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Black History Month has begun, but here at Music for the Masses we celebrate black and brown history every day: "Africa is the root; music is the mother tongue." This broadcast features a diverse selection of classic and contemporary music from across the African motherland and her diasporic family. (Part 11 of a long-running series.)

Playlist:
Agboju Logun / Shina Williams & His African Percussionists
Panafrican Jam / Manu Dibango
I Tcho Tchass / Akofa Akoussah
Oghendo / François N'Gwa
Sènsènbo (Hommage à Dounaké Koita) / Ben Zabo
Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena / K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
Ozali / Jantra
Mfaz Onga Phesheya (Woman from Abroad) / Busi Mhlongo & Twasa
Bliwana / Ernesto Djédjé
Yao-Yao / T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou Benin
Sabar / Aïyb Dieng
Afrolight (feat. Sandra Izsadore) / AfriCali
Sweet Music / Original Turtle Shell Band & Madioko
Direct Me / Maloko
Corre Riba, Corre Baxo / Abel Lima e Les Sofas
Guiné-Cabral / Super Mama Djombo
Soudanie / Afrotronix
Mariama / Mory Kanté
Karibou Ya Bintou / L'Orchestre Afrisa International
Ndinecha (feat. Maduvha Madima 'Voice') / Oliver Mtukudzi
Gdeim Izik / Aziza Brahim

"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.