Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-9-13

The day this episode aired marked the 20th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan's arrival onto the worldwide stage.  In honor of Enter the Wu-Tang, we take some time at the top of the second hour to sample Wu-Tang members and associates.

The tracklist follows:

1. C.R.E.A.M. - El Michels Affair
2. Money I$ King - Lee Fields & The Expressions
3. I Like It - The Emotions
4. Greenbacks - Deep Street Soul (Feat. Shirley Davis)
5. Chick-a-Boom - Joe Bataan
6. Funky Runthrough Pt. 1 & 2 - The Poets of Rhythm
7. Organ Donor (Hawkeye Hyphy Edit) - Lefties Soul Connection
8. Moving Closer to the Sofa - The Limp Twins
9. Hurt Me So (Lack of Afro Remix) - The Diplomats of Solid Sound
10. Where Does the Time Go? - The Bamboos
11. Number One - John Legend (Feat. Kanye West)
12. Pipe Bag - The Haggis Horns
13. Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) - Cornershop
14. Margarita - Sleepy Brown ((Feat. Pharrell & Big Boi)
15. Sedmkrát - Black Milk
16. Luckier (Chromeo Remix) - Shazaam
17. Protect Ya Neck - Wu-Tang Clan
18. Atmosphere - Kooley High (Feat. Halo)
19. Malcolm X Manuscripts - Bronze Nazareth (Feat. Willie the Kid)
20. Saviorself - Jedi Mind Tricks (Feat. Killah Priest)
21. Self Titled - Reks
22. Fashawn - Hey Young World (Feat. Aloe Blacc & Devoya Mayo)
23. Sunday (Instrumental) - 9th Wonder
24. Brothers on the Slide - The Dynamics
25. Travelling Song - Quantic (Feat. Alice Russell & The Combo Barbaro)
26. Community Service Announcement - Kylie Auldist
27. Get it Together - TM Juke (Feat. Bread & Water)
28. The Sweetest - Nightmares on Wax
29. Anytime - The Robert Cray Band

Enjoy, share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-9-13.

Radio Show 10-31-13

A three-hour Halloween extravaganza, this episode features DJ friend Hasbend Playswell on the 1 and 2.  Together, we hop across rhythm and style, mood and geographic locale.  It was a fun and exhausting evening.

Look out for more collaborations in the near future -- Wednesday, 11/27, from 10pm-midnight MST on KSFR, to be exact.  Here's our tracklist:

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Con el Cuete - Brownout
3. It's Gonna Be a Good Day - Blo
4. Gendamou Na Wii We Gnannin - Orchestre Poly-Ritmo
5. It's Not Easy - Ofege
6. Sugar Man - Rodriguez
7. Run Fay Run - El Michels Affair
8. The Innocent - Mayer Hawthorne
9. Petrolero - La Pegatina
10. Carry On, Brother - Eddie Harris
11. No Diggity - Chet Faker
12. And That's Saying a Lot - Christine McVie
13. No Room For Doubt - Lianne La Havas (Feat. Willy Mason)
14. Red Rose For Gregory (Instrumental) - Dean Frasier
15. Thriller - Easy Star All-Stars (Feat. Mikey General & Spragga Benz)
16. Final Move - Cornadoor (Feat. Kabaka Pyramid)
17. Ganja Spliff - Perfect
18. Munaye - Mulatu Astatke
19. Intandane - Phillip Malela & The Movers
20. Apache - The Jimmy Entley Sound
21. Optical - Chris Joss
22. Funky Drummer - D'Angelo (Feat. The Roots & Christian McBride)
23. Buscando la felicidad - Las Moskas
24. Bright Lights - Gary Clark Jr.
25. Devil Do - Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
26. Amor pa' mi - Sergent Garcia
27. State Terrorism - The Souljazz Orchestra
28. Freedom For My Sisters - Mahmoud Jreri, Salfaa Hathut & Abeer Alzinati
29. Stone Age - De La Soul (Feat. Biz Markie)
30. Damn Right - Statik Selecta (Feat. Joell Ortiz & Brother Ali)
31. Web - The Roots
32. The Garden - Cut Chemist
33. Summer's Gonna Hurt You - Diplo
34. José Cumbus - Super Mama Djombo
35. Batela-Bana - Baba National
36. Forge Your Own Chains - D.R. Hooker
37. El guapo - Los Diablos Rojos
38. The Book of Right On - Joanna Newsome
39. Palhaço - Céu
40. Fat Fat Fellow - Daniel Janin
41. Emjindini - Mthembu Queens

Enjoy and share...Radio Show 10-31-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 9-14-13

Here's your next installment of the Twisted Groove, featuring some cuts from a cool Arabic Hip-Hop compilation I picked up from Bodega Pop, which is a great blog that I highly encourage you to check out.  Shout out to Nick for motivating me to post my back episodes instead of fall into my typical cold weather malaise.

We also bid a final farewell in this episode to legendary reggae producer Prince Jazzbo.

The tracklist:

1. Intro-Freedom - DJ Juls
2. Mawood - Deeb
3. Royalty - Blitz the Ambassador
4. Culture of Fear - Thievery Corporation (Feat. Mr. Lif)
5. Zeytinyagli - Mustafa Ozkent Orchestra
6. Don't Give Up - Oneness of Juju
7. Labazo - Bony Castro
8. Kwaakwaa - Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
9. Funky Horn - Fela Kuti & His Africa 70
10. Apollo 16 - Prince Jazzbo
11. Tribal War - Buju Banton
12. Be, I Do - Nightmares on Wax
13. Falta de ar - Céu
14. Expresso 2222 - Gilberto Gil
15. Asibiso Jungle - Vulcans
16. Beit - Sabreena Da Witch
17. Don't Fight Me Down - Tarrus Riley
18. God Bless You La La La - Patrice (Feat. Cody Chesnutt)
19. Orane (Hypnotic Remix by Sodi & LNV) - Les Negresses Vertes
20. Latin Strut - Frootful
21. Selva negra - Maná
22. I Want it Back - Mickey Hart Band
23. Don't Owe You a Thang - Gary Clark Jr.
24. Wade in the Water - The Staple Singers
25. Jungle Soul - Joseph Makwela & His Comrades
26. Better Man - Keb' Mo'

Enjoy and share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 9-14-13.

Radio Show 9-5-13

I know what you're thinking: I rarely get two podcast episodes published in a month, and now I release two in a single day.  My only excuse is having two small children and a tiny bit of extra spare time.

I hope you enjoy this eclectic mix.  The tracklist follows:

1. SeDJedo - Angélique Kidjo (Feat. Ziggy Marley)
2. African in New York - Blitz the Ambassador
3. Waiting for Tomorrow - Bettye Lavette
4. Nothing Like It - Stik Figa
5. One Love (Funky DL Remix) - Nas (Feat. Lei-an)
6. Go - Handbook
7. Misahotaka Ny Akama - Rajery
8. Yo me llamo cumbia - Chico Cervantes y su conjunto internacional
9. Seu Waldir - Ave Sangria
10. Wabacha - Al Lirvat et Son Antillais Wabap
11. Birthday - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
12. Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty
13. What I Do on Saturday - Steve Burns
14. Fading Flower - Yuna
15. Why Blues - Chris Thomas King
16. Daktari Walk - The Daktaris

Enjoy and share...Radio Show 9-5-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 5-25-13

Here you have yet another installment of my favorite program to sit in on.  This episode of the Twisted Groove features the usual assortment of eclectic, upbeat music.  We hit up the U.S. and the U.K., spend  time in several African countries, and finish with some good old 80s disco soul.

Your tracklist:

1. In the Beginning - Man Parrish
2. In the Now - Olivier Daysoul
3. The World is Changing - Femi Kuti
4. Mother in Law - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
5. ABC's - K'naan (Feat. Chubb Rock)
6. Edith Cavell - Dead Horse Beats
7. Jatt Ho Giya Sharabee - Punjabi MC
8. Waterman - Olav Basoski (Feat. Michie One)
9. Sunflower - Lenny Kravitz (Feat. Drake)
10. Rainy Day - Coldplay
11. African Dance - Soul II Soul
12. Máma Lála - Bonga
13. Mandola - Papa Wemba
14. I'll Get You - Classixx
15. Sekebe - Amadou & Mariam
16. RMX Tantas Flores (Remix por Ramón) - Ojos de Brujo
17. Adunia - Asmara All Stars (Feat. Mahmoud Ahmed Omer, Temasgen Hip Hop & Doc Reggae)
18. Amor infinito - Dnoe
19. Breakdown - Gary Clark Jr.
20. Livin' in the Jungle - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
21. On the Real Side - Lonnie Liston Smith
22. Sun Explosion - Manu Dibango
23. It's the Music - Leroy Hutson
24. One Lover At a Time - Atlantic Starr
25. Your Personal Touch - Evelyn Champagne King
26. 7 - Prince
27. Let's Go To the Movies - Ozomatli
28. Gidigidi - DJ Juls
29. Linda Movement - Father's Children

Get down, and remember to share...Twisted Groove Radio Show 5-25-13.

Radio Show 4-18-13

Greetings, listeners!  You've got a very special podcast to listen to here.  In honor of National Library Week, way back in April, I did an hour-long radio show exclusively using songs I'd borrowed from the Santa Fe Public Library.  I'm really proud of this show -- it may be as close as I'll ever come to literacy activism, if there is such a thing.

If you like what you hear (or even if you don't) I encourage you to browse the music selection at your own local library.  You might be surprised by what you find!

Here's what I found:

1. Lollipop - The Chordettes
2. Cumbanchero - Rubén González
3. Tchimurenga Zimbabwe - Sam Mangwana
4. Drive it Home - Snooks Eaglin
5. Marimba Song - Amampondo
6. Tiris Nibreeha - Tiris
7. Samba Triste - Ana de Holanda
8. Canaveral - De Madera
9. Fools Fall in Love - Dennis Brown
10. Ba E Soro - Omogo & The Res Q Ranjazz Family
11. Tomorrow Robins Will Sing - Stevie Wonder
12. Soy sólo para tí - Victor Boa y su Música
13. I Can Understand It - New Birth

Share often, and enjoy even more frequently...Radio Show 4-18-13.

Radio Show 3-28-13

Hello again, listeners.  I hope you dig this episode, a radio show I sent out over the airwaves a few evenings ago, that tours the music of West Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S.

Here's the tracklist:

1. Chengetai - Oliver Mtukudzi
2. Tshena Ndekela - Baloji (Feat. Monik Tenday)
3. Werente Serigne - Orchestra Baobab
4. Madan - Salif Keita
5. Unknown - Unknown Artist
6. Bihine Mi Bak Dehn Taak - Mr. Peters Boom & Chime
7. Vengan a la charanga - Celia Cruz con La Sonora Matancera
8. Todo lo que tengo es tuyo - Tempo Dominicano
9. Pressure Drop - Oku & AK7
10. When I Look At U - Snakehips
11. I Am I Be - De La Soul
12. As Long As I've Got You - The Emotions
13. Trouble in Mind - Nina Simone
14. I Bought This For - J.Rocc

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 3-28-13.

Radio Show 1-31-13

Hi folks.  This episode features music from Habib Koité and Eric Bibb, who were in town for a concert this weekend.  In news that will not surprise regular listeners, music from 10 countries is sandwiched between songs by the Malian and U.S. bluesmen.  As always, I've edited out the PSAs and have included the tracklist below:

1. I Ka Barra - Habib Koité & Bamada
2. I've Been Life - Cody ChesnuTT
3. Nka Bom - Edikanfo
4. Foolish - Olivier Daysoul
5. Gangsters and Pimps (Instrumental) - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
6. Wend Mikeyini Kabudha - Owilla Lakeside Jazz
7. Aapke Saamne Pehli Baar Aayi Hoo - Alisha Chinoy & Vijay Benedict
8. Leeboon - Xalam
9. Satchindanada - DJ Shadow & The Automator
10. Cardo o ceniza - Eva Ayllón
11. Kim - Lord Shorty
12. Oye Manita - Totó la Momposina
13. Exciters Theme - The Exciters
14. Needed Time - Eric Bibb

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 1-31-13.