For Episode 60, veteran New York City DJ, radio producer and party promoter REGGIE JOHNSON serves up a tasty 90-plus minute mix of vintage African funk, featuring tracks from Miriam Makeba, Tony Allen, Manu Dubango, Abdou El Omari, Fela and much more.

Reggie Johnson is an audio engineer, radio show host, party promoter and all around good ppls. He’s been working as an engineer behind the boards at WBAI Pacifica for a few decades, and co-hosting Jeanie Hopper’s Liquid Sound Lounge since ’98. His own radio show From the Soundboard has been running since 2007, a ‘program that usually focuses on concerts regardless of genre. This is where the artist and (or) group perfects the art of the “call and response” with its audience.’ He does great deep dives on all kinds of artists and groups like Gal Costa, Link Wray, Yusef Lateef, Paul Robeson, Ramsey Lewis and many others. He’s also helped promote parties since 1998 and has a longtime summer thing called Beats & BBQ. In his own words, he’s ‘just an average individual who believes in Socialist principles through music, arts and action. Everything is connected to everything.’

To hear Reggie’s in-depth Stark Reality interview with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange, where they go deep into music, promoting, classic parties, politics and much much more, go to Episode 59 of Stark Reality.

For the latest news and updates on Reggie’s radio show and events, follow him @deepdancenyc on Instagram.