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A Box of Toys – Episode 165 Straight Outta’ Cairo

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This show reviews the musical underbelly of Cairo Egypt with performances from Sam Shalabi, Omar Khorshid, Maryam Saleh, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh, Maurice Louca, DG Hadi, Youssef Abouzeid, 1127, Invisible Hands, Al-Mutreb Abul-Loul, VEM, Blufrank, and Dirty Backseat.


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A Box of Toys – Episode 163 Winter’s End Needle Drop

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Our Winter’s show for 2023/2024 featuring previously not played records by Maurice Louca & Friends, Ariel Kalma & Friends, Sprain, Neu!, Mica Levi, Other People (Nico Jaar), Stereolab, Four Tet, and, of course, what show would be complete without a little Poudingue (JJ Birge)?


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Best of Show A Box of Toys – Episode 162 V8

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Our 8th Best Of Show featuring shows 149-161, highlighted artists include Roll The Dice, Phume, Radian, Brice/Glace, Zeni Geva, Point/Line/Plane, Ill Considered, Forgas Band Phenomena, Polar Bear, Get The Blessing, The Comet Is Coming, Shabaka Hutchings, Zem Audo, and Elephantine.


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A Box of Toys – Episode 161 Digital Downloads V10

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Our first series to reach the milestone of 10, featuring obscurities culled from the web, including Red Snapper, J-J Birge, Felix K, Nate Schieble, Klein, Time Of Orchids, Poudingue, M. Louca, Matthewdavid, Stade, C_C, Spirit Skinned, St. Abdullah & Nazary, Psychic Hotline & Kode9.


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A Box of Toys – Episode 160 Winter Needledrop Wrapup

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Recently acquired vinyl from online and record stores yielded the following trove: Cybelle, Delia Derbyshire, R. Stevie Moore, Poudingue, Moses Boyd, Theon Cross, Shifted Phases, Of Montreal, Scott Walker and Steve Lacy. Much of this list is highly collectable. And listenable.


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A Box of Toys – EP159 – UK Jazz Explosion Wrap Up

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Our final UK Jazz Explosion show and wrap up in the 3 part series, featuring Africa Express, EJ Thackary, Zem Audu, GoGo Penguin, Binker Golding, Matt Calvert, Red Snapper, Maisha, The Grip, Ill Considered, Ezra Collective, The Comet Is Coming, Sons of Kemet and Acoustic Ladyland.


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A Box of Toys – Rerun: Episode 73 Jajaguwar Easy Pics

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Original Airdate:  9-14-2021 This week, we skim the cream from the Jagjaguwar Record label, and find a banquet of bountiful bands, including Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Bon Iver, Mike Patton, and Sharon Van Etten- all of whom are active and in some cases touring in the near future.


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A Box of Toys – EP158: UK Jazz Explosion V2

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We are continuing our journey into the depths of the burgeoning UK Jazz Scene.  Today’s show will feature Kamaal Williams, Flock, Maisha, KoKoRoKo, Alfa Mist, Ill Considered, Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, The Grip, Collocutor, Shabaka Hutchings, and Red Snapper.  


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A ReDub of the 421 Dub Show

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On this first day of Summer, ABOT repeats a great Summer Music Show, the 421 Dub Show from 2020: An overview of Dub music viewed as a subset of electronic music.  Featuring: LKJ, Leftfield, Mark Stewart, The Slits, Wha-Ha-Ha, Blundetto, Fat Freddy’s Drop, and Roots Manuva.