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Carlos Niño: KCRW Guest DJ set
Carlos Niño shares a far-out guest DJ set and stories about contributing to some of the year's most exciting LP’s including André 3000’s “New Blue Sun.”
Carlos Niño shares a far-out guest DJ set and stories about contributing to some of the year's most exciting LP’s including André 3000’s “New Blue Sun.”
San Fernando Valley native composer, bandleader, and percussionist (to name a few of his many skills) Carlos Niño has been busy. September of this year saw the release of his latest magnum opus under his Carlos Niño & Friends moniker, (I’m Just Chillin’), on fire. You’ll also find him all over LA staple Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s 13-years-in-the-making debut LP, Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1. Oh, and he was (ahem) instrumental to the process of delivering the first recorded music from Atlanta hip-hop legend André 3000 in 17 years. You’ll find his guidance and influence all over André’s November surprise — the wordless, sprawling, exploratory, and flute-centric sonic odyssey New Blue Sun.
Though he’s taking a bit of a break from interviews across the board, Niño finds the time for a return to KCRW to make his Guest DJ debut with a carefully considered mix of far out cuts. Click in via the player above for pure aural bliss and for Niño’s sweet reminiscences of working with André, his life as a KCRW volunteer, encouraging Novena to become a DJ, how to be starstruck in a respectful way, growing into gentleness, and a whole lot more.
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Tracklist
1. Kate Bush – "Don't Give Up" excerpt
2. A.R. Kane – "Honey Be (For Stella)" excerpt
3. Maleem Mahmoud Ghania with Pharoah Sanders – "La Allah Dayim Moulenah" excerpt
4. Franklin Kiermyer – "Greetings To Pharoah"
5. Carlos Niño & Friends – "Boom Bap Spiritual (featuring Surya Botofasina)"
6. Marina Herlop – "Busa"
7. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – "Zoticus"
8. Dilla, Questlove, Common, Miguel, Carlos – "Nag Champa" excerpt
9. Knxwledge. – "4. uphere"
10. Celia Hollander – “Receiver"
11. Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño – "Sunset (in California)"
12. André 3000 – "Ants To You, Gods To Who ?"
13. Nate Mercereau – "Excellent Traveler Theme (Feat. Idris Ackamoor and Carlos Niño) (Single Version)"
14. Turn On The Sunlight – "Loving Consideration, and Loving Kindness Reprise (with rain, river and birds)"
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