The Next Case of the African Folk Swoon
We return to the Motherland today with a mix of African folk sounds. There are 3 themes in the mix, plus a special treat at the end of the show.
The first theme today dips into the current African folk revival scene with music from Mali. We will hear from show favorites Bassekou Kouyate and Sidi Toure, plus two songs off of a new album from legendary Malian singer Kasse Mady Diabate.
The second theme today draws from the fantastic and short-lived scene from Ethiopia in the late 60s and early 70s. I will play several songs here from the fine Ethiopian compilations released several years ago on the Mississippi Records label.
The third theme today is golden era music from Mali and surrounding countries... the great recordings of the 1970s. We will hear from Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Senegal...
But the very end of the show today is set aside to play tracks from 2 new and exciting releases on the Mississippi Records label... don't go away early today!
- 12:02pm Simbo by Kassé Mady Diabaté on Kirike (No Format)
- 12:06pm Sori by Kasse Mady Diabate on Kirike (No Format)
- 12:10pm Jonkoloni by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba on Segu Blue (Out Here Records)
- 12:15pm Juru Nani by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba on Segu Blue (Out Here Records)
- 12:20pm Les Médicaments de la Rue by Sidi Touré on Alafia (Thrill Jockey )
- 12:24pm Yer Gando by Vieux Farka Toure on Rough Guide Mali (Rough Guide Records)
- 12:28pm Ay Takamba by Sidi Toure on Alafia (Thrill Jockey )
- 12:33pm Bassekouni by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba on Ba Power (Glitterbeat)
- 12:37pm Borongoli Ma Kununban by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba on Ba Power (Glitterbeat)
- 12:42pm Yekermo Sew by Mulatu Astatke on Ethio Jazz (L'Arome)
- 12:46pm Ambassel (Fast Version) by Alemayehu Eshete on Alemayehu Eshete (Mississippi Records)
- 12:51pm Mela Mela by Seyfou Yohannes on Hasabe (Mississippi Records)
- 12:54pm Yekermo Sew by Seyfou Yohannes on Assiyo Bellema (Mississippi Records)
- 12:57pm Etugela by Mahmoud Ahmed on Mahmoud Ahmed (Mississippi Records)
- 1:01pm Metche Dershe by Seyfou Yohannes on Assiyo Bellema (Mississippi Records)
- 1:06pm Bemen Sebeb Lelash by Mahmoud Ahmed on Heavenly Ethiopiques (Heavenly Sweetness)
- 1:11pm Gubelye by Mahmoud Ahmed on Mahmoud Ahmed (Mississippi Records)
- 1:17pm Dewel by Mulatu Astatke on Mulatu of Ethiopia (Worthy Records)
- 1:23pm Nana by Sambory Jazz on Special Xeme Festival National (Syliphone Conakry)
- 1:30pm Zani Diabate by Super Djata Band on Vol 2 "Feu Vert" (Kindred Spirits)
- 1:37pm Adiban by Orchestre Super Mande on Wahabiadachi (Sodogil Editions)
- 1:42pm Mdou Moctar by Sibidoul on Soundtrack: Akounck Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Sahel Sounds)
- 1:49pm Djama by Idrissa Soumaoro & L'Eclipse de L'I.J.A. on Ampsa (Mississippi Records)