13 Apr 2019

The Mixtape: Grant Smithies

From RNZ Music, 5:00 pm on 13 April 2019
Grant Smithies

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Grant Smithies is a music critic, writer, reviewer and record store owner. He shares his favourite songs and tales of alternative careers in his mixtape with Yadana Saw.

Music details

Artist: The Commodores
Song: Machine Gun
Comp: Milan Williams
Album: Machine Gun
Label: Motown

Artist: David Bowie
Song: Queen Bitch
Comp: Bowie
Album: Hunky Dory
Label: RCA

Artist: Fela Kuti and Afrika 70
Song: Sorrow, Tears and Blood
Comp: Kuti/ Allan
Album: Sorrow, Tears and Blood
Label: Kalakuta

Artist: Micronism
Song: Rainbow City
Comp: Denver McCarthy
Album: Inside A Quiet Mind
Label: Kog/ Loop

Artist: The Meters
Song: Just Kissed My Baby
Comp: Meters/ Toussaint
Album: Rejuvenation/ New Orleans Funk Vol 1
Label: Reprise/ Soul Jazz

Artist: Top Cat 
Song: Request The Style (Project 1 Remix)
Comp: Top Cat
Album: Fashion In Fine Style-Significant Hits Volume 1
Label: Soul Jazz/ Fashion

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