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Music for the Masses: South African Funk & Soul #2 (Audio)
Featuring a selection of rare sides from an aspect of South African music that's been largely overlooked, spanning the late 1960s to late '80s, and including such genres as malombo jazz, bubblegum, disco, synth boogie, mbaqanga, pantsula, and early kwaito.
"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:
- Pyramids / Frank Ocean
- Let Us Be Free / Jabula
- Flash a Flashlight / Benjamin Ball
- 1,2,3 / Saitana
- Be There / Skyf
- The Exit Song / Zorro Five
- Love Action / Brenda
- Hi-Jack (Your Love) / Almon Memela
- Sobabamba / Udokotela Shange Namajaha
- Thul'ulalele / Amaswazi Emvelo
- Dyambo / Hugh Masekela
- Little Girl / Soul Throbs
- Blockhead / The Monks
- Intandane / The Movers
- Ou Kaas / Themba
- Listen to Me / Peter Maringa
- It's About Time / Boom Shaka
- Gumba Fire / Ashiko
- Joy / Spirits Rejoice
- Get Down / Isaac & The Sakie Special Band
- Hlala Nami / Hot Soul Singers
- I Got The... / Labi Siffre
- Languta / Hugh Masekela