Radio Nova (or simply Nova) is a radio station broadcast from Paris, created in 1981 by Jean-François Bizot. Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music.
La Boite Noire de Radio Nova 1956
01. Ike Turner - Rocket 88 [02:49]
02. Asha Bhosle - Ina Mina Dika [03:24]
03. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog [02:49]
04. Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care [03:05]
05. Arthur « Big Boy »Crudup - That's All Right [02:53]
06. Jackson Do Pandeiro - Na Corrente [02:36]
07. Edith Piaf - Je T'ai Dans La Peau [02:49]
08. Elvis Presley - Good Rockin' Tonight [02:13]
09. Tito Puente - Terry Cloth [04:56]
10. Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - La Suerte De Los Tontos (Fortune Of Fools) [04:17]
11. Anibal Troilo « Pichuco » Y Su Orquesta Tipica - Mi Noche Triste [03:22]
12. Charly Parker - Lover Man [03:19]
13. Louis Jordan & His Timpany Five - Let's The Good Times Roll [02:47]
14. Betty Carter & Ray Bryant - Moonlight In Vermont [03:23]
La Boite Noire de Radio Nova 1957
01. James Brown - Please, Please, Please [02:44]
02. Jean Constantin - Les Pantoufles a Papa [02:33]
03. Buddy Holly - Everyday [02:07]
04. The Cheers - Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots [02:10]
05. Sabu - El Cumbanchero [05:38]
06. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - In A Mellow Tone [03:29]
07. Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds - Mbube [02:44]
08. Eddie Cano - Short Run [02:14]
09. Leo Ferre - Mr William [03:39]
10. Pixinguinha - Yao [03:09]
11. T-Bone Walker - Inspiration Blues [02:45]
12. Art Blakey - Amuck [06:47]
13. Sarah Vaughan - Misty [05:58]
14. Miles Davis - Bag's Groove [09:21]
La Boite Noire de Radio Nova 1958
01. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Blues March [06:15]
02. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man [03:05]
03. Ary Lobo - Pedido A Padre Cicero [02:57]
04. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line [02:27]
05. Yma Sumac - Bo Mambo [03:20]
06. Oum Kalsoum - Ya Rohi [06:36]
07. Celia Cruz & La Sonora Matancera - Baho Kende [02:20]
08. Dinah Washington - Blue Skies [07:51]
09. Boris Vian - Je Bois [03:29]
10. Cuarteto d'Aida con la Orquesta de Chico O Farill - Oye Mi Ritmo [02:18]
11. Esquivel & His Orchestra - Boulevard of Broken Dreams [03:03]
12. Anjos Do Inferno - Vatapa [02:45]
La Boite Noire de Radio Nova 1959
01. King Pleasure - I'm in The Mood for Love [03:01]
02. Edd Byrnes - Kookie's Mad Pad [02:04]
03. Grand Kalle & African Jazz - Table Ronde [02:59]
04. Lalo Guerrero y Sus Cinco Lobos - Marihuana Boogie [02:57]
05. Maria Tanase - Tiens, Tiens, Tiens et Na! [02:25]
06. John Lee Hooker - War Is Over [02:43]
07. Arthur Lyman - Hana Maui [03:56]
08. Jimmy Reed - Hush Hush [02:32]
09. Linda Batista - Enlouqueci [02:26]
10. Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting [12:08]
11. Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac [03:08]
La Boite Noire de Radio Nova 1960
01. Oscar Brown Jr - But I Was Cool [02:55]
02. Beny More / Perez Prado - Babaratiri [02:29]
03. Carmen Miranda - South American Way [02:48]
04. Ray Bryant & His Combo - The Madison Time Part 1 [03:06]
05. Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo [02:17]
06. Grand Kalle & African Jazz - Independance Cha Cha [03:05]
07. Charles Mingus - Moanin' [08:02]
08. Slim & Slam - Boot-Ta-La-Za [02:45]
09. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons [02:37]
10. Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo - Manteca [03:06]
11. Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight [03:27]
12. Duo Los Compadres - Como El Macao, Candela [03:03]
13. Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special [09:54]