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    Morning Becomes Eclectic

    MBE Apr. 4: Grammy-winning faves, Japanese sax, and Afro-Brazilian samba

    Novena Carmel
    Novena Carmel
    Hand-Picked MusicIndie / AltSoul / Funk
    We could all use a little Monday boost, and we've got tracks lined up to do just that.
    We could all use a little Monday boost, and we've got tracks lined up to do just that.
    Apr 4, 2022

    We could all use a little Monday boost, and we've got tracks lined up to do just that. We take it back to the 1980s with a previously unreleased album from Japanese saxophonist-producer Yasuaki Shimizu, an unearthed Afro-Brazilian song with some serious samba rhythms, and the latest from !!! that starts out soft but builds into something you can certainly groove to.

    Plus, we celebrate last night’s Grammys with some favorite cuts from the evening’s award winners like Arooj Aftab, Tyler the Creator, and Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta.

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      Show Credits

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        Anthony Valadez

        co-host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

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        Novena Carmel

        Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, co-host of Lost Notes

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        Ariana Morgenstern

        Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

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