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The Collection (Peel Acres - DJ Mafalda)

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Show[]

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  • 2022-03-28
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  • Portuguese DJ Mafalda joins Tom Ravenscroft, to go digging in his dad's record collection - helping him explore the many treasures hidden among John Peel's vast archive of records, collected over a lifetime of music fandom and a career as a BBC radio DJ.

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  • None

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Mafalda's first pick is a 1976 album from legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar, who has proved a popular choice with a number of Peel Acres guests so far. It has a relatively low catalogue number in John Peel's shelving system…

Which leads Tom and Mafalda to hunt down record number one - a 1969 album from English pop folk musician Mike Absalom, who blends observational humour into his lyrics.

The striking cover art draws Mafalda to pick up this 1976 album from American blues guitarist and singer Albert King. Along with B.B. King and Freddie King, he was known as one of the “Kings of the Blues” - despite no relation!

Jamaican group The Maytals formed in the early 60s and helped introduce reggae to a global audience (and are credited with coining the genre name). Monkey Man was their first big hit in 1970, and shortly after they became Toots & The Maytals - after their frontman Toots Hibbert.

Another lucky dip selection; this time from Scottish indie pop band, Close Lobsters - who released this debut album in 1987 (the year Mafalda was born!).

  • Poorsah: Go Right Up In Day - (single)

This 12" single is by soca artist Poorsha. Soca music originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and is an offshoot of calypso music, with influences of African and East Indian rhythms.

For Mafalda's final listen, she's selected an EP from indie rock band The Dentists - part of the "Medway scene" - their first release with Belgium label, Antler... as mentioned in the accompanying letter to John.

File[]

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  • DJ Mafalda Peel Acres
  • Peel Acres - 09- DJ Mafalda - 28.03.2022.mp3
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  • 1hr
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  • Thanks to BBC Radio 6 Music
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