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 5-23-13

Welcome to the summer vacation edition of the radio show.  After the obligatory Alice Cooper track, we travel to Nigeria and the Congo, Zimbabwe and South Africa, Chicago and L.A., Brooklyn and Senegal, before finally hitting up Jamaica, Madagascar, the U.K. and Prince.  That's a steep plane fare for my second day of summer break.

Here's the tracklist:

1. School's Out - Alice Cooper
2. Odaran Kan To Sa - Segun Adewale & His Superstars International
3. Naza - Mbilia Bel
4. Uchazvibvuma - Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena
5. Chez Gaye Special - The Raiders
6. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - The Staple Singers
7. El Cascabel - Radio Jarocho
8. Strictly Reserved for You - Charles Bradley
9. Aline - Orchestra Baobab
10. All My Life - Chezidek
11. Masolo - Passy Mermans
12. Hazo Avo - Rossy
13. Jazzie's Groove (Piano Version) - Soul II Soul
14. Dear Mr. Man - Prince

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 5-23-13.

Radio Show 1-17-13

This episode features one set dedicated to the usual and a second set dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.  The local listeners liked this program a lot, and I hope you do too!

PSAs are edited out, and the tracklist follows:

1. Ghalla Gurian - Punjabi MC (Feat. Hema Sharma)
2. Mari - Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
3. Fire in Freetown - K'naan
4. Au 21ie Siecle - Nomadic Massive
5. Rebel With a Cause - Prezident Brown & Axx Of Jahpostles
6. Zion Train - Bob Marley & The Wailers
7. That Reggae Funk - J.Rocc
8. Power to the People - Curtis Mayfield
9. Braided Hair - 1 Giant Leap (Feat. Speech, Neneh Cherry & Ulali)
10. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - The Staple Singers
11. Our Generation - Ernie Hines
12. As - Stevie Wonder
13. A Funky Space Reincarnation (Instrumental) - Marvin Gaye
14. There is a Way - Mos Def

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 1-17-13.

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.