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Music for the Masses: Highlife House Party #2 (Audio)
Ghana Independence Day celebration: On March 6, 1957, the West African republic of Ghana gained its independence from British colonial rule. With its roots in the Gold Coast region (Anglophone West Africa), Highlife music became the expression of a black internationalist movement and pan-African consciousness that drove the independence movements across the motherland and throughout the diaspora. In this broadcast we celebrate the occasion with a house party featuring classic to contemporary highlife favorites. (Part 2 of an annual 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:
- Bass Gnm 1 / Forcefield
- Oldman Boogey (feat. Tinny Rmx) / FBS Crew
- Bravo Sotra (Mop Mop Edit) / François Lougah
- Okoto / Appiah Fordjour
- Ahomka wo mu / V.I.P.
- Yaa Amponsah / Ebo Taylor
- Adowa Palm-Wine Set: You Will Be Overtaken by Events feat. Listen, Listen and Listen Again / Koo Nimo
- Home Be Home / Prince Nico Mbarga
- Save Me / E.T.Mensah & The Tempos Band
- Ngombelle / Laba Sosseh
- Do something (feat. Amingo) / Batman
- Adowa (Otanfo) / Seprewa Kasa
- Womma Wonko / Rambler's Dance Band
- Lomna va / Terry Bonchaka
- Ojo Davis / Olatunji and His Drums of Passion
- Konongo kaya / Santrofi
- Onyebu Chi / Commander in Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and His Nigerian Sound Makers
- Whisky soda / Bembeya Jazz National