WGXC-90.7 FM
Music for the Masses: Africa Rocks! #11
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
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Hosted by Neva E. Wartell.
How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 11 of this frequent series dives deep into the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Replete with searing guitars, driving rhythms, punching basslines, swirling keyboards, hard-hitting horns and more – with universal themes such as love, politics and the human condition.
"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:
- Scorpion Flower / Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Se Tche We Djo Mon / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
- Hinchi Hinchi / Oumar Konate
- Belomi Benna / Hoodna Orchestra
- Arb Share'i / Najib Alhoush, The Free Music
- Don't Let Me Down / Charlotte Dada
- Explosion / Chico Magnetic Band
- Karma / Bab L' Bluz
- Diamane Abele / Franck Biyong
- Wait for Me / Roger Damawuzan
- Selou / Lass
- The Bad Will Die / Keith Mlevhu
- Emin Emineïna Chouweynë / Noura Mint Seymali
- Toumaro / BKO
- Bladi / Ayrad
- Back Home Soul / Down Tones
- Shabal / Jantra
- Dasi Ko / Bella Bellow
- El Bomba / Fadoul & Sharhabeel Ahmed
- Chokoi & Oreje / The Elcados
- Tumast / Imarhan
- Bubisher / Aziza Brahim
- Kenimania / Mono Mono