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Hawu! Hawu! Hawu! Don flips the script this week, banging out two hours of incredible KWAITO music from South Africa. Kwaito is a uniquely South African thing — it was the evolution of township disco into house music into slower, more hip-hop influenced dance music. This episode truly rips. Press play and take a trip to groove city.

Tracklist for July 22, 2026

01 :: TKZEE – Ibola Lethu
02 :: Chicco – Umbala Ma G-String
03 :: Jam Tribe – Dozal
04 :: Brenda Fassie – Mingi Mingi
05 :: Moskito – Why Wena
06 :: O’Da Meesta – Wena U Bani?
07 :: M’Du feat. Mandoza – 50/50
08 :: Bravo – Skokho
09 :: Scotch – Bafana Bafana
10 :: Bailoo’s Beat – All Night Long (Phumzile’s Mix)
11 :: Brothers of Peace – Magosha
12 :: Dalom Kids – Potjie
13 :: Mawillies – Hoezet
14 :: Alaska – Dangerous
15 :: Trompies – Dipotsotso
16 :: Brenda Fassie – Antique
17 :: Sea Bee – Home Boy
18 :: Kamazu – Jumpin Jack Girl
19 :: Brothers of Peace – Sikelela
20 :: M’Du – Ipompe
21 :: Kabelo – Askies Kiya Kena
22 :: Penny Penny – Laphinda
23 :: Mpumi – Yekela
24 :: Brenda Fassie – Ntsware-Ndibambe
25 :: Trompies – Sigiya Ngengoma
26 :: P.V.P. – Tshilidzi
27 :: TKZEE Family – Off The Wall

This one truly runs the gamut. New cuts, old cuts, vocal edits, acid, techno, disco, breakbeats, and wicked grooves all around. It’s gotta be big!

Tracklist for July 15, 2026

01 :: Jayda G – Meant To Be (Todd Edwards Remix)
02 :: Dido – Don’t Believe In Love (Joaquin Joe Claussell Edit)
03 :: Henrik Schwarz & Amampondo – I Exist Because Of You (Henrik Schwarz Live Version)
04 :: Keita Sano – On The Floor
05 :: KiNK – Chorus
06 :: Omar-S – One Of A Kind
07 :: D’Marc Cantu – Size & Shape
08 :: LFO – LFO
09 :: Cromby feat. Tee Amara – Qué Sientes
10 :: Oliver Dollar & Mike (Agent X) Clark feat. D13 – Body Talk (Original Mix)
11 :: Dennis Ferrer & Disciples w/ James Yuill – Whisper
12 :: Alton Miller – Clouds Are Gone (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
13 :: Ron Trent – Magic Carnival
14 :: Paperclip People – Steam
15 :: Jorja Smith– Rose Rouge (Joy Orbison Remix)
16 :: X-Press 2 – Can I See The Love
17 :: Jark Prongo – Zonic Filter
18 :: Stacey Pullen – Sweat
19 :: System II – X-Tacy (Instrumental Mix)
20 :: Yoshinori Sunahara – Journey Beyond The Stars
21 :: The Spoon Wizard – Me & Spoonice (Silken Mix)
22 :: Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix)
23 :: Memory Foundation – Your Last Chance
24 :: Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena (Johnickennydope Mastermix)
25 :: Mona Lee – The Reason

As DJ Pierre once asked, “what is house music? A unique form… of music?” Well, yes. Here is two hours of house, spanning multiple eras and subgenres. This one leans more towards deep and soulful house, but make no mistake — it’s a party.

Tracklist for July 1, 2026

01 :: DJ Disciple – Excitement
02 :: Bobby Pruit – Tried So Hard (Scat Mix)
03 :: Terence FM – Feelin’ Kinda High (Original Mix)
04 :: The Funky People feat. Cassio Ware – Funky People (Klubhead Vocal)
05 :: Annette – Dream 17
06 :: Jamie Principle – Baby Wants To Ride (X-Rated)
07 :: Roy Davis Jr. – About Love (Jon Marsh “All About” Vocal Mix)
08 :: Glenn Underground – Dance Slam
09 :: Sound Stream – Julie’s Theme
10 :: Pianoman – Pasion (Alex Kassian’s Mandarine Dance Mix)
11 :: Dubtribe Sound System – Equitoreal
12 :: Atmosfear – Dancing In Outer Space (Lunar Mix Part 2)
13 :: Nick Holder – High Society EP
14 :: USG feat. Monica Elam – Life 4 Living (Vocal Life Mix)
15 :: John Cutler feat. E-Man – It’s Yours (Original Distant Music Mix)
16 :: Lil’ Louis & The World – Club Lonely (I’m On The Guest List Mix)
17 :: Deee-Lite – Power Of Love (Sampla-delic Remix)
18 :: LaTour – Cold (Ralphi’s Club Mix)
19 :: Mr. Monday – Appreciate
20 :: Dennis Ferrer – Son Of Raw
21 :: Key To Life feat. Kathleen Murphy – Find Our Way (Breakaway) (Club Path Dub)
22 :: Jasper Street Co. – A Feeling (Paradox Original Vocal)
23 :: Miss Providence & The Fudpucker – Janou Seeds (To The Chandrapaul)
24 :: Militant Soul Productions – 2000 Black (Y2K Mix)
25 :: Armand Van Helden – Flyaway Love
26 :: Blue Boy – Sandman (Original Mix

Deesko! Deesko! Deesko! This is a funky one for the summertime roller rink kids and dancefloor dons/divas.

Tracklist for June 23, 2026

01 :: Krystol – After The Dance Is Through (Vocal)
02 :: Patrick Cowley – Get A Little
03 :: Sparque – Take Some Time (Vocal Mix)
04 :: Jamaica Girls – Need Somebody New
05 :: Syreeta – Out The Box
06 :: Funk Fusion Band – Can You Feel It (Progressive Version)
07 :: Young & Company – I Like (What You’re Doing To Me)
08 :: Glen Adams Affair – Just A Groove
09 :: The Jammers – And You Know That
10 :: Ashford & Simpson – Don’t Cost You Nothing
11 :: Cameo – It’s Serious
12 :: Labelle – Messin’ With My Mind
13 :: First Choice – Let No Man Put Asunder
14 :: The Strikers – Body Music
15 :: The Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need In Me
16 :: Dan Hartman – Vertigo / Relight My Fire
17 :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy Pendergrass – Don’t Leave Me This Way
18 :: Debbie Jacobs – Hot Hot (Give It All You Got)
19 :: Billy Nichols – Diamond Ring
20 :: Cheryl Lynn – Star Love
21 :: Harry Thumann – Underwater
22 :: The Mighty Clouds Of Joy – In These Changing Times

Some eclectic new wave, Italo disco, post-punk, and alternative dance rock for your pleasure.

Tracklist for June 10, 2026

01 :: Opus – Live Is Life
02 :: Madonna – La Isla Bonita (Extended Remix)
03 :: The Other Ones – We Are What We Are
04 :: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – War (Hidden)
05 :: RAF – Self Control
06 :: Konk – Konk Party (Master Cylinder Jam)
07 :: Kajagoogoo – Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix)
08 :: Alphaville – Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix)
09 :: Modern Talking – Cheri, Cheri Lady (Special Dance Version)
10 :: Level 42 – Micro-Kid (Specially Remixed Version)
11 :: Shriekback – My Spine (Is The Bassline)
12 :: Quando Quango – Love Tempo
13 :: Nina Hagen – Universal Radio (Universal Dance Mix)
14 :: The Human League – The Sign (Extended Mix)
15 :: Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi! (Extended Version)
16 :: Duran Duran – Fame
17 :: Revenge – State Of Shock (EP Version)
18 :: Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter (New Extended Version)
19 :: Bobby Davenport – Time (Has Come Today) (Vocal Steady Dance Mix)
20 :: Re-Flex – Hurt (Emotional Mix)
21 :: Cheyne – Call Me Mr. Telephone
22 :: B. Blase – Shame (You Were The Big Sensation) (Vocal)
23 :: New Order – Shell-Shock (Extended Version)
24 :: ABC – How To Be A Zillionaire (Nickel & Dime Mix)
25 :: Cube – Love’s Taboo
26 :: Heaven 17 – Penthouse And Pavement
27 :: Gene Loves Jezebel – Heartache
28 :: The Smithereens – Time And Time Again
29 :: The Bangles – Going Down To Liverpool
30 :: General Public – Hot You’re Cool (Hot Side)

This week, a huge surprise dropped on the house music world. Frankie Knuckles’ lost “lullaby” mix of Sounds of Blackness, “The Pressure Pt. 1,” was finally released. And by finally, I mean 35 actual years later. You read that right — 35 years. To pay homage to the late godfather of house music, I decided to play tracks inspired by Frankie Knuckles golden era at the Sound Factory and with Def Mix Productions. Enjoy!

Tracklist for June 3, 2026

01 :: Frankie Knuckles feat. Lisa Michaelis – Rain Falls (David’s 12″ Soakin’ Wet Mix)
02 :: DSK – What Would We Do (Hurley’s House Mix)
03 :: Jomanda – Got A Love For You (Hurley’s House Mix)
04 :: Sound Waves – Gotta Have You (U.K. Dub)
05 :: Shirley Murdock – Let There Be Love (Classic 12″ Mix)
06 :: Safire – Taste The Bass (Taste The Redzone Mix)
07 :: Debbie Gibson – One Step Ahead (Underground)
08 :: The Daou – Surrender Yourself (Ballroom Mix)
09 :: MK – Burning (Gump Mix)
10 :: Mike “Hitman” Wilson feat. Shawn Christopher – Another Sleepless Night (Redzone Mix)
11 :: Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson – The Best Things In Life Are Free (Def Version)
12 :: Sounds of Blackness – The Pressure Pt. II (Frankie Knuckles Lullaby Mix)
13 :: Three Generations feat. Chevell – Get It Off (Underground Mix)
14 :: Loop 7 – The Theme (The Legend)
15 :: Trilogy – Love Me Forever Or Love Me Not (The Dub Of Doom Mix)
16 :: Mix Masters – In The Mix (Fast Eddie’s Mix)
17 :: Susan Clark – Deeper (Underground Diva Mix)
18 :: Sabrina Johnston – Peace (In The Valley) (Original Stomp Mix)
19 :: Sounds of Blackness – The Pressure Pt. I
20 :: Soft House Company – A Little Piano
21 :: Lil’ Louis & The World – Lonely People (I’m On The Guest List Mix)
22 :: Tikkle – Outer Limits (The Cosmic Mix)
23 :: Satoshi Tomiie feat. Arnold Jarvis – And I Loved You (Classic Club Mix)
24 :: Mello House – The Flower (Mature Mix)
25 :: USG feat. Monica Elam – Life 4 Living (Vocal Life Mix)

Some deep, trippy, moody house music for your higher state of consciousness. This one goes beyond the realm of your imagination and back.

Tracklist for May 27, 2026

01 :: Critical Point feat. Viktor Duplaix – Messages (Main Mix)
02 :: Marshall Jefferson vs. Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Mazi’s Audio Soul Revamp)
03 :: Elastic Reality feat. Shaun Kéng Collins – Cassa De X (Dubfire’s Deep Vocal Mix)
04 :: Wamdue Project – Are You High?
05 :: Departure Lounge – Dep Lounge (Dub)
06 :: New Order – Regret (The Junior Dub Mix)
07 :: New Century Soul – Solo Moments
08 :: The Return – Lights Out (The Running Man Mix)
09 :: Gabrielle – Forget About The World (Daft Punk Remix)
10 :: Eddie Amador – Shake It (Dean Coleman Respekt Dub)
11 :: Niles Hess & Nathan Coles – Charlies Knickers
12 :: Circulation – Thrill
13 :: Andronicus – Make You Whole
14 :: Frame Six – Unknown #89
15 :: Erasure – Moon & The Sky (Murk Monster Mix)
16 :: Evolved – Mutherf*cker (Original Vocal Mix)
17 :: e-N – The Horn Ride (Ian’s Classic Cut)
18 :: Chaser – Tall Stories (Ian Pooley’s Lars From Mars Remix)
19 :: Modal – Slender And Tender
20 :: DJ Czech, John Howard – Shiva Needs Some Lovin’
21 :: The Aztec Mystic A.K.A DJ Rolando – Jaguar
22 :: Mysterious People – Fly Away (Original)
23 :: Blaze – Lovelee Dae
24 :: Watkins – Black AM (King Unique Remix)
25 :: Kerri Chandler – Track 2

Electronica! Big Beat! IDM! Do any of these terms mean anything to you? If so, you might have experienced the mid-to-late 1990s, when the worlds of rave, hip hop, and alternative rock collided. As a young kid, I was really into dance music before I even knew what the term “house music” meant. Shortly thereafter, I got really into alternative rock and punk music for a while, before rediscovering new wave, which eventually brought me back to dance music. How did that re-connection happen? Well, it’s kinda hard to explain if you didn’t live through it. But the short story was that there were clubs and radio stations that started mixing alternative rock with new electronic music that had a really fresh sound. Club DJs started mixing industrial music with that electronic rave sound, and mixed in contemporary alternative rock and hip hop (In Boston, there were a few clubs that had nights like this. My favorite was Saturdays at Axis — a party called X-Night at Axis with WFNX DJ, Mike Gioscia). The result was something of a hybrid that got marketed to the masses as “Electronica,” but really was a catch-all term used to describe anything that relied on sampling and programmed drums. Trip-hop, acid house, jungle, and UK big beat music are just a few genres that all got thrown into the melting pot of Electronica. While a lot of the music from that era has since been frowned upon for a very long time, recently it has become looked upon more favorably than before.

So behold — two hours from my super authentic “electronica” collection! Fun fact: the motivating factor for making this mix was my recent acquisition of the 1996 Junkie XL album “Saturday Teenage Kick,” which like many albums from the mid- and late 90’s, was only available on CD in the United States. Lucky for me, I discovered that the Junkie XL album just had a 2026 RSD re-release, so I snagged one while I could. This was one of those albums that I heard on alternative radio and eventually tracked down, and went on to play out (on CD) at the first high school dances I ever DJed. The fun part of being an adult is that I now get to own all of this stuff on vinyl.

Tracklist for May 20, 2026

01 :: DJ Rap – Good To Be Alive (Album Version)
02 :: Fatboy Slim – Going Out Of My Head
03 :: Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly – B-Boy Stance (Dub Pistols Club Mix)
04 :: Philip Steir feat. Steppenwolf– Magic Carpet Ride (Steir’s Mix)
05 :: Cut La Roc – Hip Hop Bippedy Bop Bop
06 :: Shades of Rhythm – Psycho Base (Ceasefire Mix)
07 :: Propellerheads – Spybreak
08 :: Bentley Rhythm Ace – Whoosh!
09 :: Junkie XL – Billy Club
10 :: Chemical Brothers – Life Is Sweet
11 :: Sneaker Pimps – Spin Spin Sugar
12 :: Supreme Beings of Leisure – Strangelove Addiction
13 :: Death In Vegas – Dirt
14 :: Lo-Fidelity Allstars feat. Pigeonhed – Battle Flag
15 :: DJ Spooky feat. Kool Keith – Object Unknown
16 :: Groove Armada – If Everybody Looked The Same
17 :: BT feat. Tori Amos – Blue Skies (Radio Edit)
18 :: Underworld – Push Upstairs
19 :: Prodigy – Firestarter
20 :: Junkie XL – Dealing With The Roster
21 :: Apollo 440 – Stop The Rock
22 :: Moby – Honey
23 :: God Lives Underwater – From Your Mouth
24 :: Luscious Jackson – Roses Fade (Mojo Mix)
25 :: Tranquility Bass – La La La
26 :: Leftfield – Storm 3000
27 :: Dreadzone – A Dream Within A Dream

Time for some soulful, uplifting house music to replenish your spirits! I got to break out some never-before-played tracks on the Megamix, and they made the whole episode a joy to put together. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did while making it!

Tracklist for May 13, 2026

01 :: Björk – Violently Happy (12″ Mix)
02 :: Bette Midler – To Deserve You (MK Dub 2)
03 :: Blondie – Rapture (K-Klassic Mix)
04 :: Jamiroquai – Cosmic Girl (Classic Mix)
05 :: Black Science Orchestra – New Jersey Deep
06 :: Iz & Diz – Down 4 U
07 :: Bob Sinclar – The Guetto
08 :: South Street Players – (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind (Fresh Fruit Dub)
09 :: Pal Joey – Spend The Night
10 :: Dubtribe Sound System – Do It Now
11 :: Mocca Soul – Mass Of Emotion (Massive Club)
12 :: Oval Emotion – Go Go (Groovey Mo-Mix)
13 :: Jody Watley – Your Love Keeps Working On Me (MK’s Working Dub)
14 :: Neneh Cherry – Buddy X (Masters At Work 12″ House Remix)
15 :: Sonya Blade – House Of Love (Chez-N Trent Respect Vox Dub)
16 :: Kwanzaa Posse – Musika (Kwanzaa Alternative House Mix)
17 :: Annette Taylor – I Don’t Love You, (But I Like You) (Morel Majority Vocal)
18 :: K-Klass – Rhythm Is A Mystery (Mechanix Mix)
19 :: Instant Exposure – I Need A Little More (Club Mix)
20 :: Black Traxx – Your Mind Is So Crazy
21 :: Electric Choc – Shock The Beat (Chart Remix)
22 :: Body 2 Body feat. Donell Rush & Chantay Savage – Let’s Get Intimate (E-Smoove’s Groovy Dub)
23 :: Bas Noir – I’m Glad You Came To Me
24 :: Paradise Inc. – Get Together Now (Club)
25 :: African Dream – All The Same Family
26 :: Pizzaman – Trippin’ On Sunshine (Pizzaman Mix)
27 :: Basement Jaxx – Betta Daze
28 :: UBP feat. Bobby Pruit – We Are One (Jazz-N-Groove Hands Up Dub

EPISODE 400 IS FINALLY HERE! And it just so happened to coincide with my dearly departed friend, Josh Pressman’s birthday. So I decided to make this one extra special, mixing some of my rarest South African kwaito records (and CDs, and cassettes!) with a mix of other international gems that rarely see the light of day. This mix is an homage to the entire 400 episode catalog of the Dance Megamix, so I included a bunch of tracks that illustrate the breadth and depth of what I try to do on the radio each week. Some of these cuts are EXTREMELY obscure. Others are extremely commercial. But what they have in common is simple: they simply work.

I hope you have as much fun listening as I had recording it. Here’s to another 100 episodes on the radio and online!

Tracklist for May 6, 2026

01 :: Spokes H – Peace Magents
02 :: Le Club – Front Page News (Instrumental)
03 :: Level 42 – Something About You
04 :: Mawillies – Gunman
05 :: JVM – Sgubhu
06 :: Twistyle – Wenu Phethe Bani
07 :: Yasmin – Real High
08 :: Blue Boy – Remember Me
09 :: Brothers of Peace – Maphodisa vs. Traffic Cop
10 :: JKriv – Rainha Do Mar (JKriv Rework)
11 :: Eiffel 65 – Living In A Bubble
12 :: Doctor X – Somalia
13 :: Sonic Repo – Amazed
14 :: Macambo – Listen To Me
15 :: Pasteur Lappé – Na Real Sekele Fo’ Ya
16 :: Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix)
17 :: Nomuntu & Chimora – Rico Dance Dub
18 :: Unknown Artist – Ayo!
19 :: Kyoko Koizumi – マイクロWave
20 :: Les Choc Stars Du Zaire – Nakombe Nga
21 :: Palms Trax feat. Nonku Phiri – Petu (Masalo Remix)
22 :: River Ocean feat. India – Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochùn)
23 :: Conway Kasey – Gassed
24 :: B.O.P. & Spikiri pres. Brenda Fassie ‎- Come Duze
25 :: Rydims – Rydim #1 (Mello)
26 :: Talking Drums – Courage
27 :: Donna Summer – I Feel Love (Danny Howells Remix)
28 :: Janet Jackson – When I Think Of You (Deep Dish Chocolate City Mix)
29 :: Chimora – Ufuna Lo Nalo
30 :: Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo – Streets Of New York (Long Version)
31 :: SWV – Right Here / Human Nature (Extended Human Nature Mix)
32 :: Al Usher – Lullaby For Robert (Bogdan Irkük Remix)