New Episode Early Release: Calypso Funk & Island Grooves with Rook Records
Added 2022-03-18 10:09:28 +0000 UTCCalypso Funk and Island Grooves
Jay Rook is the owner and founder of London’s Rook Records. He’s been collecting and DJing vinyl since he was 11, and started Rook Records in 2016. The shop itself is based in in the Hackney Wick where they keep the racks stocked with rarities, as well as hosting a YouTube radio channel from the warehouse. In terms of music, the specialism is African and Latin sounds, but the shop is also stocked with the finest in soul, jazz, reggae, hip hop and disco gems. For his episode, Jay Rook is taking you on a journey through the groove-drenched sounds of the Caribbean. The music is often inspired by the 70s funk movement, but heavily centred in steel drum vibes and calypso flavours.
