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Music for the Masses: Jazz Is Spoken Here #10 (Audio)
An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. With offerings from Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe … and the USofA – with lots of cross-cultural collaborations. (Part 10 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:
- Gbmojo / Segun Bucknor
- Bongo Day / Siparia Deltones, Hugh Masekela
- Place St. Henri / Marius Preda
- Ayeye / Nepo Soteri
- Papa Boco / Yasser Tejeda & Palotré
- Still / Duende Libre
- Lies / The Afromotive
- Apti / Rudresh Mahanthappa
- Mussieu A Tet'a Poisson La / Orchestre Combo Zombi
- Isabel Tchau / Arthur Verocai
- Addis to London feat. Mulatu Astatke / Nubiyan Twist
- My Kind Of Jazz / Tebogo
- Sinsimba / Rail Band
- ekedy / Manu Dibango
- Moussaoui / Gabacho Maroconnection
- Wasara Wasara / The Green Arrows
- Nzeba (Darling) / Captain Yaba
- Neveen / Salah Ragab
- Blue Flame / Simon Shaheen & Qantara
- Cuco y Olga / Mongo Santamaria