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Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #8 (Audio)
A Sunday afternoon groove session featuring classic funk and soul from across the African continent, spanning the 1970s to the 2000s. (Part 8 of an ongoing 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:
- Akula Owu Onyeara / The Funkees
- Mogo Kele (Alternate Version) / Oumou Sangaré
- Funk with Me / Danny Offia & The Friks
- Noble Kings / Dr. K. Gyasi and His Noble Kings
- Dou Dagbé Wé / Honoré Avolonto
- Hustle / Itadi
- Funny Saga - No Strings Edit / The MonStars
- Ohiyee / Dur-Dur Band
- Denou / Deke Tom Dollard
- Nzeba (Darling) / Captain Yaba
- Who Made Your Body Like Dat / Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
- Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
- Ware Wa / The Loi-Toki-Tok
- Kenuna / Various Artists
- Get Yourself Together / Jay-U Experience
- Bukom Mashie / Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band
- Djedje / Manou Gallo
- Nzaumi / Ndalani 77 Brothers
- Don't Fight The Feeling / Jo Bisso
- Temeles / Alemayehu Eshete
- Afrologistic / Supergombo
- Love Affair / S-Job Movement