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Music for the Masses: Felabration! Afrobeat International, Part 8

Oct 20, 2024: 1pm - 3pm
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Celebrating the Oct. 15 birthday of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) with Part 8 of our ongoing Afrobeat International series, exploring the rich language of Afrobeat and its infinite dialects. The series features seminal artists of the genre as well as bands from the African continent and beyond who are carrying Fela's legacy forward in their own voice and style.

"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.

Playlists and more information here.

Selection of original DJ mixes here.

Playlist:
  • Africa Centre Of The World / Fela Kuti
  • Opposite People (feat. Seun Kuti & Cheick Tidiane Seck) / Newen Afrobeat
  • Lady / Siparia Deltones, Hugh Masekela
  • O Que Fazer / André Sampaio
  • Favelas / Degiheugi
  • Ajala / Ezra Collective
  • Torre / Bixiga 70
  • O Rei De Tupanga / Iconili
  • Alforria / Saravah Soul
  • Fa no dem ara / Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
  • Toure Samar / Karl Hector & The Malcouns
  • Zombie (Part Two) / Roy Hargrove
  • Sorrow Tears + Blood / Kronos Quartet
  • Mbopi Road / Franck Biyong
  • Tattletale, Pt. 1 / Antibalas
  • Awo Dudu: The Skin I'm In / Afrologic
  • Asmarina / Akalé Wubé