Radio
Music for the Masses: Jazz Is Spoken Here #9
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
http://www.wgxc.org/
Hosted by Neva E. Wartell.
An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring selections by contemporary artists representing Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Senegal, the UK and USA – with lots of cross-cultural fertilization! (Part 9 of an ongoing series.)
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- I Believe / R.E.M.
- The Reality of Reality / Justin Thurgur
- Festival / Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
- Min He Mon Égbé - The One Who Sees Today / Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
- Favelas / Degiheugi
- Silhouette (feat. Shabaka Hutchings) / Zara McFarlane
- Aceleyo Aña / Yelfris Valdés
- Demain dès l'aube / Balaphonics
- Sof Layla (Ba Hoodna) / HOODNA ORCHESTRA
- Lal Mere / Lokkhi Terra
- Cool Jazztice / Gaudi
- Gostou do Meu Rap / Xis
- Mister Holland / Gregory Porter
- River Spirit / Pío Leiva
- Atole / Captain Yaba
- Forgotten Well / Duende Libre
- Coisa Mais Maior de Grande / Paula Santoro
- Linur / Hamelmal Abate
- A Chance to Give / Mulatu Astatke,Black Jesus Experience
- Sambalaya / Bossacucanova
- So Mi Stay / Nubiyan Twist
- Back To Melbourne feat. Gypsy Brown / Mo' Horizons
- S'ayda / Anis Benhallak
- Guajira Psicodelica / Havana Negra