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Gilles chats to saxophonist James Plunky Branch of Oneness of JuJu. Plus, an exclusive new track from Kokoroko and words and music from Chaz Jankel of Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Ahead of the release of his new album in 30 years, Made Through Ritual, Virginia-born saxophonist James "Plunky" Branch joins Gilles in the studio to talk about his adventurous, lifelong journey in music and activism - from his beginnings as the leader of a cover band of James Brown to signing to Strata East and making radical spoken word records with JuJu, to founding Oneness of Juju and creating timeless disco hits.

Gilles invites Chaz Jankel of Ian Dury and the Blockheads to pick his favourite Sly Stone track and plays an exclusive new track from Kokoroko.

Produced by Silvia Malnati
Assistant Production by Tasmin Kania
A Reduced Listening production for 蜜芽传媒 6 Music

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Last on

Sat 5 Jul 2025 15:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long

    Mr. Super Hip

    • Nothin' But the Blues.

  • Clear Path Ensemble

    Cascade d'Ars

    • Black Sand.

  • Matters Unknown

    Dream of the Content (feat. megiapa)

    • Somewhere Soul: Rituals Vol. 1.
    • RE:WARM.

  • 尝’?肠濒补颈谤

    REPLICA M001 (feat. Pink Siifu)

    • CLOUD DRIFTER.
    • Innovative Leisure.

  • Samara Cyn

    hardheaded

    • backroads.
    • VANTA Records.

  • Banda Caverna

    Caverna

    • ECLYPSE 002.
    • Discodelic.

  • David Y Su Banda Electrónica

    K. Jee

    • K Jee / Tema de Ali.
    • CBS.

  • EKO

    Love Can Be Happy

    • Love Can Be Happy / Universal Theme.
    • Bad Boys Records.

  • Brasil Show

    Lagrimas

    • Brasil Show.
    • V?o Livre.

  • Brasil Show & Jiri Jiri

    Gino

    • Give Me Disco, Vol. 1 (Selected by DJ Kobayashi).
    • Batov Records.

  • Plunky & Oneness of Juju

    Share This Love

    • Made Through Ritual.
    • Strut Records.

  • Durand Jones & The Indications

    Lovers' Holiday

    • Flowers.
    • Dead Oceans.

  • Busy Twist

    Nija Funk (feat. Guimba)

    • Nija Funk.
    • Busy Life Music.

  • Kokoroko

    Just Can't Wait

    • Tuff Times Never Last.
    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Kokoroko

    Sweetie (6 Music Session at Maida Vale)

    • Tuff Times Never Last.
    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Kokoroko

    Never Lost

    • Tuff Times Never Last.
    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Omar Lye‐Fook

    There's Nothing Like This

    • There's Nothing Like This.
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • Danny Wheeler and Roni Size

    DUB DNB

  • Private Joy

    Pure Love (feat. Meduulla)

    • Desire!.
    • Rhythm Section International.

  • Chaz Jankel

    Glad to Know You

    • Chasanova.
    • A&M.

  • Chaz Jankel & Finn Peters

    Back To Front

    • Back To Front.
    • Cj Records.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)

    • Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).
    • Epic.

  • Larry Young

    Turn Off the Lights

    • Fuel.
    • Arista.

  • Joe Nesmith, Serita Spencer, Don Charles

    Starship Groove

    • ARMED!!!.
    • Brotherman Records.

  • Plunky & Oneness of Juju

    Made Through Ritual

    • Made Through Ritual.
    • STRUT.

  • James Brown

    Say It Loud (Say It Live) (Live At The Bell Auditorium, Georgia, 1969)

    • Motherlode.
    • Polydor.

  • Ndikho Xaba and the Natives

    Nomusa

    • Ndikho Xaba And The Natives.
    • Mississippi Records.

  • Ndikho Xaba and the Natives

    Freedom

    • Ndikho Xaba And The Natives.
    • Mississippi Records.

  • Juju

    Nairobi Chants

    • A Message For Mozambique.
    • Strata East.

  • Pharoah Sanders

    Love Is Everywhere

    • Wisdom Through Music.
    • Impulse!.

  • Oneness of Juju

    River Luv Rite

    • African Rhythms: Oneness of Juju 1970-1982.
    • Strut.

  • Roach Om

    Nixon, Reagan, & Goldstein

    • Universal Expressions - Poetess.
    • United Sound.

  • The Last Poets

    Poetry Is Black

    • Right On!.

  • Juju

    Soledad Brothers

    • A Message For Mozambique.
    • Strata East.

  • Santana

    Jingo

    • Santana.
    • Columbia Records.

  • Juju

    Nia (Poem: Complete The Circle)

    • Chapter Two: Nia.
    • Strata East.

  • Oneness of Juju

    African Rhythm

    • African Rhythms.
    • Black Fire.

  • J Dilla

    African Rhythms

    • Welcome 2 Detroit.
    • BBE.

  • Oneness of Juju

    Every Way But Loose

    • Every Way But Loose.
    • Sutra Records.

  • Plunky & Oneness of Juju

    In Due Time

    • Made Through Ritual.
    • STRUT.

  • Vinocio

    Favela (feat. Fer Moreno)

    • Tostados.

  • Daimi

    I Rio De Janeiro

    • Daimi Synger Cornelis.
    • BlackBird.

  • Jean-Marie Mercimek

    Une Bouche Regarde?e

    • Dans Le Camion De Marguerite Duras.
    • Aguirre.

  • Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer

    Side by Side

    • Different Rooms.
    • International Anthem.

  • Miles Davis

    So What

    • Kind of Blue.
    • Columbia Records.

  • Yao Su-jung

    臉兒紅 , 心兒笑 (Thanksgiving, Snowflakes)

    • 我要结婚.
    • 乐风.

  • Yao Su-jung & Agustín Pereyra Lucena

    Preparativos Maritimos

    • Puertos De Alternativa.
    • Far Out Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Jul 2025 15:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music