"instrumental" - WEFUNK Search

Show 1165: DJ Dmoe lets off a rhythmic explosion with salsa from Ricardo Ray, latin funk by Nico Gómez, instrumental magic from Y Society and loads of Colombian sureshots by Los Pirañas, Wganda Kenya, Elia y Elizabeth and many more. Plus unquantized rawness from DJ Cutler, Montreal street philosophy from Pro-V and Rvlr Magz, and a straight up soul gem from Camille Yarbrough.

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Show 1157: Dennis Infante keeps it all killer no filler with brass heat from Haggis Horns, bold reworks from Soul Supreme and Stro Elliot, instrumental magic by Chic and Bay area representation from Grease Traps and sndtrak. Plus Japanese koto breaks from Minoru Muraoka, roguish rhymes and sample moment with Slick Rick, and contagious energy from Joey Valence & Brae.

Show 1123: Jeremy Glenn soars through the astral plane with ethereal sounds by Melchior Sultana and Mambele, soulful wisdom from Gil Scott-Heron and Kimiko Kasai, and worldwide vibes from Peter King and Djavan. Plus high-octane boombap from K.E.V. and Jamil Honesty, sun-baked soul from Magic in Threes, an ode to enduring love from Tanika Charles, and instrumental magic from Y'skid and K, Le Maestro.

Show 1114: Digga keeps the beats banging with old school classics from Kings of Pressure and Positive K, moody instrumentals by Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and Tuamie, and UK flavour from London Posse. Plus disco delirium by Cake and Midnight Movers, sultry funk from Amalia, and Shock G's beautiful piano rendition of "To Zion".

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Show 1109: James Boogie bobs and weaves through heavyweight breaks from Stro Elliot and Suckaside, raw rhymes by Smokes and Napoleon da Legend, and spacey instrumentals by Islopro and Mr And-7. Plus simmering afrobeats from Little Simz, spitfire raps from Elzhi, and grooves straight from the soul by Preachermann and Javier Santiago.

Show 1070: Deheb serves up a lush soundscape featuring next wave breakouts MXXWLL, KinKai, Rae Khalil, Pivot Gang and (Liv).e. Plus a majestic MJ x Ummah teamup, instrumental bliss from Pete Rock and falcxne, and a psychedelic ride on the wings of Cymande's "Dove".

Show 1010: Pete Rock summons the Stylistics for a sureshot sample moment, Bappi Lahiri puts the Bollywood bounce on a dancefloor classic, and Brand New Heavies go off on an extended instrumental workout. Plus spirited diasporic sounds from Nitty Scott and Vadim, loping New Orleans gold by Lee Dorsey, and boogie heat by Gayle Adams and Satin, Silk & Lace.

Show 964: K'pow dives into the headnodic zone with Balkan cuts by Klemen Klemen, Dirty Hairy and Smoke Mardeljano alongside hazy instrumentals from Deheb and Splinta and ravenous verses from Pusha T and Method Man. Plus Ruby Velle's searing "Shackles", heavenly future knocks from the Celestics and hypnotic bliss from Dam-Funk.

Show 948: Praiz & Coner dispense mellow madness with instrumental thumpers from G-Nof and Tall Black plus sweet 80s grooves by Imagination, Letta Mbulu and Don Blackman. Also featuring an epic Brothers Johnson rework by Jimmy The Twin, West Coast swagger on "Where I Wanna Be" and understated smoothness from London's OthaSoul.

Show 937: James Boogie slices and dices his way through beefy bboy breaks by Dojo Cuts, The Traffic, Hackney Colliery Band, Cymande and more. Plus Fevah's slinky "West Coast Lovin'", feelgood vocals from Omar & Los Charly's Orchestra, and a special Dilla showcase from buried treasures to shimmering Common and N'Dea Davenport remixes to his thundering instrumentals.

Show 921: Dase Boogie zones out over heavy instrumentals by Tall Black Guy, Tuamie and Glenn Astro, then explores the funkier side of Israeli folk, rock and jazz with Yair Nitzani, Ron Elian and Fourteen Octaves. Plus feral funk from Gary Davis, nasty blues breaks from Albert King and Ricky Allen, and a spotlight on hardrhymer Rapsody as she drops her latest "Laila's Wisdom" LP.

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Show 911: Tribe Vibes ambassadors Phekt & Trishes touch down on WEFUNK with standout cuts by Soia, Alltta, and Urbs & Cutex, and a sample-mining set melding everything from Westside Gunn and Future to Luther Ingram and Nairobi Sisters. Plus lush Montreal vibes from Loop Pilots and Modlee, Prince's jubilant "Baby I'm A Star", infectious instrumental gold from Shao-ski and a Dungeon-Family helmed gem from Parental Advisory.

Show 897: Zattar delivers a superb mix of disco and soul, including cuts from the vault by Mystic Pleasure and Joe Cruz, gritty instrumentals by El Michels Affair and Leroy & The Drivers, and classy modern grooves by E. Live and Solar Shield. Plus sultry soul from Erykah Badu and Ravyn Lenae, rambunctious posse cut "All Barz", and a tribute to the original funky drummer Clyde Stubblefield with live gems, interview insights and classic JB heat like "Say It Loud" and "Mother Popcorn".

Show 887: Vancity O.G. Vinyl Ritchie throws down a wild 45 mix of golden era classics, fiery funk flips, bass-heavy instrumentals, and jetset vibes from Turkey to Colombia to Bollywood. Plus The Olympians take a psych-soul odyssey, Letta Mbulu soars sky high on "Kilimanjaro", Funky DL delivers sandpaper-rough boombap, and Tona spits fire on the Slakah-produced "Red Eye".

Show 874: Marc Hype, Jim Dunloop and Sabrina Golian deliver another high octane mix with "Summertide 2016", featuring a standout Fela rework by Teck-zilla, tasty Dusty Donuts edits, airtight disco grooves by Bobby Thurston, and the vocal version of Cliff Nobles' instrumental monster "The Horse". Plus: Modern funk all-stars join forces on "The Boys Are Back", Audio Push channels A Tribe Called Quest on "Check the Vibe", and TIMEKODE drops a poignant remix for our troubled times.

Show 873: Pro-V keeps it strictly basement vibes with Jazzy Jeff's bass heavy thumper "Branded", De La Soul's freewheeling "Mack Daddy on the Left", a wild jazz ride with DJ Krush and a hardknock banger by Akinyele. Plus Asheru's righteously soulful "Do U", a silky G-funk instrumental by SaiR, and indelible soul from the Three Degrees and Odyssey.

Show 826: Shine on: Rawsoul's got solar rays for days with a mix of soulful, laid-back and balmy tracks from Asheru, DJ Nu-Mark, Funkadelic, Lyrics Born, Steve Arrington and more. Plus lush jazzy instrumentals from Bobby Hutcherson and DJ Day, signature J-Zone humor and production on "Crime Wave (Remix)", gorgeous soul by New Holidays and Maxi Anderson, and Large Professor's sample-heavy 90s homage "New Train Ole Route".

Show 785: Nothin' to it: Scott C bobs, weaves and strikes with a killer edit of Jacob Collier's "Don't You Worry About a Thing" plus beatmaker gold by Slakah the Beatchild, psychedelic thump from Crunch, and turn of the 80s jams by Gayle Adams, Dayton and Leroy Hutson. Waahli and Sam I Am revive the Native Tongues spirit on "Soul Baby", BE.water spits earnest reflections over soul-soaked beats on "Enigma", Tryezz gets the subs rattling on a fat synth instrumental, and Renee Geyer brings a sublime slice of mellow soul.

Show 768: Slyde runs the mix with funk instrumentals by the Daktaris & Floyd Lawson, jazzy cuts from Guy Pedersen & Alan Hawkshaw, and some local flavor from the Morph-tet & Soul Motivators. Plus a "b-boy lullaby" from Manu Dibango, beat-driven retouches of Stevie Wonder and Lee Fields, and vintage joints from Kid Capri, Jungle Brothers and the underrated Dred Scott.

Show 746: DJ Lexis leans heavy on the jazz - from John Klemmer's wild "Free Soul" sax romp to Leon Thomas' cosmic "Shape Your Mind to Die" and lots more from Sun Palace, Placebo, Cortex and Jon Lucien. Plus Elvis Costello's soulful connection with the inimitable Roots crew, some instrumental magic by Evil Needle, and tasty soul-jazz cuts from Ramsey Lewis, Brother Jack McDuff and Cannonball Adderley.

Show 725: Andy Williams is back with breakup/makeup soul by the Chi-Lites, frenetic fiddle funk from Michael White, sample fodder by Rene Costy and hard-pushing instrumentals from the Nite Liters and Hot Butter. Plus jazz-fueled funk from Marius Cultier and Gregory Porter, and sample moments by Kool G Rap + Fania All Stars and Diamond D + Kleeer.

Show 708: Steeped in Soul: Rawsoul's in residence as we weave through decades of soulful grooves, from 70s magic by Willie Hutch & Minnie Riperton, to R&B remixes by SWV & Xscape, to Brazilian sounds from Jorge Ben & Som Tres and more. Plus poetic musings from Brownsville veteran KA and instrumental magic from MPC beatsmith B.Durazzo.

Show 702: B-boy stance: Ilya busts out breaks & beats by Johnny Pate and Dennis Coffey, a dusty find from Brookyn People and funky soul scorchers by Etta James, Gladys Kight and Nina Simone. Plus fresh cuts from Pete Marriott and France's Omaz & Choko, Biggie meets Dilla on a "Big Poppa" blend, and hard funky instrumentals from Lack of Afro, Funkshone and Willie Mitchell.

Show 685: West coast is in the mix with Planet Asia, Alkaholiks, Del the Funky Homosapien and more. Plus stone cold funk classics from the Meters and the Ohio Players, rough instrumental funk by The Eliminators and Preston Love, slo-mo disco from El Coco, and a crazy Dazz Band mashup by DJ B.Cause.

Show 591: Blissful Beats: DJ Bliss gets deep into headnod instrumentals and smoked out grooves from DJ Spooky, Kenny Dope, Nightmares on Wax, Prince Paul and more. Soul gold from Mark Capanni ("I Believe in Miracles" dusty original) and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, heavy boogie remixes by Alien Delon, DJ F.U.N.K. and Masters at Work, and an R.I.P. to Apache from Flavor Unit.

Show 547: Scott Down & DJ Cutler represent Buffalo NY with their "716 Lesson", Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Vaughn Mason get grimy with the synth bass, and DJ Static rocks the classic "Pussyfooter" break from Ultramagnetic MC's "Moe Luv's Theme". Plus a blazing blend of Red & Meth's "How High" with the "Triumph" instrumental, and some sublime chilled-out funk & soul from Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Bootsy Collins.

Show 496: Lost for words: El Michels Affair, Booker T & The MG's and The Crusaders come through with powerful soul instrumentals. The D.O.C. gets funky over the break from Foster Sylvers' classic "Misdemeanor". And DJ Static brings you the usual 90s niceness from Nas, Beatnuts, LOTUG, Pharcyde and Fugees, plus new tracks from Statik Selektah, Supastition and DJ Muggs.

Show 459: Solid funk gems from High Voltage, Gene Harris, Jesse Anderson and Myra Barnes, plus an original Talib sample from Charlie Whitehead. Lauren Hill shines over a classic Mos Def instrumental, and Static lays down a half hour of straight goods from the golden age, with LONS, YZ and more.

Show 445: Groove kicks off with kinetic party beats, then on to lots of fresh new hip-hop from DJ Static. Some dope collabos in the mix (Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott, Diddy feat. Nas & Cee-lo) plus the first cut off the much anticipated "Hi-Teknology 2". On the chillout tip, some funky reggae and a couple delicious instrumentals from the Liparis Nervosa Sextet and the Soul Investigators.