Soundcheck offers a special selection live performances and brief interview clips from artists around the world who share a connecting sonic thread: the blues. Hear Ruthie Foster, Fantastic Negrito, Bab L’Bluz, Yemen Blues, Mdou Moctar and more.
Today
Welsh Indie Rock Band The Royston Club Bare Their Emotions, In-Studio
It’s rare to come across a traditional origin story like The Royston Club’s nowadays: a group of small-town kids from Wrexham, Wales, coming together to form a band in high school and taking the stage on open mic nights at their local pub. Their music, woven with nostalgic lyrics ... Show More
32m 53s
Yesterday
Best of Soundcheck: Helado Tropical, Martin Hayes With Kyle Sanna
Helado Tropical ("tropical ice cream") is a collaboration between Helado Negro, the experimental pop project of Ecuadorian-American singer/songwriter Roberto Carlos Lange, and Reyna Tropical, which is the work of the Mexican-American musician Fabi Reyna (also of the cumbia band S ... Show More
51m 14s
Oct 15
Mexico City Cumbia Punk Marimba Band Son Rompe Pera Brings the Sweaty Mayhem, In-Studio
They started as a street band in Mexico City, but Son Rompe Pera has attracted attention as far south as Chile. Formed in 2017, they’re a party band with a distinctive sound centered on brothers who play marimbas and draw on punk, ska, pop, and the ubiquitous Latin dance rhythm c ... Show More
27m 13s
Nov 2015
House of jazz podcast 103
This week's House of Jazz Podcast artists include Steely Dan, Jill Scott, Alice Russell ft Quantic, Smoove and Turrell, Fela Kuti, Marcus Miller, Afro-Cluster, Shalamar and Cheryl Lyn
58m 38s
