WGXC-90.7 FM

BantuNauts RAYdio: Seun Kuti, Yuji Toriyama, Rihanna

Oct 22, 2023: 9am - 11am
WGXC 90.7-FM: Radio for Open Ears

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Produced by Charles Ray and Bibi Mwamba.

In the 1st hour, DJ Charles Ray mixed music by artists from the United States, France, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Kingdom, Japan, and more.
Digitalluc - Float
Jon Batiste, Michael Batiste & Big Chief Romeo of the Mardi Gras Indians - Tell The Truth (Uptown Remix)
Jeanette "Lady" Day - Come Let Me Love You
H.E.R. ft. YG - Slide
Sudan Archives - Freakalizer
Roy Ayers - Love is in the Feel
Folamour ft. Emmanuel Jal - Birds
Inner Life - Let's Get This Thing Together
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Soldier
Fally Ipupa - Arsenal de belles melodies
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - The Proposition #1
King Von & 21 Savage - Don't Play That
Greentea Peng - My Love
Yuji Toriyama - Maze
In the 2nd hour, DJ Charles Ray mixed music from Japan, Barbados, India, the United Kingdom, China, Nigeria, Jamaica, the United States, the Phillippines, South Africa, Netherlands, Ghana, Mali, Uganda, and more. Bibi shares interesting facts related to the music played.
Haruomi Hosono - Deira
Rihanna - Lift Me Up
Salim Sulaiman, Abida Parveen, Jonita Gandhi, Munawwar Masoom, Arjun Chandy, Neeti Mohan - Zikr (Celebrating Eid)
Anoushka Shankar, Ibeyi - Lovable
Haruomi Hosono - Esashi
Tia Ray - Ready For Love
Floating Points - Someone Close
Victony, Tempoe - Soweto
Kranium, Queen Naija - Without You
Babyface, Amaarae - One Good Thing
Killertunes - WYD
The Blackbyrds - The Baby
Vex Ruffin - Free-quency
Montparnasse Musique, Mopero Mupemba - Luendu
Lyma - Fading (Jo Bissa Remix)
The Busy Twist - World of the Spirits
Afrorack - African Drum Machine
Black Sherif - Don't Forget Me
Awa Poulo - Dimo Yaou Tata
Capelton - Tour (Dynamik Duo Remix)

"BantuNauts RAYdio" is a weekly music radio and radio program originating from Little Rock (Arkansas). The show was created in 2014 by the husband and wife team, Charles Ray and Bibi Mwamba. The name of the show is a combination of the words Bantu (people) and Nauts (sailors). BantuNauts are “travelers who explore the world through music, arts, and traditions.” One of the goals of the show is to explore cultures around the world, with a particular focus on the music and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. If you like listening to great music, exploring other cultures, and connecting with people from all over the world, you’re in the right place. bantunauts.com.

Playlist:
  • You Get The Glory / JJ Hairston
  • Caravan (1999 Remaster) / Van Morrison
  • Peg / Steely Dan
  • DEIRA (2020 Remastering) / Haruomi Hosono
  • Lift Me Up / Rihanna
  • Zikr (Celebrating Eid) / Salim - Sulaiman
  • Lovable / Anoushka Shankar
  • ESASHI (2020 Remastering) / Haruomi Hosono
  • Ready for Love / Tia Ray
  • Someone Close / Floating Points
  • Soweto (with Don Toliver & Rema) feat. Tempoe / Victony
  • Without You / Kranium
  • One Good Thing / Babyface
  • WYD / Killertunes
  • The Baby / The Blackbyrds
  • Free-quency / Vex Ruffin
  • Luendu / Montparnasse Musique
  • Fading / LYMA
  • World of the Spirits / The Busy Twist
  • African Drum machine / Afrorack
  • Don't Forget Me / Black Sherif
  • Dimo Yaou Tata / Awa Poulo
  • Tour / Capleton