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.

Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-30-13

Greetings listeners,

This might be my final Twisted Groove program of 2013.  It's fun, so listen carefully.

1. Theme From Belle et Fou-Bows - Jazzanova
2. We Stand at the Back of the Bus - Uptown Funk Empire (Feat. Janice & Ange)
3. Ciew Mawale (Adham Shaik's Dusty Foot Remix) - Issa Bagayogo
4. Let the Sunshine In (Live) - Raphael Saadiq
5. Thunderbird - Whitefield Brothers
6. Call My Name - Joe Bataan
7. Já se namour - Tribalistas
8. Kambua - Bongo
9. Quiet Dog - Mos Def
10. Touch my Soul - Lack of Afro
11. La cucaracha - Lila Downs
12. Con el diablo en el cuerpo - La Lupe
13. Premonición de la muerte de Joaquin Murieta - Quilapayún
14. Tanguillos de la frontera - Son de la Frontera
15. Stranded on Earth - The Herbaliser
16. Alright - Unforscene
17. Changes - Nostalgia 77
18. No More Fighting - Althea & Donna
19. Love's Knockin' - Clinton Fearon
20. Horse Dance - Harrison Stafford (Feat. Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace)
21. Mix Up Dub - Don Carlos
22. 36 - Kwes.
23. Hip Hop Kids - Portugal. The Man
24. This is Why we Fight - The Decemberists
25. The Noose of Jah City - King Krule
26. Cydelines - Orgone

Enjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-30-13.

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.

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.

Radio Show 9-19-13

This episode marks one year to the day from the first time I broadcast my music out to the mountains of New Mexico.  Many thanks to all who have been listening throughout this first year of my show.

Also featured in this program are several artists who performed at Globalquerque!  The tracklist follows:

1. Binyeke - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
2. Kelen Ati Leen - Orchestra Baobob
3. Downtown Barkings (Afrosoul Edit) - The Dynamics
4. Beautiful Emilie (Love Remix) - Keziah Jones
5. Posed to Be (Instrumental) - Breakestra
6. La gallera - Sofia Rei
7. Nengón - Poncho Sánchez
8. El joglar - La Troba Kung-Fu
9. Lluna - Bongo Botrako (Feat. Joan Garriga)
10. Vital Mental Medicine/The Pullet - Solas
11. Cornman - Kinky
12. Todos mortales - Ojos de Brujo (Feat. Roldan de Orishas)
13. Pushin' On - Quantic Soul Orchestra (Feat. Alice Russell)
14. Uzi (Pinky Ring) - El Michels Affair
15. Qualified - Darondo

Move to and enjoy this...Radio Show 9-19-13.

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.