The Other Black Music

Monday, March 8, 2010

The Other Black Music March 7, 2010

Podcast

1)The Lyman Woodard Organization
"Creative Musicians"
from the LP "Creative Musicians"
Perfect Toy

2)Charanga 76 (New)
"Music Trance"
from the CD "The Blank Generation - Blank Tapes NYC 1971-!985"
Strut

3)Godwin Omabuwa & His Casanova Dandies (new)
"Do The Afro Shuffle"
from the CD "Nigeria Afrobeat Special"
Soundway Record

4)Barry Brown (New)
"Step It Up"
from the CD "Barry Brown Showcase"
Attack

5)Mabel Scott
"Mr. Fine"
from the CD "Just Give Me A Man: Vintage Blues Sides"
Tuff City

6)The Legendary JC's (New)
"Luella"
from the CD "The Church Of What's Happenin' Now"
Raw Shack Productions

7)Alice Coltrane
"Ghana Nila"
from the CD "Transcendence"
Rhino/Warner

8)Idan K & The Movement Of Rhythm feat Wunmi (New)
"Change Got To Come"
from the CD "Change Got To Come EP"
Bagpak Music Solo Series

9)Future Warriors (New)
"Pembe"
from the CD "Far Out Jazz & Afro Funk"
Far Our Records

10)DJ Williams (New)
"Cabin Fever"
from the CD "Eleven"

11)Roxanne Shante
"Go On Girl"
from the LP single
Warner Bros.

12)Kings Go Forth (New)
"Don't Take My Shadow"
from the CD "Don't Take My Shadow Extended"
Luaka Bop

13)Le Professeur Inlassable
"Motoki"
from the CD "single"
L'Inlassable

14Jingo
"Fever"
from the CD "Afro Rock Vol. 1"
Strut

15)The RH Factor
"Rich Man's Welfare"
from the LP "Strength EP"
Verve

16)Willie Egan
"Wow Wow"
from the CD "Rockin' The Blues"
Essential Media Group

17)Sao Benitez (New)
"Danca Loca"
from the CD "single
Mr Bongo

18Necessary Noize
"Bless My Room"
from the CD "African Rebel Music"
Out Here Records

19)George Smallwood (New)
"Funk By The Pound"
from the CD "Just 4 You"
Jazzman

20)The Meters
"Just Kissed My Baby"
from the CD "New Orleans Funk"
Soul Jazz Records

21)Ray J
"Right Place, Wrong Time"
from the CD "New Orleans Funk 2"

22)Jared Jones And Lust Not Love
"Go-Go"
from the CD "Jared Jones And Lust Not Love"
Jared Jones

23)The DJ Williams Projekt
"Remember Me"
from the CD "Eleven"

The Motherland Influence March 7, 2010

Podcast

1)Mose Fan Fan & Orchestre Somo-Somo (DRCongo)
"Hello Hello" our theme song
from the CD "Hello Hello"
Stern's Africa

2)Tony Sarfo & his Afrosibi Gang (Ghana)
"Mensu"
from the LP "Little Angel"
PMA Records

3)Jewel Ackah (Ghana)
"Eko Aware A Bisa"
from the LP "Electric Hi-Life"
Highlife World / Asona Records

4)Sweet Talks (Ghana)
"Angelina"
from the CD "Hollywood Highlife Party"
Popular African Music

5)Professional Uhuru Dance Band (Ghana)
"Eyaa Duom"
from the CD "Freedom Tour In U.K."
Tropic Vibe Productions

6)Koo Nimo (Ghana)
"Dagoma"
from the CD "Vintage Palmwine"
Otrbanda Records

7)E.T. Mensah (Ghana)
"Ghana Freedom"
from the CD "Day By Day"
RetroAfric

8)Yaaba Funk (Ghana/UK) (new)
"American Warewolf In London"
from the CD "Nyash!...'e Go Bite You EP"

9)Afroganic (Ghana)
"Ghana Sweet"
from the CD

10)King Ayisoba (Ghana)
"Modern Ghanaians"
from the CD "Modern Ghanaians
Zongo Junction

11)Ebo Taylor (Ghana)
"Heaven"
from the CD "Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk And Fusion In 70's Ghana"
Soundway

12)Tinny (Ghana)
"Zingolo"
from the CD "Zingolo"
Glass & A Half Full Records

13)Collins Marfo (Ghana)
"Adwoa Bene"
from the CD "Various Artists - Volume II"
System 77 Productions

14)Gyedu Blay Ambolley (Ghana)
"Cut Your Coat"
from the CD "The Sekondi Man"
Simigwa Records

15)Western Diamonds (Ghana)
"Domfo Kumfo"
from the CD "Agor Highlife Splash"
Westline Productions

16)Alex Konadu (Ghana)
"Good One There"
from the CD "Alex Konadu's Int. Band Of Ghana"
Grace Oteng-Mensah production

17)Spike Anyankor's Rhythm Aces (Ghana)
"Ao! Adofo"
from the CD "Telephone Lobi"
Original Music

18)Batman (Ghana)
"Samini"
from the CD "Samini"

19)Vis-a-Vis (Ghana)
"Odo Fever"
from the LP "Odo Gu Ahoroo"

20)Christiania Love (Ghana)
"Se Wato Baha"
from the CD Yesom Nyame Oteasee"
Big Ben Music

21)Osibisa (Ghana)
"Dance The Body Music"
from the CD "The Very Best Of Osibisa"
Golden Stool

22)Kwabena Kwabena (Ghana)
"Sweet Baby"
from the CD "Kwabena Kwabena"
Zongo Junction

23)Ofori Amponsah (Ghana)
"Odo Wine"
from the CD "OtooLege"

Monday, March 1, 2010

Podcast & Track List for The Motherland Influence: Sunday February 28, 2010

Podcast

PART A
1)Mose Fan Fan (D.R. Congo)
"Hello Hello"
from the CD "Hello Hello"
Stern's

2)The Latin Brothers (Colombia)
"El Son del Caballo"
from the LP "Suavecito, Apretaito"
Discos Fuentes

3)Michi Sarmiento (Colombia)
"Se Apago"
from the LP "Salsa Con Munte"
Discos Fuentes

4)Bio Ritmo (USA)
"Veruenza"
from the CD "2010 Album Preview"

5)Spanish Harlem Orchestra (USA)
"Se formo La Rumba"
from the CD "Unidos Con Swing"
Six Degrees

6)Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou (Benin)
"Noude De Ma Gnin Tche De Me"
from the CD "Echos Hypnotiques"
Analog Africa

7)Black Santiago (Benin)
"Wo Kpo Made"
from the LP "Avohou Pierre Et L'Orchestre Black Santiago"
Satel

8)Super Negro Bantous (Cameroon/Nigeria)
"Marriage Promise"
from the LP "Super Negro Bantous"
Rogers All Stars

9)Kabaka International Guitar Band (Nigeria)
"Ichere Chi Amaghi Onye Iwu"
from the LP "Mangala Special"
Deram

10)Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis (Guinea)
"Guajira Con Tumbao"
from the CD "Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis: The Syliphone Years"
Stern's Music

11)Chocquibtown (Colombia)
"El Bombo (Toquemen EL Bombo)"
from the CD "Oro"
Nacional Records

PART B
12)Rachid Taha (Algeria/France)
"Lli Fat Mat"
from the CD "Tekitoi"
Wrasse

13)Terakaft (Mali)
"Legh Assistane Dagh Timtar"
from the CD "Akh Issudar"
World Village

14)Ali Farka Toure & Toumani (Mali)
"Sabu Yerkoy"
from the CD "Ali and Toumani"
World Curcuit

15)Tinariwen (Mali)
"Lulla"
from the CD "Imidiwan"
World Village

16)Teshome Wolde (Ethiopia)
"Ye-Shewa"
from the CD "The Ethiopian Millennium Collection :Dance"
AIT

17)Mahmmoud Ahmed (Ethiopia)
"Anchi Bale Gamme"
from the CD "The Ethiopian Millennium Collection :Chic-Chic-Ka"
AIT

18)Bezunesh Bekele (Ethiopia)
"Feker Kesekesegn"
from the CD "The Greatest Hits Of Bezunesh Bekele"
Nahom Records

19)Abonesh "Abiti" Adinew (Ethiopia)
"Care Yehun"
from the CD "Zarem Endama"

20)Razia (Madagascar)
"Babonao"
from the CD "Zebu Nation"
Cumbancha

21)Kapa Dech (Mozambique)
"Xankoma"
from the CD "Katchume"
Lusafrica

22)Amayenge (Zambia)
"Banshamo"
from the CD "Mangoma Kulila"
Mondo Music

23)Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Morogoro Jazz Band (Tanzania)
"Masimango"
from the CD "Masimango"
Dizim Records

Podcast & Track List for The Motherland Influence Feb. 21, 2010

Podcast

1)Mose "Fan Fan" and Orchestre Somo-Somo (DRCongo)
"Hello Hello" this program's theme song
from the CD "Hello Hello"
Stern's Africa

2)Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited (Zimbabwe)
"Mapoto"
from the CD "Chimurenga: African Spirit Music"
Womad

3)Jonah Sithole (Zimbabwe)
"Kana Ndaguta"
from the CD "Sabhuku"
Zimbob

4)Patience Mudeka (Zimbabwe)
"Nyakunatsa"
from the CD "Tafadzwa"
Zimbob

4)Tendai Manatsa (Zimbabwe) NEW
"Anopodza"
from the CD "Zimbabwe Today: New Music From Zimbabwe"
Wide World Artists

5)Issa Juma (Kenya) NEW
"Si Mimi (It's Not Me)
from the CD "World Defeats The Grandfathers - Swinging Swahili Rumba"
Stern's

6)Liu Du Kamer (China?) NEW
"Kongossa"
from the CD "Un Chinois African"
Afrik Art

7)Ballou Canta,Luciana (D.R. Congo)
"Yvon"
from the CD "Rumba Lolango"

8)Surchoc (Cameroon)
"Le Bal Des SurChoc"
from the CD "Les Elephants du Zouglou"
Aztec Musique

9)African Melody (Zimbabwe)
"John Waenda"
from the LP "Take Cover!"
DiscAfrique

10)Flavian Nyathi & Blues Revolution (Zimbabwe)
"Vakasara"
from the LP "Ropa Re Zimbabwe"
Gallo Records

11)Salum Abdallah & Cuban Marimba Band (Tanzania)
"Ndiyo Hali Ya Dunia"
from the CD "Ngoma Iko Huku"
Dizim Records

12)Onyina (Ghana)
"Yaa Musuo"
from the CD "I've Found My Love"
Original Music

13)Basil Gabbidon (Jamaica)
"Iveree"
from the CD "The Rough Guide To Ska"
World Music Network

14)El Gran Fellove (Cuba) NEW
"El Yoyo"
from the CD "Mango Mangue"
Vampi Soul

15)Adikwa Depala (DRCongo) NEW
"Matete Paris"
from the CD "The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55"
Honest Jons Records

16)Duo Ouro Negro (Angola)
"Kurikutela"
from the CD "Angola 60's"
Buda Musique

17)Ignace De Souza & Black Santiagos (Benin)
"Mayape"
from the CD "Ignace de Souza"
Original Music

18)Perez Prado (Cuba)
"Mambo Del Futbol"
from the CD "Flamingo"

19)Alpha Yaya Diallo (Guinea) NEW
"Sara"
from the CD "Imme"
Jerico Beach Music

20)Wushinfir Argaw (Ethiopia)
"Shegiye"
from the CD "Shegiye"
AIT

21)Group Irerane (Niger)
"Kuni Majagani"
from the CD "Guitars From Agadez"
Sublime Frequencies"

22)Alfred Tchoumbeun (Cameroon)
"Tamba Zazou"
from the LP "Molo-Molo"

Podcast & Track List for The Other Black Music Feb. 21, 2010

Podcast

1)The Lyman Woodard Organization
"Creative Musicians"
from the CD "Creative Musicians"
Perfect Toy

2)3 Titans
"College"
from the single "College"

3)Jr. & His Soulettes
"Mama Love Tequilla"
from the LP "Psychedelic Sounds"

4)Mambo Sauce
"Miracles"
from the CD "The Recipe"

5)LaBelle
"Running Out Of Fools"
from the CD "LaBelle"

6)The Heavy
"How You Like Me Now"
from the CD "The House That Dirt Built"

7)Toli Nameless & The Femm Nameless
"See Line"
from the CD "Extended Play"

8)Ken Boothe
"Walk Away From Love"
from the LP "Blood Brothers"

9)Sun Ra
"Space Is The Place"
from the CD "Media Dreams"

10)Blackalicious
"World Of Vibrations"
from the CD "The Craft"

11)Allen Toussaint
"Night People"
from the CD "The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings"

12)Meshell Ndegeocello
"If That's Your Boyfriend"
from the CD "Rhino Hi-Five: Meshell Ndegeocello"

13)Eric Bibb
"Walkin' Blues Again"
from the CD "Booker's Guitar"

14)Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens"
"What Have You Done"
from the CD "What Have You Done My Brother"

15)Jamafrica & Shanty Band
"Hypocrite"
from the single

16)Rahsaan Roland Kirk
"Volunteered Slavery"
from the CD "Volunteered Slavery"

17)Sylvester
"Mutual Attraction
from the CD "Mutual Attraction"

18)Carolina Chocolate Drops
"Hit Em' Up Style"
from the CD "Genuine Negro Jig"

19)Joe Bataan
"Subway Joe"
from the CD "Joe Bataan Anthology"

20)Christofolly & The Afro Beat Cookers
"Please, Please, Please"
from the CD "Afrobeat Rolling"

21)The Mainstreeters
"It's My Life"
from the CD "Funk 45 Sessions"

22)Chris Thomas King
"Hard Time Killing Floor Blues"
from the CD "Dirty South Hip-Hop Blues"

23)Bennis Cletin
"Jungle Magic"
from the CD "Jungle Magic"

24)Lady Margo
"This Is My Prayer"
from the LP "Light: On The South Side"

25)Janelle Monae
"Many Moons"
from the CD "Metropolis: The Chase Suite"

26)Junior Wells
"I Could Have Had Religion"
from the CD "South Side Blues Jam"

27)The Uniques
"My Conversation"
from the LP "Watch That Sound"

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Favorites of the decade so far. 2001 - 2009

The decade is almost over. We can't wait to do our favorites so far on "The Motherland Influence". We may have do a 2 or 3 part show. Here are some of my picks. I'll add David's later. Any suggestions? djgraybeardwrir@gmail.com