untitled (A Brooklyn Waltz)

“Walking the Brooklyn Bridge is a reminder that freedom is a beautiful journey.” – Ryan Evans

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Descendents – Light Shines Truth
Rodney Marable – Pallete #2
Oscuro P – Sole Inflection
Rodney Marable – Op. 9, No. 2 (Sample From Swing 52)
Essential Soul Featuring Rob James – Come On
Meikbar – Sunshine
Snowflake – Freedom (Soul Donkey Dub)
Fertile Ground – Come 2 Me
The Shadow Kings – Get Stronger (Soul Donkey Remix)
Steal Vibe Featuring Chris Dockins – Strong
Mondo Grosso – Life

Curated for a specially selected audience and blessed by Hurricane Ernesto, this music is rare and precious like the woman for whom it was originally created.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Martin Solveig – I’m A Good Man
Thievery Corporation – The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Javemeyer – Agua
Donnie – Cloud 9
Jill Scott – Whatever
Pevan Everett – Stuck
Radiohead – Everything In Its Right Place
Lela James – My Joy
Blaze – Breathe
Big Moses – That’s How Much I Love You
Roni Size – Watching Windows (Soul Donkey 1st Movement)
Roni Size – Watching Windows (Soul Donkey 2nd Movement)
Roni Size – Watching Windows (Soul Donkey Finale)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love

Bukowski’s in Inman Square used to be *the* late-night watering hole after Craig Kapilow and I finished up spinning at The Druid on Saturday nights.

Please click here to read an article by Joanna Massey of the Boston Globe about our night that was featured on the front cover of the A&E section on August 19, 2004.

While The Druid is still going strong and continues to pour the best pint of Guinness in town, “Buks” sadly did not survive COVID.

Originally released on August 10, 2006, this music is a tribute to those wonderful memories and is best enjoyed in the company of old and dear friends.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Millie Jackson – Keep The Home Fire Burnin’
Millie Jackson – Logs And Thangs
Millie Jackson – Put Something Down On It
Millie Jackson – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy
Minnie Ripperton – Memory Lane
Barry White – Your Sweetness Is My Weakness
The Avalanches – Since I Left You
Anane’ – Amazing Love
Shawn Escoffery – Days Like This
Jimmy Horne – Spank (Kciv Edit 1)
Akabu and Linda Clifford – Ride The Storm (Soul Donkey Mashup)
Eddie Matos – Relax Your Mind
Seed Allstarz – Luv Me
Sicania Soul – Morning Chant
Osunlade – I Don’t Know

Originally released on July 19, 2006, this mix is a microcosm of what The Soul Donkey considered “hot” in Boston during his Redline residency with KC Hallett and Kris Kono (RIP).

May this holiday music keep your warm and safe!

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Moodyman – One Night In The Disco
Bradford James – Vibe Magnet
Jacob – The Garden Of Jazz
Camiel – Sunset
Glenn Underground – Indians & Bagpipes
Expression – Ancestoral Groove
Rodney Marable – All of America
Supreme Beings of Liesure – Ghetto
Los Sonadores – Child’s Play
David Walters – All In Somoja
Musiq – Show More Love
Matthew Herbert Band – The Audience (Kciv Live Edit)

This mix was originally recorded on June 22, 2006.

There was a lot going on back then: I was promoting Thursdays at The Druid with Jonathan Gladstone and Mark Chandler, spinning on Fridays at Redline in Harvard Square with K-Civ and Kris Kono (RIP), and Saturdays again at The Druid with Craig Kapilow and pretty much every New England-based DJ who was doing something positive including local luminaries Timmy Allen, Bradford James, Kendra Borowski, Maurice “Mo” Wilkey, Adam Gibbons, Francesco Spegna, DJ Cruzz, and others.

Sundays were for DJ Bruno and friends at Utopia but if I wasn’t up for crossing the river, it was the Phoenix Landing with Randy Deshaies.

Those were the days.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Untitled – Jamila “Lady J” Wilson
Get It Off – 3 Generations
Everyday – DKMA featuring Jeff Ramsey
Attack, Attack, Attack – Ben Watt featuring Baby Blak
See Line Woman – Nina Simone (Todd Terry Remix)
Flame – Crustation with Bronagh Slevin
You Ain’t Treating Me Right – Miss Patty
It’s Probably Me/Shape of My Heart – Sting
Piri Wango Iya – Geoffrey Oryema
Baby Did You Hear – Dinah Washington
Without You – Kem
Bagada, Bagada, Bogodo, Bogodo – Luisito Quintero featuring Francis Mbappa
Tribute – Soul Ascendents
Get Stronger – The Shadow Kings (The Soul Donkey Rough Cut)

This mix was originally recorded on April 29, 2006, in loving memory of David A. Frank Jr. (1973-2006).

Life is short. Treasure your friends. Live in the moment.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

You’re My Lady (Live Version) – D’Angelo
Rapture – Anita Baker
C.O.D. – M’tume
Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott
Keep On Movin’ – Soul II Soul
I Want You (KCiv Edit) – Erykah Badu
Without U – Kem
Whatever – Jill Scott
For Your Love – Stevie Wonder
Special – Sara Devine
Stuck – Pevan Everett
Untitled Love Affair – Demarkus Lewis featuring Lady Saw
Feelin’ Good – Nina Simone
Se La – Lionel Richie

Soul Donkey Music continues its return after a lengthy sabbatical with this series of throwback limited edition mix CDs distributed around Boston, Chicago, and New York in the early aughts.

Originally released on April 20, 2006, “Soul Donkey Number Two” remains painfully relevant today.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Stand Up For Righteousness (Soul Donkey Mashup) – Black Action and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pineapple – Miguel Garca
Voices – KC Flightt
Hate Won’t Change Me – Byron Stigley
WTC (Original) – Bradford James
My Joy – Leela
Kill Bill (Soul Donkey Drum Extraction) – K.C. Hallett
Luv of My Life – Paul Foley
Free Yourself – Fantasia Barrino
Sexy One – Pevan Everett
I Wasn’t Kidding – Angie Stone
It’s Getting Late – Floetry
What About Us? – Kerri Chandler

Soul Donkey Music returns after a lengthy sabbatical with this series of throwback limited edition mix CDs distributed around Boston, Chicago, and New York in the early aughts.

“Soul Donkey Number One” was originally released in early February 2006 outside Soul Revival, one of Boston’s most impactful seminal underground experiences.

We hope this blast from the past brings back memories of happier times and girds your spirit for the long winter ahead.

All Tracks Selected and Mixed by
Rodney Marable a.k.a. The Soul Donkey
For Promotional and Educational Use Only

Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth – 24 Carat Black
I Love the Night Life – India with Nyorican Soul
Moving In – Kerri Chandler
Love Calls – Kem
Hail to the Sounds – The Warriors
We Rock-n-Roll – Rithma
Astounded – Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield
Elevator (MAW Mix) – Jaffa
My Beat – Blaze
Be Grateful (Walter Hawkins) – The Congregation
Journey – Charles Dockins feat. Shelia Ford
Half Crazy – Musiq
Live as One – Sam Traxx
Freedom (Make it Funky): A Lil’ Louis Portrait – Black Magic
Deep Inside (Soul Donkey Fade) – Mary J. Blige