It was my great pleasure to sit down with LA soul legend Mike James Kirkland this past Sunday on Melting Pot.  Click this link to hear the entire interview:

http://www.meltingpotblog.com/2011/12/05/be-our-guest-mike-james-kirkland-on-kpfks-melting-pot/

Mike James Kirkland's 2-CD/2-LP retrospective Don't Sell Your Soul is out now on Ubiquity records!

Here is the link to the audio and breakdown of the full show:

http://www.meltingpotblog.com/2011/12/05/breakdown-december-4th-on-kpfks-melting-pot/

Playlist: 12-04-2011
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – Melting Pot (Stax)

~~~~ Break ~~~~

Eddie Palmieri – Puerto Rico – Sentido (Coco)
The Boogaloo Assassins – Ay Que Rico – Recorded At KPFK (KPFK Archives)
Ray Barretto – Tin Tin Deo – Together (Fania)

~~~~ Break ~~~~

Gonjasufi – Nickels & Dimes – MU.ZZ.LE. (Warp)
Shin Joong Hyun – The Man Who Must Leave – Beautiful Rivers and Mountains (Light In The Attic)
The Lijadu Sisters – Lord Have Mercy – Danger (Knitting Factory)

~~~~ Break ~~~~

The Strange Boys – Doueh – Live Music (Rough Trade)
Ocote Soul Sounds – Vendende Saude y Fe – Coconut Rock (ESL)
Eddie & the Ant Hill Mob – I’m A Number Runner – Boddie Recording Co.: Cleveland, Ohio (Numero)
M.E.D. feat. Aloe Blacc – Where I’m From – Classic (Stones Throw)
The Propositions – Africana – These Are The Breaks (Ubiquity)

~~~~ Break ~~~~

Mike & the Censations – A Man Ain’t Nothing But A Man – Don’t Sell Your Soul (Luv’n’Haight)
Mike James Kirkland – Interview – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)
Mike & the Censations – Victim of Circumstance – Don’t Sell Your Soul (Luv’n’Haight)

~~~~ Break ~~~~

Mike James Kirkland – Hang On In There – Don’t Sell Your Soul (Luv’n’Haight)
Erykah Badu – Soldier – New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War (Universal Motown)

~~~~ Break ~~~~