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Music for the Masses: Sublime Soukous (Audio)
This broadcast features two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more — spanning more than a half-century and both sides of the Congo River.
"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:
- In A Sentimental Mood / Emily Remler
- Along the Banks of Rivers / Tortoise
- Discipilini na K.D.L / Grand Kallé
- Livre d'or / Empire Bakuba & Papy Tex
- Pinzoli Ya Africa / Kékélé
- Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga / Franco And Rochereau
- Musica tellemant / Franco
- Zingida / Fara Fara
- Ambiance Kallé Catho / Grand Kallé
- Simone / Kalle
- Maya / Simaro Massiya Lutumba
- Caro Mabanzo / Sam Mangwana
- Pouquoi tu n'es pas là / Papa Wemba
- In The Midnight Hour (Medley I) / Maloko
- Koumba / Tshala Muana