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Music for the Masses: The Golden Age of Compas Direct, Part 3 (Audio)
Limber up, folks, and get ready to swing! Haitian Heritage Month comes to a close with two hours of compas direct, featuring the most legendary Haitian dance bands of the 1960s through the early '80s. (Part 3 of a 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:
- Coté Moune Yo / Super Jazz Des Jeunes
- Ce pas / Tabou Combo
- Ti Garçon / Ibo Combo
- Plaisir d'autrefois / Les Gypsies de Petion Ville
- Bam passe / Skah-Shah
- Moin envi que ou / Les Vikings d'Haiti
- Crache dife / Shoogar Combo
- Echec / Les Loups Noirs
- Polynice / Les As de Pétion-Ville
- Sauve / Dixie Band
- Oua fe'l vré / Panorama Des Cayes

