Proud by Heather Small

Joy Retro Disco presents:
Uplifting tunes for your weekend

“What have you done today to make you feel proud?” asks Ms Small, in this anthem to self-belief and the power of positive change.
I thought this was a fitting tune for this weekend as the show that made it a mainstream earworm, The Biggest Loser, is back on [...]

The first disco record? Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango

Joy Retro Disco presents:
Uplifting tunes for your weekend

Could there be a better way to start off the weekend than with the tune that is often credited with being the first disco record in town?? I’d never heard of the 1972 hit, Soul Makossa by Cameroon sax player, Manu Dibango, but it only takes one listen [...]

Twenty Top Tunes 2008

This was the first year that my music listening was determined by an algorithm. Sure, I may put the music I like on iTunes but whether I hear it or not is up to the Shuffle gods. As such I have no idea what whole albums were good or even if I got to hear [...]