“Hip hop, dubstep and broken beats, all with a soulful twist. Actor Idris Elba joins Benji to select some classic tracks.”
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BBC 1Xtra Deviation / Soulful Beats Benji B 2010 05 30 Idris Elba Takeover [Filesonic download]
Tracklist:
Madslinky ft Omar – Special [Tru Thoughts]
Erykah Badu – 20 ft Tall (Yoruba Soul Rmx) [White]
Myron – We Can Get Down (Groove Chronicles Rmx) [White]
Roska – Tomorrow Is Today [Rinse]
Peven Everett – Take Away My Sunshine [Unified]
Billy Ocean – Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) [GTO Records]
Dam-Funk – Beauty Slap (The Kings Theme) [CDR]
Onra ft Walter Mecca – To The Beat [All City]
M’tume – Juicy (Waajeed Edit) [Epic]
Toto – Georgy Porgy [Columbia]
Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long [Gordy]
Don Blackman – Holding You Loving You [Arista]
Willie “Beaver†Hale – Groove On [TK Records/Cat]
BdP – The Bridge is Over [Jive]
Chaka Khan – I Feel For You [Warner]
SWV – Right Here [RCA]
Lonyo – Summer of Love [Riverhouse]
Foster Sylvers – Whats It all About [Capitol]
Idris Elba – American Gangster [Universal]
Foxy – Mademoiselle [EMI]
Mica Paris – I Should Have Known Better [4th & Broadway/Island]
Miles Jaye – Lets Start Love Over [Island]
Luther Vandross – My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way) [Epic]
Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight [MCA]
Idris Elba – Please Be True [Hevlar Recordings]
Omar – There’s Nothing Like This [Talkin Loud]
Raphael Saadiq – Skyy Dub (Deviation edition) [Universal]
Superb and sensational show with Idris Elba who has an excellent taste of music. Personally i was in the BBC party with him launching “Luther” in April, but i didn’t know about his roots. I would have talked to him about music. Oh and it’s great to hear the unreleased Myron track again.