While entering to win a copy of Joshua Van Tassel’s Dance Music: Songs for Slow Motion, readers shared their favourite dance music with us. What follows is a selection of playlists to inspire dance — the kind in the studio as well as the kind in your living room — all summer long.
Querencia by Mayte Martin
Poeta by Vicente Amigo
~ Esmeralda Enrique
Kassav’ by Souskay
Aleluia by Néné Tuty
Young Blood and Humble Me by Norah Jones
These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding
Lemme See by Usher
Disclosure by Latch feat. Sam Smith
Valio La Pena, Vivir Mi Vida and Aguanile by Marc Anthony
Lifetime by Maxwell
Sinner Man by Nina Simone
Baby be Mine and Off The Wall by Micheal Jackson
And anything by Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Soukous Stars and Machel Montano
~ Jessica Vidal
Green Garden by Laura Myula
Lose Yourself to Dance by Daft Punk
Boyz by M.I.A.
El Capitalismo Foraneo by Gotan Project
La Paix by Amadou et Mariam
Prenzlauerberg by Beirut
Infra 5 by Max Richter
We Could Forever by Bonobo
The Moon Asked the Crow by CocoRosie
I Spy by Mikhael Paskalev
~ Meghan Goodman
I Feel Good by James Brown
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
It’s a Good Day by Peggy Lee
Take Me To The River by Al Green
Dancing in the Streets by Martha & The Vandellas
Happy by Pharrell Williams
Sway by anyone!
~ Holly Bright
Ruth Douthwright recently got me into a band called Dirtwire. Amazing!
~ Corrie Sakaluk
Rachel’s (all of it is so so great, atmospheric!)
~ Susan Kendal
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