Old-skool vs nu-skool dance music brought to you by DJ D’Francisco fresh and classic disco, house, funk, drum & bass, reggae, soul, hip hop, beats and more for open minded listeners.
House, funk, soul, disco, reggae, hip hop, afrobeats, UKG, drum & bass and all manner of beats for open-minded listeners. Fresh releases and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco direct from London. New episode every Sunday night.
Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco
Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54
Tracklist
Ezra collective - Well Organised ft. Lila Ike
Mo' Horizons - Foto Viva (Brazilian Dub Mix)
Marlena Shaw - Woman of the Ghetto
Soul Revivers ft. Susan Cadogan - No Place
Grant Phabao & Reggie Stepper - I Came, I Saw, I Conquered
Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping
Whitney Houston Vs Eric Rug - It's Not Alright (Sam Redmore Bootleg)
Ziggy Phunk - Baseline Nation
Tata Vega - Give It Up For Love (D'Francisco DJ Edit)
Coflo - Consequential Reeding
Kutiman ft. Karolina - Music Is Ruling My World (Opolopo Edit)
Letta Mbulu - Normaliso
Bloqo - Tira o Pe (BLOQO Edit)
WheelUp - Ancestral Dance
Cheik Lo -Shakara/Lady (Part Two)
Afriqua - Feelz
Red Rack'em - Wonky Baseline Disco Banger (Greg Wilson Edit)
Barbara Tucker & Daryl D'Bonneau - Playing With My Mind
Bambii - Level Up
DJ Zinc ft. Alicia Harley - Bubble (Sully Remix)
Kampinos - Head in the Sky
High Contrast - If We Ever
Charmaine - I Get What I Want (Lewi Dub)
Rhythm Section - Emotion
27 Sept 2026
The Payback ft. Kasinda, Prof, Wbbl, Colenel Red & Brenda & the Big Dudes
House, funk, soul, disco, reggae, hip hop, afrobeats, UKG, drum & bass and all manner of beats for open-minded listeners. Fresh releases and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco direct from London. New episode every Sunday night.
Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco
Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54
Tracklist
Kasinda - This Life
The Last Poets - Understand What Black Is
Black Uhuru - Plastic Smile
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby
Prof - Reaching for Fire
Ty - Sophisticated and Coar
Eric B & Rakim - Microphone Fiend
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Wbbl - Delightful Alert
Kraak Smaak ft. Ben Westbeech - Squeeze Me (A Skillz Remix)
Nitelite Cityrama - Running So Hard (Mighty 110BPM Version)
Stealth Made It - Restless
Tumza D'Kota - Voices
Boom Shaka - On & On
Brenda & the Big Dudes - Weekend Special
Colonel Red - Feel It (WheelUp Remix)
Marc Cottrell, Dominic Balchin - The Trumpet Track
Sounds of Life - Musique Non Stop
Om Unit - Remember
Bushwacka! - Nightshift
Rebel MC - Coming On Strong (Rum & Black Mix)
Benny L & Cleveland Washington - Metaphors
Photek - The Rain
20 Sept 2026
The Payback ft. Thee Sacred Souls, Werkha, Zongamin, Rusko & Buju Banton
House, funk, soul, disco, reggae, hip hop, afrobeats, UKG, drum & bass and all manner of beats for open-minded listeners. Fresh releases and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco direct from London. New episode every Sunday night.
Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco
Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54
Tracklist
Thee Sacred Souls - One and The Same (Axelrod Version)
Supercat - History
The Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom
Seun Kuti, Egypt 80, Kabaka Pyramid - Problems
Femi Kuti - Truth Don Die (Kerri Chandler Remix)
Fela Kuti - Jeun Ko Ku (Chop n Quench)
Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir- Break Through (BrekkyT remix)
Werkha - Foolin' Self ft. Berry Blacc)
Doctor L - Vocalise
All things Break - Stay
Bo-Cash - My Love is A Shhh!
Blaze - Lovlee Dae (Beloved Remix)
Sons of Ken - Reaching 4 The Light (Paradise Garage Mix)
Zongamin - Bongo Song
King Sporty & The Root Rockers - Fire Keep On Burning
Hugh Hardie - East Coast Funk
Carlito & DJ Addiction - Supergrass
Chackney & Ethan King - Chackney Parrot
DJ Veteran - Baby Baby
High Jinx - California Dreaming (Proof & Bangers Bad Boy Barking Mix)
Anais, Stylo G & Lady Leshurr - Strong Like Lion
Dub Child - Fear Some
Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
Buju Banton - Hills & Valleys
Who has been a guest on The Payback
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Little Simz
Marley Marl
L-Side
Damien Marley
Ray Barretto
Reach and audience
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
47
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
82
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