This week's selection takes its name from the beautiful collaboration between Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper, No Wrong No Right. To me, the title encourages a feeling of simply trying things and going with the flow of life.
With that thought in mind, the opening records in this show could almost be interpreted as futuristic for their time. Listening back to Mass Production's Galaxy and George Duke's North Beach, I'm struck by how forward-thinking they sounded in the 1970s. From there, the journey unfolds through the live improvisations of Henrik Schwarz and Bugge Wesseltoft, soulful reflections from Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper, and deep grooves from Milan93, Ralph Session and Ethan West before ending with the haunting beauty of Sohn's Bloodflows.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Do those early records sound futuristic to you, or is there another track in the selection that stands out?

Cheers

ROBBIE 

Tracklist
Mass Production – Galaxy
George Duke – North Beach
Henrik Schwarz & Bugge Wesseltoft – Balinese Two (Live at Radialsystem)
Jab – Preface
Terrace Martin & Robert Glasper – No Wrong No Right
Milan93 – Answer My Call
Teeko – Sun Also Rises
Ayce, Spirit Of House & Stephanie Sounds – Top Of The World (Ayce's Sunrise Mix)
Carolyn Harding – Pick It Up
Akema – No Regrets
Ralph Session – Wrap Your Soul (Vocal Mix)
KingCrowney & Ethan West – Movements (Ethan West Extended Deep Dub)
Fini Dolo featuring Miss Sonja Sohn – Heartbeat (Part 2)
Sohn – Bloodflows


BOOK RECOMMENDATION

An African History of Africa
by Zeinab Bedewi

I'm currently revisiting An African History of Africa because it is such a deeply researched and comprehensive work. Charting the epic story of the world's oldest inhabited continent through African perspectives, Zeinab Badawi brings together scholarship, oral histories and her own travels across the continent to create an engaging and thought-provoking narrative.

It's one of those books that leaves you wanting to trace Zeinab's footsteps and explore further for yourself.
I also found it helpful to watch the accompanying BBC documentary series, which brings many of the stories and locations to life and provides a tangible context to the research. Together, the book and documentary make for a fascinating journey through Africa's rich and diverse history.

Handy to watch the documentary to give you a close up and tangible context to the research.
BBC documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n27vnnxj/episodes/guide