en Music nonadult 1221199870 no 95bFM: The Swap Meet The Swap Meet is three hours dedicated to the celebration of funky music wherever we find it: the tributaries contributing to modern beat culture. We pay our respects every week to the foundational black musical traditions of Disco, Soul, Funk, Boogie, Jazz, Samba, Blues. Salute! https://www.95bfm.com/ en https://www.95bfm.com/sites/default/files/podcast_avatar_SWAPMEET.png 95bFM: The Swap Meet https://www.95bfm.com/ 95bFM The originator Copyright (c) 1998-2016 95bFM Selected audio on demand from this alternative radio station in Auckland, New Zealand The Swap Meet is three hours dedicated to the celebration of funky music wherever we find it: the tributaries contributing to modern beat culture. We pay our respects every week to the foundational black musical traditions of Disco, Soul, Funk, Boogie, Jazz, Samba, Blues. Salute! 95bFM false The Swap Meet 12 July 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17379389/the-swap-meet-12-july-2026 Eric B & Rakim's "Eric B Is President" just turned 40 in June, so we kicked off with that hip hop talisman,  Sadat X "Wild Cowboys" and De La Soul's "Stakes Is High" both hit 30 this week.

Elsewhere in the mix rare groove and boogie (Dayton, Keni Burke, George Benson, LaVerne Washington, Jeanette Renee), Ashford & Simpson, Kosuke Ichihara & 3L, a Santana flip courtesy of Fang Yu & the Travellers, Fleetwood Mac (!) tucked in. Kongas and Gilberto Gil pulled it toward Afro and Brazilian rhythm for a bit before drifting back.

New material from Sløy Gange from Norway, Audrey Powne, Yanuka, Sparklemami, ELIZA! Closed it out slow with Borrowed CS Ururangi for Matariki!

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-12-july-2026 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Eric B & Rakim's "Eric B Is President" just turned 40 in June, so we kicked off with that hip hop talisman,  Sadat X "Wild Cowboys" and De La Soul's "Stakes Is High" both hit 30 this week.</p> <p>Elsewhere in the mix rare groove and boogie (Dayton, Keni Burke, George Benson, LaVerne Washington, Jeanette Renee), Ashford & Simpson, Kosuke Ichihara & 3L, a Santana flip courtesy of Fang Yu & the Travellers, Fleetwood Mac (!) tucked in. Kongas and Gilberto Gil pulled it toward Afro and Brazilian rhythm for a bit before drifting back.</p> <p>New material from Sløy Gange from Norway, Audrey Powne, Yanuka, Sparklemami, ELIZA! Closed it out slow with Borrowed CS Ururangi for Matariki!</p> no Eric B & Rakim's "Eric B Is President" just turned 40 in June, so we kicked off with that hip hop talisman,  Sadat X "Wild Cowboys" and De La Soul's "Stakes Is … The Swap Meet 5 July 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17375845/the-swap-meet-5-july-2026 Kirk jams! 

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-5-july-2026 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Kirk jams! </p> no Kirk jams!  The Swap Meet 28 June 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17370603/the-swap-meet-28-june-2026 Campbell cuts!

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-28-june-2026 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Campbell cuts!</p> no Campbell cuts! The Swap Meet 21 June 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17365142/the-swap-meet-21-june-2026 Kirk's back for another solo stint. Lots of jazzy business. New & old stuff, Brazilian jams & lots more, spanning from the 70's until this year. Starting slower, ending faster. Celebrating Eumir Deodato's birthday turning 83 on the 22nd of June, so played a couple from him & Ruby Turner who turned 68 also on the 22nd, we played a killer jam from her. Also marked the passing of Rayse Biggs, American trumpeter, flugelhornist who died a few days earlier, we played one from his 1994 Mr. B & Friends album & also Fred Alexander Jr. died that week as well, he was the drummer from Lakeside, so we played one from them off their 1978 album Shot Of Love & something from another one of his project's Savoir-Flair from their 1983 self titled album. Feature album was Moyses dos Santos' 'Maria' released that week on Far Out Recordings, we played 3 favourites off of that. Turn it up & enjoy....

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-21-june-2026 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Kirk's back for another solo stint. Lots of jazzy business. New & old stuff, Brazilian jams & lots more, spanning from the 70's until this year. Starting slower, ending faster. Celebrating Eumir Deodato's birthday turning 83 on the 22nd of June, so played a couple from him & Ruby Turner who turned 68 also on the 22nd, we played a killer jam from her. Also marked the passing of Rayse Biggs, American trumpeter, flugelhornist who died a few days earlier, we played one from his 1994 Mr. B & Friends album & also Fred Alexander Jr. died that week as well, he was the drummer from Lakeside, so we played one from them off their 1978 album Shot Of Love & something from another one of his project's Savoir-Flair from their 1983 self titled album. Feature album was Moyses dos Santos' 'Maria' released that week on Far Out Recordings, we played 3 favourites off of that. Turn it up & enjoy....</p> no Kirk's back for another solo stint. Lots of jazzy business. New & old stuff, Brazilian jams & lots more, spanning from the 70's until this year. Starting slower, ending faster. Celebrating E… The Swap Meet 14 June 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17360804/the-swap-meet-14-june-2026 Doggziller and Jellphonic popped thru the show this ep!

We were still buzzing from Friday's Circling Sun show at the Pitt St Methodist Churc, so we had to kick off with their "Bliss Part 2" before spinning a couple for the birthday girl Linda Clifford dropping a couple from her late-70s RSO Records disco nuggets "Don't Give It Up" and "Runaway Love". From there things got properly funky: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's steel-pan reading of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" (the B-side 45 on Big Crown, 2022), Bobby Oroza doing his Finnish-Texan soul thing on "I Got Love," and the Terea deep cut "Pretty Bird." The boogie continuum kept things moving through The Deele, O'Bryan, and a touch of Tatsuro Yamashita's 1977 City Pop gem "Paper Doll," before Evelyn Champagne King's "Shake Down," Dynasty's "Check It Out," and The Time's "Get It Up" pushed the tempo right up.

The second half ranged wide without losing the thread. Leenalchi's "Here Comes That Crow" - the Seoul seven-piece's just-dropped Luaka Bop debut, a chopped pansori tale rerouted through bass-heavy psych-funk - sat comfortably alongside Daktaris' raw Afrobeat ("Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" from their Soul Explosion LP from the Daptone studio) and a run of West African gold: Zeal Onyia's Nigerian highlife, Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas' "Yes Indeed" (originally recorded in Togo for the 1981 Abotar LP Super Sounds Namba), and Julian Y Su Combo's Afro-Cuban "Enyere Kumbara." Sharon Jones's "What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes," Trio Mocotó's samba-funk "Chamego De Ine," and (birthday boy) Marcus Miller's "I Could Give You More". Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" clocked 50 years this month, so you know we had to give "Ain't No Half Steppin" some airtime. Press the button.

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-14-june-2026 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Doggziller and Jellphonic popped thru the show this ep!</p> <p>We were still buzzing from Friday's Circling Sun show at the Pitt St Methodist Churc, so we had to kick off with their "Bliss Part 2" before spinning a couple for the birthday girl Linda Clifford dropping a couple from her late-70s RSO Records disco nuggets "Don't Give It Up" and "Runaway Love". From there things got properly funky: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's steel-pan reading of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" (the B-side 45 on Big Crown, 2022), Bobby Oroza doing his Finnish-Texan soul thing on "I Got Love," and the Terea deep cut "Pretty Bird." The boogie continuum kept things moving through The Deele, O'Bryan, and a touch of Tatsuro Yamashita's 1977 City Pop gem "Paper Doll," before Evelyn Champagne King's "Shake Down," Dynasty's "Check It Out," and The Time's "Get It Up" pushed the tempo right up.</p> <p>The second half ranged wide without losing the thread. Leenalchi's "Here Comes That Crow" - the Seoul seven-piece's just-dropped Luaka Bop debut, a chopped pansori tale rerouted through bass-heavy psych-funk - sat comfortably alongside Daktaris' raw Afrobeat ("Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" from their Soul Explosion LP from the Daptone studio) and a run of West African gold: Zeal Onyia's Nigerian highlife, Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas' "Yes Indeed" (originally recorded in Togo for the 1981 Abotar LP Super Sounds Namba), and Julian Y Su Combo's Afro-Cuban "Enyere Kumbara." Sharon Jones's "What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes," Trio Mocotó's samba-funk "Chamego De Ine," and (birthday boy) Marcus Miller's "I Could Give You More". Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" clocked 50 years this month, so you know we had to give "Ain't No Half Steppin" some airtime. Press the button.</p> no Doggziller and Jellphonic popped thru the show this ep! We were still buzzing from Friday's Circling Sun show at the Pitt St Methodist Churc, so we had to kick off with their "Bliss Part… The Swap Meet 31 May 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17351665/the-swap-meet-31-may-2026 To close out NZ Music Month, The Swap Meet went deep into the local crate for a full show of Aotearoa sounds - new, old, and a few things nobody's heard yet. We had exclusive pre-release listens from some killer upcoming records: The Lahaar, Nathan Haines & The Illusions, The Circling Sun, and a stunning ensemble session featuring Paul Dyne, Julien Dyne, Joe Kaptein, Isaac Aesilli, Lucien Johnson, Ruby Walsh, John Bell, Finn Scholes, and Harrison Choi - music that's due out soon and well worth the wait. Alongside those, the record bag was full of finds from a year of digging through dusty bins - everything from Kevin Field and Clear Path Ensemble to Gold Matter, Leonard Charles, Emcee Lucia, and a few real oddities that don't fit any neat category.

Dujon Cullingford took over for a 30-minute mix focused on the yacht rock and AOR side of Aotearoa's 70s and 80s with Malcolm McCallum, Kim Hart, Rock Candy, Merv Owen and friends, all getting their moment. 

The rest of the show kept moving through jazz, beats, soul: SPDRTWNBBY live at 95bFM, Alan Broadbent, Louisa Williamson, Wave Infinity Junction live, and closing things out with the Commodores' Cebu: RIP Ronald LaPread.

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-31-may-2026 Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>To close out NZ Music Month, The Swap Meet went deep into the local crate for a full show of Aotearoa sounds - new, old, and a few things nobody's heard yet. We had exclusive pre-release listens from some killer upcoming records: The Lahaar, Nathan Haines & The Illusions, The Circling Sun, and a stunning ensemble session featuring Paul Dyne, Julien Dyne, Joe Kaptein, Isaac Aesilli, Lucien Johnson, Ruby Walsh, John Bell, Finn Scholes, and Harrison Choi - music that's due out soon and well worth the wait. Alongside those, the record bag was full of finds from a year of digging through dusty bins - everything from Kevin Field and Clear Path Ensemble to Gold Matter, Leonard Charles, Emcee Lucia, and a few real oddities that don't fit any neat category.</p> <p>Dujon Cullingford took over for a 30-minute mix focused on the yacht rock and AOR side of Aotearoa's 70s and 80s with Malcolm McCallum, Kim Hart, Rock Candy, Merv Owen and friends, all getting their moment. </p> <p>The rest of the show kept moving through jazz, beats, soul: SPDRTWNBBY live at 95bFM, Alan Broadbent, Louisa Williamson, Wave Infinity Junction live, and closing things out with the Commodores' Cebu: RIP Ronald LaPread.</p> no To close out NZ Music Month, The Swap Meet went deep into the local crate for a full show of Aotearoa sounds - new, old, and a few things nobody's heard yet. We had exclusive pre-release listens… The Swap Meet: 24 May 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17348530/the-swap-meet-24-may-2026 Campbell's session always comes a week early in May, but it's always worth testing your knowledge and taste to the East Coast's finest. Hour one one digs deep in that smooth soul and boogie pocket, with London flavour running through it, such as Incognito's Latin Project rework of Can't Get Out of My Head alongside Elisabeth Troy and The Cool Notes, that whole mid-80s to early-90s Brit-funk and lovers rock axis.

Gwen McCrae's rough mix from '93 is a lovely find, and Dana Andrews reaching back to '76 keeps keeps it classic. Citispeak and David Ganpot both land in that '83 sweet spot where funk was getting slicker and the dancefloor was leaning into what would become boogie.

A hip-hop pivot kicks off hour two with The Pete Rock & CL Smooth, before the set opens up into the Latin and African section with Paquito D'Rivera, Ahmed Fakroun's Libyan soul, Sonny Fortune, and a run of late-70s Afro-Latin and hustle 45s that you know are the result of many hours of digging in grubby basements.

The final stretch is all connected dots. Two Switch cuts back to back, the Detroit funk royalty, into the deeper soul selections with Ten City, George Duke, and Linx's You're Lying, a blueprint in UK soul.

From there Fruit, Sonlight, and Jeroboam keep that warm slightly obscure spiritual funk energy going, and the Tim Gant Project MDZ mix from '98 is a nice nod to how that sound got reprocessed through the late-90s underground. Mr Ngata bringing it home!

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-24-may-2026 Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Campbell's session always comes a week early in May, but it's always worth testing your knowledge and taste to the East Coast's finest. Hour one one digs deep in that smooth soul and boogie pocket, with London flavour running through it, such as Incognito's Latin Project rework of Can't Get Out of My Head alongside Elisabeth Troy and The Cool Notes, that whole mid-80s to early-90s Brit-funk and lovers rock axis.</p> <p>Gwen McCrae's rough mix from '93 is a lovely find, and Dana Andrews reaching back to '76 keeps keeps it classic. Citispeak and David Ganpot both land in that '83 sweet spot where funk was getting slicker and the dancefloor was leaning into what would become boogie.</p> <p>A hip-hop pivot kicks off hour two with The Pete Rock & CL Smooth, before the set opens up into the Latin and African section with Paquito D'Rivera, Ahmed Fakroun's Libyan soul, Sonny Fortune, and a run of late-70s Afro-Latin and hustle 45s that you know are the result of many hours of digging in grubby basements.</p> <p>The final stretch is all connected dots. Two Switch cuts back to back, the Detroit funk royalty, into the deeper soul selections with Ten City, George Duke, and Linx's You're Lying, a blueprint in UK soul.</p> <p>From there Fruit, Sonlight, and Jeroboam keep that warm slightly obscure spiritual funk energy going, and the Tim Gant Project MDZ mix from '98 is a nice nod to how that sound got reprocessed through the late-90s underground. Mr Ngata bringing it home!</p> no Campbell's session always comes a week early in May, but it's always worth testing your knowledge and taste to the East Coast's finest. Hour one one digs deep in that smooth soul and boogie pocket,… The Swap Meet 17 May 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17343931/the-swap-meet-17-may-2026 This week we had Avondale local SPDRTWNBBY come through the studio for a kōrero - she talks about growing up and coming up in spider town, plays us some of the tracks that shaped her sound, and debuted a brand new song live on air. If you haven't caught her live yet, she's playing Ka Mua Ka Muri Live on 30 May at the Central City Library - free entry, alongside Phoebe Rings, Mokomokai, SPELL, and Cameron Beattie. 

We're also celebrating birthdays for Taj Mahal, Amp Fiddler, George Johnson of the Brothers Johnson, and Jaguar Wright - all born on 17 May - and tipping our hat to some big album anniversaries: 50 years Ramsey Lewis's Salongo, and 40 years of RUN-DMC's Raising Hell and Peter Gabriel's So. Big week for the tunes!

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-17-may-2026 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>This week we had Avondale local SPDRTWNBBY come through the studio for a kōrero - she talks about growing up and coming up in spider town, plays us some of the tracks that shaped her sound, and debuted a brand new song live on air. If you haven't caught her live yet, she's playing Ka Mua Ka Muri Live on 30 May at the Central City Library - free entry, alongside Phoebe Rings, Mokomokai, SPELL, and Cameron Beattie. </p> <p>We're also celebrating birthdays for Taj Mahal, Amp Fiddler, George Johnson of the Brothers Johnson, and Jaguar Wright - all born on 17 May - and tipping our hat to some big album anniversaries: 50 years Ramsey Lewis's Salongo, and 40 years of RUN-DMC's Raising Hell and Peter Gabriel's So. Big week for the tunes!</p> no This week we had Avondale local SPDRTWNBBY come through the studio for a kōrero - she talks about growing up and coming up in spider town, plays us some of the tracks that shaped her sound, and … The Swap Meet 10 May 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17339748/the-swap-meet-10-may-2026
​Kirk's back for another solo expedition. This week celebrating 50 years since the release of 'Roy Ayers' - Everybody Loves The Sunshine' album, 45 years for 'Grace Jones' - Nightclubbing' album, marking 13 years since 'Daft Punk's - Random Access Memories' album, 6 years for 'Ebi Soda's - Ugh' album, 1 year since 'Chaos In the CBD's - A Deeper Life' album and a couple of 1986 album's turning 40 this year, 'Bob James' - Obsession' & 'The Gap Band's - 8'. 
​Celebrating these guys birthday's this week: Bryon Loren on the 5th, Philip Bailey (turning 75!) on the 8th, Tania Maria on the 9th, Sly Dunbar & Carleen Anderson on the 10th, Greg Phillinganes (turning 70!) on the 12th, Stevie Wonder on the 13th, Raphael Saadiq (turning 60!) on the 14th so played a song or 2 from each of them. 
Plus a New Zealand music month treat with a couple of exclusives from the maestro Nathan Haines' upcoming album. Also It was Mothers Day so played a few jams for the mum's too. Turn it up & enjoy.....

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-10-may-2026 Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p><br> ​Kirk's back for another solo expedition. This week celebrating 50 years since the release of 'Roy Ayers' - Everybody Loves The Sunshine' album, 45 years for 'Grace Jones' - Nightclubbing' album, marking 13 years since 'Daft Punk's - Random Access Memories' album, 6 years for 'Ebi Soda's - Ugh' album, 1 year since 'Chaos In the CBD's - A Deeper Life' album and a couple of 1986 album's turning 40 this year, 'Bob James' - Obsession' & 'The Gap Band's - 8'. <br> ​Celebrating these guys birthday's this week: Bryon Loren on the 5th, Philip Bailey (turning 75!) on the 8th, Tania Maria on the 9th, Sly Dunbar & Carleen Anderson on the 10th, Greg Phillinganes (turning 70!) on the 12th, Stevie Wonder on the 13th, Raphael Saadiq (turning 60!) on the 14th so played a song or 2 from each of them. <br> Plus a New Zealand music month treat with a couple of exclusives from the maestro Nathan Haines' upcoming album. Also It was Mothers Day so played a few jams for the mum's too. Turn it up & enjoy.....</p> no ​Kirk's back for another solo expedition. This week celebrating 50 years since the release of 'Roy Ayers' - Everybody Loves The Sunshine' album, 45 years for 'Grace Jones' - Nightclubbing' al… The Swap Meet 3 May 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16772/17335259/the-swap-meet-3-may-2026 Sunday the 3rd of May was James Brown's birthday - the Godfather would've turned 93 - but rather than trot out the usual JB bangers, we went completely sideways with global covers, reinterpretations and JB-adjacent joints from every corner of the globe: Brazilian jazz-funk, Afrobeat, big band, boogaloo, library music, orchestral easy listening, and everything in between. Enoch Light's lush big band arrangement of "Hot Pants," Dick Hyman's barrelhouse take on "Give It Up or Turnit Loose," ESG's stark post-punk reimagining of "There Was a Time," Albert King cutting "Cold Sweat" from a Delta blues angle, joined by Combo Xingu, Larry Willis, NZ's Quincy Conserve, and the Boogaloo Combo.

Kirk held it down through the boogie and soul section with some serious heat, and from there we moved into a deep run of soul, jazz-funk, smooth boogie, and contemporary beats - from Azymuth's cosmic Brazilian groove and Bob James to George Benson, Shakatak, Shalamar, and and exclusive spin of some forthcoming heat from one of NZ music's MVPs: Nathan Haines.

The back end got more current with Los Retros, Ego Ella May, Corto Alto, and Shy One's "Nort Wess" choppy electro and grime-inflected mid-range synths released on South London's Touching Bass late last year. We rounded things out with Orgone's deep funk stomp "Hambone" and Alex Nut and Steve Spacek's "Bright." A big spread for a big birthday - happy 93rd, JB!

]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/the-swap-meet-3-may-2026 Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: The Swap Meet <p>Sunday the 3rd of May was James Brown's birthday - the Godfather would've turned 93 - but rather than trot out the usual JB bangers, we went completely sideways with global covers, reinterpretations and JB-adjacent joints from every corner of the globe: Brazilian jazz-funk, Afrobeat, big band, boogaloo, library music, orchestral easy listening, and everything in between. Enoch Light's lush big band arrangement of "Hot Pants," Dick Hyman's barrelhouse take on "Give It Up or Turnit Loose," ESG's stark post-punk reimagining of "There Was a Time," Albert King cutting "Cold Sweat" from a Delta blues angle, joined by Combo Xingu, Larry Willis, NZ's Quincy Conserve, and the Boogaloo Combo.</p> <p>Kirk held it down through the boogie and soul section with some serious heat, and from there we moved into a deep run of soul, jazz-funk, smooth boogie, and contemporary beats - from Azymuth's cosmic Brazilian groove and Bob James to George Benson, Shakatak, Shalamar, and and exclusive spin of some forthcoming heat from one of NZ music's MVPs: Nathan Haines.</p> <p>The back end got more current with Los Retros, Ego Ella May, Corto Alto, and Shy One's "Nort Wess" choppy electro and grime-inflected mid-range synths released on South London's Touching Bass late last year. We rounded things out with Orgone's deep funk stomp "Hambone" and Alex Nut and Steve Spacek's "Bright." A big spread for a big birthday - happy 93rd, JB!</p> no Sunday the 3rd of May was James Brown's birthday - the Godfather would've turned 93 - but rather than trot out the usual JB bangers, we went completely sideways with global covers, reinterpretations…