Radio Show 12-12-13

In this episode, we celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela through the music of South Africa from the late 1950s through the dismantling of apartheid.  The first sets showcase artists who were popular at the time and often meaningful in the liberation struggle of black South Africans.  The final set includes songs inspired by Madiba and performed by artists from around the world.

Nelson Mandela is one of my most beloved heroes, so creating this program felt like a labor of love.  During the show, I refer to a movie from a decade ago called Amandla!  If you are interested in learning more about the connection between music and South African freedom, I encourage you to check it out.

This might be it for me for 2013.  Thanks to all of you who have stayed tuned in!

1. When You Come Back - Vusi Mahlasela
2. Meadowlands - Nancy Jacobs & Her Sisters
3. Langa More - Dark City Sisters
4. Give Us Our Land (Mabayeke) - Harry Belafonte
5. Madiba's Jive - Antonio Forcione
6. Saduva - Miriam Makeba
7. Mahlalela - Letta Mbulu
8. Tiba Kamo - Phillip Malela
9. Sangoma - Malobmo
10. Asimbonanga (Mandela) - Soweto Gospel Choir (Feat. Johnny Clegg)
11. Free Nelson Mandela - Quilapayún
12. Nelson Mandela - The Special AKA
13. Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela) - Hugh Masekela
14. Tribute to Madiba - DJ Gibbz
15. Abezizwe (Uniting Nations Together - D'Influence Mix) - Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Enjoy, share and spread the love...Radio Show 12-12-13.

Radio Show 11-14-13

I offer you another 3-hour special, filled with music spanning generations and time zones:

1. Make the Road By Walking - The Menahan Street Band
2. Easy to Come Home - Dojo Cuts (Feat. Roxie Ray)
3. Did It Anyway - Laura Vane & The Vipertones
4. Kumnyama Endlinni - The Mahotella Queens
5. Speed Controller - Afrigo Band
6. Vote Black President (Yeah Yeah) - Kokolo
7. Joyful Noise - Breakestra
8. Singalong - Treva Whateva
9. Ces Soi-disant Amis - Alpha Blondy
10. My People - Jah Mason
11. Can't Be My Lover - John Legend (Feat. Buju Banton)
12. Som do trio - Natiruts (Feat. Rafael Pondré)
13. Reggae Skanking - Mystikal Revolution Band
14. Burning Horns (Instrumental) - Slim Smith
15. Baara - Donso
16. Itaka berriro - La Kinky Beat
17. Pura sangre - Go Lem System
18. Almas rebeldes - Che Sudaka
19. Mil horas - La Sonora Dinamita
20. Saya Djangaro - Kaouding Cissoko
21. Just Let Me Cry - Lesley Gore
22. It's All Right - The Impressions
23. Spreadin' Honey - The California Honeydrops
24. Orange Blossoms - JJ Grey & Mofro
25. Doo Wop (Instrumental) - Lauryn Hill
26. Make You Crazy - Brett Dennen (Feat. Femi Kuti)
27. Evil Vibrations - The Rebirth
28. Take It Slow - Shaolin Temple Defenders
29. So Rotton - Blak Twang
30. Scratch My Itch - The Soul Snatchers
31. Yekiyi - Dobet Gnahore
32. Sowa - Fatoumata Diawara
33. Yündüwa Weyu - Umalali
34. Borracha de aromas/ Yo no sé cómo/¿Dónde iba yo a beber?/Mi vida es mía - Potito/Duquende/Tomatito y Belén Maya/Joaquín Grillo
35. La cuenta atrás - Amparo Sánchez
36. Fandangos de huelva (Ya no va mi niña) - Carmen Linares
37. Hasta siempre, Comandante - Compay Segundo
38. Imuhar - Bombino
39. Let It All Come Down - Jesse Harris (Feat. Norah Jones)
40. Annie Get Your Gun - Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
41. Follow the Sun - Xavier Rudd
42. Motherland - Justin Nozuka
43. Pass It On - The Coral
44. Society - Eddie Vedder
45. Learning To Fly Hi - Solorazaf

Enjoy responsibly...Radio Show 11-14-13.

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.

Radio Show 8-15-13

It's been a while since I've posted an episode of my standard, one-hour program.  This one was lots of fun, and I hope you enjoy it.  The tracklist follows:

1. Me and My Gin - Dinah Washington
2. Que te lleve el diablo - Maruja Serrano
3. El bon bon de Elena - Los Lobos
4. As de corazones - Piruchi Apo
5. Alter-ego - Ultra High Flamenco
6. That Girl - Justin Timberlake
7. Love That Girl - Raphael Saadiq
8. The Walk - Mayer Hawthorne
9. Mad - Anthony Hamilton
10. Dreaming - K-Def
11. Sidlala Yonke Imidlalo - Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje
12. Unite - Moussa Doumbia
13. Wayo In-Law - Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz
14. Joyce No. 2 - Johnson Mkhalali

Please share with friends...Radio Show 8-15-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 3-2-13

Happy Daylight Savings Time!  Today's episode represents another guest spot I did on the Twisted Groove program, and it's a fun one.  I recommend listening to it with friends on a weekend.

1. We Can't Fly - Aeroplane
2. Gebt Shaqah - Abou El Leef
3. Cochabamba - Sarazino
4. Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja - Parvati Khan
5. Gbagada, Gbagada, Gbogodo, Gbogodo - Luis Quintero & Francis Mbappe
6. Love Affair - Sjob Movement
7. Alpha Beta Gaga - Air
8. Nightdance - David Wheeler
9. Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane
10. 3 reyes de la terapia - Ondatrópica
11. Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson (Feat. Vanessa Mae)
12. Baba -Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain
13. Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes
14. Muchachita del oriente - Los Mirlos
15. Memories - JP Balboa
16. Ta Bom - Chinese Man (Feat. Tumi & General Elektriks)
17. Get In Touch - Oddisee (Feat. Trek Life, J Bizness, Richard Wright & Belvi)
18. Corey Died On the Battlefield - The Wild Magnolias
19. Rapid Fire - Commodores
20. Boredom Pain - MFB
21. Heartbreaker, Parts I & II - Zapp & Roger
22. Baby Sinister - Slave
23. A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" - De La Soul
24. Okay, Okay - Pino D'angio
25. Sossego - Tim Maia
26. Good Times Roll Pt. 2 - RJD2
27. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Rose Royce
28. Back to Spade - Abafana Bamswazi (Feat. Amagugu)

Listen, share, enjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 3-2-13.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 12-29-12

This episode, which is the last in a series of programs on which I sat in as a guest DJ, features a guest of its own.  DJ Lizzie from Brooklyn was in the house, and the two of us selected all of the music that you'll hear.

We begin and end with 80s funk soul, and spend time in Africa, Spain and the realm of electronic music along the way.

PSAs are edited out, and the tracklist follows:

1. Revelation in Black Light - Bernie Worrell
2. Get Down Saturday Night - Oliver Cheatham
3. Make That Move - Shalamar
4. I'll Do Anything For You - Denroy Morgan
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin
6. Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band
7. Sabali - Amadou & Mariam
8. Khalima - Doreen Thobekile
9. Todos remezclados (Remix por Pankoramix) - Ojos de Brujo
10. Brooklyn Sunburn - Teen Daze
11. I Surrender - Ray Lavon
12. Let Your Heart Be Free - Jazzanova (Feat. Nicola Kramer, Clara Hill & Georg Levin)
13. Breakadawn (Instrumental) - Amerigo Gazaway of Gummy Soul
14. Sunny Ti De Ariya - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
15. Yolele - Papa Wemba
16. Orere Elejigbo - Lijadu Sisters
17. Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti - The Daktaris
18. First Aid - Safirio Madzikatire
19. I Wish - Charles Earland & Odyssey
20. Father's Children - Father's Children
21. Tarzan - Roy Ayers
22. Do You Love What You Feel - Rufus & Chaka Khan
23. Untitled - James Dutcher
24. Sugar Lee - Donny Hathaway
25. I Ain't Asking For Your Love - Ashford & Simpson
26. Street Life - Randy Crawford
27. Weekend Girl - S.O.S. Band

Listen, share, enjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 12-29-12.

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.

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!