2/16/2012 African Rhythms
Music from Buika (Spain) with Chucho Valdez (Cuba), Staff Benda Bilili (Congo), Hugh Masekela (South Africa), and Dele Sosimi (Nigeria) were among the highlights on today's edition of African Rhythms. Two hours of eclectic sounds from the continent and beyond with Brad and Charlie.
Playlist Tracks:
Michael Kiwanuka - I'm Getting Ready
Album: I'm Getting Ready EP; Label: Polydor
Album: I'm Getting Ready EP; Label: Polydor
Fatoumata Diawara - Sowa
Album: Fatou; Label: World Circuit
Album: Fatou; Label: World Circuit
Buika with Chucho Valdez - El Andariego
Album: El Ultimo Trago; Label: WEA International
Album: El Ultimo Trago; Label: WEA International
Augustus Pablo - A Java Instrumental
Album: Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986 - 1994; Label: Pressure Sounds
Album: Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986 - 1994; Label: Pressure Sounds
Willie Wright - Right On For the Darkness
Album: 7"; Label: Numero Group
Album: 7"; Label: Numero Group
Hugh Masekela - Ashiko
Album: The Boy's Doin' It; Label: Casablanca
Album: The Boy's Doin' It; Label: Casablanca
Joan Soriano - ¿Que Pasará Mañana?
Album: El Duque de la Bachata; Label: Iaso Records
Album: El Duque de la Bachata; Label: Iaso Records
Leonardo Paniagua - La Cruz de Olvido
Album: The Bachata Legends; Label: Iaso Records
Album: The Bachata Legends; Label: Iaso Records
Luis Segura - Mi Muchachita
Album: Bachata Roja — Amor y Amarque; Label: Iaso Records
Album: Bachata Roja — Amor y Amarque; Label: Iaso Records
Tarika Sammy - Vohitsara
Album: Balance; Label: Xenophile
Album: Balance; Label: Xenophile
Staff Benda Bilili - Sala Mosala
Album: Tres Tres Fort; Label: Crammed Discs
Album: Tres Tres Fort; Label: Crammed Discs
Horace Parlan - Congalegre
Album: Back Down to the Tropics; Label: Blue Note
Album: Back Down to the Tropics; Label: Blue Note
Gregory Isaacs - Good Morning
Album: Out Deh!; Label: African Museum
Album: Out Deh!; Label: African Museum
Tyrone Taylor - Sufferation
Album: Niney the Observer — Roots with Passion; Label: 17 North Parade
Album: Niney the Observer — Roots with Passion; Label: 17 North Parade
Jimmy Cliff - Guns of Brixton
Album: Sacred Fire EP; Label: Collective Sounds
Album: Sacred Fire EP; Label: Collective Sounds
Dele Sosimi - Turbulent Times
Album: Nu Afrobeat Experience; Label: Shanachie
Album: Nu Afrobeat Experience; Label: Shanachie
Charles Bradley - Heartaches and Pain
Album: Heartaches and Pain EP; Label: Daptone Records
Album: Heartaches and Pain EP; Label: Daptone Records
Hugh Masekela - Part of a Whole
Album: Home is Where the Music Is; Label: Chisa
Album: Home is Where the Music Is; Label: Chisa
Lloyd McNeill Quartet - Home Rule
Album: Washington Suite; Label: Asha/Soul Jazz
Album: Washington Suite; Label: Asha/Soul Jazz
Monomono - Kenimania
Album: Give the Beggar a Chance; Label: Soundway
Album: Give the Beggar a Chance; Label: Soundway
Mahmoud Ahmed - Sidetegnash Negn/Samiraye
Album: Ere Mela Mela; Label: Hannibal
Album: Ere Mela Mela; Label: Hannibal
Program:
Air Date:
February 16, 2012
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