Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystem
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingVisit http://umojahifi.blogspot.com/
Established in 1992, and comprised of seven DJs including Tomas, Daz, Culture D, King CoknI, Jun, Monalisa, and Aaron Paar, Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystem spins an eclectic range of music rooted in sound system culture. Active in clubs, radio and live shows, Umoja DJs play the best soul, jazz, reggae, house, hip-hop and classics.
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Episodes
Episode 1: Day of Umoja 2021 (DJs Daz, Jun, Monalisa, Aaron Paar, Culture D & Tomas)
December 31, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 246 MBUmoja Hi-Fi presents Day of Umoja 2021! An annual celebration on the first day of Kwanza. All 6 DJs from the Umoja DJ collective spinning eclectic sets of reggae, soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, Afrobeat, rocksteady and more Check the set lists below for full artist and song titles. Follow us everywhere @umojahifi Sets lists: Monalisa: Otis Gayle - I’ll Be Around Johnny Osborne - We Need Love Delroy Wilson - Same Old Song Annetta Jackson - Meditation Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Message...
Aaron Paar - Stomping Grounds Radio Tribute to Al Jackson
January 31, 2021 01:37 - 54 minutes - 126 MBUmoja HiFI's Aaron Paar (Worldship Records, Teflon Dons) pays tribute to DJ Al Jackson, of the LA-based Soul Children, presenting his recorded works as Aljax3. This set originally appeared on Paar's Stomping Grounds radio show (2nd & 4th Mondays 8-10 PM on dublab.com). Al Jackson's show Explorations is also archived on dublab.com Al Jackson: peace be with you brother, thank you for your life and music!
DJ Tomas presents The Day of Umoja 2020
December 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBA mix for the first day of Kwanza (Umoja or Unity) to celebrate the origins and sound of my DJ collective Umoja HiFi Soundsystem. This 1-hour mix features sublime selections from Latin and downtempo to broken beat, and other eclectic rhythms. Day of Umoja Tracklist Brownout – Con El Cuete (Second Sky and Thomas Blondet Remix) Ondatropica – Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazón (iZem remix) Joe Bataan – Ernestine Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue featuring Erykah Badu (9th Wonder's Blue ...
DJ Tomas - Umoja SoundStation on NiceUpRadio (Reggae)
May 05, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 166 MBIt's Umoja Hi-Fi's Nice Up Radio show #46 with DJ Tomas in the mix. New music from Buju Banton, Anthony B, Jah9, Romain Virgo, Nattali Rize, Christopher Ellis and more. New riddims, and strictly 2020 reggae vibes! Listen to the show live Sundays 3-5PM PST or catch the weekly re-posts at www.soundcloud.com/umojahifi
DJ Tomas - Umoja Soundstation REGGAE!
May 05, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 166 MBIt's Umoja Hi-Fi's Nice Up Radio show #46 with DJ Tomas in the mix. New music from Buju Banton, Anthony B, Jah9, Romain Virgo, Nattali Rize, Christopher Ellis and more. New riddims, and strictly 2020 reggae vibes! Listen to the show live Sundays 3-5PM PST or catch the weekly re-posts at www.soundcloud.com/umojahifi
Star Eyes: A Life in the Electronic Underground
April 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBWelcome to the Umoja Hi-Fi podcast. Umoja Hi-Fi is a seven person DJ collective formed in Los Angeles in 1992 and we are active to this very day! Subscribers to this podcast may be used to the various DJ mixes we’ve been dropping on this channel, and those are going to continue, but today we’ve got something special - we'll talk to DJ Tomas's long time friend and colleague Star Eyes, a.k.a. Vivian Host, an accomplished DJ, producer, music journalist, radio host and podcaster in her o...
DJ Daz - Funk on 45 (Rare Groove, Funk, Soul Mix)
April 08, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWe present a very special vinyl 45s mix from Umoja Hi-Fi co-founder DJ Daz. This versatile DJ was born in London and raised in Los Angeles where he got deep into music from a young age. In his London youth he attended Dingwalls sessions (where Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Paul Murphy and others played) and after relocating found his way to LA’s Delicious Vinyl Records, home to the Pharcyde, Masta Ace and Brand New Heavies, among others. Later he became a resident at influential ...
DJ Daz - Funk on 45 - The UNITY Mix
April 08, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWe present a very special vinyl 45s mix from Umoja Hi-Fi co-founder DJ Daz. This versatile DJ was born in London and raised in Los Angeles where he got deep into music from a young age. In his London youth he attended Dingwalls sessions (where Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Paul Murphy and others played) and after relocating found his way to LA’s Delicious Vinyl Records, home to the Pharcyde, Masta Ace and Brand New Heavies, among others. Later he became a resident at influential LA rare-...
DJ Aaron Paar: Ximeno Singles Mix (Reggae/Funk)
January 01, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBXimeno Records was co-founded by Danny Holloway and Aaron Paar in 2011 and releases limited-run vinyl 45s, focusing mainly on rare, funky vintage reggae and soul cuts. Aimed with DJs and selectors in mind, Ximeno has released though cover versions of tracks like “Let It Whip”, “I Want Your Love,” and “Rock With U” by artists including Derrick Harriot, Grace Jackson, Blood Sisters, Skatalites and Tappa Zukie. Check their Discogs page for more selections (https://www.discogs.com/label...
Culture D - Umoja SoundStation on NiceUpRadio
October 14, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 214 MBUmoja SoundStation 3-5PM PST on Nice Up Radio with hosts from Umoja Hi-Fi DJ Tomas SF, Culture D and King CoknI O'Dire. Listen on niceupradio.com or download the app from Apple App Store or Google Play. #reggae #roots #classic-dancehall #one-drop #nice-up-radio #umojahifi Catch the re-broadcast every week on soundcloud.com/umojahifi Find Umoja on all your socials @umojafifi (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube)
DJ Destroyer Presents a UMOJA 20 Mix
August 31, 2012 14:16 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBDJ Destroyer Umoja 20 Mix 1. Black Moon - Got Cha Open (Remix) 2. Mega Banton - Sound Boy Killing (Remix) 3. Jamal-Ski - Jump Spread Out 4. Smash Hunter - Superstar 5. Cutty Ranks - Who She me Dun (Hip Hop Remix) 6. Jeru The Damaja - Can't Stop The Prophet 7. Supercat - Ghetto Red Hot 8. Diamond D - K. I. S. S. 9. Das EFX - Jussumen (Pete Rock Remix) 10. Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brothers Comin' Through (Bonus Beats) 11. Kenny Dope - Gunshot (Inst) 12. ATCQ - Luck Of Lucien 13. Gang Starr - ...
DJ Tomas SF Presents UMOJA 20 MIX: Rocksteady to Rub-A-Dub
August 30, 2012 04:50 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBDJ Tomas SF presents Rocksteady to Rub-A-Dub Mix 1. Melodians – Swing and Dine 2. The Cables – Baby Why 3. Hemsley Morris – Little Things 4. Derrick Morgan – Want More 5. Derick Harriot – Have You Seen Her 6. The Heptones – Party Time 7. Johnny Osbourne – Rub-A-Dub Party 8. Hopeton Lewis – Rockashocka 9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Nice Time 10. Slim Smith – Rougher Yet 11. Lone Ranger – Love Bump 12. Lloy Robinson – Can't Stand It 12. Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy 13. Sugar Minott – V...
Umoja Hi-Fi Presents: I’m A Rootsman Part 1 – Deep Roots Mix
November 08, 2009 20:46 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBDJ Tomas – Umoja Hi-Fi Sound Station "I’m A Rootsman, Part 1: Deep Roots Mix" A 73 minute selection of deeper roots reggae music from the 1970s and ‘80s. This selection focuses on slower, dubbier tracks with conscious themes and lyrics. I was trying to invoke the spirit of reggae radio in the ‘80s – be it pirate radio in the UK, college radio in the US or Dread at the Controls broadcasts in Jamaica. Another inspiration was DJ Andrew’s foundation/roots underground parties in Los Ange...
King CoknI - Decent Something radio
September 30, 2009 04:44 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBPLAYLIST: Political Fiction Half Pint Tightrope Steel Pulse Study People Serani Cyaan Look Inna Wi Eye Bugle Dem Bwoy Ah Baby Vybz Kartel Dem Nah Look Nuh Gal (Raw) Assass...
Decent Something- CoknIO'Dire's Radio Show 9-27-09
September 30, 2009 04:44 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThe last episode of September. Non - linear raggamania Featured Selection: Political Fiction Half Pint Tightrope Steel Pulse Study People Serani Cyaan Look Inna Wi Eye Bugle Dem Bwoy Ah Baby Vybz Kartel Dem ...
dj dAz presents: UPlift (A rhythmic journey into the essence of spiritual Hip Hop and Jazz)
July 08, 2009 17:25 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBThe Last Poets – Bird’s Word The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yo Yo (Dobie Re-Edit) Aloe Blacc – Blind World Q-Tip – Won’t Change Mos Def – Roses Tom Scott & The L.A. Express – Today Common – Inhale Gil Scott-Heron – Lady Day and John Coltrane The Zbigniew Namylowski Modern Jazz Quartet – Piatawka (in 5/4 time) Oscar Brown Jr. – Afro Blue The Ensemble Al Salaam – Circles Andy Bey – River Man The Cinematic Orchestra – All That You Give (Photo credit: Big Manny) (Photo taken at Truthsee...
Umoja Hi Fi Kwanzaa Series: dj dAz
January 09, 2009 00:32 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBdj dAz presents: Kwanzaa Series/Mellow Bump Vol. II 1. 4 Hero – Conceptions 2. Yesterdays New Quintet – Sunrays 3. Massive Attack – Exchange 4. Lil’ Kim – Queen Bitch 5. Teedra Moses – Still Got Love (Instrumental) 6. Ta’Raach – (White Label Promo) 7. Spacek – Eve (Jay Dee Mix) 8. Dwele – A.N.G.E.L. (Slum Village Mix) 9. Keith Murray – The Rhyme (Slum Village Street Remix) 10. Talib Kweli – Never Been In Love 11. Red Astaire – Follow Me 12. The Mighty Bop – Ride Away 13. Jamie Cull...