What a complete and great mix of covers' education, it will make you explore and learn more on Africa's great musicians. Thank you so much George and all the team.

This Hip Deep edition, based on field work in Ghana, tells the story of how highlife turned into Afro-funk. Guitarist/composer/bandleader Ebo Taylor, at 77, is our principle guide, taking us to his hometown Saltpond to explore the roots of his complex sound, and recounting his highlife years, and his deep study of American jazz in London in the early 60s—all part of a remarkable mix. We also hear from Ghanaian Afro-funk pioneer Gyedu Blay Ambolley and other observers and veterans of this history. Among the figures that interweave this story are James Brown, his most successful African successor Geraldo Pino, and, of course, the creator of Nigerian Afrobeat (a variety of Afro-funk), Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Produced by Banning Eyre.

[APWW #667] 
[Originally aired 2013]

Ebo Taylor And The Pioneers Of Afro - Funk

In today’s pop music, everybody is a composer. But what about the classics? The songs that last? In this program we survey African musicians reinterpreting each other’s songs, as well as songs from far outside their traditions. And we hear foreign takes on African diaspora music. From Louis Armstrong’s “Skokiaan” to Alpha Blondy’s “Whole Lotta Love,” it’s a journey of discovery and rediscovery. Produced by Banning Eyre.

APWW #854

Afropop Cover Songs

In 2010, to mark the 5th anniversary of the Katrina disaster, we went way way back to honor New Orleans as the unique American treasure it is. This program tells the story of how jazz emerged in the context of all the other African American musics that proliferated in late 19th and early 20th century New Orleans: blues, ragtime, Mardi Gras Indian music, vaudeville and minstrelsy, spiritual church music, and more. With our guides Bruce Boyd Raeburn and Lynn Abbott, we'll comb through a vast world of interviews, recorded music, photographs, ephemera, and curatorial knowledge at one of the great American music collections, the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. Produced by Ned Sublette.

The Prehistory of New Orleans Music - Treasures from the Hogan

They call Sam Mangwana "Le Pigeon Voyageur" - a roaming pigeon. He could also be called a rolling stone because wherever he lays his microphone is his home. In this episode, we behold the amazing return of rumba's living legend - Sam Mangwana. Produced by Georges Collinet.

Sam Mangwana - Le Pigeon Voyageur

The popularity of Brazilian music from the 60s, 70s and 80s has experienced quite the renaissance; artists such as Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai, Joyce et al, have become household names to an international audience passionate about global sounds. However, even for die-hard fans and collectors of Brazilian music of the past, discovering contemporary Brazilian artists is not always easy, nor accessible. But, if you know where to look, you will see that there is a resurgence well underway that can be epitomised by an exciting new wave of Brazilian artists beginning to break through and gather momentum overseas. It’s with thanks to Sound and Colours, a website devoted to promoting Latin American music and culture, that we can help shine a light on one particular collective, bursting with creativity and camaraderie.

‘Hidden Waters: Strange and Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro’ is compiled by Joe Osborne (founder of specialist Brazilian music platform Brazilian Wax) and Russ Slater (editor at large of Sounds and Colours). Focusing solely on the 'Rio Scene', rather than taking on the mammoth task of tackling Brazil as a whole, this collection presents 20-plus ground-breaking artists selected from Rio’s resurgent music scene. By presenting a snapshot into the pulse of the city and the vibrant musicians that live in it, ‘Hidden Waters’ collates tracks from a wide spectrum of musical genres from the avant-garde edge to bossa nova, samba, Candomblé, lo-fi rock, jazz and funk.

‘Hidden Waters’ showcases musicians such as iconic Rio mainstays Negro Leo & Ava Rocha, Brazilian jazz upstart Antônio Neves, critically lauded Avant-pop trailblazer Thiago Nassif, breakthrough artists Ana Frango Elétrico and Letrux, lo-fi psych rocker Lê Almeida, plus the Latin Grammy-winning Bala Desejo who are set to explode onto the world stage. 

The music featured on ‘Hidden Waters’ is unequivocally Brazilian, swelling with samba, bossa nova, funk, and jazz. But it’s within the album's blend; from sunny psychedelia to dusky synth-pop via experimental electronics, that marks the compilation as the sound of modern, multicultural Rio. Fans of Brazil’s fertile 60s and 70s will spot the antecedents in Tropicália. Not only in the experimentation but also through the similar political context: back in the late 60s there was Brazil’s military dictatorship, and up until the end of 2022 it was Bolsonaro’s censorious premiership. Here are a group of musicians writing and reflecting on another colourful chapter within Brazil’s musical history.

This comprehensive compilation comes with album artwork designed by Rio music’s leading album artwork designer, Caio Paiva. It features essays by professor and music critic Bernardo Oliveira and music journalist Leonardo Lichote, plus extensive notes on each track by the artists themselves.

Dora Morelenbaum - Vento De Beirada

Tune in to Across 110th Street live every week on 89.9 FM (NYC) or via WKCR.org from 12-2 PM EST!

Tracklist:
"Time Capsule" Weldon Irvine
"Feelin' Mellow" Weldon Irvine
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"Evil" Earth Wind & Fire
"Clover" Earth Wind & Fire
"Zanzibar" Earth Wind & Fire
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"Coffy Is the Color" Roy Ayers
"Priscilla's Theme" Roy Ayers
"Aragon" Roy Ayers
"Back to the World" Curtis Mayfield
"Right On For the Darkness" Curtis Mayfield
"Future Shock" Curtis Mayfield
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"Kissing My Love" Afrique
"Soul Makossa" Afrique
"House of the rising Funk" Afrique
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"Brown Baby/ Save the Children" Diana Ross
"To the Baby" Diana Ross
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Diana Ross
"With A Child's Heart" Michael Jackson
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"That's How I feel" The Pointer Sisters
"River Boulevard" The Pointer Sisters
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"Love Is Everywhere" Pharaoh Sanders

Photo: Weldon Irvine

Across 110th Street 5/20/23

The Omnichord Real Book

Georgia Ave (feat. Josh Johnson)

This week, Matt returns from a month away with another soulful & eclectic set to soothe your earholes.  It’s all the way live here in the 77th installment of Joints!   Tracklist below:

Linda Williams – Elevate Our Minds
Earth, Wind & Fire – Gratitude
Say She She – Entry Level
Mo Kolours – Rockets to Mars
J Dilla – African Rhythms (Instrumental)
SAULT – Warrior
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Nuthin’ But a G Thang
Snips – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Carrtoons – Grace ft. Rae Khalil
Groove Theory – Tell Me (KZMXL Blend)
D’Angelo – Devil’s Pie
Phife Dawg – Bend Ova
Q-Tip – Let’s Ride
Nas – It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Large Professor Remix)
Nas – Memory Lane
Sugar Minott – One Step Ahead
Yussef Dayes – Presidential ft. Jahaan Sweet
Kaytranada – Bus Ride ft. Karriem Riggins
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Space ft. Yasiin Bey
Latee – This Cut’s Got Flavor
JVC Force – Strong Island
Stro Elliot & James Brown – SortaBad
79.5 – Terrorize My Heart (Tall Black Guy Bounce Remix)
Taana Gardner – Heartbeat
Sequence – Funk You Up
Roy Ayers – Love Will Bring Us Back Together
Khruangbin – Evan Finds The Third Room
Family Tree – Family Tree
Say She She – Find A Way
Ernie & The Family McKone – Alone Again
Caserta – Curtis (Caserta’s Boogie Ooogie Mix)
Dez Andrés – Touch of Love
D’Angelo – Spanish Joint (Kero One Remix)
Applejac – Somethin’ Divine
Aged in Harmony – You’re a Melody
Stevie Wonder – You Haven’t Done Nothin (Gones Remix)
Reflection Eternal – Memories Live
Erykah Badu – Time’s A Wastin’
Cleo Sol – Gold
Samuel Jonathan Johnson – My Music
SAULT – Together [Joints! Remix]

Joints! w/ Matt Ferran on The Face Radio - Show #077 - (10/21/23) - "Elevate Our Minds"

Cameroonian musician and composer Manu Dibango passed away on March 24, 2020 at his home in France, an early victim of Covid 19. This episode is a tribute to the exceptional man who, by chance, as he says, gave us the famous Soul Makossa, a tune that opened the Disco era.

In this episode of Afropop Worldwide, Georges Collinet goes back in time to recollect his friendship with his fellow Cameroonian. He explores the many ways their lives paralleled and intersected after they were sent to France by their parents for an education. This musical journey is enhanced by the wisdom and sonorous laughter of Manu Dibango and by the mesmerizing music culled from over 200 records that Manu produced over a 60 year career. We'll sample some Maxi Voom Voom - as Georges Collinet on the Voice Of America was known - and have a taste of Andouillette and Suya in Yaoundé, Cameroon. And we'll finally know how to correctly say "Ma Ma Ko, Ma Massa, Ma Ma Makossa." This episode is definitely a multi-sensory delight!

APWW #814

​African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango

01. Nkengas - Anyi Bundi Igbo
02. Smahila & The S.B.’s - African Movement (AL instrumental edit)
03. The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Ire
04. Sahara All Star Band Jos - Enjoy Yourself.

1970s Nigeria Mix - Afro-Funk & Afrobeat

This is the 3rd and final installment of the Magnificent.
Hope you enjoy.

The Goverments DEAD! feat. The Trinity

Afropop Worldwide is an internationally syndicated weekly radio series, online guide to African and world music, and an international music archive, that has introduced American listeners to the music cultures of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean since 1988. Our radio program is hosted by Georges Collinet from Cameroon, the radio series is distributed by Public Radio International to 110 stations in the U.S., via XM satellite radio, in Africa via and Europe via Radio Multikulti. 

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