Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on February 10th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE It rarely happens, but it does! This episode was unannounced on Collen's socials, but the show started on time and drew around 500 listeners, slightly more if I recall correctly! We all deeply enjoyed Andrea's mix, which opened with a slow, deep musical mood, like an awakening... We all really enjoyed it all the more that it evolved beautifully over time, a splendid journey indeed (I must admit, Falle Nioke's Falle Le Le Le was a true revelation for me, please read this article as it nicely presents the song! )! Then we had an interview and a sunnier, more joyful mix by the great Dom Servini! In the chat, the family was enjoying the selections, discussing the upcoming Loft party in London, which will be held very soon, and Colleen's forthcoming DJ events; she will be playing Back to Back with François Kevorkian soon! We also spoke about music and series, with Kay telling us not to lose too much time watching "Emily in Paris", which turns out to be a slightly disappointing watching moment! This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features two special mixes while I’m here in freezing Massachusetts. First up is @andreaac , a musical storytelling selector from Manchester who has graced our Love Dancin’ tent at We Out Here both solo and as part of the dynamic Eve’s Drop Collective. I know you’ll love her soulful mix. Up next is @domservini , label head of @wahwah45s and radio host at Soho Radio and Jazz FM. I love Dom’s work and he’s also a great guy and I’m sure you’ll love his musical story which includes one of my favourite music mags Straight No Chaser and London’s Jazz Cafe. Thanks to both Andrea and Dom for filling in for me while I’m away. I’m in North America and this weekend I’m playing two back to back parties with Francois - first up is Le Bain in Manhattan and tickets are free but must be preserved and the following night we head to Toronto for another B2B session at Standard Time. Ticket links are in my linktree. Next week is the annual Loft Anniversary special and this one is a 3.5 hour special! I hope you can join me to celebrate my dear friend David Mancuso’s legacy through special mixes and I also share some of David’s letters to me. It’s very personal. Listen back to episode 26-05 of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Andrea Trout Mix: (2025) Naissam Jalal ft Archie Shepp – Souffle #1 (2018) GoGo Penguin – Hopopono (2015) St Germain – Hanky-Panky (2021) JAB – 5,6,7,8 (Dance is Life) (2025) Falle Nioke – Falle Le Le Le (2010) T. Williams ft Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix) (2017) Bosq ft. Megan Doherty & Nicole Willis – Can't Seem to Hide (2020) Joanna Law – First Time Ever (Radio Edit 2020) (2002) Em-Cee – Better Days (2021) Alice Russell – For A While (1985) Sade – The Sweetest Taboo (1980) The Jones Girls – At Peace With Woman Dom Servini Mix: (2025) IKE ft SHOLTO, Rachel Kitchlew & David Bardon – SIDDA (London Version) (NOL) Him & Earl – Preside (2025) IKE – Risorgini (Live In Heliopolis University, Cairo) (NOL) Soothsayers – Love Is Still The Answer (Prince Fatty Rockers Remix) (2026) Klash & Brown – You Dun Know (2019) Kutiman ft Rioghnach Connolly – So Long (Gene Dudley Remix) (2026) Marxist Disco Ensemble – Dust (DJ Nature Edit) (2025) Lawne – The Huge Balloon (Medlar Remix) (2025) Raz & Afla – Voodoo Zeze (Esa Remix) (NOL) Land Of Echo feat. Ayana Homma – Lean Into Your Own Breath (IG Culture's Post FunkFlip) (2026) Gledd Edits – Gaboon (NOL) King Crowney feat. Afronaut Zu – My People (2023) Eparapo – From London To Lagos (WheelUp Remix) (2026) China Chameleon – Injula (Tribute To Staffa) (2024) Chicago Funk Band – No Communication (2025) Banana Hill – Le Serpent (Cervo Edit) (2025) Kotoa – I Am (Laroye Afrobeat Edit) (NOL) Him & Earl – Away (1977) America – Are You There DOM SERVINI'S INTERVIEW WITH COLLEEN [Colleen] Thanks so much, Andrea Trout, for that gorgeous Balearic breakfast mix. And next up, our featured interview. Well, Balearicans, today I have Dom Servini from Wahwah45s here on the show with us. He's also given us an exclusive mix, and he's just a really great guy. So I'm really happy to have him up here. Hi, Dom, how are you? [Dom] Hi, Colleen, I'm good. Thank you very much. Thanks for having me. [Colleen] Well, I just wanted to first talk a little bit about yourself and how you got into music. I mean, how did you start your whole foray into DJing? [Dom] My foray into DJing? Well, I think, you know, when I left uni, I was down in Sussex in Brighton, which I deliberately headed for because of the music scene. And we're talking early 90s. The music scene in Brighton was pretty decent now, but it was pretty incredible in the early 90s. And it was one of my main reasons for going down there, was the music scene. And I hadn't actually sort of been a DJ formally at that point. But when I was at uni, I kind of got into it. And the scene really inspired me. People like Russ Dewberry and people like that, who were putting on events in Brighton. And I used to see people like Fatboy Slim DJ down there at the jazz rooms playing disco and jazz and funk and stuff, you know, when he was just Norman Cook. And that really kind of inspired me into it. And then I came back to London, and started working in Soho as a runner, and started putting on my own events in London. Actually started DJing in Brighton, but then started putting my own events on in London, and started a night called Mouse Organ that I ran with Jake Holloway for a few years. And probably one of the most important things that happened was I was at Mr. Bongo's one day. If you wouldn't really imagine this ever happening now, there was a sign in the window from the jazz cafe saying DJs wanted. [Colleen] Oh, my gosh. [Dom] It should have been 93. And I've been DJing there ever since, you know, mostly as a resident. So, yeah, so that's like, you know, over 30 years ago. [Colleen] Wow. I had no idea! That's really, I'm glad I asked you that question! [Dom] Yeah! [Colleen] That's really amazing. [Dom] You can't imagine that happening now! [Colleen] I know. Exactly. You can't imagine that. I mean, I actually worked at Mr. Bongo when I first moved here just for a few months in the Latin section, believe it or not. [Dom] Yes, I have a vague memory of you doing that. Yeah. [Colleen] You have also worked as a journalist writing for Straight Note Chaser. Can you tell us a little bit about that? I love Paul Bradshaw's work, and I love that magazine so much. [Dom] And that man who doesn't love Paul Bradshaw. Paul was always really great with me, as he is really, really generous. And I mean that, you know, in terms of his time and his willingness to give someone a chance. That's that's really how I would one of the main attributes that Paul has. He's really up for giving people a go, you know? And at the time when I was working in Soho as a runner and as a sound engineer as well, actually after that many years, I was I mean, it was like early days of the Internet. I was putting out a chart every Friday called the Hello Love Chart. And I would just send it to me. God knows how many I probably sent it to like a hundred people or something in my on my, you know, crunky old email and send it out. And one of those was Paul. And he just used to love getting my chart every week. And then he was like, do you want to, you know, I think it was either. No, it had been Ben Wilcox, I think, was finishing as singles editor. I think before him, it was James Lavelle and then it was Ben. No, then it was Ben. Then it was Sean McAuliffe. And then it was me, as a singles editor for Straight No Chaser, which I did for a few years and wrote articles for them and stuff like that. And it was literally because of that. He'd been getting my chart and was like, come on, then. Which is typical Paul, you know? And that magazine, obviously, for me was, you know, a complete Bible, you know. [Colleen] Absolutely. Absolutely. I just you'll laugh at this, but in the 1990s, I used to fax my chart to all the British magazines. And that was my radio chart! [Dom] I mean, I remember faxing charts and faxing feedback, you know, for for releases. I remember using the fax in my office in the office I worked for in Soho to fax to, you know, people like Duncan at Zonk and people like that. You know, my my reactions to some some some dodgy record that come out that week. [Colleen] Exactly. You're getting those vinyl promos, sending out hundreds when we had Bitches Brew, it's crazy to think about. Another aspect of your career is as a radio host. And I listen to your show. I think you are a fantastic radio host. You're on Jazz FM. [Dom] You know, I'm going to say the same thing back to you because it's true. [Colleen] Oh, thank you. But you have a great presentation style. And of course, I love your music anyways, but you're very warm on the radio and you can really hear it. You're personable, you're charismatic. Could you tell our listeners where they can catch you on the radio? [Dom] So funnily enough, actually, tomorrow, the 11th of February is my last Wednesday night on Jazz FM. I've been doing Wednesday nights for, I guess, the best part of a couple of years now, a year and a half or something like that. So I will be on Jazz FM at nine o'clock tomorrow night, with special guest at Jazz. I have a special guest each week. One a few months ago, I had a special guest called Colleen Cosmo Murphy, I believe, [Colleen] Oh, who's she? And I've heard some terrible stuff about her! [Dom] So, yes, I'll be there with Blackjazz tomorrow evening. And then from next week, you can find me slightly later time, eleven o'clock on Fridays, which I think is a much it's probably a much better kind of natural time and night of the week for me, really, considering the kind of music I play on Jazz FM. So I'm starting off on Fridays next week. From eleven, first special guest, Momoko Gill, which would be lovely. So, yes, you can catch me there. You can also catch me on Soho Radio on a Thursday evening, and that's live from eight p.m., where I have many different guests coming in for that live in the studio. And it's the WahWah45's radio show. We play a lot of stuff on the label. And yeah, as I say, we have some guests in for a chat and some live music as well sometimes. And you can also catch me on OneJazz, which I do once a month for Chris Phillips and Jess Nelson, which allows me to... because my Jazz FM show is a little bit more electronic biased, but it allows me to play sort of more organic jazz music that I'm loving sort of past and present. [Colleen] Wow. So you're keeping busy. That's great. [Dom] You know, well, you know, radio radio is such a wonderful outlet. I think especially as you get older, it's like it's it becomes more important. And, it's such an important outlet. It always has been, really. And I just love doing it. It's so intimate. [Colleen] Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And people can follow you on Mixcloud, too, because that's where I listen back to your shows. [Dom] Yeah, they're all on there. [Colleen] Yeah. Now we were speaking about WahWah45, which is celebrating its 27th anniversary this year, which is incredible. And I mean, you have so many releases. I mean, how do you keep up with all of this? But my first question is, why do you start the label? And, if you can just tell us a little bit about your mission, and maybe about some of the releases that are coming up? [Dom] Sure, of course. I didn't actually start the label. So the label was started by Chris Goss and his brother, Simon Goss, his late brother, Simon. The Chris now owns Hospital Records. But him and Simon were doing a night called WahWah at the jazz cafe that I used to go to regularly. And they were sort of inspired by Adrian Gibson, who was the booker at the jazz cafe at that time. And he was, he just started, or was about to start Freestyle Records. And he was like, why don't you? I think this is before Freestyle Records, actually. But anyway, he basically says, why don't you, you know, start a label to kind of represent what you're playing at WahWah at the club night? So about six months before I joined them as a DJ, before Chris asked me to join as a DJ with WahWah, they put out their first single. And then shortly after joining them, I joined the label. And me and Simon really ran the label for quite a long time, because Chris was busy with Hospital before Simon sadly passed away. And then Adam Scrimshaw ran the label together for about 10 years. And then we parted ways. And in a very amicable way. And now I'm kind of running it by myself with, you know, a bunch of younger people who come in and out and help me with it from time to time, which kind of suits me because I'm a bit of a control freak. [Colleen] And what kind of stuff are you signing? [Dom] Oh, you know, I was talking to my publisher about this the other day. And I think what's great is, for all of us, it's always been about songs. The songs, the song is at the heart of what we do. You know, I love improvisational jazz music. I love free jazz. I love all that kind of stuff. But what I love, what I love in whatever genre is, is at the heart of it. There has to be some sort of song, something timeless. And that could be in a kind of environment of, you know, contemporary electronic music, or that could be in the environment of dub reggae music, or Afrobeat, or, you know, jazz and soul. And those are all the kind of genres that we that we move around. Also, I am just about to release the first single with an artist called Him and Earl, which is vocalist Olly Him and producer Wyndham Earl. And their music is very much kind of, it's an area we've dabbled in many times on the label, on the kind of folkier side of things, acoustic-y, folkier, but also with a lot of soul and a kind of a little bit of a, probably a little bit of an African reference in there, a little bit of mulatto reference in there, as much as there is a kind of Paul Simon reference, and Sebastian Tellier. That's all kind of in there. [Colleen] Wow, that's a lot. [Dom] I'm including a track in the mix as well. So their first single is about to drop. We've got an album, beautiful, incredible album coming with them. So that's happening very soon. I have an artist from Italy. I know you're also familiar with called Ike, who again makes, you know, I think often the tricky thing with a label like ours and in general, in the kind of music world that we live in, a lot of the music is quite hard to classify. And we all know people like to pigeonhole, you know, and I just mentioned a multitude of genres with Him and Earl. And I can do the same thing with Ike, you know, there is, you know, classic Italian soundtrack music in there. There's jazz in there. There's soul in there. There's African music in there and a lot of electronic music in there. So it's all those things. You know, if I wanted to be a hugely successful crossover record label, I'd be doing something a lot more simple. Exactly. But, you know, these are the kind of things that attract me. And as I said, at the heart of all these things is the song. So, yeah, there's the Clay EP is out in a week or so from Ike, a track that came out on his album that came out last year, but new versions of it with vocal, and vocal versions with Faye Houston from Resonators, who's amazing. Sue Sayer's album's just come out. We've been working with them for a very, very long time. They've been going, you know, pretty much, they've been going exactly the same amount of time that the label has. So they've been around for a very long time. [Colleen] Oh that long! I had no idea. [Dom] Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we've got in a couple of, yeah, in a few weeks time, we've got a track from their most recent album with remixes from Prince Fatty, which is always an exciting one. [Colleen] I love his productions. He is phenomenal. He really is a phenomenal producer. [Dom] So that that might be in the mix. Listen out. And I've been working with this incredible young band who are talking to Sue Sayer's. Sue Sayer's have been working with young people in southeast London, South London, for about the last, almost a decade now. And they call the project Youth Sayers. And it's basically it's a registered charity, and kids from the local area who can't afford to be taught music privately go there and they learn instruments, and they form bands. And so they have younger youth sayers and they have youth sayers. So they stay there from like the age. The idea is that they work with them once a week from the age of six, seven, eight years old, right through to 18. And a couple of years, a couple of years ago, we released the first ever Youth Sayers album with all the profits going back into the Youth Sayers project. And apart from all those great things, which by themselves are enough. [Colleen] That's amazing, Dom, by the way. That is just such a cool, cool project to do. And I really admire you for that! [Dom] It's like it's it's not just me being completely altruistic, as I was about to say. It's also a nice bit of A&R as well, because, you know, there's young musicians who've come out of there who've then gone on to form their own bands. And the one I've been working with the last year or so is Katoa. And that has really kind of blown up. And we released an EP with them last year, and we're about to release a second EP with them late this spring. We're going to release both EPs on vinyl this summer. But they've been getting lots of plays from all the big people and lots of love and support. And they're an incredible young band, very much in the Youth Sayers tradition of Afrobeat and Jazz and Dub and Reggae and all of that, all that good stuff in their own kind of unique style. And I'm really proud of them. I'm really excited to be releasing more music with them. And I can tell you now, as a little kind of one for the future, is that maybe a little bit of an exclusive announcement on this, that we are going to be releasing another album with Dele Sissimi. And that is we've actually, having worked with Dele for over 10 years now, 11 years this year, and we've released music with him every year. But actually, you know, 11 years ago, he released his first, his debut album, like solo album, Dele Sissimi album with us on the label. And he hasn't released another solo album since. He's just done lots of collaborations with Meddler, S321, all these different things, you know, Get Cake, Wake a Cake, Fly. But actually, next year is going to be his second album, which I'm really excited about. I can't say anything more than that at the moment, but it's going to be really super special, because he's an amazingly special man that has been such a privilege to know and get to know. He's kind of part of the family. He teaches my son piano, so, you know. [Colleen] Oh, really? That's so cool. I mean, just for our listeners who aren't familiar with him, he worked with Fela Kuti. And we also had him over at Classic Album... [Dom] Fela's a musical director. [Colleen] That's right. [Dom] Yeah. [Colleen] So he's, you know, what a great person to have, a great musician to have on your label. That's fantastic. Well, Dom, thank you so much for joining us on Balearic Breakfast. And thank you so much for this mix. And I want to wish you all the best with your radio shows, with WahWah45s, and also with your DJing. And, you know, just thanks for being such a great person in music. [Dom] Well, all those things back to you as well. And keep doing what you're doing because we love you. [Colleen] Aww, thank you!

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on February 17th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE A few days after playing back to back with her longtime friend François Kevorkian, where she met some members of the Balearic Breakfast Family, and just a few minutes upon embarking the flight that would take her home, Colleen streamed the 258th episode of our beloved show, dedicated to the memory of her late and great friend and mentor, the beloved David Mancuso. As expected, although this was a prerecorded show, it was a very moving episode in which Colleen shared memories of her friend, the letters he wrote to her, and, of course, the music that was central to their relationship. On the chat, we all enjoyed the musical selections, the memories, the tunes, chatting happily with one another as we always do during these special musical moments. Of course, when it comes down to the loft and to David, some members get more excited than others, like for real, and I know someone, a young soul, who was really excited as can be, so much so that he, of course, shared his passion for the unbelievable cartridges that the Koetsus are (more about That Sound here)! Other members shared their memories with us, and Aiko Kitawaga wrote, "I remember David's set at Filmore North at Precious Hall when it was still on the east side. My mother came with me, and we danced together. It's a beautiful memory". Our friend Kay shared, "You Pat Metheny fans should get involved in Classic Album Sundays - There'll be a recording of the album that was featured last year". Each song played brought memories and valuable insights. There is a great documentary about Sun Ra (Do the Impossible), available online. And, with Colleen sharing with us that her mom is clear of cancer, we all joined in a happy listening session! Join us! Listen back to episode 26-06 of Balearic Breakfast: Yesterday’s Balearic Breakfast annual Loft Anniversary Special is now up on my Mixcloud. For the last five years, each February I have hosted a Loft special, commemorating the party that my dear late friend David Mancuso inaugurated in his own home on the 14th February 1970. For those radio specials I invited members of the worldwide Loft community to share their reflections on The Loft and what it means to them, and for some, their personal memories of David. What he developed and evolved through the healing properties of music has infinite echoes and vibrations on all corners of the globe. He also had a huge impact upon my own life, obviously professionally as we did a lot together, musically hosting Loft parties together in New York, London, throughout Europe, co-producing The David Mancuso presents the Loft Compilations, working together on his record label, radio documentaries and film projects and of course starting a Loft party here in London over twenty years ago. But he also had a massive impact upon me personally and that’s had far more bearing on my life. He was an extraordinary person, a visionary and a musical healer. And he was also a profound friend, one who had my back and who looked out for me in the male-dominated world of dance music and DJs. I feel blessed. So on this show I reflected upon our relationship and shared some of his letters. I’m not going to retell the story of the Loft – you can do that via a podcast featuring an interview with David by my friend Chris Menist on the London Loft website at loftparty.org. And I’m not going to talk about my first experience at The Loft as I’ve done that in many interviews already. But on this show I shared some of my personal exchanges with David whilst sharing some Loft classics. I hope you will enjoy and thanks for listening. Love saves the day. OTHER EPISODES DEDICATED TO THE LOFT Have a listen to these other shows dedicated to David's Memory and to The Loft: The 2025 Loft Anniversary special (click here); The 2024 Loft Anniversary special (click here); The 2023 Loft Anniversary special (click here). THE PLAYLIST (1968) Van Morrison – Astral Weeks (1971) Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda (1978) Paz – Kandeen Love Song (1984) Pat Metheny – First Circle (1963) Les Troubadours de Roi Baudoin – Missa Luba Kyrie (2008) Alfredo De La Fe – My Favorite Things (Live) (1981) The Love Unlimited Orchestra – Welcome Aboard (1975) The O'Jays – Family Reunion (1975) Harold Melvin – Wake Up Everybody (1972) Labelle – Moon Shadow (1973) Chuck Mangione – Land of Make Believe (1978) Earth Wind & Fire – That's the Way of the World (1977) Universal Robot Band – Dance and Shake Your Tamborine (1981) Donald Byrd – Love Has Come Around (1980) Ben E King – Music Trance (1979) Brass Construction – Music Makes You Feel Like Dancin (1969) Cat Mother – Track in A (1970) Buddy Miles – Them Changes (1970) Andwella – Hold Onto Your Mind (1972) The Jimmy Castor Bunch – Creation / It's Just Begun (1976) The Equals – Black Skinned Blue-Eyed Boy (1973) Osibisa – Happy Children (1971) Mandrill – Mandrill (1970) Sweet Smoke – Silly Sally (1967) The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today (1972) War – City Country City COLLEEN'S MEMORIES WITH DAVID... Good morning, Balearicans. I'm Colleen Cosmo Murphy hosting your weekly Balearic Breakfast on my MixCloud Live, and greetings to all gathered over there on the chat and thank you for joining me. For the last five years, each February, I've hosted a loft special commemorating the party that my dear late friend David Mancuso inaugurated in his own home on the 14th of February, 1970. For all of these radio specials, I invited members of the worldwide loft community to share their reflections on the loft and what it means to them, and for some, their personal memories of David. What he developed and evolved through the healing properties of music has infinite echoes and vibrations on all corners of the globe. He also had a huge impact upon my own life. Obviously, professionally, as we did a lot together, we musically hosted loft parties together in New York, London, Europe, co-produced the David Mancuso Presents the Loft compilations, worked together on his record label, radio shows, documentaries, film projects, and of course, we also started a loft party here in London over 20 years ago. But he also had a massive impact upon me personally, and that's had far more bearing on my life. He was an extraordinary person, a visionary, and a musical healer. And he was also a profound friend, one who had my back and who looked out for me in the male-dominated world of music. I feel blessed. So on today's show, I'm going to reflect upon our relationship and share some of his letters to me. I'm not going to retell the story of the loft, and you can do that via a podcast featuring an interview with David by my friend Chris Menest. It's on the London Loft website at loftparty.org. And I'm not going to talk about my first experience at the loft, as I've done that in many interviews already. But today, I'm just going to share some of my personal exchanges with David while sharing some loft classics. The first part of the show is part of the set that I musically hosted for the loft's 50th anniversary party in New York after David's passing. No, I didn't record it, but after playing each record like a good Virgo, I put it back in my record box in order, later wrote it down, and then a year later recorded it at home when we were in the grip of a worldwide pandemic. I've only included a segment of this set, the full set you can hear on my Mixcloud. We'll start with a song from an album that David and I both cherished. In fact, I played it on repeat upon learning that David had passed in November 2016. It's an album that's been there for me for my whole life, as it was recorded the month I was born, and at a time when this Northern Irish musician was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, not far from my home. Van Morrison with Astral Weeks. Les Troubadours de Roy Beaudoin with the Missa Luba, a version of the Latin Roman Catholic Mass using traditional Congolese songs, and the version we heard performed by a Congolese children's choir in 1963. Ahead of that, some more Loft classics: Pat Metheny with First Circle, Paz, Candine Lovesong, Alice Coltrane, Journey, and Satchitananda, and of course, starting off with Van Morrison, Astral Weeks. Now you can hear the varied sounds that David selected at the Loft, not just disco, and he hated being called the godfather of disco. He played all kinds of music, and at that time was a real vinyl digger. He discovered Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango's Soul Makossa, and that became a hit. Woman by Spanish rock group Barrabas, and the Risco Connection version of McFadden and Whitehead's Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, which we included on the Loft compilations. By the time I met him in the early 1990s, he wasn't out digging in record shops, but others brought records to him. After David invited me to musically host with him for the first time at the Loft in New York back in 1994, he invited me to be part of his music pool, a monthly gathering of local DJs who shared records, and thus I started introducing records to the Loft, both at these meetings, and also when I was musically hosting at the Loft with David, whether back-to-back, my own sets, or even filling in for him. Paz, Candine Lovesong actually is one of those songs, Karma High Priestess, and Pasha One Kiss are all ones that made it onto the Loft canon. David and I continued our listening sessions after I moved to London, as I helped him prep for our Loft parties over here. It became a routine. Every Friday before the party, we spent hours going through records, some that he had brought with him, and others that I introduced to him. He loved coming to our house and once wrote to me, Adam, and our daughter Ariana, "Looking forward to seeing you all in your home soon. Being with the three of you is always a calm center for me. It's one of those precious moments in my life that I continue to cherish and hold dear in my heart." In 2007, David invited me to work on a record label he had put together, the Loft Audiophile Library of Music. The following year, the label released this record, the first and only release, a live version of My Favorite Things by Cuban violinist Alfredo De La Fe. LaBelle with Moonshadow, ahead of that Harold Melvin, Wake Up Everybody, the OJ's Family Reunion, the Loft Unlimited Orchestra with Welcome Aboard, and starting it all off with Alfredo De La Fe, My Favorite Things, the live version from the Loft Audiophile Library of Music. Now the LaBelle record I just played was given to me by David. It was one of his personal copies. In the summer of 2011, I had gone over to his apartment on Avenue B, climbing up the six flights of stairs all the way to the top in the oppressive New York City summer heat. And at this point in his life, he was making plans for the future. A couple of years earlier, he had written to me asking me to be the chairwoman of the Loft, which he described as a not-for-profit foundation with a mission to protect the principles of the Loft. He wrote, "You are the best person for it. You have proven to be a good friend to me and the Loft. You are also involved in the music scene, DJ, producer, owner of a dance business, audio awareness, the list goes on. You have all the know-hows as I do with all aspects and are faithful to the principles. Also, you are a woman, and this gives a yin-yang balance to the overall concepts". Of course, I said yes. So back to 2011, I was at David's and he was getting ready for the future and asked me to host a fourth Loft Party, a summer party, as there was a big demand for Loft Parties in New York City. The next day, he followed up with an email in which he elaborated that he wanted me to transition into his role and envision a scenario in which we would both musically host an equal number of Loft Parties in both New York and London until he could no longer do it. And then he took my breath away when I read these words. He asked me to be the caretaker of his records and equipment upon his demise, and he wanted me to have the rights to name the Loft. At that time, I was still raising a small child, so I knew I couldn't go back and forth to New York City all the time. And then the following year, David got sick. But eventually in 2015, he made plans for me to come back to New York City to do the sound and musically host, and eventually I was able to do it. Of course, things changed after his passing, and things are still changing. But when I read these words, it really meant something to me. "Never feel that you have to be obligated to do anything for anybody, especially when you have earned your space. As you can see, what I'm suggesting to you is not 99.5%, but 100% of something. You have always done the same for me. 100%. And it's always been there between the two of us. It was always that way from day one, which I remember like it was yesterday". And on that hot summer day, he gave me a stack of his records, all with their special markings, including the LaBelle record we just heard. And he also gave me this one. In my ears, the most special record of the Loft canon. And he had stuck a post-it note only on that one with these words: "To a dear and beloved friend, with respect and gratitude, David". Balearic Breakfast with Brass Construction, Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing, Benny King with Music Trance, Love Has Come Around by Donald Byrd, The Universal Robot Band with Dance and Shake Your Tambourine, and Earth, Wind and Fire, That's the Way of the World. All songs that David championed at his party, the Loft. And those were songs that I played at the Loft 50th anniversary back in 2020. Now it's not the complete set, as I wanted to play you another mix I did in tribute to David's first iteration of the Loft at his home at 647 Broadway. This is the Loft that I wish I had gone to, as I feel it was the most pure form of the Loft. And I think David felt that way too. He said that space, his home on 647 Broadway, was the only one he dreamed about. If you have a listen to that podcast I mentioned earlier at loftparty.org, you'll hear him talking about it. I also love this era musically, as it was before there was a genre named disco and before disco was a thing. He was playing R&B, rock, and soul. And a few years ago, I put together a special Loft 647 Broadway mix of some of the songs that he played, starting off with another record that David gave me by Catmother and produced by Jimi Hendrix and Electric Ladyland Studios. It's pretty far out. Catmother with Track N.A., The Chambers Brothers with Time Has Come Today, Sweet Smoke, Silly Sally, Mandrill with Mandrill, O.C. Bisa with Happy Children, a live version of The Equals, Black Skin, Blue Eyed Boys. I don't think David had that one. I found that one a few years ago. Amazing. The Jimmy Castor Bunch creation, It's Just Begun, Anduella, Hold On To Your Mind, Buddy Miles, Them Changes, and Catmother, Track N.A., and that's all part of my 647 Broadway mix. And funnily enough, just up the road from 647 Broadway was our radio station, WNYU's at 721 Broadway. And on the 25th of February, 1994, David joined me there for my Friday night radio show, Soul School on 89.1 FM. After attending loft parties for a couple of years, I finally worked up the courage to extend an invitation. Well, not completely courageous because it was through a friend who knew him. I wasn't the kind of person who went up to the turntables trying to converse with the musical host or DJ as I preferred to be on the dance floor. But towards the late morning hours, David would put on The Orbs, Adventures Beyond the Ultra World or Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland, and sometimes I would quietly sit behind him in the church doors, spacing out and riding the music. On one occasion, he offered me a lift after the party as he would head to Port Authority bus station to take a bus up to his cabin on Mount Tremper in upstate New York. I lived along the way. But he was still quiet and mysterious, and I didn't feel I knew him well enough to ask him to be a guest on my radio show. So my friend asked, and he said he would like to hang out with me and get to know me first. And so we went out for drinks on Avenue A in East Village and talked and talked and we really vibed, we really connected. He was completely different, engaging, dynamic, excited, especially when we shared our experiences of musical synchronicity. And so he agreed to come up to my radio show on the condition that he wouldn't talk on the microphone. He did not want to be interviewed. He just wanted to select the records. And the records he selected reflected not only songs that are long-term staples of the loft musical canon, but also house tunes that were recent at the time. Black Rascals, The Luna Project, Psychotropic, and the gorgeous Love Masquerade by 280 West featuring Diamond Temple. And he also played this song, one that he loved musically, but also thematically, as it reflected the tempo of his life. For half the week he would stay in his cabin in the woods on Mount Tremper, and for the other half at his loft space in Alphabet City in New York. And so I feel this is a special song to leave you with. War with City Country City. Thanks for listening, and love saves the day...

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on February 24th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Although this one wasn't announced on her socials this morning, we knew Colleen would be live today because of the request line posted there last Saturday! Hurray Hurray, it was a Holy Holy Day, laughs! Also, Colleen's agenda is full, as one would expect. She played last Friday with Crazy P at Night Tales loft. In any case, today's episode was quite interesting, with a slow, evolving pace that made me think about a few things, like how you behave when life gets tough, how you react, and how you move on. But we'll delve into that in the listening section of today's post, and you may even learn a thing or two today! This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features your requests, some new music from @fsqofficial @prinsthomas @justsayfouk @jimpster_gram @slammode @jillscott.official @joutra___ @djbernardopinheiro and a tribute to the late and great salsa pioneer Willie Colón. It was great hosting the radio show live from my record room after so many weeks trotting around the globe. Thanks to all who joined me on the live stream for making my morning so special. And of course, thank you for your requests - we had so many that they will tip over onto next week’s show. Just giving you a heads up that our annual International Women’s Day Balearic Breakfast marathon special will be broadcast live on Tuesday, the 10th March. As I have a lot going on at the moment, I’m posting up the request line this Saturday as I need to get a head start on putting it together. Please get on your thinking caps! Wishing you all a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing some of your at our @lastnote_party this coming Saturday in Perugia. Ciao! Listen back to episode 26-07 of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST (2022) Patricia Wolf – Woodland Encounter (2026) Slam Mode – Mojo (1981) Willie Colón – Oh Qué Será (1971) Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe – La Murga (1974) Fred Wesley & The JBS (ft Rev Jesse Jackson) – Same Beat (1967) Letta Mbulu – What is Wrong with Groovin (2026) Jill Scott – Beautiful People (2025) Matt Johnson ft. Valerie Etienne – Flowers in Their Hair (2025) Payfone – Movin' On (2022) Stella – Pourquoi (2026) Doe Paoro – Teach Us Of Endings (Auntie Flo Extended Version) () Joutro e Pinheiro – Sandra (2017) Ambala ft Laid Back – Walk with the Dreamers (Leo Mas, Fabrice, Giorgio Li Calzi & Luca Donini Remix) played in honour of the Buddhist Monks, Walk for Peace (2025) FSQ, Moniquea, XL Middleton – Feeling Wide (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) (2005) BoomBox – Stereo (2025) Tigerbalm ft Joi N'Juno – Mexicana (Pete Herbert Remix) (2026) Jimpster – Crispy Pancakes (TBR) Fouk & 79.5 – Reverie (Instrumental) (2023) Nyamekye Junction – Too Many Bags (Kaidi's Remix) (1986) Willie Colón – Set Fire (Latin Jazzbo Version by Yvonne Turner) ANNOUNCEMENTS (from Colleen's presentation) Our International Women's Day special will be held on Tuesday, the 10th of March, and I'm putting up the request line this coming Saturday, as I have a lot going on, and I need over a week to put it together. So I'm heading over to Berlin on Friday, the 6th of March for an International Women's Day Bonanza with Lakuti Tamasumo and Suze Ijo at Panorama Bar, and if you're in Berlin, so please join us, and then a couple of days later, we have our London Loft Party, so start thinking of those International Women's Day requests now, please. (...) And also looking forward to seeing some of you at our sold-out last note party in Italy this weekend. If you're making summer plans, and would like to join us at our summer party, it will be on Saturday, the 6th of June in Perugia. And you can email info@lastnote.com for more info. And the following Sunday, I'm heading to another following Friday, I'm heading to Panorama Bar on Friday, the 6th. And then a couple of days later, it's our London loft party. And you can join our friendship train for reservations at loftparty.org. MORE ABOUT THE SONGS Woodland Encounter by Portland, Oregon, musician and field recordist Patricia Wolf, and that's from her second album, 2022's See Through, which is about the spirit of rebirth in contrast to her debut, I'll Look for You and Others, which was written in response to the passing of a loved one. Wolf says, "after a long period of grief, I have been hoping to find my to a place of lightness, peace, playfulness, curiosity, and sensuality again. What I was surprised and pleased to find is that for the most part, I had". Now, I had never heard of her until Rick Van Veen made this request, and I love getting turned on to new music and artists, so thank you, Rick. I listened to the entire album this morning and loved it and highly recommend it. It's a great fit with my recent Pauline Oliveros reading and listening as well. This is a request from Tomohiro Yamada in Osaka, Japan for Slam Mode, a New Jersey duo comprised of Angel Rodriguez and Michael Cole. They've been releasing records for 35 years, and they came onto my radar with their Tabula Rasa EP on their own label, Deep Worldwide Music, in 1997, and later that year, they did the Fiat Mistura EP for Spiritual Life Music when I was working at the label. Their sound is deep and transcendent, whether it's for the mind or the body, and always for the soul. I had them up on my Club 89 radio show around that time as well. They have a new one out, released last week, and it's called the Acoustic Session EP. It's on my friend Antonio Ocasio's label, Tribal Winds, and you can find it on Bandcamp. This is Slam Mode with Mojo. La Murga from Willie Colon and Hector Lavo's 1970 album, Asalto Navideño, which means Christmas Assault, perhaps a more honest description of the holiday period, and that was requested by Marcos Costumato as salsa pioneer Willie Colon passed the next realm this past weekend. The trombonist, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents and was signed to one of the most significant labels for Latin American music, Fania Records, when he was only 15 years old. A couple of years later, he released his first album, El Malo, with singer Hector Lavo, who was also Louis Vegas' uncle. As a composer, Colon combined rock, jazz, salsa with the rhythms of traditional music from African descendants in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Brazil, and he was also an advocate for Puerto Rican people in America. He used his songs to depict their lives in the United States, and he also reflected and paid tribute to their cultural contributions, and along with his career in music, he was an activist. He served as a member of the Latino Commission on AIDS, and he even worked with New York City Mayor David Dinkins, but it's his music he will be remembered for most, as he was one of the most influential Latino artists, selling over 30 million records, and one of the songs he will be remembered for most is the one we heard before, Oh, Que Sera, the opening song to his 1981 romantic salsa album, Fantasmas, named one of the 50 greatest salsa albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Rest in Paradise, Descanse en el Paraíso, Willie Colon, and we will have something else from him later in the show. Well, we also lost civil rights activist and leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson. May he rest in power. He courageously stood for president in the 1980s, I remember that well, opening the way for Barack Obama decades later. One of my favorite authors, James Baldwin, wrote at the time, "Jackson's presence presents the American Republic with questions and choices it has spent all its history until this hour trying to avoid, and nothing will ever again be what it was before". Jackson became an activist when he grew up poor in North Carolina, and he excelled at school. He needed a book for an assignment and it wasn't available in the, quote, coloreds only library, unquote, and he was denied access to the whites only library. He staged a sit down and was arrested, and that moment in 1960 marked the beginning of his civil rights activism. Sean E requested this song that samples Reverend Jackson reciting the poem, "I Am Somebody", which he also recited on Sesame Street. It's Fred Wesley and the JBs with Same Beat Part One. South African singer Letta Mbulu with her 1967 hit penned by Hugh Masekela, What Is Wrong With Groovin? And it was released a few years after both Mbulu and Masekela left their native country due to the brutal apartheid regime. And as an African woman, she had a hard time trying to make a living from her art in the USA in the 1960s. But she was resolute, and she performs that song with fire. It addresses social conformity, controlling behavior, and anti-discrimination. And thank you to Steve Wakley for that request. Philadelphia poet, singer, songwriter, actress, Jill Scott. She's back with a new album called To Whom This May Concern, her sixth album since her incredible debut back in 2000. And it's her first album in over a decade. And I listened to it this morning. It's gorgeous. The birds were still trying to get in, so I guess they liked that one too. It's rooted in community, reflection, and sonic exploration. And I just love her soaring vocals and melodies. We heard the first single, Beautiful People, and thanks to Poppy Shepard for that request. Flowers in Their Hair by Matt Johnson, featuring Valerie Etienne on vocals. And the Matt Johnson we just heard is not the thus Matt Johnson, but the British keyboardist, songwriter, and producer who was in Jamiroquai. And over the last five years, he's released a couple of solo albums, including last year's Warrior Princess, which features a song we just heard. And thank you to Constantinos Folias in Greece for that request. After over a decade of releasing chuggy, grooving singles on labels like Golf Channel, Lange, and their own label, Otis Records, Payfone released their first album, Lunch, last year. It's a great album, originals without samples, down and mid-tempos, great grooves, and a lot of collaborations with singers. If you want to find out more, I interviewed Payfone frontman Phil Passera for The Balearic Breakfast Show on the 17th of June. And Phil also provided an exclusive vinyl mix, so you can find it archived on my Mixcloud. Here's a song from that album that hasn't been played on the show before, and was requested by Barry Bernitz in Washington, D.C., featuring Willis Earl Beal on vocals, Payphone with Movin' On. Pourquoi, by Parisian-born, Berlin-based singer and DJ, Stella Zechri. And it's from Stella's 2022 album, Détends-toi. And the title cut is killer, too. We've played it on the show before. Now, I expect you spotted it's a cover of Carly Simon's Why, her 1982 hit that was penned and produced by Sheiks Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. And thank you to Victor Altenew in Romania for that request. The Auntie-Flo extended version of Teach Us of Endings by Joe Paolo, I should say, the Costa Rica-based singer-songwriter, sound healer, who was born in America as Sonia Jill Kreitzer. And she's released three Joe Paolo solo albums. And earlier this month, Auntie Flo, that was Brian D'Souza, released two remixes on his Bandcamp, and you can head over there if you want vinyl copies. I'm sure they won't be around for long. It's a great collab, as Auntie Flo, like Joe Paolo, also seeks to create acoustic ecologies that explore the psychological and physical benefits of sound, and that's something I'm really researching at the moment, too. Thank you to Kieran McCann in Glasgow for that request. A rework of a song called Sandra by Joutro A. Pinheiro, and that's Brazil-based DJs and producers Joutro Mundo and Bernardo Pinheiro, who've been doing some faithful and soulful edits and reworks of Brazilian classics. I just love their work. And I've searched my inbox and cannot find out how I got this. I guess it's coming out soon, so put on a Google alert for that one. I think I will, too. This next request is from Fuzzy Dunlop, in honor of those wonderful Buddhist monks, their rescue dog, and their walk for peace. I'm sure some of you know, but some of you may not know about the group of nearly two dozen Buddhist monks from Texas who completed a 2,300-mile or 3,700-kilometer walk for peace to Washington, D.C., setting out on October 26 and finishing earlier this month, on the 10th of February. 108 days in which they promoted mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence. Fuzzy requested this song, Walk with the Dreamers, by Ambala, featuring Laidback. Ambala is filmized in the cantonment of Thomas Schultz, and Laidback is a Danish duo of white horse fame. And it's an all-star lineup, as this is the remix from Leo Maas, Fabrice, Giorgio Licazi, and Luca Donini, Walk with the Dreamers. Love that one. A forthcoming remix from Norwegian disco don Prins Thomas. A nice, long, extended disco mix of Feeling Wide by FSQ, Moniquea, and XL Middleton. And that's coming out soon on SoulClap Records. Boombox, ending very quickly there. That wasn't my fault. That was from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Boombox. They're an electronic duo. And we just heard Stereo from their 2005 album, Visions of Backbeat. And they've released four albums since then, including 2018's Western Voodoo. And they describe their sound as a little house, a little blues, a little funk, a little rock, and a whole lot of soul. Blast through Boombox. And thank you to Mark Williams for that request. Three years after her debut album, International Love Affair, London-based DJ and producer Rose Robinson, aka Tigerbalm, has a new album coming out in April. It's called Bubblegum Discos. And she's been releasing some tropical-tinged singles in the run-up, including one this week with my friend Daisy Bell. But this is another one I wanted to play for you, a remix by Pete Herbert of her single featuring Joy Njunu, Tigerbalm with Mexicana. Crispy Pancakes in honor of last week's Shrove Tuesday. That's Pancake Day here in the UK. You know, so understated, you know, you have Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, you have Carnival in Brazil and Trinidad. Here we eat pancakes. But I missed it again, because I was just returning from America. But I made up for it this weekend when I made buttermilk blueberry pancakes with maple syrup from trees tapped by my uncle Tim. He makes his own maple syrup in the sugar shack he built in New Hampshire. Anyways, back to the song Crispy Pancakes. It's by Jimster and it's from his Basic Rollers EP on his own Free Range label. And I've long been a fan of Jimpster, nay Jamie O'Dell, great keyboard player, love his beats, his very deep, deep house sound. And also loved his stellar work with the Jam Bound The Bays. So I'm excited as he's invited me to his own manor. I'm playing with him at A Canteen in Chelmsford. That's just outside London on Friday, the 20th of March. So looking forward to a real knees up. Ahead of that, Dutch duo Fouk with an instrumental of a song they did with New York City-based project 79.5, led by Kate Madison. And the vocals lovely, but I love the instrumentation. It really shines. So we heard the instrumental and that's coming out this week on Boogie Angst. Fantastic lyrics there from Nyameke Junction with Too Many Bags. And we are listening to the Kydie Tatum remix as requested by Rob Calcutt. And Nyameke Junction came about through some chance meetings in Accra, Ghana, and brings together Burundian producer and vocalist Bettina Quest, Ghanaian singer-songwriter Eli Afri and German percussionist and instrumentalist Matic. And their name is from a bustling junction in the Ghanaian capital, as it signifies a musical approach of the band at the junction of their cultural heritages. Well, until next week's show, I'll leave you with one last request from Susan Chan and Thanos Kotronis for a favorite by Willie Cologne, May He Rest in Paradise. It's Yvonne Turner's Latin jazz remix of Cologne's Set Fire, also a loft classic. And David Mancuso and I included it on our loft compilations that we produced for Newfonic. It's a gorgeous production and a lovely last song and a tribute. Thanks for listening and looking forward to connecting through music again next Tuesday.

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 3rd, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Following an incredibly uplifting, and according to some of the friends who were there, life-reaffirming Loft Party held in Perugia, Italy, held on the last weekend of February, and just a few hours after launching the request line for the International Women's Day Special on her socials, which will be held on March, 10th, Colleen presented the 260th episode of our Beloved show. This show, like a lot of others on which Colleen worked before, has that intricate soul, that slightly estranged, cosmic feeling, something like a worried renewal in the making. Knowing that 2026 is the year of the horse makes sense when you listen to this episode. If it is slightly uncertain or weird, it takes you to other spaces, allowing you to relax while anticipating what's coming next... It also has joyful moments, but they are not that "free"... But we'll see that later on... Listen back to episode 26-08 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features your requests and also new music from Chris Todd, Jim Baron and Ben Smith’s @white_elephant_uk @fishgodeeper @amydouglassings @hardtondiscoqueen @massimilianopagliara_ @simonpeter_music @dinaogon @cantomamusic @pepelink @kikonavarrodj . And as always, the show spans the musical spectrum from ambient, psychedelic soul, 80’s boogie, deep house dubs and more. Also thanks to Crazy P’s Chris and Jim for the invitation to play with them at NIghttales a couple of weeks ago and for giving me a copy of their new White Elephant album on vinyl! Next week’s show will be the annual International Women’s Day music marathon and thanks to all who have already requested tunes celebrating women’s musicianship. Looking forward to our next musical journey together on Tuesday. THE PLAYLIST (2025) Sewell & The Gong – Quiet Storm (Ruf Dug Remix) (2018) Gondwana Orchestra ft Dwight Trible – Love is Everywhere (1981) Mai Yamane – (You and Me Still Keep On) Fall in Love (2026) Simon Peter – Still Going (2003) N.E.R.D. – Provider (Zero 7 Remix) (2026) White Elephant – Lovely Day (2018) The Orb & David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres (Gaudi Remix) (2026) Dina Ogon – Orden Brann (1974) American Gypsy – Inside Out (2024) Thee Sacred Souls – Live for You (2023) David Mathmos – Encore Une Histoire D'Amour (1992) Leftfield – More Than I Know (2019) Blank & Jones with Jan Loechel – Secret Hideaway (2026) Cantoma ft Minako – Further (1977) Jesse Henderson – I Did It Again (1980) Truth – International Dancing (2026) Pepe Link & Kiko Navarro ft Afeerika – Koko Ngbele (2026) Fish Go Deep and Tracey K Love – Cloth (Dub) (2026) Hard Ton & Amy Douglas – Fill the Hours (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix) (2011) Lovebirds ft Stee Downes – Want You in My Soul

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 10th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Two weeks ago, Colleen published the Request line for the 2026 International Women's Day Special Marathon show. As ever, the Family gathered together and requested songs by Women, and some of them were really poignant ones. Speaking about this, when listening to this episode, you'll feel a warmth, and a certain kind of reassuring tenderness we did not have in the previous episodes celebrating Women (for instance, a song like Eva Cassidy's "Time is a healer" lets you feel what I'm talking about here°... Of course, Colleen always takes the time to let music enter your soul slowly, not rushing anything, but today, that feeling felt even stronger in the first two hours of the show, and even when the music got stronger, you felt that female embrace, that feeling that whatever happened you were not all alone in your shoes... Of course, the show spanned decades of music and incorporated artists that few may remember, like the great Celi Bee (if you do not know her, I urge you to listen to her 1978 "Fly me on the wings of love" album, which is absolutely splendid! Finally, on the chat, the Family was happy as ever, and we even celebrated our dear Friend's Birthday (Kay, you're the one I'm thinking about right now ^^), even having people listening live for the first time ever, like Kong718 who wrote "This is my first time catching Cosmo ib the "radio" since the loft NYC to move to Europe. I used to bring her flowers to the studio at NYU. After 30 years, it's still a pleasure to hear her voice 'over the air'. Life is coming full circle." Other friends only listen to Colleen when she does longer shows... laughs! Just like ND Stardust, who wrote "Is this the women's day show? I just realized this is the only live I've made every year because it's longer and I get to tune in from the states"! Well, I'm sure you can feel the dedication here! Listen back to episode 26-09 of Balearic Breakfast: Today’s Balearic Breakfast International Women’s Day 4 hour marathon is now up on my Mixcloud. Its the fifth annual IWD celebration and thanks to all who contributed songs by women musicians from a wide spectrum of age, ethnicity and musical genre. Its a truly life-affirming show spanning the classic to the contemporary. And a huge thank you to all who joined me for the 4-hour live stream on my Mixcloud Live. Thank you for your continued support and musical conversations. Happy International Women’s Day (or month :)) THE PLAYLIST (1987) Priscilla Herdman – Ain't I a Woman (2026) Satnam Galsian – Dishonour (2024) Maria Rita – Lamento Africa/Rictus (2021) Sissi Rada – Blueback Tomb (1995) Akiko Yano – Omoide No Sampo-michi (Promenade of Memories) (2025) Cassandra Jenkins – Only Relaxation (2004) Rosie Gaines – In Spirit (2023) Christie Dashiell – Ancestral Folk Song (1998) Eva Cassidy – Time is a Healer (2024) Caoilfhionn Rose – Josephine (2026) Elisabeth Melander – Jardin Botanico (2026) Atlantis Dubois – Personal (1971) Carole King – Music (1972) Esther Marrow – And When I Die (2006) Heather Headley – Am I Worth It (2024) Allysha Joy – Raise Up (2016) Massive Attack ft. Hope Sandoval – The Spoils (1982) Adele Bertei & Richard Edson – Once in a Lifetime (2022) Khan ft. Julee Cruise – Say Goodbye (1984) Sade – Why Can't We Live Together (2006) Mirah – La Familia (Guy Sigsworth Mix) (1996) Björk – Isobel (Deodato Remix) (1980) The Jones Girls – At Peace with Woman (1979) Linda Clifford – Don't Give It Up (2024) Konkolo Orchestra ft. Nongoma Ndlovu – Future Pasts (2013) Solange – Losing You (2007) Electribe 101 – Talking with Myself (Frankie Knuckles Remix) (1989) Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation (The Reflex Version) (2026) Asha Puthli & Say She She – Pawa! (Boys Shorts Remix) (2025) Lady Blackbird – Purify (Crooked Man Remix) (2024) Crazy P – Portals (1979) Celi Bee – Love Drops (1980) Two Tons O' Fun – I Got the Feeling (1993) Stephanie Mills – All Day, All Night (Def Mix) (1989) Adeva – Respect (Dancin' Danny D Remix) (2024) Maya Blandy – It's in You (Puerto Montt City Orchestra) (2024) Dee Diggs – Go Deep (Extended Mix) (1999) Abacus ft Naomi – Callin' U (Friendly Mix) (2025) Philippa ft Séna – Cloud Walking (TBR) Kridelka, Chanda & The Passengers – Give It to 'Em (Cosmodelica Remix) (1979) Diana Ross – The Boss (1971) Nina Simone – My Way (2022) Deniece Williams – Free (Dave Lee Re-Grooved Mix)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 17th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE You never really know what's going to happen during Balearic Breakfast, and even the blog has its own little surprises! While I was listening to the show, I asked Colleen if she could share with me a picture she published on her stories, and, voilà, here you are with two exclusive pictures! This episode, as positively as it ends, has a very interesting start as the first songs, and also a few of the other ones played later by our dear Captain, seem to share an idea of growth, of evolution, love being the main message as always... hence the title of today's post... Beyond Pain... Pain is a Teacher. It is the best and the hardest Teacher you will ever have. As hard as it hits, and the More it hits, you must remember it shows you things you have to change in your life. Pain allows you to grow in ways no other feeling can. Through your tears, you’ll understand your mistakes and also the harshness and the stupidity of this world of ours and of a lot of the people living in it. Of course, you have the right to protect yourself in the future, but do not lose, try not to lose the best of you, even if you know it’s somehow useless, vain, as you’ll never change Life’s Bitterness… Through your pain, try to see your next tomorrow, try to visualise your next sunshine, and, somehow, never forget who you were before the rain set in… Be Stronger, be more protective of your goldmine but, at the very same time, try, try with all of your might, through the unnecessary pain that has been inflicted to you, to stay grateful without showing forgiveness… Change is part of life, and only by acknowledging its painful power will you be able to become the adult you were always meant to be… Listen back to episode 26-10 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features some of the records I picked up in Japan earlier this year – Japanese ambient, jazz, house and more. And the show also features the exclusive premier of ‘Language is Love’ by Ground – a project by Joe Goddard, MC Dynamite, Esa Williams, Chisara Agor and Dan Willis. They were so kind to make me my very own special dub plate (I just love the smell of acetate in the morning). This Friday I’m heading to Chelmsford to spin with my old friend Jimpster at Canteen and on Tuesday, 31st March I’m playing and discussing some of my favourite Japanese records in a Classic Album Sundays event with filmmaker Nick Dwyer at Space Talk in London (its free and starts at 7pm). The event is in honour of the London premier of Dwyer’s ‘A Century In Sound’ film series which tells the stories behind the 100 year culture of Japan’s listening cafes – often referred to as jazz kissa. We’ll discuss my own history with Japanese culture and music, and how Classic Album Sundays helped establish the listening bar ethos in the UK. Its free so come on down. I’ll be back with Balearic Breakfast next Tuesday and wishing you a Happy St Patrick’s Day and a lovely week. Thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (1991) Shinsuke Honda – Zanshou (1983) Om – Solar Wind (1976) Ryo Kawasaki – On the Dot (1976) Kimiko Kasai – This Masquerade (2025) Yukino Inamine & Akio Nagase – Tsuki Nu Kaisha (2025) Chito Kawachi – Heaven's Breath (2026) Antonio Ocasio ft Ed Ramsey – A Lover's Dream (2024) Reuben Vaun Smith – Lost in Space (2014) Temu – Robots (1980) Sunshine – If This is Free (I Don't Wanna Be) (xx) Ground – Language is Love (2026) Esa Williams ft Nonku Phiri – Nakupenda (2003) Jazzanova ft. Vikter Duplaix – That Night (Wahoo Remix) (2026) Kyoto Jazz Massive ft Echoes of a New Dawn Orchestra – Impulsive Procession (Opolopo Remix) (2026) Sunga ft Motoharu – Sunday (2026) DJ Emma – Joy (2026) DJ Fudge & Kiko Navarro ft Tia Collins – Show You the Way (1996) Ten City – All Loved Out (Serenade Mix) ANNOUNCEMENTS As you know, I went back to Japan earlier this year, and I haven't yet had a chance to play some of the records I bought. And actually, I also want to mention an event on the 31st of March, this March, in which I'm featuring some of my favorite Japanese records and a classic album Sunday's event with filmmaker Nick Dwyer. The London premiere of his A Century in Sound film series tells the stories behind the 100-year culture of Japan's listening cafes, often referred to as jazz kisas. And it's screening at the Barbican this weekend, but that's sold out. But the following weekend, A Century in Sound is screening at the Rio in Dalston, the Rio Cinema. I think it's on the 29th. Yeah, it's an amazing series. And I'm honored that Classic Album Sundays is actually featured in it. Nick has done an amazing job with it. And the films are gorgeous. The stories about all these great listening bars dotted around Tokyo and around Japan are just so beautiful. And yeah, the screening should be fantastic. And he's also hosting a lot of events. On Tuesday, the 31st of March, I'll be joining Nick at Space Talk, a listening bar near the Barbican on St. John Street. It's a free event, but get there before the start time at 7pm so you can get a seat. And Nick and I will talk about my experiences in Japan. And I'll play some of my favorite records by Japanese musicians, starting from the 1980s and my stint in Japan as a radio DJ in 1989. And all the collecting I've done over the three decades I've been touring in Japan as a DJ as well.

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 24th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Colleen's ability to convey a rhythmical and positive message absolutely shines here. From the start, and quite quickly, we feel a marching force in the music and in the songs. The mixing is absolutely faultless and very precise (listen to the first 45 minutes of the show, and you'll get the idea!), beautifully executed, allowing the listener to blend in a musical sea and immerse himself in a positive mindset no matter his own mood. Listen back to episode 26-11 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud with music from @citizens_of_vice @isitbalearic @nunorthernsoul @daniel_monaco_music @bordelloshop @statuesc56 @frombeyonduk @payfone_ldn @40_thieves_sf @summerloving71 @pete_blaker @moodymanc_ @afroterraneo @merecumberecordings @djdouggomez @protoexotica @joeclaussellsplaygroundd @nightmaresonwax @greenteapeng and more… Next Tuesday’s Balearic Breakfast will be a request show and the request line goes up on my socials on Saturday. Looking forward to your requests as always. And hope you can join me for a FREE @classicalbumsundays event in collaboration with ‘A Century in Sound’ filmmaker @nickdwyernz who will turn the tables and interview me about my experiences in Japan from 1989 onward and I’ll be spinning some of my favourite songs by Japanese artists at @spacetalk.ldn on Tuesday 31 March. And one more ‘free event’: this Friday morning I’ll be hosting a show on Worldwide FM from 10am to high noon and I hope you can join me there, too! Thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (2026) Coyote – Muted Beauty (1973) Intruders – Save the Children (1973) Jon Lucien – Love Everlasting (1974) The Main Ingredient – Euphrates (2020) Family of Swede – Set You Free (2025) Nightmares on Wax ft Green Tea Peng – I Remember (TBR) Statues – Sign It Off (TBR) From Beyond – On the Drums (2026) 40 Thieves – Déja Vu (Payfone Remix) (TBR) Björk – One Day (Field2Factory Two Suns and a Volcano Mix) (2025) Pete Blaker – Keem (1975) Black Blood – A.I.E. (A Mwana) (2026) Barrio B ft Ameh Fashi – Lagos 11 (2019) Doug Gomez & Conway Kasey – Ritmo Sagrado (2024) Joaquin Joe Claussell – New Africa (TBR) Airto – Toque de Cuica (Old Mervue Extended Edit) (1979) David Benoit – Life is like a Samba (2026) Daniel Monaco ft Manuel Rodriguez – Flamenca (1976) Donna Summer – Spring Affair

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on March 31st, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE With songs like I get lifted, I got the Feeling, In the jungle, Superhero, Mother Mother, Speak Now, Mary don't Weep, and with a quickly rhythmic evolving show, it seems obvious to say that this Balearic Breakfast's episode is one of the most uplifting we've had in the last few months! Listen back to episode 26-12 of Balearic Breakfast: A look behind the scenes as I try to find space to shoehorn in another record. This week’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and is an all request show that runs that gamut from ambient jazz to acoustic folk to soul to spiritual house and more. This show also features an old Fat Freddy's Drop Cosmodelica remix I did with my late friend Andy YamWho (it was a request!) Thanks for your suggestions and I’ll be back on my Mixcloud Live next Tuesday with more of your requests and some new music. Thanks for listening. THE PLAYLIST (2023) Love of the Brave – Heron (2025) Svaneborg Kardyb & Caoilfhionn Rose – Illusions (1991) Joni Mitchell – Come in from the Cold (2000) Danny Paradise – Searching for the Holy Grail (1974) George McCrae – I Get Lifted (1978) Jenny Darren – I Got the Feeling (2022) Ural Thomas & The Pain – Apple Pie (Oh Me Oh My) (2025) Vick Lavender – SuperHero (2018) Man Jumping – In The Jungle (Remix) (2019) Calm presents K.F. Key Free – Come Fly With Me (2025) Kyril – This Dance (2014) Fat Freddy's Drop – Mother Mother (Cosmodelica Remix) (2022) Mark Lewis – Speak Now (Vocal Mix) (2026) KOAD & Gayathri Krishnan – Scatterbrain (2026) Stacy Kidd – Mary Don't Weep (Main Mix) (2025) Humble B Flat & Kudo Sol – Lyra (1979) Alton McClain & Destiny – Crazy Love

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 07th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE As an active listener of my favourite show ever, there is always something to discover musically speaking, and that's tremendously rewarding to experience! From the start, I felt this show would share some feelings, some thoughts, some intellectual inspirations regarding an "evolution". Today's musical lineup is all about finding Freedom and breaking the chains that keep you away from your liberty. Listen to these songs for instance: "Es Vedrà", "Lift your face to the sun", "Ain't it Time", "One Chain (Don't make no Prison". The message is plain to hear! Also, take care how the show is built, its intensity (rising from the very start with that incredible musical presentation of the Balearic Island that is 'Es Vedrà", how the intensity keeps on evolving and how, in the last half hour of the show, the solid rhythm takes you back to your roots with a musical journey that could be one played at the Loft... Yes, everything in this episode is about breaking those chains... Listen back to episode 26-13 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features your requests and new music from @retromigration , @jkriv , @marshallwatsonmusicsf , @fazeaction @echojulietdj , Ron Trent and more. Today’s show also features ‘Es Vedra’ by London based Ukrainian-Polish harpist Alina Bzhezhinska Harpist. Its from her new album ‘Infinite Journey’ now on Bandcamp and all proceeds are being donated to Tepli Doloni, a Ukrainian charity that provides art therapy for children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Please show some love! THE PLAYLIST (2026) Alina Bzhezhinska – Es Vedra (2023) Warriors of the Dystotheque & Ashley Slater – Beachside Drive (TBR) Perth Lewis – Monolith (2000) LTJ Bukem ft Elliot – Sunrain (2026) Zero Netcost – Ten Years Later (Funky Porcini Mix) (2023) Marshall Watson & Cole Odin – Just a Daydream Away (Space Flight Mix) (2026) Gus Paterson – Playing Games (Dan Idjut's Dubbing Games Remix) (2025) Land of Echo ft Kathy Diamond – What We Want (2021) Nu Genea ft Célia Kameni – Marechia (2026) Echo Juliet – Lift Your Face to the Sun (1976) Queen Yahna – Ain't It Time (1978) Santana – One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) (John Luongo Mix) (1960) Babatunde Olatunji – Jin-go-lo-ba (1982) Osibisa – Sunshine Day (1982 Version) (2026) Faze Action ft Zeke Manyika – Batanyi (2025) Powerhouse Jim & The Fitness Centre – Imagine Being Us (2026) Foreal People – Tango Hustle (Dave Lee's Latican Hustle) (2026) J Kriv & Jason Lindner – Regionale (Retromigration Remix) (TBR) Ron Trent – Electric Jungle

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 14th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE This show has, as always, a strong "imagery", if I can put it that way. To me, it pictures the end of a storm and the moments that follow these troubled times. There is a lingering tension in the opening track, and the first part of the show really breathes out something deep, somehow tense, with a sense of relief at some point. Definitely worth a listen and your own interpretation, but this show really encapsulates Colleen's emotions, it seems! Listen back to episode 26-14 of Balearic Breakfast: This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud for your listening pleasure. Community, musical sharing and transcendental music helps my own mental health within a world that seems to be going absolutely mad. Thanks to those that join me on my Mixcloud Live every Tuesday morning so that we can shelter ourselves from the storm for a couple of hours (of course we are the lucky, privileged ones as millions around the globe truly suffer). I hope today’s show will give you a bit of respite and thanks for listening. And if you want to lose yourself on the dancefloor, here’s where you can tap into some uplifting vibes (please say hello if you can): Friday 17 April: Burger Disco Club in Athens, Greece Saturday 18 April: with Lakuti at Night Tales in London Sunday 26 April: Beat Hotel with Alex Kassian and Jaime Fiorito in Ibiza for International Music Summit Friday 1 May: Good Room with Love Injection in Brooklyn, New York Saturday 2 May: B2B with Francois K at Extended Play in Washington DC f Sunday 17 May: All Night Long at Pike’s in Ibiza Sunday 24 May: Gala Festival in London Sunday 24 May: Shindig Festival in Wiltshire THE PLAYLIST (2026) Raul Buelna – Celestial Tones (2026) Jasmine Myra – Reflections (1987) Ray Cheser – Gliding Home (2026) Thee Marloes – Under the Silver Moon (2020) Les Hommes – Canticle (TBR) Jöel Fajerman – Flower's Love (Ilya Santana Disco Version) (2023) The Seven Ups – Free Blowing Wind (2026) Ricardo Eddy y Expreso Ritmico – Yeya Son (2026) Curió Curió – Bem Querer (1976) Silvetti – Spring Rain (2025) Johan Blende – Como No Brasil (NOL) Neal Francis – Can't Get Enough (Seamus Haji Remix) (2026) JT – Senorita (Random House Project Disco Remake) (2026) Tony Joe White & The Flying Mojito Brothers – Swamp Rap (2026) Vince Watson – Eminesence (2002) Georg Levin ft Clara Hill – I Got Someone New (2026) Al Kent – Come Back Home (Again) (2026) Convertible – Sands of Talamanca (2026) Declan McDermott – Yara Kimba (Lindeman Island)

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 21st, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE Through the pouring rain, through the thickness of the darkest of fogs, through despair, sadness and an unbearable Loneliness, tell me, in the lies this crazy world confesses, will you be able to somehow find yourself again and lend yourself a hand almost no one ever handled to you? While crying your soul out, while yelling from that excruciating pain, will you be able to get out stronger than before and see things clearly now? Do not trust them; do not wait for anyone but yourself; no one’s love will save your inner child’s loneliness if you don’t believe it can be somehow healed in your own hands. You are your only answer, and your own guardian angel. Now, son, stand up, slowly, and Walk… Walk as a Man… I think you clearly see on which path we're all walking now... In a world eaten by chaos, our only way is Freedom... As hard as it can be, we can only choose ourselves and the values we feel are important to protect. We can not rely on anyone else, but we can decide to share; and we can decide to see the truth behind behaviours, postures and really feel why somehow, people lie and if it is a lie, a manipulation, and how it affects us, and how we can incorporate all of that to our own psychological scheme, and how to make this all work in our own reality, our own behaviour... There's that quote I need to share in the light of today's show: "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!". Are you somewhere on a path you've never seen before? If that's the case, and if you're unsure, today's show will give you a few hints... From Pavane for a Dead Princess to The Shadowy Light, every song, every moment of music lets the listener reflect on how Freedom presents itself to him as he walks through painful times. Every song presents what Freedom is, how we interact with it, how we restrain it and how we fight to find it and to keep it in our lives. Of course, the second part of the show keeps that theme alive and well (Introverted Funk's Tell U) with that "grand opening" right at the end (Rodriguez Jr's What Is Real). Colleen's mixing is always precise, and it also lets you experience silence as a reminder that nothing that happens in life is important; the only thing keeping you from falling being the trust you keep on your path to freedom... Listen back to episode 26-15 of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST (1973) Deodato – Pavane for a Dead Princess (1982) Clannad – The Green Fields of Gaothdobhair (1976) Joan Armatrading – Down to Zero (2026) Stephen Stills & Graham Nash – Dear Mr. Fantasy (Ole Smokey Edit) (1996) Wim Mertens – Often a Bird (2026) Eric Demuro – Freedom Layers (Pilchard Rounds) (2026) The Offline – Enfin, La Paix (Koralle Remix) (2026) Gorillaz ft Asha Bhosle – The Shadowy Light (2002) Camiel – Follow Her (TBR) Detroit Rising – Day Dreaming (Kaidi Tatham Remix) (2026) Atjazz ft Omar & Max Beesley – Let's Talk (2014) Incognito – I See the Sun (1985) Greg Phillinganes – Lazy Nina (2026) Shy One ft Steve Spacek – Driving on Sand (2025) Introverted Funk – Tell U (TBR) Tonarunur – Good To Me (2012) Miguel Migs – Dance & Clap (Down Low Disco Mix) (2026) Pete Blaker – Must Be Love (1976) Four Below Zero – My Baby's Got E.S.P. (2026) Funkatomic & Angela Johnson ft Francis Hylton – Meteors (2025) Lenny Fontana ft Jasmine Lovett – If You Want Me (2020) Rodriguez Jr. – What Is Real

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy broadcast this new episode of Balearic Breakfast on her Mixcloud on April 28th, 2026. ABOUT THIS EPISODE This morning’s Balearic Breakfast is now up on my Mixcloud and features two special guests. First we are joined by Mattie Safer who has just released the gorgeous Lovetempo album ‘There is a Light’. In a short interview, the former Rapture band member and touring Poolside member tells us all about it and he also put together a special Balearic Breakfast mix. Next up is Ariane V a radio broadcaster and DJ who is also part of the Balearic London crew. She just released her first compilation ‘Safe Travels’ on Nervous Records and she’s included a few of the tunes on a special guest mix for us. Thank you to Mattie, Ariane and to my husband Adam for streaming while I’m in transit. I’m off to the States and playing this Friday at Good Room in Brooklyn with my friends @loveinjectionnyc and the following night heading down to Washington DC for a back to back set with François Kevorkian at @extendedplaydc. If you can make it, please say hello. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show! Listen back to episode 26-16 of Balearic Breakfast: THE PLAYLIST Mattie Safer lovetempo Balearic Breakfast Mix Sade – Turn My Back On You Madison McFerrin – Stay Away (From Me) lovetempo – Thinking About You Metro Area – Piña Bakura – Thinking About JKriv – Say Wut (JKriv Rework) lovetempo – By Your Side (LEONG Remix) Roy Ayers – Chicago (Prince Language Edit) Introverted Funk – Nite Lite Billy Ocean – Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down) Social Lovers – Higher The Rebirth – Evil Vibrations Ariane V Safe Travels Balearic Breakfast mix: Rhode & Brown – Today's Show: Nothing Pacific Coliseum – Don't Forget Giorgio Lopez – Voyager Sans Bouger Boogie Rookie/Whodamanny – Tutti Frutti (Whodamanny's Fruto Del Amor Reprise) Subnesia – Baila Gitano (Club Mix) Roland Leesker feat. Dan Diamond – Let It All Go ASHRR – Different Kind Of Life (Massimiliano Pagliara Dub) Josh Ludlow – Where Did Mark Go? Llewellyn – Synergy Bar Manuel Darquart – Big Balearic Cast Of Thousands – Givin' My Love (Lunch Pail Club Mix) Magari – Jamorphus (Magari Dub Version) Ghosten – Esoteric Armada