Sunshine dreaming… with Zakia
Zakia pulls out some old favourites inspired by the recent burst of sunshine and is joined by south London producer Kwes to share the inspiration behind his second album, Kinds.
DJ, broadcaster, writer and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimension
This week, Zakia pulls out some old favourites inspired by the recent burst of sunshine, including lo-fi seasonal reflections from Marine Girls, an ode to the sun from French musician Alain Bellaiche, and the joyful warmth of Haitian duo Claudette et ti Pierre. Plus, new releases from Japanese producer Yu Ogu, Brazilian jazz duo Neves e Silva, and Melbourne-based ensemble Krakatau.
We also hear from south London producer Kwes to mark the release of his second album, Kinds. Made following a a long stretch working behind the scenes, Kinds sees Kwes search again for the outer reaches of music’s solar system, where ambient sounds meet classical composition and brush up against the rougher textures of shoegaze. He joins Zakia to share a couple of tracks that have been inspiring him lately, and of course to share a dream.
We want to hear your dreams! Send in tales of your sleepy adventures to dreamtime@bbc.co.uk or text us on 03700 100 600
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Marine Girls
Sunshine Blue
- Lazy Ways.
- Cherry Red.
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Yu Ogu
A Gentle Ceiling
- Ephemeral & Fleeting - Modular Music of Japan.
- ato.archives.
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Lætitia Sadier
Panser L'inacceptable
- Rooting for Love.
- Drag City.
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Yusef Lateef
Woodward Avenue
- Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Latitude 42° 30' Longitude 83°.
- Atlantic.
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Ego Ella May
Back To The Sea
- Good Intentions.
- Self-released.
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Alain Bellaïche
Sun Blues
- Sea Fluorescent.
- Asylum Records/Souffle Continu Records.
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Rahill
Del Dareh Pir Misheh
- Bahar.
- FISK.
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Claudette & Ti Pierre
Zanmi Camarade
- Camionette.
- Macaya Records.
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Krakatau
Terra Ignota
- Terra Ignota.
- Elations Recordings.
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Carol Maia & Jeremy Gustin
um lugar
- it's nice to see a lake in your eyes.
- Hive Mind Records.
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Tirzah
Devotion (feat. Coby Sey)
- Devotion.
- Domino.
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Kwes.
Blue White Cyan
- Kinds.
- Warp Records.
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Taylor Deupree
elm
- Small Winters.
- 12k.
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Jeff Parker
Ugly Beauty
- Forfolks.
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Emil Mark
Blomster
- Mellemtid.
- Tonal Union.
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Miquela E Lei Chapacans
Tu E Leu
- Finders Keepers Records.
- Finders Keepers Records.
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Michel Legrand & Sally Stevens
Ask Yourself Why
- The Windmills Of Your Mind.
- United Artists Records.
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George Kazoka
Ulayina Kubota
- Bulayo - Guitar Songs From Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and DR Congo.
- Mississippi Records.
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Chavela Vargas
Golondrina Viajera
- Chavela Vargas.
- RCA Victor.
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Neves E Silva
Morro Dos Prazeres
- Ladeiras De Santa Teresa.
- Far Out Recordings.
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Green-House
Dragline Silk
- Hinterlands.
- Ghostly International.
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The Durutti Column
Future Perfect
- Fidelity.
- Crépuscule.
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Resavoir
Deep Sleep (feat. Jeremiah Chiu, Macie Stewart, Marta Sofia Honer & Matt Gold)
- Themes for Dreams.
- l'univers.
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Gregory Uhlmann
Days
- Extra Stars.
- International Anthem.
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Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl & Macie Stewart
fog mirror
- BODY SOUND.
- International Anthem.
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Almost an Island
Quadrivium
- Almost An Island.
- Past Inside the Present.
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Hanakiv
Numb
- Interlude.
- Gondwana Records.
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Alina Bzhezhinska, Tony Kofi & Tulsh
Whispers of Rain (Live)
- Whispers of Rain (Live).
- Tru Thoughts.
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anthéne
winter chords
- perennials.
- Past Inside the Present.
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Isik Kural
The Childish Tendency to Speak of Events as Coincidences
- As Flurries.
- RVNG Intl..
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Cathie O'Sullivan
The Orange Tree
- Silly Winds.
- Undercover Music.
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