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Manu Dibango

By Greg Wilson on March 26, 2020 in RIP, The Seventies

COVID-19 claimed the life of the pioneering Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango earlier this week. He died in Paris where he had been based for many years, moving there in the mid-‘60s – he was 86.

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Ben E. King

By Greg Wilson on May 3, 2015 in Black Culture, RIP

Less than a month on from the death of Percy Sledge, another Atlantic Records R&B luminary, Ben E. King (Benjamin Nelson), formerly of The Drifters, died on Thursday, aged 76.

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Vincent Montana, Jr.

By Greg Wilson on April 15, 2013 in Black Culture, Disco, DJ / Club Culture, RIP, The Eighties, The Seventies

Vincent Montana, Jr. one of the unsung figures of the Disco era, died last Saturday, aged 85.

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Upcoming Dates

08.07 Glasgow Craft Beer Festival

10.07 Birmingham Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival

15.07 London Spiritland @ Royal Festival Hall

17.07 Ribble Valley Beat Herder Festival

21.07 Salmo Canada Shambhala Music Festival

22.07 Toronto Canada BLK_Space Studios

23.07 Toronto Canada Groovin’ In The Park Festival

30.07 Liverpool The Merchant LIMF Afterparty

05.08 Glasgow Junction 1 (Hot Chip Support)

13.08 London Craft Beer Festival

27.08 Abbots Ripton We Out Here Festival

28.08 Brixton Prince Of Wales Up On The Roof

02.09 Margate Faith In Strangers

16.09 Barcelona Le Edition

These are all confirmed dates, further bookings will be posted on social media and updated in the next mailshot.

GREG WILSON’S ‘EARLY ‘80s MIXTAPE:

Two-hour mix at 8pm every third Sunday of the month at Worldwide FM. Previously archived:

Mixtape #1:https://worldwidefm.net/episode/greg-wilsons-early-80s-mixtape

Mixtape #2:https://worldwidefm.net/episode/greg-wilsons-early-80s-mixtape-2

Being a DJ

I’m a DJ from Merseyside. I started out in 1975, but stopped for almost 20 years, between 1984 and the end of 2003, at which point I started again.

One night during the period I wasn’t deejaying, turning off my mind, relaxing, and floating downstream I had what might be termed a moment of clarity. Paradoxically, although I was no longer a DJ in the literal sense I suddenly became aware that I’d never actually stopped being a DJ, for even if I was in a room with just one person I couldn’t help but ask them ‘have you heard this?’, and not only ‘heard’, but ‘have you seen this / read this?’, for it goes beyond music. Already taken somewhat aback by this nugget of self-discovery, I realised, in true eureka style, that this all pre-dates my being a DJ and goes back as far as I can remember – I’ve always had an inherent need to share, it’s absolutely central to my nature. This was quite a revelation.

So it’s no wonder that I became a Disc Jockey, for once I fell in love with those circular pieces of magical plastic during my formative years, it wasn’t a matter of choosing this as a path, the path pretty much chose me.

I don’t intend this to be a DJ blog as such, but more a blog by someone who happens to be a DJ – a place where personal emphasis takes precedence over professional, although, as I’ve already explained, the two aspects are, of course, inescapably entwined.

If you want info about my DJ appearances, email greg@gregwilson.co.uk for regular updates.

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