Banana Music

Musicians include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mary Martin, Lydia Mendoza, Bob Wills Ernest Tubb, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian and Hoyle Nix. Songs include: Easy Rider Blues, Spanish Two Step, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Let Your Light Shine On me and Lamento Borincano. 

Songs include: Tico Tico by Ethel Smith, Jitterbug Waltz by Fats Waller, St Louis Blues by Bessie Smith, Twilight Time by The Three Suns, TV Is the Thing by Dinah Washington and Fuzzy Wuzzy by the Milt Hearth Trio. 

Musicians include: Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Mahalia Jackson, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Prima, Sidney Bechet and Blanche Thomas. 

The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics. Learn more about sponsor mes ... Show More

Enjoy an exclusive mix of 80s and 90s Rock music mixed back to back and beat to beat. You can expect to hear music from the likes of Bluebird, Bananarama, The Bangles, Kenny Logins, Phil Collins, Genesis, Tami Show, The pointer Sisters, Dire Straits and much more.  Don't forget t ... Show More

Bananas, the world’s favourite fruit, were first displayed in London on 10th April, 1633, in the shop window of botanist Thomas Johnson, editor for Gerard’s Herball. Despite societal taboos surrounding the banana's suggestive shape, its journey from obscurity to ubiquity was late ... Show More

We look at the Rhythms that make us dance, those primal beats, the “Boom Bang Pow” that make us want to move. We’ll ask what makes them work and why is that we’re hearing that untz untz everywhere we go from the dance floor, to the coffee shop, to the insides of our minds? FEATUR ... Show More

We wanna really, really, really wanna understand The Spice Girls classic "Wannabe". Music obsessed Grace Spelman drops by to help Miel and Demi get to the bottom of the zig-a-zig-ah. It's probably sexual. You've been warned. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Iko Iko" by The Dixie Cups, "Crazy I ... Show More

What good is a format if you can’t break it every now and then? On this special episode of One Song, Diallo & LUXXURY break out the listener mailbag, answer some DMs, and bring an entirely new angle to the "Buffalo Soldier"/"The Banana Splits" theme song connection. Finally, they ... Show More

This week’s Hexagon Radio is jam-packed with world premieres and exclusive new music from the likes of Földes & Kim Carell, musicbyLUKAS & Melsen, Alva Gracia and many more 1. Földes & Kim Carell - Further Down The Road2. Greg Dela - Happy Being 3. Asketa & Natan Chaim - Listen T ... Show More

Welcome to the world of Hexagonia 1. Don Diablo - Still Cutting Shapes2. JLV - Human3. SebastiAn - Beograd4. Almero & Paul Green - Under My Body5. Amy Wiles & Leena Punks - Sweet Feeling6. G-POL & Loxterr - LULLABY7. CHANEY - Strong8. Emzy - One More Chance9. CloudNone & Micah Ma ... Show More