"Doing My Thing" by Sparlha Swa (with 1978 Fender Jazz Bass)

[APWW PGM #586]  [Originally broadcast in 2010]
This week, Afropop celebrates one of the true unsung heroes of African music: the bass. Join us as we slap, pop, and thump our way across the African diaspora with our ears tuned to those fat sounds beneath the music and the funky men who make them. Our tour of the global low-end will being with an exploration of virtuosic bass wizardry in Cameroon. Then, we’ll go to Cuba to find out how bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez invented mambo with the well-placed pluck of a finger. After that, we’ll stop by Detroit and hear how the innovations of funk bass playing got the whole world dancing. Special guests included Cameroon-native Richard Bona, thought by some to be the best bassist alive today, and Bakithi Kumalo, one of Africa’s premier bassists and the man behind the groove on Paul Simon’s Graceland.  Produced by Marlon Bishop


Beneath the Music:  An African History of Bass

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As always with HC, there's a backstory to this mix - if you have time, I'd be delighted if you'd read it!:
http://www.kleptones.com/blog/2012/06/28/hectic-city-15-paths-to-graceland

Jive music from South Africa and Lesotho, providers of inspiration for Paul Simon's "Graceland" - Perfect summer stuff!

01a Tau Ea Lesotho - Nyatsi Tloha Pela'ka
01b Tau Ea Lesotho - Puleng
01c Puseletso Seema & Tau Ea Linare - He O Oe Oe!
02  Mahotella Queens - Umculo Kawupheli
03  The Rainbows - Mashonisa
04  Soul Brothers - Bayeza
05  Dark City Sisters - Ezomculo
06  M.D. Shirinda & The Gaza Sisters - Pfuka N'wavolo
07  Abafana Baseqhudeni - Mubi Umakhelwane
08  Mgababa Queens - Maphuthi
09  Zorro Five - Barcarolle
10  Amazulu Queens - Sankatana
11  Marks Mankwane - Khupa Marama No. 2
12  Naledi Boys - Bump Again
13  Ebrahim Isaacs - Meadowlands
14  John Amutabi Nzenze - Angelike Twist
15  Queue Sisters - Ethembeni
16  Spokes Mashiyane - Kalla's Special
17  Soul Of The City - Hustle Bump!
18  J.K. Mayengani & The ShingWedzi Sisters - Khubani
19  Mahlathini & Izintombi Zomgqashiyo - Okwamadoda Kuya Bhikwa
20  Izintombi Zodumo - Mississippi River
21  Sannah Mnguni Nesimanjemanje - Ukhulupheka
22  Lulu Masilela & The Boyoyo Boys - Small Time No.4
23  Tempo All Stars - Take Off
24  Paulus Masina - Umalusi
25  Intombi Zephepha - Ingoina Le Nyathi
26  Mgababa Queens - Akulaiwa Esoweto
27  Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens - Bophumthwalo
28  Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje - Awufuni Ukulandela Na
29  African Symphonics - Zulu Roll
30  Kings Messengers Quartet - My Lord

Hope you enjoy. If you do, please leave a comment, it's the *only* way I know you liked it!

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Frank Lacy - Trombone
Jean Baylor - Vocals
Mark Kelley - Bass
Charles Haynes - Drums
Yuki Hirano - Keys

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"Doing My Thing" by Sparlha Swa (with 1978 Fender Jazz Bass)

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