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.

Radio Show 6-6-13

Good music awaits you in this episode.  Representing the East, we've got Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Ghana.  Representing the West, we've got Canada, the U.S., Trinidad and Jamaica.

Also, after a monthlong baby hiatus, I'll be live in the saddle this coming Saturday 7/6 from 10pm-midnight MDT and again on Thursday 7/11 from 9-10pm MDT.  You can stream me from KSFR's homepage.

The tracklist for this episode follows:

1. Laba Laba - Babá Ken Okulolo & The Nigerian Brothers

2. Mandjuana - Super Mama Djombo

3. Querida Angola - Waldemar Bastos

4. Poto Poto - Chief Ebenezer Obey

5. You Can Go - Bokoor Band

6. The Lagos Communiqué - Thievery Corporation

7. Morphée - Moxy Früvous

8. Lost Without You - The Delfonics (Produced by Adrian Younge)

9. Spanish Joint - D'Angelo

10. Aynotchesh Yererfu - The Budos Band

11. Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead

12. Soak It - Buffy

13. Chimoto - Divided Kingdom Republic

14. Wickedness in the Ghetto - Kenyatta Hill

15. Below the Bassline - Ernest Ranglin

Listen, enjoy, share...Radio Show 6-6-13.

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 4-4-13

It's been a while.  I've been having technical difficulties, so my podcasts haven't been showing up in itunes, which I wish wouldn't bother me so much.  At any rate, if you're reading this you might also listen, so here's what you'll hear:

1. Parafifi - Grand Kalle & L'African Jazz
2. Cherry Blossom Girl - Air
3. Gachliliot - Estar Shamir
4. Ixiámi - Bonga
5. Let's Talk it Over - Lee Fields
6. Gabby Kai - James "Bla" Pahinui
7. By Your Side (Cottonbelly's Fola Mix Edit) - Sade
8. (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care - Cee Lo Green
9. Do You Like the Way - Santana (Feat. Lauryn Hill & Cee Lo Green)
10. Mi Ma'amakim - The Idan Raichel Project
11. Dusty Blue - Charles Bradley
12. Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams) - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
13. Southern Girl - Maze (Feat. Frankie Beverly)
14. Bindiga - The Wellis Band
15. Love Bug Blues - Charles Bradley

Thanks to all those who've been listening live!

Share your enjoyment...Radio Show 4-4-13.

Radio Show 2-28-13

Greetings, listeners!  This week's episode features a friend and local artist, David Wheeler, whose music you can check out here.  I hope you also enjoy the rest of the music, which hails from such exotic locales as Brazil, Spain, Turkey, Vietnam and Sierra Leone.

1. Soul - Gary Clark Jr.
2. Bineng - Akendengue
3. The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
4. Si me ayudas a volar - Huecco
5. A Patricia - Los Destellos
6. Samba de Bahia - Banda de Boca
7. Hal Hal - Barış Manço
8. Let Off a Couple II - The Beatnuts (Feat. A.L. Rawcotiks)
9. Fundamental Truth - David Wheeler
10. Where the Streets Have No Name Outro - Beatnick & K-Salaam
11. Trinity (Titoli) - Annibale e i Cantori Moderni
12. Hoai Thu - Thanh Thuy
13. Hard Times - Baby Huey
14. Koneh Pehlawo Beh - Sooliman E. Rogie
15. Courage - Vieux Farka Touré (Feat. Issa Bamba)

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 2-28-13.

Radio Show 2-14-13

In honor of George Ferris' birthday, this episode showcases songs about love, musical styles I love and artists I love.  If you listen carefully, you will also hear me deftly work the boards while responding to a fallen microphone.

1. The Love Song - Da Bush Babees (Feat. Mos Def)
2. I Love Trash - Oscar the Grouch
3. My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors - Moxy Früvous
4. Love - J Dilla (Feat. Pharoahe Monch)
5. Now That We Found Love - Bunny Rugs
6. True Love - Rato Venace
7. Asesina - Juan Bautista
8. Shakara School Girl - Ikenga Super Stars of Africa
9. Bulería de Cazaora - Beni de Cádiz
10. Tuckshop - Nyami Nyami Sounds
11. Collin Goes - The Anchors
12. Laru Beya - Aurelio Martinez (Feat. Orchestra Baobab)
13. Politic Amagni (La Politique, C'est Pas Bon) - Amadou & Mariam
14. Flesh and Blood - Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
15. Nani Le - Habib Koité & Eric Bibb
16. Pichincha, Familia y Amor - Wagogo

Listen, share, enjoy...Radio Show 2-14-13.

Many Roots Podcast 4 - Pan African Pizza Party

Instructions:

Preheat your home with good friends and candles.  Stretch out on an ungreased dance floor.  Pour on a healthy Mbaqanga sauce, sprinkle on some Afro-Latino rhythms, slice on several heavy cuts of Soukous, add a pinch of Highlife and pepper with a couple of acoustic recordings.  Cook for about an hour...you can double the recipe if needed.

Special shout outs to Lizzie in Brooklyn and Moos from Global Groove for ideas and inspiration behind some of this episode's tracks, and to Devon in Boulder and Jamie in Jersey for helping to get the word out about the Many Roots Podcast.

Listen and subscribe to Many Roots Podcast 4.  Visit and like the Facebook page, too.

Happy happy, everybody!

Many Roots Podcast 2 - From West Africa to East New York

The title says it all...

Download Many Roots Podcast 2.

Enjoy!