Radio Show 12-13-12

Well, I have a lot of time this week and a backlog of radio shows to post, so here's another.  If you like quiz shows, this episode is for you.  There are three games in this program...to play, just listen carefully.

For your listening pleasure, PDAs are edited out, and for your information, the show's tracklist follows:

1. Wasuze Otya? - Samite
2. Patience - k-os
3. Yesu Gorbu - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
4. Build a Wall - East Park Reggae Collective
5. Nijaay - The Souljazz Orchestra
6. Mas o Menos - The Budos Band
7. What Have You Done - Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
8. Ari Degbe - Antibalas
9. Shot Down - The Sugarman 3 (Feat. Lee Fields)
10. What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes? - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
11. We Are On Our Way - Care Free
12. Yin Oyifuna Kimi - Lucky Dube & Super Soul
13. Sidi'imali Zethu - The Mgababa Queens
14. Joy - Spirits Rejoice
15. Kuzobenjani Na? - Vusi Mahlesela

Please play at your next holiday gathering, and encourage your guests to subscribe to the podcast: Radio Show 12-13-12.

Radio Show 11-29-12

I greet you with another episode of my radio program.  This installment features a healthy dose of diversity, with music from artists representing about 10 different countries.  As usual, I've edited out PSAs and included the tracklist below.

I still don't have a regular and set gig, but chances are more likely than not that if you tune in to listen live on Thursday evenings from 9-10pm MST, you'll hear me.

1. So Much Things To Say - Lauryn Hill
2. Yoyeo Ala Sariki - Master Bob Akwaboah
3. You Say You Are My Friend - Ghetto Brothers
4. Es la vida - Sarazino (Feat. Novalima)
5. El talismán - Rosana
6. Aye OK - J Boog
7. Ashrey Ha'ish - Sheva
8. The Crossing - Menahan Street Band
9. Yurumei - Aurelio Martínez
10. Mansou Djouwi - Houon Pierre
11. Taxi 2 - Abu el Leef
12. So Long - Majek Fashek
13. Your World - Floyd Cheung
14. Kohoutek - Father's Children

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Enjoy!

Radio Show 11-15-12

Officially, this is my fifth radio session.  However, the show I did at the beginning of November seems lost -- or at least forever hidden by the station's recording robots -- so I'll call this episode number four.  At any rate, it's a fun one...we travel from the U.K. to North Africa to Brooklyn, then down to Brasil and back to Brooklyn, only to return eastward toward Turkey and Italy.  And that's all before the mid-show voice break.  We also hit up Albuquerque, Philly, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria and Sudan (via Brooklyn, of course).  As always, PSAs are edited out, and the tracklist follows:

1. Short Change Hero - The Heavy
2. Aal Eah - Samira Saeid
3. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
4. Quer Queira, Quer Nao Queira - Tim Maia
5. It Ain't Nothing Like - Amerigo Gazaway (Feat. Kriminul)
6. Karni Buyuk Koca Dunya - OnDER Bali
7. Grigio Perla - Gian Franco Pienzio
8. West - Wagogo
9. Diarr Diarr - Youssou N'Dour
10. Jeeper Creeper - Sinkane
11. Chérie - Amadou & Mariam
12. Take Time - Orchestre Tumba Africa International
13. Upper Egypt - The Roots
14. Okra - Olu Dara

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Enjoy!

Radio Show 10-12-12

Here you have the third episode of my radio show.  I'm beginning to feel more comfortable on the boards...I hope that comes through in what you hear, at least in some small way.  As always, thank you to those who tune in to listen live.  This week's tracklist follows:

1. Tagos del agujero - Radio Tarifa
2. Rumba Dub Style - Ojos de Brujo
3. Tengo - Macaco
4. La calle - Juan Luis Guerra (Feat. Juanes)
5. Take Over - Prince Jazzbo
6. Addis Ababa - Culture
7. When I'm Sixty-Four - Easy Star All-Stars (Feat. Sugar Minott)
8. Sensation (Bidi Bom Bom) - Lole-Lolay
9. Bolingo - Diblo Dibala et le Groupe Loketo
10. La Bamba - Wyclef Jean (Feat. Ro-K & Gammy)
11. My Rhythm - Nomadic Massive
12. His Girl - The Budos Band
13. If This Ain't Love - Jay Novelle
14. Adie Nu - DJ Juls
15. Turning World - Eric Bibb

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Enjoy!

Radio Show 10-5-12

Installment number two of my radio show.  Thanks again to all who have tuned in to hear me live.  I hope it's been as fun for you as it has been for me.

The tracklist follows:

1. Akwaaba - Blitz the Ambassador

2. Warm Heart of Africa - The Very Best (feat. Ezra Koenig)

3. Fountain of Youth - Arrested Development

4. Love Don't Make It Right - Ashford & Simpson

5. Kool On - The Roots (feat. Greg Porn & Truck North)

6. No Time For Dreaming - Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band

7. Les Voyous - Rock A Mambo

8. Bendita Nena - El Chivo Sin Ley (feat. Edilio Paredes)

9. Dyambo - Hugh Masekela

10. Ruby Soho - Jimmy Cliff

11. Gbara Case - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

12. Viva Disco - Tunde Mabadu

13. Ámuñegü (In Times To Come) - Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective

14. Namania - Habib Koité & Bamada

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Radio Show 9-27-12

If you follow this podcast, you've probably noticed that new episodes have been few and far between.  That's due in large part to the fact that I've been focusing my musical energy on an occasional show at my local radio station.

Thank you to those who have been tuning in to listen.  If I get a regular spot, I'll let you know.  For now, all I can offer are recordings with the PSAs edited out.  The tracklist for my debut show follows:

1. Dee Moo Woor - Orchestra Baobab
2. La Culebra - AfroCubism
3. Hwe Towe Hun - T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
4. Funky Message - The Heroes
5. Jol'inkomo - Miriam Makeba
6. Eem Rak Na'iz - Mosh Ben Ari
7. On the Move (Dub Version) - Chezidek
8. Incline - Midnite
9. Judgement - Prince Koloni
10. Baby Be Mine - Easy Star All-Stars (feat. The Green)
11. Racing With the Sun (remix by Deluxe) - Chinese Man
12. You and the Music - Donald Byrd
13. My Cherie Amor (remix by Beatnick & K-Salaam) - Stevie Wonder
14. Jimmi Diggin Cats - Digable Planets
15. Tell Him - Lauryn Hill

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Enjoy!

Many Roots Podcast 8 - Rythmes Sans Frontières

Well, it's been way too long.  I hope this musical trip around the world -- which makes stops in the Congo, Haiti, India, Argentina, Colombia, Senegal, the U.S. and a few other countries -- will make it up to those who've been waiting patiently for the next episode.  As requested, the tracklist follows:

1. Show Me the Way - Papa Wemba
2. Victory - Blitz the Ambassador Feat. Pete Philly
3. Tradicao - Gabriela Mendes
4. Le Ou Marye - Wyclef Jean
5. Süt Ictim Dilim Yandi - Anselmo Crew
6. Jogi - Punjabi MC
7. Para No Olvidar - Los Rodriguez
8. Sachita - Playing For Change
9. Bomba Te Traigo Yo - José González & Banda Criolla
10. Yo Soy Salsamuffin - Sergent Garcia
11. Fusión Natural - Matato'a
12. Survie - Youssou N'Dour
13. Con La Mano Levantá - Macaco
14. Armando Un Recuerdo - Wagogo

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Enjoy!

Many Roots Podcast 7 - The Ickey Shuffle

Ever wonder what Ickey Woods was shuffling to in the end zone?  This mix represents my best guess.

For non sports fans and those born after 1990, Ickey Woods was a briefly popular running back for the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 80s and early 90s.  Sort of like a one hit wonder of American football...and he always danced when he scored a touchdown.

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Enjoy!

Many Roots Podcast 6 - Latitudes of Love

This episode brings you an extended mix of love songs from Donny Hathaway, Charles Bradley, Mike James Kirkland, Aretha Franklin, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Romain Virgo and many other well-known and long-lost artists.

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Enjoy!

Many Roots Podcast 5 - Happy Birthday!

In keeping with this podcast's updated mission, I bring you an episode you can truly learn and dance to.  Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929.  There is universal agreement that Dr. King's dream led to significant improvements in U.S. civil rights.  Nevertheless, the jury remains out on how much things have really improved for persons of color and other marginalized peoples.

I certainly don't know the answer, and I'm not sure a definitive one exists.  This podcast makes space for a variety of voices from the U.S., South Africa and Jamaica to make their arguments, and includes a double dose of Stevie Wonder, whose song "Happy Birthday" was instrumental in the creation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in the U.S.

Listen and subscribe to Many Roots Podcast 5 - Happy Birthday!  Please share it with friends, family members, teachers and students.

Enjoy!