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Music for the Masses: 20230524 (Audio)

May 24, 2023

"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.

Playlist:
  • Long John & Old Alabama & Old Dollar Mamie / South Carolina Chain Gang
  • Haiti & Shleu Shleu / Les Shleu-Shleu
  • Compas vi / Les Fantaisistes d’Haïti
  • Samba Pachas No. 2 / Les Pachas Du Canapé Vert
  • Gros Bambou / Trio Select Maestro, Vocal Gesner Henry Dit 'Coupe Cloue'
  • Pa Fem' Sa / Rodrigue Et Toto
  • Guepe pangnole / Skah Shah
  • Yéyé / Les Loups Noirs
  • Souffrance / Ibo Combo
  • Pa cole, Pt. 2 / Les Shleu-Shleu
  • L'Artibonite / Les Freres Dejean
  • Mon pe pardoné'm / Altieri Dorival
  • Chère Haïti / Orchestre Tropicana
  • Roulé / Dixie Band