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Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDay of Umoja 2021 (DJs Daz, Jun, Monalisa, Aaron Paar, Culture D & Tomas)Umoja Hi-Fi presents Day of Umoja 2021! An annual celebration on the first day of Kwanza. All 6 DJs from the Umoja DJ collective spinning eclectic sets of reggae, soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, Afrobeat, rocksteady and more Check the set lists below for full artist and song titles. Follow us everywhere @umojahifiSets lists:Monalisa:Otis Gayle - I’ll Be AroundJohnny Osborne - We Need LoveDelroy Wilson - Same Old SongAnnetta Jackson - MeditationByron Lee & The Dragonaires - Message From A Black ManFatback Band - Wi...
2021-12-312h 59
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemAaron Paar - Stomping Grounds Radio Tribute to Al JacksonUmoja HiFI's Aaron Paar (Worldship Records, Teflon Dons) pays tribute to DJ Al Jackson, of the LA-based Soul Children, presenting his recorded works as Aljax3. This set originally appeared on Paar's Stomping Grounds radio show (2nd & 4th Mondays 8-10 PM on dublab.com). Al Jackson's show Explorations is also archived on dublab.com Al Jackson: peace be with you brother, thank you for your life and music!
2021-01-3154 min
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDJ Tomas presents The Day of Umoja 2020A mix for the first day of Kwanza (Umoja or Unity) to celebrate the origins and sound of my DJ collective Umoja HiFi Soundsystem.This 1-hour mix features sublime selections from Latin and downtempo to broken beat, and other eclectic rhythms.Day of Umoja Tracklist Brownout – Con El Cuete (Second Sky and Thomas Blondet Remix) Ondatropica – Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazón (iZem remix) Joe Bataan – Ernestine Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue featuring Erykah Badu (9th Wonder's...
2020-12-291h 00
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDJ Tomas - Umoja SoundStation on NiceUpRadio (Reggae)It's Umoja Hi-Fi's Nice Up Radio show #46 with DJ Tomas in the mix. New music from Buju Banton, Anthony B, Jah9, Romain Virgo, Nattali Rize, Christopher Ellis and more. New riddims, and strictly 2020 reggae vibes! Listen to the show live Sundays 3-5PM PST or catch the weekly re-posts at www.soundcloud.com/umojahifi
2020-05-052h 00
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemStar Eyes: A Life in the Electronic UndergroundWelcome to the Umoja Hi-Fi podcast. Umoja Hi-Fi is a seven person DJ collective formed in Los Angeles in 1992 and we are active to this very day! Subscribers to this podcast may be used to the various DJ mixes we’ve been dropping on this channel, and those are going to continue, but today we’ve got something special - we'll talk to DJ Tomas's long time friend and colleague Star Eyes, a.k.a. Vivian Host, an accomplished DJ, producer, music journalist, radio host and podcaster in her own right.DJ Tomas met Vivian in LA in t...
2020-04-201h 21
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDJ Daz - Funk on 45 (Rare Groove, Funk, Soul Mix)We present a very special vinyl 45s mix from Umoja Hi-Fi co-founder DJ Daz. This versatile DJ was born in London and raised in Los Angeles where he got deep into music from a young age. In his London youth he attended Dingwalls sessions (where Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Paul Murphy and others played) and after relocating found his way to LA’s Delicious Vinyl Records, home to the Pharcyde, Masta Ace and Brand New Heavies, among others. Later he became a resident at influential LA rare-groove/acid jazz club Brass. He co-founded Umoja Hi-Fi wi...
2020-04-0859 min
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDJ Aaron Paar: Ximeno Singles Mix (Reggae/Funk)Ximeno Records was co-founded by Danny Holloway and Aaron Paar in 2011 and releases limited-run vinyl 45s, focusing mainly on rare, funky vintage reggae and soul cuts. Aimed with DJs and selectors in mind, Ximeno has released though cover versions of tracks like “Let It Whip”, “I Want Your Love,” and “Rock With U” by artists including Derrick Harriot, Grace Jackson, Blood Sisters, Skatalites and Tappa Zukie. Check their Discogs page for more selections (https://www.discogs.com/label/482668-Ximeno-Records). Holloway and Paar first experimented with a 200-pressing 45, when it sold out quickly, and records number two and three also sold out, th...
2020-01-0146 minUmoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemCulture D - Umoja SoundStation on NiceUpRadioUmoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts from Umoja Hi-Fi DJ Tomas SF, Culture D and King CoknI O'Dire. Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from Apple App Store or Google Play. #reggae #roots #classic-dancehall #one-drop #nice-up-radio #umojahifi Catch the re-broadcast every week on soundcloud.com/umojahifi Find Umoja on all your socials @umojafifi (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube)
2019-10-141h 56
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemDJ Tomas SF Presents UMOJA 20 MIX: Rocksteady to Rub-A-DubDJ Tomas SF presents Rocksteady to Rub-A-Dub Mix1. Melodians – Swing and Dine2. The Cables – Baby Why3. Hemsley Morris – Little Things4. Derrick Morgan – Want More5. Derick Harriot – Have You Seen Her6. The Heptones – Party Time7. Johnny Osbourne – Rub-A-Dub Party8. Hopeton Lewis – Rockashocka9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Nice Time10. Slim Smith – Rougher Yet11. Lone Ranger – Love Bump12. Lloy Robinson – Can't Stand It12. Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy13. Sugar Minott – Vanity14. Jimmy London – I'm You Puppet15. Zap Pow – This Is Reggae16. Anthony Johnson, Little John, Don Carlos – Roll River Jo...
2012-08-301h 08
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemUmoja Hi-Fi Presents: I’m A Rootsman Part 1 – Deep Roots MixDJ Tomas – Umoja Hi-Fi Sound Station "I’m A Rootsman, Part 1: Deep Roots Mix"A 73 minute selection of deeper roots reggae music from the 1970s and ‘80s. This selection focuses on slower, dubbier tracks with conscious themes and lyrics. I was trying to invoke the spirit of reggae radio in the ‘80s – be it pirate radio in the UK, college radio in the US or Dread at the Controls broadcasts in Jamaica. Another inspiration was DJ Andrew’s foundation/roots underground parties in Los Angeles in the mid-90s. A UK native and carpente...
2009-11-081h 13
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemKing CoknI - Decent Something radioPLAYLIST:Political Fiction Half Pint Tightrope Steel Pulse Study People Serani Cyaan Look Inna Wi Eye Bugle Dem Bwoy Ah Baby Vybz Kartel Dem Nah Look Nuh Gal (Raw) Assassin Nuh Linga Elephant Man Usain Bolt Nuh Linga Line Fi Line (Raw) Busy Signal & Assassin The Next Movement The Roots Sunday Coming Alton Ellis Christmas Coming Alton Ellis Im Still In Love With You Boy Sean Paul Ft Sasha Umbrella (Offical Reggae Remix) Rihanna & Shaggy brown skin Richie spice My African Queen Youths...
2009-09-301h 06
Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystemdj dAz presents: UPlift (A rhythmic journey into the essence of spiritual Hip Hop and Jazz)The Last Poets – Bird’s WordThe Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yo Yo (Dobie Re-Edit)Aloe Blacc – Blind WorldQ-Tip – Won’t ChangeMos Def – RosesTom Scott & The L.A. Express – TodayCommon – InhaleGil Scott-Heron – Lady Day and John ColtraneThe Zbigniew Namylowski Modern Jazz Quartet – Piatawka (in 5/4 time)Oscar Brown Jr. – Afro BlueThe Ensemble Al Salaam – CirclesAndy Bey – River ManThe Cinematic Orchestra – All That You Give(Photo credit: Big Manny) (Photo taken at Truthseekers Radio, Friday nights from 1-3 a.m. on 90.7 k...
2009-07-081h 04
Umoja Hi-Fi SoundsystemUmoja Hi Fi Kwanzaa Series: dj dAzdj dAz presents: Kwanzaa Series/Mellow Bump Vol. II 1. 4 Hero – Conceptions2. Yesterdays New Quintet – Sunrays3. Massive Attack – Exchange4. Lil’ Kim – Queen Bitch5. Teedra Moses – Still Got Love (Instrumental)6. Ta’Raach – (White Label Promo)7. Spacek – Eve (Jay Dee Mix)8. Dwele – A.N.G.E.L. (Slum Village Mix)9. Keith Murray – The Rhyme (Slum Village Street Remix)10. Talib Kweli – Never Been In Love11. Red Astaire – Follow Me12. The Mighty Bop – Ride Away13. Jamie Cullum – Frontin’14. Esthero – SuperheroesWow. How to explain the beauty I maintain, with the love around and...
2009-01-0954 min