John Armstrong

''"'Lynn has once more discovered more about the artiste than they probably know themselves. She says of John Armstrong: 'A lawyer by profession but a DJ by inclination, John Armstrong started out on decks in the late 1970s playing soul, R&B, jazz and reggae. He was involved in the London one-nighter club scene from its inception, helping to produce the legendary Hampstead Country's (I went to the Hampstead Country Club) 60s and northern soul sessions (I didn't go to those), '79 and '80, and one of the very first swing and jump blues clubs at Greek Street's long-departed Beatroot, Roots With Suits - that was '80-'81. In the meantime Armstrong has been collecting and listening to African, Latin and Caribbean records since the early '70s and has put on several Latin nights at clubs across London. (Never been to Stowmarket, though, I've noticed that.) As the Latin things got more popular over the years, so have the demands on his expertise. He was a music consultant to the BBC World Service in 1994 and the setting up of programming of the 24-hour satellite station Afrique FM, broadcast out of Abidjan, west Africa an has compiled for NCI Nascente over the past few years. He has played all over the world and has residences in numerous Latin nights in London. he is also music editor of Latin London, the UK's Latin music and culture magazine (as you might imagine). This is his first Peel session and he has just recently compiled an LP spanning the full range of Latin House called Revolucion En La Casa, which is now out on NCI Nascente records'.''' (John Peel, 10 August 1999)"

Festive Fifty Entries

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Sessions
One session. No known commercial release.

1. Recorded: live mix 1999-08-10. First broadcast: 10 August 1999. No repeat.
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