DRIVE #25 - THE MUST OF 2017

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Angelonia Serenita

Tommy H wanted to play and decided to rework this classic funky afro disco tune from Tony Allen & His Afro Messenger. In this rework, Tommy attempts to accentuate the original groovy Nigerian classic "No Discrimination" with some minor edits; hopeful in  preserving the original message of the track but providing a more uptempo danceable reboot to extend Mr. Allen & His Afro Messenger's message to dancefloors across the world.

No Discrimination - Tommy Housecat's Reworks

No Discrimination - Tommy Housecat's Full Cowbell Rework

Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers - No Discrimination (Tommy H's Full Cowbell Edit)

TIMBERALLEN

Tony Allen is among the greatest drummers of the past century. His sudden death at 79 in April, 2020, was a shock felt around the world. In addition to his seminal work with the king of Afrobeat Fela Kuti, Allen had a prolific solo career and performed and recorded with artists from Angelique Kidjo, Ray Lema, Ernest Ranglin and Oumou Sangare to Damon Albarn, Brian Eno and Jeff Mills. In this program we salute a towering career in global music, with insights from Michael Veal, co-author of Allen’s autobiography. Produced by Banning Eyre.

APWW #815

African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen

In West Africa, women are on the cutting edge of musical and cultural progress. This program looks at four singer/composers with roots in tradition and unique ideas about how to keep them current in the fast-changing milieu of today’s African music. Mali’s Fatoumata Diawara keeps her focus on messages, mixing traditional sounds and rock idioms to reach young audiences. Senegal’s Aida Samb is finding new avenues for that country’s trademark mbalax sound, including collaborations with Afrobeats stars like Wizkid. Elida Almeida of Cape Verde has emerged as a freewheeling composer, able to draw on whatever influences she likes, and it’s working for fans of all generations. And Benin’s Angelique Kidjo, never one to sit back on her many successes, has covered Talking Heads’ 1980 album Remain in Light, in its entirety, re-Africanizing a rock classic for a new time. We’ll speak with all four artists, and hear their latest music.  Produced by Banning Eyre

Women's History Month: Four Women of the West

Funk cover of Howard Jones' "Like to Get To Know You Well" from his excellent 1984 album Human's Lib.  

Another entry in my new project making 80s tunes as funky as possible. 

Drums from Nate Smith via Yurt Rock and the Tony Allen sample pack.   

Howard Jones Funk Cover "Like To Get To Know You Well"

More funky covers of beloved '80's tunes. Can you dig it?

FUNK COVER The Human League (Keep Feeling) Fascination

Tony Allen: Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela – Rejoice (2020)

Memória de Elefante 20/07/24
Autor: Francesco Valente

Uma rubrica que revela eventos, curiosidades, lançamentos, aniversários e fatos históricos ligados ao universo da música popular mundial.

Tony Allen: Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela – Rejoice (2020)

Tomorrow Comes The Harvest are Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills, Indian tabla player Prabhu Edouard and Guyanese keyboardist Jean-Phi Dary. Together they create a transcendental mix of live improvisation, wild rhythm, electronic and acoustic wonder. I spoke to them ahead of their Barcelona gig, on November 2 at Jazztronica, about reading a crowd, Tony Allen, spiritual process and going on forever.

This interview is also available in video via the Line Noise YouTube channel; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_hcBgkdiog&t=2s

Line Noise 187 (Tomorrow Comes The Harvest, Jeff Mills, Prabhu Edouard, Jean-Phi Dary)

Must be the cold Autumn weather; a deeper more minimal dub & techno selection for you this time to start to close off the year - 1 more to follow before 2025..... peace...

Vinyl Sanctuary Sessions Volume 11 November 2024 - Minimize

Amour et Resistance! Toujours! du Nigeria aux USA! Afrobeat et Liberation!!! messages of resistance, messages of love, rooted in Rhythm and Power! avec Antibalas, Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, Femi Koya, Seun Anikulapo Kuti, Adey Omotade and ❤

Poivre Noir, Piment Rouge SAM 29 MAR 2025

reggae, rythmes et melodies mandingues, yoruba, dub, en electronique avec Bob Marley, Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble, the Uptight People, Lansine Kouyate, David Neerman, Adey Omotade, Tony Allen, Jeff Mills, Dub Colossus et ❤

CHAMP SONORE DIM 30 MAR 2025

Emission improvisee cet aprem autour de l'Afrobeat et Tony Allen, ce rythme tout feu tout flamme 😉 avec Fela Kuti, Meshell Ndegeocello, Yerba Buena, Alun Wade, Salah Ragab, Ashkara, Antibalas, Cheikh Lo, Les Nubians, Manu Dibango, Res, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Gangbe Brass Band, et Adey Omotade -
N.B. Ashkara sera en concert demain, dimanche 20 avril a 20h a OakenHouse a Jbeil! ne ratez pas ce concert, unique, comme toujours!

Poivre Noir, Piment Rouge SAM 19 AVR 2025

une fete de percussion, batterie, saxos, des voix puissantes qui crie pour la liberte et la vie! avec Couleur Kafe, Manu Dibango, Tony Allen, Afro Cult Foundation, Agapya Show Band, Antibalas, Jojo Quo et amour!

Poivre Noir, Piment Rouge SAM 10 MAI 2025

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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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Next Vinyl Sanctuary Sessions podcast May 2025: Ian Pooley Vinyl Dedication

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"Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time."
--Questlove

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