Music Matters – to you, to me, to us all. From the truck driver to the F1 driver, from the field worker to the President.
In the morning rain, on the road, all through the night: Music Matters. Out of the vaults of Red Bull Music Academy Radio,
we bring you a selection of in-depth interviews with some of the most influential and best-loved artists of our time, including playlists,
radio shows and live recordings – accompanied by key compositions and biographical background info. Sit back, relax and close your eyes…
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- Adrian Sherwood
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Allen Toussaint
- Aloe Blacc
- Amp Fiddler
- Ashley Beedle
- Bobby Womack
- Body & Soul
- Boozoo Bajou
- Carl Craig
- Chromeo
- Cinematic Orchestra
- CocoRosie
- Compost Records
- Cut Chemist
- David Holmes
- Dimitri From Paris
- DJ Food & DK
- DJ Kentaro
- DJ Koze
- DJ Krush
- DJ Shadow
- DJ Yoda
- Don Blackman
- Dorian Concept
- Elektro Guzzi
- EPMD
- Erykah Badu
- Fat Freddy's Drop
- Fink
- Flying Lotus
- Frankie Knuckles
- Ghostpoet
- Gilles Peterson
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Gonjasufi
- Gotan Project
- Guru
- Honest Jon's
- Horace Andy
- I:Cube
- Ikonika
- Jah Wobble
- Jane Birkin
- Jazzy B
- Jazzy Jeff
- J Dilla
- J-Live
- Joe Boyd
- J-Star
- Jungle Brothers
- Just Balze
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
- Kruder & Dorfmeister
- Lalo Schifrin
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry
- Lucrecia Dalt
- Luke Vibert
- Lykke Li
- Mad Professor
- Mario Caldato Jr.
- Mark Ronson
- Martina Topley Bird
- Massive Attack
- Mr. Scruff
- Mr. Thing
- Mulatu Astatke
- M83
- Nightmares On Wax
- Nouvelle Vague
- Osunlade
- Peaches
- Pete Rock
- Phoenix
- Photek
- Quantic
- Reakwon
- Roy Ayers
- RZA
- Roots Manuva
- Saul Williams
- Sly & Robby
- Sonaluna
- Soul Jazz Records
- Spank Rock
- Steinski
- Sylvia Robinson
- Terry Callier
- Tiger & Woods
- Tame Impala
- Todd Terje
- Tony Allen
- Toy Story
- Tricky
- Trojan Sound System
- The 45 King
- The Gaslamp Killer
- The Herbaliser
- The Kills
- The Roots
- Van Dyke Parks
- Zero 7
- Zoot Woman
- 9th Wonder
MOST WANTED
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ERYKAH BADU
You probably know Erykah Badu is a goddess of soul and hip-hop music. But did you know she is a DJ as well? Verify her choice of selection and turntable skills in this Red Bull Music Academy Radio Show from Madrid. -
SYLVIA ROBINSON
Sylvia Robinson, co-owner of Sugar Hill Records and the 'mother of hip-hop', has died at the age of 75. We bring you a tribute mix to the grand old lady mixed by Kirk Degiorgio... -
PHOTEK
Take a trip from the '90s to the future in this Fireside Chat on Red Bull Music Academy Radio with Photek – architect of drum 'n' bass, spheric interzone-traveller and martial artist of sound.
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PHOENIX
With tastefully chosen album and track titles like Lisztomania and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, French rock band Phoenix draw allusions to classic pop stars. In the meantime the quartet from Versailles have just become that. Here is a Fireside Chat with guitarist Branco. -
LALO SCHIFRIN
Lalo Schifrin is the composer of music scores for Mission: Impossible, Bullitt, Dirty Harry and Enter The Dragon. Listen to the multi-Oscar nominee, film score composer and pianist talk about his colourful career in this Fireside Chat on Red Bull Music Academy Radio. -
THE ROOTS
Why are the Roots one of the most important bands in recent history? Formed in the late 1980s in Philadelphia, Questlove, Black Thought and the Roots crew revolutionised the sound of hip-hop by placing it within the live band context.
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DJ SHADOW
With his album The Less You Know, The Better closing the circle to his legendary soundscapes with a hip hop spine, we take a look at the career of producer champion DJ Shadow. -
DJ YODA
His seminal How To Cut & Paste series showcased a tongue-in-cheek mixing style that prompted Q Magazine to declare him “one of the 10 DJs to see before you die”. Ready are you for DJ Yoda? -
FINK
Fin Greenall is better known as Ninja Tune-signed Fink, a Cornish-born trip hop artist turned singer-songwriter. Check out this unorthodox, genre-spanning artist's personal selection for Red Bull Music Academy Radio.
