Rashied Ali has been played on NTS in shows including Queen Kong, featured first on 8 December 2013. Songs played include Swift Are The Winds Of Life, Da Hamptons and Exchange - Part 1.

Rashied Ali (July 1, 1935 - August 12, 2009), progenitor and leading exponent of multidirectional rhythms/polytonal percussion. A student of Philly Joe Jones and an admirer of Art Blakey, Ali developed the style known as "free jazz" drumming, which liberates the percussionist from the role of human metronome.

A Philadelphia native, Rashied Ali began his percussion career in the U.S. Army and started gigging with rhythm and blues and rock groups when…