Gilles Peterson: Questlove Special

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Gilles Peterson: Questlove Special

21.01.21

Across six hours, we celebrate an icon of hip hop and soul, as Gilles Peterson and Rashad ‘Ringo’ Smith pay homage to Questlove on his 50th birthday. From his work with The Roots to D’Angelo to Common to Erykah Badu and far beyond, his creative impact and cultural influence are hard to overstate. Lock in from 10am GMT.

Listen now Tracklist

AMANDA GORMAN – THE HILL WE CLIMB [2021]
PHAROAH SANDERS – UPPER EGYPT & LOWER EGYPT (TAUHID) [1967] IMPULSE!
THE ROOTS – UPPER EGYPT (DILLA JOINTS) [2010] NOT ON LABEL
PATRICE RUSHEN – BEFORE THE DAWN (?UESTLOVE : BABIES MAKIN’ BABIES) [2002] BBE
THE ROOTS – BREEZIN’ FT. GEORGE BENSON (UNRELEASED) NOT ON LABEL
MACY GRAY – HEY YOUNG WORLD PART 2 (THE ID) [2001] EPIC
?UEST LOVE – THAT LADY (THE ISLEY BROTHERS: TAKEN TO THE NEXT STAGE) [2004] EPIC
THE ROOTS & WEIRD AL YANKOVIC – MADVILLAIN ACCORDIAN D MINOR (UNRELEASED)
THE ROOTS – ROCKIN ON THE MIC (LIVE AT PHOENIX FESTIVAL) REMEDY RECORDINGS
THE ROOTS – BREAKBEAT EDUCATION (LIVE AT PHOENIX FESTIVAL) REMEDY RECORDINGS
THE ROOTS – THE SESSION (ORGANIX) [1993] REMEDY RECORDINGS
DJ JAZZY JEFF – WE LIVE IN PHILLY (THE MAGNIFICENT) [2002] RAPSTER RECORDS
COMMON – HEAVEN SOMEWHERE (ELECTRIC CIRCUS) [2002] MCA RECORDS
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT – LLE LFE (THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT) [2001] ROPEADOPE RECORDS
THE ROOTS – ACT TOO : THE LOVE OF MY LIFE (THINGS FALL APART) [1999] MCA RECORDS
JAGUAR WRIGHT – STAY (DENIALS DELUSIONS AND DECISIONS) [2001] MCA RECORDS
THE ROOTS – THE DAY (HOW I GOT OVER) [2010] DEF JAM
ERYKAH BADU – GREEN EYES (MAMA’S GUN) [2000] MOTOWN
THE RANDY WATSON EXPERIENCE – YOU’VE GOT IT WOOAH GIRL
RAHZEL – ? VS RAHZEL (MTM 2000) [1999] MCA
D’ANGELO, FEMI KUTI & MACY GRAY – WATER NO GET NO ENEMY PARTS 1 & 2 (RED HOT & RIOT) [2002]
D’ANGELO – AFRICA (VOODOO) [2000] VIRGIN
THE ROOTS – THE RETURN TO INNOCENT LOST FT URSULA RUCKER (THINGS FALL APART) [2013] MCA
FIONA APPLE – NOT ABOUT LOVE (EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE) [2005] EPIC
JOE JACKSON – CARAVAN (THE DUKE) [2012] EAR MUSIC
MARK RONSON – VALERIE FT. AMY WINEHOUSE & ?UESTLOVE ON PRECUSSION [2007] COLOMBIA
LEE ANDREWS AND THE HEARTS – CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU (SINGLE) [1968]
NAT ‘KING’ COLE – WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME [ROOTS MIX] (RE: GENERATIONS) [2009] CAPITOL RECORDS
RANDY WATSON EXPERIENCE – MORNING BELL (EXIT MUSIC : SONGS WITH RADIO HEAD) [2006] BBE
DONN T – LOOK AT (WHAT YOU STARTIN’ ) (KALEIDOSCOPIC) [2010] MOREABOUTMUSIC
BLACKALICIOUS – FIRST IN FLIGHT FT GIL SCOTT HERON (BLAZING ARROW) [2002] MCA RECORDS
SOLANGE – RISE (A SEAT AT THE TABLE) [2016] COLUMBIA
DJ KRUSH – ENDLESS RAILWAY FT. ?UESTLOVE (ZEN) [2001] SMEJ
THE ROOTS – WEB (THE TIPPING POINT) [2004] GEFFEN
BOOKER T. JONES – THE SEED (THE ROAD FROM MEMPHIS) [2011] ANTI
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ROOTS – WAKE ME UP (WISE UP GHOST) [2013] BLUE NOTE
THE ROOTS – DISTORTION TO STATIC (DISTORTION TO STATIC) [1994] DGC
GURU’S JAZZMATAZZ & THE ROOTS – LIFT YOUR FIST (SINGLE) [2000] VIRGIN
WILL DOWNING – GRANDMA’S HANDS (ALL THE MAN YOU NEED) [2000] MOTOWN
BETTY WRIGHT AND THE ROOTS – IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME (BETTY WRIGHT THE MOVIE) [2011] S CURVE RECORDS
EARTH, WIND & FIRE – SUPPOSE YOU LIKE ME (THE PROMISE) [2003] KALIMBA RECORDS
MUSIQ SOULCHILD – L’ IS GONE (AIJUSWANASEING) [2000] DEF SOUL
LIL KIM, TEGO CALDERON & PURPLE CITY – PUT YA LIGHTERS UP (REMIX) (CANDY LAND) [2005] PURPLE CITY PRODUCTIONS
JAY-Z – I JUST WANNA LOVE U (GIVE IT TO ME) (UNPLUGGED) [2001] ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS
THE ROOTS – YOU GOT ME FT JILL SCOTT (LIVE 1999)
DIVINE BEINGS – WHATEVER (WHATEVER TRACKS) [1992] DOPE FOLKS
SCHOOLZ OF THOUGHT – RATIONALIZE FT. RAHANI SAYEED (SINGLE) [1999] EARWAXX RECORDS
THE ROOTS – SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF THINGS (IN TOWN) (PHRENOLOGY) [2002] MCA RECORDS
BILAL – SOMETIMES (1ST BORN SECOND) [2001] INTERSCOPE RECORDS
CHRISTINA AGUILERA – KEEP ON SINGIN’ MY SONG (STRIPPED) [2002] RCA
D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD – ANOTHER LIFE (BLACK MESSIAH) [2014] RCA
THE ROOTS – EVE (DILLA JOINTS) [2010] NOT ON LABEL
THE RANDY WATSON EXPERIENCE & BILAL – CAN’T HIDE LOVE (INTERPRETATIONS: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF EARTH WIND & FIRE) [2007] UNIVERSAL
TALIB KWELI & BILAL – TALK TO YOU (QUALITY) [2002] RAWKUS
?UESTLOVE – LUDWIGGY
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA – AARON BURR, SIR – (HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL) [2015] ATLANTIC
LORD AAQIL – CHECK IT OUT (SINGLE) [1993] TOBEAT RECORDS
THE JAZZ CRUSADERS – YOUNG RABBITS (LOOKIN’ AHEAD) [1962] PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS
THAD JONES AND MEL LEWIS – GET OUT OF MY LIFE (THAD JONES AND MEL LEWIS) [1975] BLUE NOTE
JOHN LEGEND / THE ROOTS – HANG ON IN THERE (WAKE UP!) [2010] G.O.O.D. MUSIC
MICHAEL JAMES KIRKLAND – HANG ON IN THERE (HANG ON IN THERE) [1972] BRYAN RECORDS
STANLEY COWELL – SIENNA: WELCOME MY DARLING (BABIES MAKIN’ BABIES) [2002] BBE
KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL – ALWAYS BE ARRIVING (FINALE) (THE ARRIVAL) [2008] HIDDEN BEACH RECORDINGS
LEON WARE – ROCKIN’ YOU ETERNALLY (ROCKIN’ YOU ETERNALLY) [1981] ELEKTRA
THE ROOTS – WORLDWIDE (LONDON GROOVE) [1994] TALKIN’ LOUD
MC SOLAAR – I’M DOIN’ FINE (PROSE COMBAT) [1994] TALKIN’ LOUD
GALLIANO – BELIEVE: THE ROOTS REMIX (A THICKER PLOT) [1994] TALKIN’ LOUD
RAHZEL – ALL I KNOW (MTM2000) [1999] MCA
THE ROOTS – DO YOU WANT MORE (DO YOU WANT MORE?!!!??!) [1995] DGC
THE ROOTS – DAVE VS US (ILLADELPH HALFLIFE) [1996] GEFFEN RECORDS
ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT – 4EVA (DOUBLE BOOKED) [2015] BLUE NOTE
COMMON – TIME TRAVELLIN’ (A TRIBUTE TO FELA) (LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE) [2000] MCA
D’ANGELO – SPANISH JOINT (VOODOO) [2000] VIRGIN