4/28/2011 African Rhythms
Today's show started off with a radical reworking of the Beatles' Blackbird (Dead of Night by Mauritian percussionist/singer Mo Kolours) and things kept moving in eclectic, serendipitous directions including cuts from Omar Sosa, Abdou Guité Seck and Céu (all with upcoming or ongoing Minneapolis performances).
Playlist Tracks:
Mo Kolours - Dead of Night
Album: Drum Talking; Label: One Handed Music
Album: Drum Talking; Label: One Handed Music
Terakaft - Alghalem
Album: Aratan N Azawad; Label: World Village
Album: Aratan N Azawad; Label: World Village
Boozoo Bajou - Yoruba Road
Album: Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble; Label: Shanachie
Album: Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble; Label: Shanachie
Tarika - Samy Mandeha Samy Mitady
Album: D; Label: Xenophile
Album: D; Label: Xenophile
Gnonnas Pedro - Adigbedoto
Album: Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization of West Africa; Label: Honest Jons
Album: Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization of West Africa; Label: Honest Jons
Buika - No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo
Album: Niña de Fuego; Label: DRO Atlantic
Album: Niña de Fuego; Label: DRO Atlantic
The Echocentrics - Mundo Pequeno
Album: Sunshadows; Label: Ubiquity
Album: Sunshadows; Label: Ubiquity
Malika Zarra - Mossameeha
Album: Berber Taxi; Label: Motéma
Album: Berber Taxi; Label: Motéma
Afrocubism - Keme Bourama
Album: Afrocubism (bonus track); Label: World Circuit
Album: Afrocubism (bonus track); Label: World Circuit
K. Frimpong His Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Na Yi Wo Mpena
Album: K. Frimpong His Cubano Fiestas; Label: Continental Records
Album: K. Frimpong His Cubano Fiestas; Label: Continental Records
Skeletons - Gravel
Album: Smile; Label: Impossible Ark
Album: Smile; Label: Impossible Ark
Céu - O Ronco do Cuíca
Album: Céu; Label: Six Degrees
Album: Céu; Label: Six Degrees
Kekele - Tapale
Album: Kinavana; Label: Stern's
Album: Kinavana; Label: Stern's
Rumbanella Band - Kellya
Album: Very Best of Congolese Rumba; Label: Harmonia Mundi
Album: Very Best of Congolese Rumba; Label: Harmonia Mundi
Artur Nunes - Mana
Album: Soul of Angola; Label: Lusafrica
Album: Soul of Angola; Label: Lusafrica
King Sunny Adé - Tolongo
Album: Ajoo; Label: Makossa
Album: Ajoo; Label: Makossa
Bana - Isolada
Album: Mornas du Cape Verde: La Collection Plus Belles; Label: Lusafrica
Album: Mornas du Cape Verde: La Collection Plus Belles; Label: Lusafrica
Abdou Guité Seck - Modou Modou
Album: Early Work; Label: Talla Diagne
Album: Early Work; Label: Talla Diagne
Mario Lucio - Tabankabé
Album: Kreol; Label: Lusafrica
Album: Kreol; Label: Lusafrica
Omar Sosa and Mark Weinstein - Walking Song
Album: Tales from the Earth; Label: Tá Records
Album: Tales from the Earth; Label: Tá Records
Rokia Traoré - Sara
Album: Bowmboi; Label: Nonesuch
Album: Bowmboi; Label: Nonesuch
Program:
Air Date:
April 28, 2011
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