R.I.P Sylvia Robinson

The seminal hip-hop producer and singer died
yesterday morning....

Past Times

Sorry if anyone has wanted to re-listen or grab the first two downloads, we have run out of space on our current account and are quickly looking for more to get them back up.

In the meantime if you are desperate please leave a message and I can send them to you..

Music for the Soft Palate

Music for the Soft Palate by Womans Hour on Mixcloud

1 Lam Plearn Toh Lom Nhao, unknown, reissued on The Sound Of Siam - Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz & Molam from Thailand 1964 -75, 2010 by Yenjit Porntawi
2 Marichka, 2011 from split 7" with Albert McCloud (Elisabeth Wood) by Angel Deradoorian
3 Le Couer Au Bout Des Doigts, 1968 from from Le Couer Au Bout Des Doigts 7" by Jacqueline Taïeb
4 Thumbquake & Earthscrew, 1966 from s/t by A-Austr
5 Portrait, 1979 from s/t by Ann Steel
6 Je Ne Veux Pas Rentrer Chez Moi Seule, 1983 from Je Ne Veux Pas Rentrer Chez Moi Seule 7" by Regrets
7 All This Love That I'm Giving, 1979 from Straighten It Out by Gwen McRae
8 Mama's Baby (Ain't A Baby No More) 1970 from 7" by Marilyn Haywood
9 Love Buzz, 1968 from s/t by Shocking Blue
10 I Like London In The Rain, 1970 from That's Just The Way I Want To Be by Blossom Dearie
11 Do The Eggroll, 2010 from s/t by Peach Kelli Pop
12 Girl On The Run, 1980 from You Can Be You EP by Honey Bane
13 Mythras, 2010 from Shadow Temple by Prince Rama
14 Diaba, 2010 from Timbuktu Tarab by Khaira Arby
15 After Long Silence/She Weeps Over Rahoon, 1972 from Symphony of Amaranths by Neil Ardley featuring Norma Winstone
16 The Rolling Of The Stones, 1968 from Galleries by The Young Tradition
17 The Old Miner, 1988 from No More To The Dance by Silly Sisters

The Voices of East Harlem

Amazing footage of The Voices of East Harlem...thats some awesome youth choir.

Working on my night cheese

Working on my night cheese by Womans Hour on Mixcloud

1 You Ain't Got Nuthin', 1959, reissued on The Glory Road, 2005 by Fern Jones
2 Il Faut Trouver Un Coin De Ciel, 1966 from Il y a Deux Filles en Moi by Sylvie Vartan
3 You Just Gotta Know My Mind, 1967 from Foolish Seasons by Dana Gillespie
4 There's No Blood in Bone, 1969 from Which Way You Goin' Billy? by The Poppy Family
5 Casual Diamond, 2011 by Sleep ∞ Over
6 The Waves, 2010 from The Waves by Tamaryn
7 Gol Bi Goldoon, 1971 by Googoosh
8 Girls It Ain't Easy, 1969 from Take Me With You by Honey Cone
9 The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, 1967 from The Marvelettes by The Marvelettes
10 The Boy From Chelsea, 1967 by Truly Smith
11 Are You Lonesome Like Me?, 1969 from Livin' Love by The Feminine Complex
12 Floating, 1971 by Inter-Groupie Psychotherapeutic Elastic Band
13 Huriyet, 2004 from Turn by The Ex
14 Of My Hands, 1970's from Shake A Hand by The Goretti Group & Dennis De Souza Trio
15 Travellers Two, 2008 from Travellers Two by Tau Emerald
16 Island Best, 2009 from Ocean Woman by Stellar Om Source

Woman's Hour Party

This Friday we will be playing records at the Royal Academy Schools bar 7-11pm. Joining us will be Roxanne Clifford of "Veronica Falls" and Helen Barrass of Warp Records!

Come before you go out or before you retire home for a cup of tea.

Julie, Pauline and Smith

Julie, Pauline and Smith by Womans Hour on Mixcloud

1 Milk & Honey, 1970 from Good Morning Rain by Bonnie Dobson
2 Nights Over Egypt, 1981 by The Jones Girls
3 Am I Gonna Make It, 2010 from xlr8r.com by Nite Funk
4 Torpedo, 1969 from Torpedo by Novi Singers
5 Bang Bang, 1968 from Mini Mini EP by Betty Chung
6 The Moving Finger, 1970 from the Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby by Dorothy Ashby
7 Vamos Tratar Da Saudade, 1972 by from Hoje O Primeiro Dia Do Resto Da Sua Vida by Rita Lee
8 Baby It's You, 1969 from A Group Called Smith by Smith
9 Boom In The Night, 1981 from Things That Go Boom in the Night by Bush Tetras
10 Skeletons, 1981 from Inflatable Boy Clams by Inflatable Boy Clams
11 Watusi, 2010 from Danny by Heavy Cream

12 Never Knew What Love Was, 1970 from Nice to Meet Miss Christine by Christine Harwood

13 Father of Night, 1974 from Lightning by Julie Felix

14 Up North, 1971 from What a Beautiful Place by Catherine Howe

15 The Wanderer, 1984 from The Wanderer by Pauline Oliveros