Wednesday, July 27, 2011

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 122

("Not So) Distant Relatives"...Part Two: Cuba & Puerto Rico, foundations of the Rumba.


Intro: El Santissimo / Los Nani / Espiritistas a Cantar
         La Inspiracion / Patato Valdes

Set One:

1. Descarga Rumbera / Gregorio Hernandez / La Rumba es Cubana
2. Hola / Cachete Maldonado y Los Majaderos
3. Cabiosile / Los Munequitos de Matanzas / Oyelo de Nuevo

Set Two:

1. Abakua / Los Rumberos de Cuba
2. Manana es Domingo / Cachete Maldonado y Los Majaderos
3. Que Vendes Tu? / Los Munequitos de Matanzas / Oyelo de Nuevo
4. El Chino / Cachete Maldonado y Los Majaderos

Set Three:

1. La Calabaza / Los Munequitos de Matanzas / Oyelo de Nuevo
2. Llorona /  Cachete Maldonado y Los Majaderos
3. Tres Veces / Los Nani / Espiritistas a Cantar
4. Aserende / Gregorio Hernandez / La Rumba es Cubana

Set Four:

1. Guayama / Cachete Maldonado y Los Majaderos
2. Terra de Hatuey / Los Munequitos de Matanzas / Oyelo de Nuevo
3. Viene un Ser / Los Nani / Espiritistas a Cantar

Set Five:

1. Cuando de Africa Salli / Gregorio Hernandez / La Rumba es Cubana
2. Nadie me Hablo / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Santa

Friday, July 15, 2011

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 121



This week's show theme is: "(Not So) Distant Relatives"

As two of the larger islands of the West Indies, Puerto Rico & Jamaica have both been at the forefront of Caribbean people's migration to the urban centers of the United States. Large numbers of Caribbean people  first fled the region during the depression of the late 1920s. The 'Harlem Renaissance' was a cultural and political phenomena largely fueled by this influx of free-thinking Caribbean immigrants. Among this mix of people were a new breed of Afro-centric intellectuals, people like Marcus Garvey, Arturo Schomburg, J.A. Rodgers and Claude McKay.

The first-generation of newly urbanized Caribbean immigrants also contributed greatly to the birth of another cultural phenomena in New York City; the birth of Hip Hop in the South Bronx. It is no coincidence that this area of the city featured a high concentration of first-generation Jamaican and Puerto Rican youth.

There are many parallels in the development of these two islands, both yesterday and today.

Just as Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico has been greatly influenced by an English-speaking culture, so to has English-speaking Jamaica evolved in the shadow of Spanish-speaking Cuba. If anyone listens to the strains of Mento music it is hard not to recognize the strong Spanish cultural ties in Jamaica. Any careful listener will be able to note the strong similarities between the Cuban Cha-Cha and Reggae music.

As two of the more economically developed islands of the Caribbean region, both Jamaica and Puerto Rico have had to deal with the ugly consequences of gangsterism and drug cartels. The urbanization of both cultures has proceeded at an alarming rate in the last half century.

Still, when it comes to the musical aspects of culture both islands have had a strong presence beyond their size.

Jamaica's biggest export, Reggae, has found a sharp resonance in the entire Caribbean basin and Puerto Rico has reflected upon Reggae's influence in a big way. Reggae music's popularity greatly surpasses that of any outside musical form on the island. Just as Brasil incorporated Reggae into the Samba to create the ever-popular Samba-Reggae, so to has Puerto Rico created Reggaeton.


intro: En mi Puertorro / Andy Montanez & Cheka / Salsaton


Set one:


1. Now That We Found Love / Third World
2. Chillin' / Tego & Don Omar
3. Hey Girl / Damian Marley


Set two:


1. Como me llamo Yo! / Tego Calderon
2. Bogle Dance / Buju Banton
3. Qua, Qua, Qua / Rasheed Ali & Rain People


Set three:


1. Payaso / Tego, Voltio & Eddie D.
2. Nah' Mean / Daimian Marley & Nas
3. Shine Eye Gyal / Shabba Ranks & Mykal Rose
4. Beautiful / Damian Marley & Bobby Brown


Set four:


1. There for You / Damian Marley
2. Count Your Blessings / Damian Marley
3. Solo Por Ti / Jowell & Randy-Cultura Profetica

Friday, July 08, 2011

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 120



This week: Part Two of Male Voices of the African Diaspora
                              ("Stories of Love")

intro: Que Dia Bonito / Rasheed Ali / Beijos Azuis

Set one:

1. Turmalina / Ivan Lins / AwaYio
2. Venha Ca / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis

Set two:

1. Beleza / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra
2. Ela Nao Gosta de Mim / Agbepe / Brasil Classics 2
3. A Linguagem do Amor / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra
4. O Acaraje / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis


Set three:

1. Sonhos / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis
2. Duas Almas Perdidas / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra
3. Cade Voce / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis

Set four:

1. No Mar do Amor / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis
2. Flor da Bahia / Dori Caymmi / Brasilian Serenata
3. No Meio do Mar / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis

Saturday, July 02, 2011

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 119

This week we feature Male Voices of the African Diaspora: "Stories of Women"


For centuries men have sung songs of passion, love lost and yearning. This is part one of a two part mini-series.


Intro: Original Woman / Shabba Ranks / A Mi Shabba


Set one:


1. Mae Preta / Ile Aiye / Canto Negro
2. Mama Kiyelele / Ricardo Lemvo / Retrospectiva
3. Su Mama / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Que Va Caer


Set two:


1. Mariana D'Angola / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Thunder in the Jungle
2. Ay Valeria / Ricardo Lemvo / Retrospectiva


Set three:


1. Donde Esta Mi Negra / Eddie Palmieri /El Rumbero del Piano
2. Prima Donna / Ricardo Lemvo / Retrospectiva
3. Neguinha, Pretinha / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra


Set four:


1. Beijos Azuis / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis
2. Rumberita / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Santa
3. Prepara a Boca / Olodum
4. Eu Sou O Seu / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Beijos Azuis
5. Qualquier Situacao de Amor / Gonzaguinha / E