Kinda Cloudy Radio

Kinda Cloudy Radio is a weekly program exploring the world of soul music. Rather than focusing exclusively on the typical description of the genre "Soul", host DJ Steely interprets the classification in his own terms, fusing Latin, Jazz, Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat & the Blues together into an unfolding experience of raw feeling expressed through song. Tune in every Thursday night from 10pm - midnight for a fresh session.

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5/16/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Another all-vinyl set starts with feel-good summer BBQ jams, then moves into a rousing mix of Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Latin, & Island Soul. Features tracks by Charles Bradley, Sugar Billy, Keith & Darrell, Sam Cooke, Wanda Jackson, Bo Diddley, Willie Bobo, St Maarten’s Rolling Tones, Lyn Taitt, Junior Byles, & more…

5/9/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

Kinda Cloudy Radio

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A two-hour blend of spicy Afro Beat, Latin Funk, Cumbia, Salsa, Funky Calypso, Ska, & Reggae on wax. Featuring tracks from Il Carbonaro, The Qualitons, Les Freres Smith, Nkengas, Dur Dur Band, Robert Roena y su Aplollo Sound, Laba Sosseh, Manteca, Nico Gomez, The Maytals, The Jamaicans, & more…

5/2/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Special guests from The Prizefighters, a Twin Cities-based Ska/Rocksteady/Reggae band join us in the studio to chat about their upcoming triple 7” vinyl release and to play some old school Jamaican 45s with us. Also in the mix we hear new music from Lady, Charles Bradley, Ikebe Shakedown, & more….

4/25/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Special guest Rambo Salinas joins Steely in the studio tonight for another all-vinyl episode. In the mix we get Tony Alvon & The Belairs, Blue Rhythm Combo, The Esquires with Brass, The Exciters, Thee Midnighters, The Eptones, Danny & The Dreamers, Rocky Gil, Orquesta Dee Jay, Tempo 70, Wallias Band, Balla et ses Balladins, Symphonic Four, The Royal Jesters, and more…

4/18/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Steely battles the heavy, sloppy, snow-buried streets on Minneapolis with two hours of Island Soul, Reggae, Funk, & Rhythm & Blues. Featuring tracks by The Troubadours, The Blues Busters, The Mighty Vikings, Glen Adams, Lyn Taitt, Sisters Love, Dyke & The Blazers, Syl Johnson, Belita Woods, Ralfi Pagan, & more…

4/11/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Part 2 of KFAI’s Spring 2013 Pledge Drive! Steely is joined in the studio by Tarik Thornton, Larry Englund, & Miguel Vargas…

4/4/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Part 1 of KFAI’s Spring 2013 Pledge Drive! Steely is joined in the studio by Tarik Thornton, Larry Englund, & Miguel Vargas…

3/28/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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We welcome guest DJ Paul Harding into the studios with a batch of records from his recent trip to Colombia. Also in the mix is music from the Caribbean as well as other South American regions including tracks from Banda Black Rio, The Exciters, Andres Landero, Anibel Velasquez, Ondatropica, Justo Valdez, Son Malagana, Wganda Kenya, Fruko y sus Tesos, Frente Cumbiero, & Afro Kumbe Remixes…

3/21/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Join us for a very special 2-hour all-vinyl all-African set! Features vintage tracks from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia, & beyond, including music by Ebenezer Obey, Victor Uwaifo, TP Orchestre Poly Rythmo, Moussa Doumbia, Almayehu Eshete, Lijadu Sisters, Peter King, Bell’ a Njoh & more…

3/14/2013 Kinda Cloudy Radio

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Lots of contemporary artists in the mix tonight including brand new releases from Lady (Truth & Soul Records), Lee Fields, Chico Mann, Meridian Brothers, Family Atlantica, Bosq of Whiskey Barons, Antibalas, & more. We also fit in some gritty Southern Funk, Island Soul & Disco, & Classic Reggae…

Schedule:

Thursday, 10:00pm to Friday, 12:00am

DJs:

Steely

Program Categories:

World Music

Tags:

Soul/Funk Music

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