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Music for the Masses: Africa Rocks! #9 (Audio)
How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 9 of a continuing 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, on the universal themes of 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:
- Chancouchara / Oumar Konate
- Yenuro Tesfa Alegne / Hailu Mergia & The Walias
- Respect Yourself / 5 Revolutions
- Afon / Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Medan / Group Inerane
- Son of Prodigal Son / Vusi Mahlasela/Norman Zulu/Jive Connection
- Sex Veve / L'Orchestre Veve
- Neriba Lanchina / Uppers International
- Africa / Orchestre G.M.I
- Protection From Evil / Ibibio Sound Machine
- Black Light / Basa Basa
- Making Life out of Music / Eye Q
- Mieux que ça / Jupiter & Okwess
- Johnny’s No Good / W. R. L. C.
- Kelema / Sia Tolno
- Africa Challenge / Toumani Diabaté
- Gedawo (The Hero) / Ayalew Mesfin
- I'm Not Made of Iron / Chrissy Zebby Tembo
- Wasso / Baba Commandant, The Mandingo Band
- Baby Rock / Jay-U Experience