In The Groove: A full-on funk fest alongside new music from Childish Gambino, Habibi, Karen Nyame KG

Listen to “In the Groove” with Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

"In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper in WDET's studios in Detroit.

What a fun show today. Leaned into the beautiful weather with a lot of funk — maybe too much! Fill out the WDET listener survey and you let me know.

Fresh cuts from Goat, the mysterious Swedish band who blend punk, psych-rock and Afrobeat like few can, alongside Kate Bollinger, Karen Nyame KG, Habibi and a heavy dose of Childish Gambino, the project of Donald Glover, who is shedding that moniker ahead of his Detroit tour date at the Little Caesars Arena on August 17.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 31, 2024

  • “Ouroboros (Radio Edit)” – Goat
  • “Ooo, I” – Forest Law
  • “Fuzz Jam (Harvey Sutherland X-Tra Fuzz Remix)” – Lazy Eyes
  • “Banana Heater” – Yam Yam
  • “What’s This About (La La La La)” – Kate Bollinger
  • “Super Breath” – Karen O & Danger Mouse
  • “Us Alone (Time Cow Remix)” – Jabu
  • “Following (Tim Love Lee Dub)” – The Phenomenal Handclap Band
  • “Remedy” – Karen Nyame KG
  • “Ritual” – Karen Nyame KG
  • “Juanita” – Angélica Garcia
  • “Ghost Town” – The Specials
  • “No Excuses” – Childish Gambino
  • “Happy Survival (feat. Khruangbin)” – Childish Gambino
  • “My Queen Is Nanny Of The Maroons” – Sons of Kemet
  • “Lightworks” – J Dilla
  • “Storm” – Rare Silk
  • “People” – J Dilla
  • “Mash” – J Dilla
  • “Bruce Willis (Noon Garden Remix)” – Japanese Breakfast
  • “my luv 4 u (feat. Eddie Burns)” – ge0rgy
  • “Toro” – Remi Wolf
  • “Somethin’ Here” – Terrence Parker
  • “What You Won’t Do for Love” – Michael Boothman
  • “Hey Lou” – Lewis OfMan & Camille Jansen
  • “What’s Not Mine” – Cate Le Bon
  • “My Moon” – Habibi
  • “Miss Modular” – Stereolab
  • “Doused” – DIIV
  • “Mahal” – Glass Beams
  • “T-U-V” – Group Climate
  • “Mosty (feat. Latarnik & Tenderlonious)” – Jaubi
  • “Brown Paper Bag” – DIIV

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

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  • Ryan Patrick Hooper inside the WDET studio.
    Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.