Alex Stewart ( The Flying Carpet) and Jamie Renton ( Chilli Fried ) have been playing out for a number of years, creating some of the most friendly live music nights in London and treating punters to a wonderfully eclectic dancefloor mix of global beats in the process. Coming together as Flying Chilli Beats they'll be mixing up the global beats and grooves at Musicport and working the dancefloor for the second year running. To get an idea of what we might be treated to, I asked Alex and Jamie who is rattling their headphones....no conferring.
Is this the point when we find out, that in actual fact they have absolutely no common interests or musical tastes. You can compare and contrast their top ten picks below.
In radioland I research the music and prepare a playlist, live djaying is very different as Alex says, " Here is a top 10 for tonight! As you know we never prepare a set list we just play a tag game, each responding to what the other has played before, an old fashioned soundclash! So here are a few tracks that I hope will get some play at Musicport."
You can hear a slice of Alex's Musicport Mix on GondwanaSound in the meantime for you to explore, here's their lists.
Alex Stewart's Top Ten
1. CAPE COD KWASSA KWASSA- ESAU MWAMWAYA+RADIOCLIT
2. SALVADOR DIASPORA-(FORT KNOX FIVE MIX)- REX RIDDIM
3. 7 NATION ARMY- ALICE RUSSELL
4. MEZZOGIORNO DI FUOCO- ROY PACI + ARETUSKA
5. COBRASTYLE- TEDDYBEARS
6. SAUKHI KI KAMMAI- SPECIALIST+TRU SKOOL
7. HEAVEN- EBO TAYLOR
8. OLUFEME- OSCAR SULLEY(NATURAL SELF REFIX)
9. LA RECETA- KEMO THE BLAXICAN
10. ISTANBUL PAS CONSTANTINOPLE- AYHAN+ AYSE SCIMOGLU
Jamie Renton's Top Ten
1. Konowale – Rail Band (Sterns)
Rolling classic from West Africa’s finest. Pure bliss from Sterns recently released compilation of vintage RB recordings.
2. The Tongue – Max Pashm (Lick a Little)
Klezmer dancefloor madness, complete with Groucho Marx and Joyce Grenfell samples!
3. Bang Bang – Gara Gara (White Label)
Nancy Sinatra meets 80s UK reggaeheads The Capital Letters. My current mash-up of choice.
4. More Afro – Malena (Freestyle)
Flute fuelled funkiness with a Brazil goes jazz kick.
5. Oy Veys Mer – Paul Shapiro featuring the Ribs & Brisket Review (Tzadik)
Finger snappin’ kosher jazz from New York clarinettist and his culturally mixed hipster collective.
6. Tama Ngnogon – Victor Deme (Chapa Blues)
Burkina Faso veteran with some hot new roots sounds.
7. Que Sera – Sidestepper (Quango Palm)
The return of the Colombian UK raga-cumbia masters.
8. Chouia L’Mon Coeur – Akim El Sikameya (Riverboat)
Slinky Arab – Andolous sounds from Paris based Algerian vocalist.
9. Shargo Tshizjma – Mec Yek (Choux de Bruxelles)
Belgium rabble-rousers Jaune Toujours hook up with Slovakian singing sisters for an infectious slice of ‘Balkan Hip’.
10. Ma Rue n’est pas Longue – Moussu T lei Jovents (Le Chant De Monde) Hard nosed blues in a Marseilles style
Flying Carpet Podcasts - here's the place to listen to Alex's Musicport 10 and all his other mixes.
Chilli Fried website - Jamie lets you know whats cooking in his kitchen.
