Mixtape 18: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
To celebrate South African Women’s Day, Charles Leonard has made a celebratory mixtape of songs by female artists only.
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Mixtape 17: Scratch
In this mixtape, Charles Leonard plays songs about scratching – and, like an ambitious Masterchef competitor, he does it three ways.
Mixtape 16: Best dressed chicken in town
In this week’s bumper edition of the mixtape, Charles Leonard brings you a menagerie of songs about animals.
Mixtape 15: Moving Pictures
This week’s mixtape from Charles Leonard, the weekly bearer of eclectic musical gifts from around the world and across genres and generations, has a cinematic bent.
Mixtape 14: Station to station
All on board for this week’s mixtape with Charles Leonard. “Station to station” features great songs about trains.
Mixtape 13: Roots
In this week’s mixtape we go digging for our musical roots, attempting to find some sense in these uncertain times.
Mixtape 12: Take a left
Using the theme “Take a left”, musical tour guide Charles Leonard helps you get lost across generations and geographies.
Mixtape 11: Connections
This mixtape’s theme is “connections” – it’s a musical exploration of how people and songs connect, and how they then unite against racists and fascists.
Mixtape 10: Weather report
This week’s mixtape theme is “weather report” with Charles Leonard playing songs about storms that rage against racism and fascism.
Mixtape 9: Whose country is it?
In many countries, working-class people and those from minorities have been violently disenfranchised. With the theme, “Whose country is it?”, Charles Leonard plays songs that reflect on belonging and exclusion.
Mixtape 8: Finding space
In his latest mixtape, Charles Leonard plays songs about space: Outer space, inner space and finding space for happy thoughts.
Mixtape 7: Singing about Philosophy
In his antidote for the pandemic blues, Charles Leonard spins songs about philosophers and haircuts and plays tributes to fallen musicians.
Mixtape 6: Changes
From the pop-up studio in his cupboard, Charles Leonard plays songs in this eclectic mixtape to reflect the changes we’ve all felt with the coming of the coronavirus.
Mixtape 5: Heroes and villains
Times of crisis such as the world is now seeing produce heroes and villains. In this week’s mixtape, Charles Leonard uses songs to praise the good guys and call out the baddies.
Mixtape 4: At home
This week’s eclectic Mixtape is about staying at home, with sad songs about loneliness, drugs and alienation; and happy songs about baking powder, table tennis, potholes and flowers.
Mixtape 3: Journey by songs
How do you travel around the world when you are locked down? Simple – you use your mind and music. This Mixtape takes you on a global musical trip.
Mixtape 2: Telling Stories
In this week’s Mixtape: South African township funk, uplifting jazz, African guitar music, conscious soul, inspiring hip-hop, rebel reggae and a special feature on songs that tell stories.
Mixtape 1: Songs of Solace
In these trying times you can’t ask for a better antidote than music. That’s why we’re introducing the Radio New Frame Mixtape – an eclectic mix of music from around the world.