BRRRrrrrrrr WINTER IS HERE and SO IS A * * BRAND NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 * * ! ! SERVIN' UP SOME SCRUMPADIDDLAOUS MUSICAL TREATS ! !

Photo:  "Wisconsin Mac & Cheese With Meatballs @Noodles & Company" by phantom42

YUMS YUMS FO' YO' EARDRUMS ! !   FIRST GROOVIN' BLUE FOR 2013 IS NOW PODCASTED ! ! ! 
GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 FEATURES A TON OF JAM-ROCK CHOONS FROM THE LIKES OF CHRONIXX, POSITIVE, NATURE, RAS BATCH and BUNJI GARLIN as well as SOME JAZZ MUSIC from WILD BILL DAVIS and HANK MOBLEY (1967 & 1955 respectively).
CHANTEUSES ARE WELL REPRESENTED ON GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 with THE SULTRY SOUNDS of MABEL JOHN, TAMAR BRAXTON & Ms. ANGIE STONE . . . the BROTHERS are in FINE FORM - LABRINTH, CHARLIE WILSON, ERIC BENET and  MANU DIBANGO.  
BUT THE MOST EXCITING CHOON ON THIS NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 is by RENAISSANCE MAN BLU MANKUMA (he mentions DJZigZag in his latest hit "JANICE").

ALL IN ALL, DEAR LISTENERS, U HAVE A JOYOUS TIME AWAITING YO' EARS ! !

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AS WE SAY IN THE EAST END . . . "HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL GUY!" JAZZ MAN ROSS TAGGART IS GONE !

    Photo: Jesse Cahill

WHEN A NON-MUSICIAN GETS TO KNOW AND HANG AROUND & ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE MUSICIANS WE'RE INEVITABLY STRUCK BY WHAT NICE BROTHERS AND SISTERS THESE GIFTED ONES ARE.  ROSS TAGGART WAS MY FRIEND.  WE DIDN'T GO FISHING TOGETHER, WE DIDN'T MEET UP IN SEATTLE AND GO LOOK-AROUND RECORD STORES TOGETHER, WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE EACH OTHER THAT MUCH. . .  BUT WHEN WE DID MEET, WE IMMEDIATELY GOT LITTLE GRINS ON OUR FACES.  FROM THAT GRIN CAME A LENGTHY LAUGH-FILLED CONVERSATION THAT WE BOTH SO ENJOYED.  Mr. ROSS TAGGART WAS A BEAUTIFUL GUY!  KINDNESS AND SINCERITY SHONE FROM HIM.  AND COULD HE PLAY ! !
ROSS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 45 FROM CANCER TWO WEEKS AGO ON JAN. 9, 2013.  
I OFTEN THOUGHT OF ROSS WITH THE WISHFUL HOPE THAT WE'D BUMP INTO EACH OTHER SOON.

HERE IS THE OBITITUARY FROM TODAY IN CANADA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER The Globe and Mail (Wed. Jan. 23rd)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ross-taggart-was-the-heart-of-vancouvers-vibrant-jazz-scene/article7652852/

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WE GOT A RENAISSANCE MAN WORKIN' THE NIGHT SHIFT AT WAGRadio ** MR. BLU MANKUMA ** and WE HAVE JUST UPLOADED MR. MANKUMA'S MUSIC TO PODBEAN . . . WE SIMPLY CALL IT THE BLU MANKUMA FILE and IT'S GOOD TOO ! ! GO TO THE WAGRadio PODBEAN SITE TO HEAR THE BLU MAN'S BEAT ! ! !

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 WE HERE AT WAGRadio ARE SO, SO LUCKY TO KNOW AND COUNT ON THE MAGICAL BASS SOUNDS OF MR. BLU MANKUMA as he TELLS THE WORLD THAT THEY ARE LISTENIN' TO WAGRadio ! ! 

AND SO . . . WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE BLU ONE'S NEWEST NEW WORLD AFRICAN GEM OF MUSIC . . . WE HAVE DECIDED TO LET YOU, OUR LOYAL AUDIENCE, IN ON THE DIAMOND IN OUR MIDST . . .

SIMPLY GO TO THE WAGRadio PODBEAN SITE AND LISSEN' UP . . .  MR. MANKUMA HAS A HUGE WAGRadio HIT IN HIS LATEST RELEASE "JANICE" FEATURING THE MORE-THAN-TALENTED Ms. SIBEL THRASHER . . .

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ALREADY A HUGE HIT on WAGRadio in 2012 . . . MONSIEUR ERIC BENET and "HARRIET JONES" - (Live - Centric Concert Special)

SHE A BIG-BONED, BIG ANKLED GIRL WITH A VOICE TO MATCH ! . . AND WE MEAN THAT IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY ! ! ! BEAUTIFUL TAMAR BRAXTON HAS A WAGRadio HIT with her choon "LOVE AND WAR". LISTEN TO IT ON THE UP-COMING GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 ! ! ! SING IT SWEET GIRL !

THE YOUNG BROTHER'S NAME IS * NATURE * and THIS IS CUT FROM THE CLOTH OF "THE HARDER THEY COME" . . .

SO MANY GREAT CHOONS COMING OUT OF JAM-ROCK and A FEW OF THEM ARE GONNA BE PREVIEWED ON THE LATEST GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 - THE FIRST G.B. FOR 2013 ! !
WATCH FOR GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 . . . COMING SOON ! ! !

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OH OH OH OH OH - IS THIS CHOON by CHRONIXX simply called "WARRIOR" A WINNER ! ! ONE OF THOSE PIECES OF MUSIC THAT GETS UNDER YA' SKIN AND TRIES DESPERATELY TO GET OUT AND TAKE OVA' YA' BODY, BRETHREN AND SISTREN ! ! FYAH ! ! !

THIS SUNDAY AT ST. ANDREW'S-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH IN VANCITY - HENRY YOUNG'S QUARTET BE COOKIN' UP A HELLISHLY GOOD FONK-FILLED JAM ! ! * * * 4:00 to 5:00 pm * * * 1022 NELSON STREET ! !

Henry "Mung-Jung" Young - geetar
Doug "Mo-Yung" Louie - piano
Paul "Gwai-Lo" Blaney - bass
Justin "Time" James - drums

The Henry Young Quartet at Da' Choich (1022 Nelson St.) ! !
Y'all gon' be Cooking On Sunday ! ! !

* * * * THE WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED for WINTER 2013 * * * *

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* * * * THE WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED for WINTER 2013 * * * *

*** as compiled by DJZigZag                             final revision Jan. 16/2013

1.  "You And I" - AVANT feat. KEKE WYATT [EMI Group]

2.  "Damage (Vocal/Inst.)" - PHAROHE MONCH [Duck Down Records] 
- real name Troy Donald Jamerson

3.  "Sixteen" / "Sixteen (Extended Remix)" - RICK ROSS feat. ANDRE 3000 
[Maybach Music Group]
4.  "My Love Is All I Have (Vocal/Inst.)" - CHARLIE WILSON [Jive Records]
5.  "Psalm A Day" - DEMARCO [Typhoon Music Group] - Sunset Blvd riddim
6.  "Anything Out There" - VIVIAN GREEN [Entertainment One]
7.  "Tears Of Joy" - FAITH EVANS [Frontside]
8.  "Janice" - BLU MANKUMA feat. SIBEL THRASHER [Unreleased]
9.  "Keep Focus" - LOYAL FLAMES [Village Productions] - Focus riddim
10."Trees" - RAS BATCH feat. NIYORAH [I Grade Records]
11."Dive" - USHER [RCA Records]
12."Green Light" - R KELLY [Sony Music Distribution]
13."Love And War" - TAMAR BRAXTON [Streamline Records] - Prod. LaShawn Daniels
14."World Of The Bardo" - WAYNE ESCOFFERY [Sunnyside Records] Cd #SSC1320 "The Only Son Of One" - Orrin Evans (pn), Adam Holzman (kybd), Hans Glawisching (bs), Jason Brown (dm), Wayne Escoffery (sop/tn sx)

15."Differentology" - BUNJI GARLIN [Sheriff Music]

16."News For You" - ERIC BENET [Jordan House Records]
17."Feelin' Single (Remix)" - R KELLY [Sony Music Distribution]
18."Lately" - ANITA BAKER [Blue Note]
19."We All Try" - FRANK OCEAN [www.datpiff.com]
20."Warrior" - CHRONIXX [Zinc Fence/Jah Ova Evil Records]
21."One Step Ahead (Disco Tech Edit)" - ARETHA FRANKLIN 
* original 1968 release - [Columbia #43241] 
22."Dope Chick" / "Dope Bitch" - THE-DREAM feat. PUSHA T [Universal Music]
 - real name Terius Youngdell Nash
23."Good Times (Kon's Nite Time Remix)" - CHIC / KON & THE GANG [BBE]
24."TNT" - TIM COLLINS [Nineteen Eighteen Records] Cd #1021 "Castles And Hill Tops" - Danny Grissett (pn), Matt Clohesy (bs), Tommy Crane (dm), Tim Collins (vb) - Prod. Tim Collins
25."Trying Man" - NATURE [Downsound Records]
26."I Got Life (Inst.)" - TREV EYEZ [Eye 'n' Eye/Wheela Music Group] - real name Trevor Leighton Andell Wheeler - samples "Be Thankful For What You've Got" by William DeVaughn
27."Be Strong" - LYRICSON [Jugglerz Records] - Street Soul riddim
28."Brand New Me" - ALICIA KEYS [Sony Music Entertainment]
29."Earthquake (Skullee Unofficial Remix)" - LABRINTH feat. TINIE TEMPAH 
[Sony Music Entertainment]
30."Tonight (Best You Ever Had) Remix" - JOHN LEGEND feat. PUSHAT 
[Columbia Records] 
31."Don't You Remember" - ROMAIN VIRGO [Vikings Productions]
32."Adorn (Remix)" - MIGUEL [RCA Victor]
33."Dive In" - TREY SONGZ [Atlantic Records]
34."Hustlin' (Vocal/Inst.)" - MR. 704 feat. 8-BALL, MJG & MARVEL [Fenced In Entertainment]
35."Sweet Life" - FRANK OCEAN [Island Def Jam] Cd #1578802 "Channel Orange"
36."Cyah Believe" - POPCAAN [Young Vibes Production] - Reservoir riddim
37."Love Up Mi Woman" - TARRUS RILEY [DJ Frass Records]
38."Sunny Day" - POSITIVE [Joel Murray/Fox Fuse]
39."I Still Hate Hate (Santiga Original Mix)" - RAZZY BAILEY [Lifted House]
40."Only Man She Want (Remix)" - POPCAAN feat. BUSTA RHYMES [Sonique Records] 
- Lost Angel riddim
41."Pickpocket" - BILLY MARTIN & WILL BLADES [Amulet/Royal Potato Family] Cd #1124 / Vinyl #1123 "Shimmy" - Billy Martin (dm), Will Blades (org)
42."Cyaan Believe (Bubble Up)" - BUSY SIGNAL [DiGenius Records] - Bassline riddim
43."Find Myself Thinking" - GRAMPS MORGAN [Dada Son Entertainment]
44."Chill Spot" - CHRISTOPHER MARTIN [Chimney Records] - Chill Spot riddim
45."Behind Curtain" - CHRONIXX [Zinc Fence Records]
46."American Wedding" - FRANK OCEAN [Phantom Sound & Vision]
47."Without You" - MONICA feat. WALE [Sony Music Entertainment]
48."The Next Chapter" - DELLY RANKS [Pure Music]

49."Another Country" - CASSANDRA WILSON feat. FABRIZIO SOTTI [Entertainment One]

50."Just The Way You Are" - JOHNNY GILL [Notifi Music]
51."And Her Too" - SPEAKERS [Capitol Records - Keon B & Blair Taylor
52."Don't Play With My Heart" - NATURAL BLACK [Jam 2 Records]
53."Superlove (Redtop Original Extended Re-Edit)" - AVICII vs LENNY KRAVITZ 
[L7Vels/Big Beat Records]
54."Cherry Wine" - NAS feat. AMY WINEHOUSE [Universal Music Group]
55."Coming Back" - MASSPIKE MILES [datpiff.com]
- Prod. Dunny Brass & RC/Drama of NBH
56."Want It, Want It" - CHUCK FENDA [H2O Records] - Affection riddim
57."My Man's Gone Now" - BRUCE BARTH [Highnote-Savant] Cd #422119 "Three Things Of Beauty" - Ben Short (bs), Steve Nelson (vb), Dana Hall (dm), Bruce Barth (pn)
58."Light Of Mine" - ANTHONY B [Irievibrations Records]
59."Gone" - DIVINE BROWN [Universal Music Canada]
60."If You Only Had Today" - CHRIS CAB [Mercury Records]
61."Wiggins" - KENNY GARRETT [Mack Ave. Records] 
Cd #1063 "Seeds From The Underground"
62."Reunion (Inst.)" - BEANIE SIGEL [EMI Group]
63."Rhythm-a-ning" - ERIC REED [Savant Records] Cd #2118 "Baddest Monk" - Etienne Charles (tpt), Henry Cole (dm), Seamus Blake (tn sx), Matt Clohesy (bs), Eric Reed (pn) - Prod. Eric Reed

64."High Grade" - BLACK BLUNT and TIPPIE IRIE (Lockdown Productions) - Driver riddim

65."Maeva In Wonderland" - IBRAHIM MAALOUF [Harmonia Mundi/Mi'ster] Cd #? "Diagnostic" - Zalinde (batucada), Nenad Gajin (gtr), Ibrahim Maalouf (tpt)
66."La La La" - SNOOP LION feat. JOVI ROCKWELL [Vice] - Prod. Major Lazer
67."Name On It" - URBAN MYSTIC [Sobe Entertainment] - real name Brandon Williams
68."Too Much Dying" - RIPPA JACKSON [Hot Head Kulcha]
69."Be Good (Lion's Song)" - GREGORY PORTER [Motema] Cd #233488 "Be Good" - Chip Crawford (pn), Aaron James (bs), Emanuel Harrold ((dm), Keyon Harrold (tpt), Yosuke Sato (alt sx), Tivon Pennicott (tn sx) - Prod. Brian Bacchus, Assoc. Prod./Music Director Kamau Kenyatta
70."My Road (Do Your Thing)" - NE-YO [Def Jam]
71."Thinking About You" - FRANK OCEAN [Def Jam]
72."Better" - BOW WOW feat. T-PAIN [Cash Money/Universal Republic]
73."The Recipe (Vocal/Inst.)" - KENDRICK LAMAR feat. DR. DRE [Aftermath] 
- Prod. Scoop DeVille
74."No Cigarette Smoking In My Room" - STEPHEN MARLEY feat. MELANIE FIONA 
[Sony Music Distribution]
75."Jah Blessings" - SCARRA MUCCI [Broken Silence/Soul Force/Sound Quake]
76."Won't Make A Fool Out Of You (Vocal/Inst.)" - MARCUS CANTY [Epic]
77."The System (Acoustic Version)" - ROMAIN VIRGO [VP]
78."Still In Love (Inst.)" - WARREN G [Universal Music Group]
79."I'm All Out Of Love" - MASSPIKE MILES [@Frank_Ocean] 2011
80."Underrated" - TANK [Sony Music Distribution]
81."That's My Baby" - DMX feat. TYRESE [UMMG/Bloodline/Warner Bros.]
82."Take It Easy" - ADRIAN CAMPBELL [Smart Move Records] - EZ riddim
83."In The Middle Of The Game (Blazing Encore West Harlem Retouch)" 
- BETTY WRIGHT & THE ROOTS [white label]
84."Harriet Jones" - ERIC BENET [Jordan Jones]
85."Thank You" - ESTELLE [Homeschool/Atlantic Records] - Prod. Jerry Wanda
86."Much Better (Disquoburners Remix)" - MOUSSA CLARK & JOHN ASHBY
[Glamour Punk Recordings]
87."Wings (Inst.)" - LITTLE MIX [Sony Music Group]
88."Walk Away" - AARON MICHAEL COX [RCA/Jive]
89."So Good" - B.o.B. [Atlantic Records]
90."Happiness" - SAM SPARRO [EMI]
91."Leaving Come The Morning" - BONAFIDE BAND feat. VYBZ KARTEL [Amibug Group]
92."Backup Plan (Vocal/Inst.)" - ANGIE STONE [Concord/Stax]
93."Ghetto Yutes Rise" - E-DEE feat. I-OCTANE [Unseen Lab Records]
94."Lies And Tricks" - LUTAN FYAH & HEFLA NYAH [619 Entertainment Group]
95."Higher Than High" - MIKEY DANGEROUS [Dub Avenue Records] - The Downtown riddim
96."Road Dawg" - KHAGO [Markus Records] - Bar Bounce riddim
97."Real Ganja Man" - BOBBY HUSTLE [Larger Than Life Records] 
- Queen Of Queens riddim
98."Climax (Mike D Remix)" - USHER [RCA Records]
99."Road Song" - GRAHAM DECHTER [Capri] Cd #B008LC8TXY "Takin' It There" - Tamir Hendelman (pn), John Clayton (bs), Jeff Hamilton (dm), Graham Dechter (gtr)
100."L.O.V.E. Y.O.U." - I-OCTANE [VP]

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OH DEAR LAWD GAWD AIN'T THIS A 1941 GROOVE ! ! FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "HELLZAPOPPIN' " . . . Hellzapoppin' (1941) - Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart, the Harlem Congeroos

YES . . . THAT IS SLIM GAILLARD (a genius) on PIANO/GUITAR and REX STEWART on TRUMPET plus ELMER FANE playing CLARINET, JAP. JONES on TROMBONE AND CP JONSTONE blowin' DRUMS all leading up to THE HARLEM CONGAROOS dance troupe better known as WHITEY'S LINDY HOPPERS.

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FROM 2011 . . . AVANT feat. KEKE WYATT "MY FIRST LOVE" . . . WAGRadio has to admit WE MISSED THIS THE FIRST TIME 'ROUND . . . GREAT CHOON by ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE DUOS ! !

THIS IS ANOTHER CHOON THAT'S 'BOUT TA' BREAK on WAGRadio ! ! "LOVE AND WAR" by TAMAR BRAXTON . . . Live on Wendy Williams 12/11/12

OUR UNCLE CHARLIE'S GOT HISSEFF A BIGGIE ... 'BOUT TO EXPLODE ON WAGRadio - "MY LOVE IS ALL I HAVE" by CHARLIE WILSON . . . LAWD! LAWD! SWEET CHARLIE ! ! !

LATEST ISSUE OF BLUES AND SOUL MAGAZINE OUTTA JOLLY OLDE IS NOW AVAILABLE . . .

The latest issue of B&S magazine is now ready to bring home to all y'all's soul dens.
The Dec./Jan. 2012/13 issue is filled with mostly informative and contempory articles along with some great photos (Anthony David / Stylistics / Courtenay Pine) and while it may not be the most thumbed-through mag in the WAGRadio library it stands as another wonderful example of Brit journalism showing its love of New World African Music.  "A must read", sez DJZigZag and Sweet Daddy Fonk Wong.  
We're really glad that Richard Searling and Frank Elson have columns in Blues and Soul carrying on their tradition of leadership and criticism that has kept us in good stead for so many years.

You can find the Blues & Soul website at;

http://www.bluesandsoul.com/

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ME? WELL, I PITY DA' FOO' DAT FALLS IN LUV WICHOO!!! IT'S LIVE and IT'S SHEMEKIA COPELAND & ROBERT CRAY . . . . . . . . DID WE SAY IT WAS "LIVE" ?

WHAT A TOP CHOON ON WAGRadio ! ! IT'S CASSANDRA WILSON AND HER LATEST "ANOTHER COUNTRY" (Live at WFUV)

DAT CUTIE - Mr. ROMAIN VIRGO IS BACK WITH A TOP TEN RECORD on WAGRadio . . . SOMETHIN' FOR THE GUYS TOO CUZ THE NATURAL BEAUTY WHO SHARES ROMAIN'S VIDEO IS VERY EASY ON THE EYES ! !

SHE A CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY VOCALIST - Ms. FAITH EVANS HAS A HUGE HIT ON WAGRadio - "TEARS OF JOY" TAKES US BACK TO THE 1980's IN ITS SOULFULNESS ! ! ! NEW GROOVIN' BLUE ** FIRST FOR 2013 ** SOON TO BE POSTED ! !

THE NEW YEAR SPREADS ITS MOUNTAIN MAGIC on WAGRadio !

WAGRadio WELCOMES IN THE YEAR TWENTY-THIRTEEN FROM STUDIOS "A" & "B" IN NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
WAGRadio is THE MOUNTAIN MAGIC STATION ! !
COMING UP THIS MONTH - THE FIRST BRAND NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 01 OF THE YEAR . . . featuring the NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC OF TODAY AS WELL AS SOME SOULFULLY RELEVANT CHOONS FROM THE 2nd HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY and THE ALL-NU (Compiled by DJZigZag) ** WINTER 2013 WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED **

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Photo: "Studio "B" Mountain Magic" - Ebba Reiter