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Music for the Masses: A Touch of the Blues (Audio)
A lot of people have the blues right now. We offer this mix to help lighten the load.
"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:
- Dis Is Da Wasteland / $'Edout
- Lonesome / Albert King
- When My Sister Sings the Blues / Felicia Davis
- Good Day For The Blues / Ruth Brown
- Hangover Blues / Amythyst Kiah
- Ain't No Harm to Moan (Slave Song) / Earth, Wind & Fire
- Blues in My Soul / Lurrie Bell
- Fulani Coochie Man / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
- I'm An African / AkizzBeatzz
- Lolambe / Modou Touré
- Wairunga Blues / Fat Freddy's Drop
- I Need More Love / Robert Randolph & The Family Band
- You Can't Play The Blues (In An Air-Conditioned Room) / Mel McDaniel
- Backlash Blues / Nina Simone
- Everybody Gotta Know / Joan Armatrading
- Almost Like the Blues / Leonard Cohen
- Chan Chan (Charlie's Blues) / Charlie Musselwhite
- Anastacia / Vusi Mahlasela feat. Norman Zulu feat. Jive Connection
- Bamako's Blues / Toumani Diabaté
- Syrian Blues / TootArd
- Carroll County Blues / THE EBONY HILLBILLIES
- What's Gonna Become of Me / Jerron Paxton
- I'm Still Here / Lucky Peterson
- Blues Transfused / Sergiu Popa
- Toffie / Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
- Things Are Going to Work Out Fine / The Web