet - PONY POINDEXTER with BOOKER ERWIN
18) Blow For The Crossing - BILLY BUTLER
19) Greasy Kid Stuff - HAROLD MABERN
20) Brown Bag - BOOGALOO JOE JONES
21) Bella Donna - CHARLES KYNARD
22) Johnny Hammond Boogaloo - JOHNNY "Hammond" SMITH
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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
SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO
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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