WGXC-90.7 FM
Music for the Masses: Mali on My Mind
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
http://www.wgxc.org/
Hosted by Neva E. Wartell.
A mere sampling of music by some of the countless outstanding artists from Mali, West Africa. All but one are recent recordings, from within the last 15 years, by artists currently at the forefront of Malian popular and contemporary traditional music.
"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:
- Bohemian Rhapsody / Queen
- Iyolela / Ray Lema
- Tchiokoroba / Mamadou Kelly
- Musow (For Our Women) / Bassekou Kouyate
- Gne Yele / Adama Yalomba
- Mogo Kele (Alternate Version) / Oumou Sangaré
- Timbuktu / Mc Talka feat. Safoura
- Ya Be Ma`e / Ben Zabo
- Djoudjonko / Djely Tapa
- Handaraïzo / Sidi Touré
- Bagadaji Sirifoula / Toumani Diabaté
- Tounka Mani / Cheick Hamala Diabate
- Ou Y´an Ye / Fatoumata Diawara
- He Ni Bonbay / Askia Hamey
- Bogotigui Kanou / Zani Diabaté
- Taro Maro / Mamoutou Dembele
- Mourouni / Chéché Dramé
- Lerou Lerou / Salif Keïta
- Khaira / Khaira Arby
- An N'ga / Leila Gobi
- Ouaga / Vieux Farka Toure
- Haira Alhawa / Hama Sankare
- Amidininé / Baba Salah
- Goy Boyro / Samba Touré
- Houndia / Oumar Konate
- Nissodia / Idrissa Soumaoro