Ever since the advent of the Beatles, music has been my 'soul food to go'. Please Please Me was the first long player I owned. I think it cost 28s 10d. The Stones' 'Not Fade Away', in its orange-striped Decca sleeve, helped to salve the disappointment of learning that The Gramophone Shop, Belfast had sold out of Millie Small's 'My Boy Lollipop'.

Tropical Hot Dog Night

After a long-running show on local radio, Musique pour Armageddon, DJ Sampo compered a monthly hour-long show for swinging eclectics. Lost & Found was built around themes to accommodate a love of ethnic music in all its different guises. Alas, www.expatsradio.com is no more and his back catalogue is no longer accessible. He changed his name by deed-poll to Prezident Markon and has now thrown in his lot with Decibel FM as compere of Tropical Hot Dog Night, another show for movers and groovers, young and old. Franglais speakers can download a podcast of the show right here.

Songlines

Much of my radio raw material came from tireless trawls through sale bins and charity/pawn shop racks. Some came from the CDs I review periodically for Songlines magazine and soundsandcolours.com. I have also written some 'Beginners' Guides' for Songlines. Here are a couple:

• 'A Beginner's Guide to Joyce Moreno'
• 'A Beginner's Guide to Ray Barretto'

e-Books

Available on an Amazonian platform near you, 50 Coolest Soul Videos on YouTube. The first of a projected series...

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