Radio High Life
Douglas Noble
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Radio High Life is a DJ-led music show hosted by Douglas Noble, also known as DJ Doug. It explores vinyl sounds where Latin, Caribbean and African music meet disco, funk, soul, jazz and dance. Doug runs the Feet to the Floor nights in Totnes and has been involved with the High Life parties and the RPM vintage vinyl collective. He has supported artists such as Mulatu Astatke, Seckou Keita and Sona Jobarteh, and the show airs on SoundArt Radio, Soul Roots Radio and South Devon Sound.
Episodes
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Radio High Life 164 Ep 164 Samba Disco b-side, ice-cold & bubbly, funky by name n' nature 30.10.2026 2h 3mInternational good-grooves, with DJ Doug from Soul Roots Radio; featuring a Samba Disco Bassey b-side, ice cold and bubbly contemporary synth from Ruf Dug, Absolute Body Control and Androo, Funk in name and groove from the Funkool Orchestra, Bidiuand the Juju Ocrhestra . Plus Ethio Jazz from Alemeayehu Eshete, 80s Nigerian Electro from Nkono Teles, a rootsy Reggae cover from The Gaylettes and much, much more -
RadioHigh Life Ep 163-Pioneering Afro Synth, Earthbound Folk & Funky Tropical 16.10.2026 59mRadio High Life with DJ Doug from Soundart Radio; featuring South & West African 80s Afrosynth from Umoja & Nkono Teles , Brian Jackson's birthday celebration of Gill Scott Heron, Soulful Lovers Rock from Derrick Cross, vintage Caribbean & S America Latin grooves with Los Dangers & Black Sugar, Bidu's Funky orchestral Brit-Disco and beautiful Folk from Paul Giovanni & Headmix to bring us back to Earth ......and much more -
Radio High Life Ep 162 Latin Heat, East African Songs of Love & Loss, West African Funk n' Disco 03.10.2026 1h 59mIInternational good grooves with DJ Doug from Soul Roots Radio. Polyphonic, high-energy, contemporary and vintage, Latin Heat, swirling guitars and soulful brass lead an East African excursion into the many -splendored, and sometimes painful, essential human experience of love. A West and aSouth African Funk n' Disco freak out . Oh... and some Brazilian grooves too . Featuring Mongo Santamaria, Remmy Ongola & Orchestra Super Matimila Nakilia Mwana, Bosq Ft Kaleta, Violaaa, Rene Grand and his Combo NY, Orchestra Makassy, The Cranes, Mpharanyana & the Peddelers , Cheeba’s Latin Bros & Orch Mambo International . -
Radio High Life Ep 161 Swirling guitars and swinging horns from East Africa 17.09.2026 50mRadio High Life with DJ Doug takes an East African excursion, with fuzzy Disco Funk from Somalia, swinging sounds of Ethiopia and Sudan, swirling guitars from Tanzania and Kenya and more , There are some quality covers of Rare Groove, Disco and SynthPop classics, plus a contemportay Latin Cha Cha Cha from Leeds -
FTTF 11-9-26 11.09.2026 59mDJ Doug presents the Feet To The Floor Show live on Soundart Radio from Dartington Devon ; with Latin Funk from Kenny Dope, EthioJazz and Dub from Zena., Spiritual Jazz from Kahil El Zabar and much more -
RHL ep 160 04.09.2026 2hDJ Doug's Radio High Life from Soul Roots Radio , celebrating the DJs artists and team who made the We Out Here festival such a joy; with tunes from Kahil El'Zabar, Zena, The Heliocetrics with Mulatu Astatke , Artur Verocai, Anna Frango Electrico, Isiah Collier, High Masekela, Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band & more. -
Radio High Life Ep. 159; Latin, Cumbia, West to East Africa, Neo Soul to bring joy & love 27.08.2026 59mA journey through international good-grooves with Dj Doug's Radio High Life show, from Sound Art Radio. Featuring music from Sophie Sirota, Isiah Collier, Zena, Moses Boyd, Adam Scrimshire, Rodolfo Con Los Hispanos , The Dur Dur Band, Ibibio Sound Machine and much more -
Radio High Life Ep 156 Brazilian Grooves, Afrofuturistc JazzFunk and Tropical Beats 15.06.2026 1h 45mDJ Doug's Radio High Life from Soul Roots Radio; International good-grooves , vintage and contemporary, taking in tunes from Ezra Collective, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jimetta Rose, Soma Soma, Haile Murgu, Toto La Moposina & much, much more. NB last 10 mins did not capture correctly so, there are missing tunes and parts of tunes -
Radio High Life Ep 155 Boogaloo, Brit Jazz, Brazilian, Folk, Cumbia 31.05.2026 1h 3mDj Doug's Radio High Life from Soundart Radio; internatinal good grooves, taking in classic Boogaloo from Barretoo, a Brazilian take on English Folk from Seu Jorge and Beck, some skankin' Mexican & Colombian Cumbia and high quality contemporary Brit Jazz from the North- Nat Birchall & Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble -
Radio High Life Ep 154 - JAZZ! Soul Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz Funk, Brit Jazz & more 15.05.2026 2h 1mRadio High Life show from Soul Root Radio with DJ Doug. An episode to get the Jazz dancers spinning, high kicking and sliding, with Latin Jazz from Cal Tjader and La Clave, Soul Jazz from contemporary BritJazzers Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble & Nat Birchall , Jazz Funk from Brass Construction, Hammond Grooves from Jimmy Smith and 80's West Country, Punk-Funk Jazz, with a Caribbean feel, from Pigbag. It's a journey through international good grooves with exciting new angular grooves from Pigeon, beats from Pupillo and Daytoner & an excursion into vintage, squelchy, Nigerian experimental electronica from the 'Williamses' - Onyeabor and Shina. There's a Tropical Beats mix to get you shimmying, a beautiful Quantic & Andra Triana tune & much more. -
Radio High Life Ep 153 Wes African Afrobeat & Latin, NYC Disco , Folk Jazz 03.05.2026 59mDJ Doug's Radio High Life from Soundart Radio; international good-grooves taking in a clutch a West Africa Latin tunes, gorgeous brand new Folk Jazz from Chris Avery, lush Nueva Yorcian Disco strings , seven inches of charity shop Funk, heaven and much more. -
Radio High Life ep 152 Soul Roots Radio Live Weekender; Funk, Jazz, Baelaric, Brazilian 27.04.2026 4h 2mDJ Doug's Radio High Life as part of Soul Roots Radio Live Weekender; a journey through international good-grooves with tunes from Quanitic, BeatConductr, War , Blackbyrds , Charanga76, Parlour Greens, Joao Selva, Marcos Valle abd much more -
Radio High Life Ep 151 John Kelly & Ted Barnes single radio debut, Ethiojazz, Funk, Cumbia & more 27.03.2026 1h 59mDJ Doug's Radio High Life from Soul Roots Radio, a journey through international good grooves, featuring the radio debut of the excellent new single from John Kelly and Ted Barnes , PS Feel Free, a trio of EthioJazz classics, pysch Cumbia from Mexico, Brazilian grooves, contemporary Soul, West Asian Disco and North African Afrobeat. With tunes from Dar Disku, Ruf Dug, Mulatu Astatke, Gilberto Gil, Joshua Idahen, Tiwayo & more -
Radio High Life Ep 150 West African Funk, Welsh, Yacht Rock, Turkish Psych & more 15.03.2026 59mDJ Doug's Radio High Life from Soundart Radio, with quality international good-grooves from Altin Gün, Willie Colon , Manu Dibango., Andy Taylor, Rio 18 & Young Gun Silver Fox, Yazoo & more -
Radio High Life Ep 149 West African, Braziilan & Latin grooves plus 'late Disco' 20.02.2026 1h 48mDJ Doug on Soul Roots Radio ; a selection of of International Good Grooves, contemporary and vintage, taking in Willian Onyeabor, Two Man Sound, Magdy El Hussain, Liquid Gold, Tim Maia, Zena, Ebo Taylor, João Leão and more. There's some familar sounding unfamiliar, with a Ska and Soca take on a couple of classics and a Blue-Eyed Soul , Carboot Vinyl, 7 inches of Heaven -
Radio High Life Ep.148 tropical beats, Brazilan grooves & 7 inches of heaven 08.02.2026 1hDJ Doug brings International Good Grooves with the Radio High Life Show on Soundart Radio. Including Marvin goes Bossa and Hancock meets Dunbar, 7 inches of Caribbean Heaven, with 45s from Suriname and Peurto Rico, and much more. -
Radio High Life Ep 144 - Soul, Afrobeat, Disco, Brazilian, Funk 30.11.2025 2h 2mInternational good-grooves from DJ Doug's monthly Radio High Life show on Soul Roots Radio. Top qualty Funk from Quincy, Soulful voices from Terry Callier, Linda Lewis and Jimmy Cliff, a beautiful spacious Stone Roses bass line from Mani , some Brazilian, contemporary and vintage, a little fluffy Orb tune, classic Mod grooves, Little Simz meets Village Cuts, the genius of Joshua Idehen (one to watch) and much much more -
Que Rico: Foreign Office Club, Portabello Radio 13.11.2025 59mDJ Doug's guesta as a dubplate diplomat, wi the Que Rico show, on Foreign Office Clugb on Portobello Radio; Tasty, tasty international good-grooves, taking in Latin, Boogaloo, Funk, Jazz, Afrobeat, Nu Disco and more -
Radio High Life Ep 143; Latin Soul, Spitual Jazz, Afrobeat & Tropical Beats 01.11.2025 2h 2mDjs Doug's Radio High Life from Soul Roots Radio ; a journey through the highest quality international good-grooves , with music from Scrimshire, Roberto Roena, Gasper Lawal, Owelu Dreamhouse, Nu Genea, Brian Jackson, Voodoocuts, Lego Edit, Fell, Caju Collective, DJ Snatch ….and much more -
Radio High Life Ep 142; Latin, Steel Pan & Sitar Funk, Afrobeat, Synth & Smooth Jazz 19.10.2025 1h 2mLatin, Sitar & Steel Pan Funk, Synth and Smooth Jazz feature on DJ Doug's monthly Radio High Life Show from SoundArt Radio, Totnes, Devon. A journey throigh intenational good grooves contemporray and vintage with tunes from the Sooth Sayers, Kenny Dope, Parlor Greens, Santino Surfers, Néstor Álvarez, Anandar Shankar, Kraftwerk, Kahil El Zabar, Wade Marcus & more
