KCRW Radio's Chocolate City

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King Britt Listen

Philadelphia based DJ/Producer King Britt stops by Garth Trinidad's final Friday night broadcast of Chocolate City for an unnanounced guest DJ set.

Beginning April 3, 2004, Chocolate City moves to a new time, 6 - 9pm on Saturdays.

Aired Friday, March 26, 2004. [MORE]

Eothen 'Egon' Alapatt Listen

Eothen 'Egon' Alapatt, owner of Stone's Throw Records, tops off Unsung Heroes week spinning a two hour interview and guest DJ set with host, Garth Trinidad.

Aired Friday, December 5, 2003. [MORE]

Aurelito & Shakespeare Listen

Aurelito & Shakespeare of Chocolate Bar and I N I spin a two hour guest DJ set with Garth Trinidid as part of Unsung Heroes week.

Aired Thursday, December 4, 2003. [MORE]

Aklia Chinn Listen

Jewelry Store owner and designer Aklia Chinn joins Garth in a two hour guest DJ set as Unsung Heroes week continues.

Aired Wednesday, December 3, 2003. [MORE]

Rashida and Valida Listen

Unsung Heroes Week kicks off with a full two hour DJ set and interview with Rashida and Valida of Proper.

Aired Monday, December 1, 2003. [MORE]

Raphael Saadiq Listen

Grammy Award winner, multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter-producer Raphael Saadiq joins Garth Trinidad at 11pm. Raphael's discography is a who's who of creative soul music from D'Angelo to Earth Wind & Fire to Jill Scott! Raphael will be performing at Temple Bar on Friday, November 21!

Aired Monday, November 17, 2003. [MORE]

Carl Craig Listen

Early 80's Motor City Techno pioneer now venturing into the outer realms of electro jazz orchestration and Detroit experimentation, Carl Craig, will join Garth Trinidad at 11pm.

Aired Friday, November 7, 2003. [MORE]

Build an Ark Listen

Chocolate City welcomes members of Build An Ark, a Los Angeles based collective of creative musicians who make music to inspire peace in the world. Producer / arranger, Carlos Nino, and lead singer, Dwight Trible, join Garth Trinidad to discuss their debut release which will be in stores October 28. 11pm.

Aired Monday, October 27, 2003. [MORE]

Osunlade Listen

Yoruba inspired House Music innovator and once mainstream pop music producer, Osunlade, drops intoChocolate City at 11pm after his show at Deep on Sunday in Hollywood.

Aired Monday, October 20, 2003. [MORE]

Joy Jones Listen

Hip-hop soul expressionist, Joy Jones, joins Garth at 11pm to chat about her new poetic works and upcoming shows.

Aired Thursday, October 16, 2003. [MORE]

DJ Jazzy Jay Listen

Get your tape decks ready!! New York's finest, The Original DJ Jazzy Jay, drops into the City of Chocolate for a guest DJ set with Garth Trinidad at 11pm!! Jazzy Jay is in town for a very rare LA set at Zanzibar with Z-Trip on Wed July 9 in Santa Monica!! Don't sleep on this!!

Aired Thursday, July 10, 2003. [MORE]

Theo Parrish Listen

Contemporary House Music pioneer, Theo Parrish, is writing a new chapter in Detroit production. Theo's sound has been called everything from spiritual to infectious. Check him out live in the KCRW studios at 11pm when he joins Garth Trinidad for a special guest DJ set and hear why he has gained the attention and respect of DJs, producers, listeners and dancers worldwide. For more info on Theo, please check out www.soundsignature.info

Aired Wednesday, July 9, 2003. [MORE]

'Style Wars' with Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant Listen

'Style Wars' filmakers Tony Silver (Director/Producer) and Henry Chalfant (Producer/Photographer) chat with Garth Trinidad at 11pm about the 2 DVD set release of their legendary Hip Hop / Graffiti documentary. This historical project incorporates over 3 1/2 hours of extras including 32 new interviews with the artists from the film now as well as guest artists including DJ Red alert, Goldie and Guru from Gangstarr. 'Style Wars' also includes 23 minutes of original 1982 outtage footage, full commentary from the filmakers, a gallery of over 200 original graffiti trains and more.

Aired Wednesday, June 25, 2003. [MORE]

45 King Listen

Legendary Hip Hop producer and DJ, 45 King, joins Garth Trinidad at 11pm. 45 King (aka Mark James) is known for his pioneering DJ work with Queen Latifah as well as his recent production for Eminem’s smash hit "Stan."

Aired Thursday, June 12, 2003. [MORE]

F. Gary Gray Listen

F Gary Gray, known for directing such films as "Friday," "Set It Off," and "A Man Apart" drops into Chocolate City at 11pm to discuss his new film "The Italian Job." Gray's rhythmic, genre-crossing homage to the 1967 original, "The Italian Job," will hit theaters in summer 2003 as the director's largest-scale film to date.

Aired Wednesday, May 21, 2003. [MORE]