Neyma from Mozambique

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 90

Photo Credit: Grace Olsson

The Music of Mozambique

Intro: Maria Caracoles / Pelo el Afrokan 

Set one:

1. Zora Drums / Grupo Zora de Maputo

2. Matxutxubanga / Projeto Africa

3. Mayvavo / Ghorwane

Set two:

1. Timbila Solo / Spooni Wilessene

2. Wavitika / Ghorwane

3. Golheani / Seppo Kantonen

Set three:

1. Shitende / Fernando Naife

2. Marido e Dono / Neyma

3. Djika / Orch, Marrabenta Star de Mocambique

Set four:

1. Djomela / Orch, Marrabenta Star de Mocambique

2. Tiyisselane / Zebra

3. Nwahulwana / Orch, Marrabenta Star de Mocambique

4. Mi So / Neyma

5. Las Jardineras / Pelo el Afrokan

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 89

Intro: Odo-Ya / Sergio Mendes-Carlinhos Brown / Encanto

Set one:

1. Dance or Die / Janelle Monae / ArchAndroid
2. As We Enter / Nas-Damian Marley / Distant Relatives
3. Tengo La Voz / Nortec Collective / Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3

Set two:

1. San Juan y Martinez / Anga / Echu Mingua
2. The Look of Love / Sergio Mendes-Fergie / Encanto
3. Samba Hop / Branford Marsalis / Music Evolution
4. Rezos / Anga / Echu Mingua

Set three:

1. Freeform / Anga / Echu Mingua
2. The Scratch / Branford Marsalis / Buckshot LeFonque
3. Funky Bahia / Sergio Mendes-Saidah Garrett / Encanto
4. Jerry's Tune / Anga / Echu Mingua

Set four:

1. Neon Valley Street / Janelle Monae / ArchAndroid
2. Wonders & Signs / Branford Marsalis / Buckshot LeFonque
3. Say You'll Go / Janelle Monae / ArchAndroid
4. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings / Branford Marsalis


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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 88

Intro: Puerto Rico / Eddie Palmieri / Sentido

Set one:

1. Viva Cepeda / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri / El Sonido Nuevo
2. Ritmo Uni / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri /
3. Condiciones Que Existen / Eddie Palmieri / Sentido

Set two:

1. Adoracion / Eddie Palmieri / Sentido
2.  Los Bandidos / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri
3. El Sondio Nuevo / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri

Set three:

1. Los Jibaros / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri
2. Guajira en Azul / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri
3. Fuji / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri
4. Black Orchid / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri
5. Picadillo / Cal Tjader-Eddie Palmieri

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 87

Mark "Markolino" Dimond

Fallen and forgotten, Markolino Dimond was one of Latin Music's most dynamic pianists. A child prodigy from New York City's East Harlem, he began his 3-year tenure with the legendary Willie Colon when he was a mere 15-years old. 

Growing up in the primarily Latino neighborhood of "El Barrio", Mark's musical abilities with Salsa garnered him attention in part because he had an 'Anglo' surname. It was said that his father was Cuban, nonetheless, when I met Markolino he seemed to be an American who grew up around Boricuas. Being an island boy, I was always tickled by guys like him, who took on affectations of our culture, but Markolino was the real deal. When he played a montuno on the piano, it didn't matter what his last name was, he was an incredibly swingin' dude! 

Funny thing about him was that when I played in a band with him, he never flaunted his career accomplishments. I never knew he had played with Willie Colon and Hector LaVoe and was held in such high regard by the Latin music community. 

The Mark Dimond I knew, from my vantage point, was a brilliant mercurial-minded musician who had endless ideas flowing from his mind but his fingers could reveal a losing battle with heroin. Sometimes he would be completely sober and his playing was fantastic. He had incredible rhythm and he loved classical music-styled embellishments. Other times, sadly, he was like so many flawed heroin-addicted musicians; sloppy, surly attitude and missing in action. 

New York City has always featured prominently in drug culture and back then, before the crack cocaine epidemic, heroin ruled the lives of many inner city kids. When I think of Mark Dimond, I think of how many non-musician, regular kids suffered the same fate in obscurity. Markolino had a gift that separates him still to this day. Even now, you can find music critics who remember him fondly for his brilliance and not his demise.

Check out this Descarga.com article.

Intro: Che Che Cole /Willie Colon (featuring Hector LaVoe)

Set One:

1. El Quinto de Beethoven / Markolino Dimond

2. Sonido Bestial / Richie Ray / Homenaje a Jerry Masucci

3. Por Eso / Hector LaVoe / Fania All-Stars / 100% Descargas

Set Two:

1. El Todo Poderoso / Hector LaVoe / La Voz

2. Mi Irmita / Markolino Dimond / Brujeria

3. Yo Soy la Salsa / Richie Ray / Homenaje a Jerry Mascucci

Set Three:

1. The Hustler / Willie Colon / A Man & His Music

2. Paraiso de Dulzura / Hector LaVoe / La Voz

3. Aguardiente /Markolino Dimond / Brujeria

4. Mi Gente / Hector LaVoe / La Voz

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Truth is Stranger Than Fiction...

An Egyptian bust that resembled Michael Jackson on display in Inside Ancient Egypt, which opened in 1988 at the Field Museum. This bust of an Egyptian woman is nearly 3,000 years old, yet the resemblance to the late King of Pop is uncanny. The bust has been a part of the Museum's collection since 1899 and was collected by Edward Ayer, who spearheaded the founding of the Museum. 

The bust was made during the New Kingdom Period (1550 BCE to 1050 BCE) which is the same time period as King Tut and Ramses. According to the curator, 95% of Egyptian statues and busts were defiled by early Christians and Muslims because the statues were looked at as idolatry. Taking the nose off made them 'non-human' and less offensive. 

Another Artist Passing: Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell)

For many people who are not familiar with Calypso, Arrow may not be a recognizable name but for those of us who have danced and partied from Brooklyn to Port of Spain that is not the case.

Arrow brought a distinct flavor to Kaiso, it was the flavor of  Montserrat. Arrow put Montserrat and himself on the musical map in 1982 with his gigantic hit: "Hot, Hot, Hot". A song that would later be covered by a pop musician, Buster Pointdexter, and brought to international fame.

I can recall being drenched in sweat in Trinidad Carnival as Arrow sang "Bills", "Soca Rhumba" and "Rub Up". His was a different take on soca, it had the feel of merengue and it seemed to crossover into a more Pan-Caribbean vibe. The beat was hard and it reminded me of the French Caribbean and the Spanish Caribbean all at once. The horns were very prominent, in your face. My best friend; Ron Taylor added his blaring lead trumpet to many of Arrow's hits. The talented Leston Paul added superb arrangements. Take a listen.

"So much bills to pay....bills, bills every day..."

Sadly, Another Passing: Varnette P. Honeywood

I met this talented artist when I first moved to Los Angeles in 1982 at a street faire. I bought some of her work because I thought it was so sweetly unique. Her work was unassuming and straight forward. Her use of color was so very African. She will be missed but like all great artist, her work will live forever and a day.

I found this biography of Varnette Honeywood.

A word about this week's podcast episode (86)

This week's podcast celebrates a wonderful compilation CD: "African Scream Contest". This is a project that sheds light on the beginnings of Afro-Funk in West Africa in the 1970's. I like to call this period "Africa:Post-James Brown". The Godfather of Soul had a profound effect on the entire continent, as he brought African-American polyrhythms back to their source. 


What seems to be lost on so many Americans is the fact that Africa was so hip and aware back then. Unfortunately, so much of this symbiotic cultural relationship was lost upon a pre-Internet generation that had to rely upon the dominant-culture media for African news.


Now in 2010, the African Diaspora is so much more connected. The lines of cultural communication are fortified by a satellite linked world. Creators like me benefit greatly from this brave new world.

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 86

Lola Falana

Set One:


1. Djanfa Magni / Tidiane Kone & Orchestre Poly-Ritmo  / African Scream Contest
2. Thunder in the Jungle / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Thunder in the Jungle
3. Na Oil / Seun Kuti & Eygpt 80 / Think Africa 

Set Two:

1.  Vinon So Minsou / Ouinsou Corneille & Black Santiago / African Scream Contest

2.  Se Na Min / El Rego & Ses Commandos / African Scream Contest 

3. Ayer y Hoy / Brownout / Aguilas and Cobras  

Set Three:

1. Che Che Cole Makossa / Antibalas / Daptone Gold

2. Oya Ka Jojo / Les Volcans de la Capital  

3. I Faram Gami I Faram / Mulatu Astatke / Mulatu Steps Ahead  

4. Sacred Waters / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Thunder in the Jungle   

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Remembering A Great African Mind

Check out Runoko Rashidi's biography of Cheikh Anta Diop.

 If you are interested in African Diaspora Culture you can follow the links at the right side of this page to read up on African History and other interesting topics.

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 85

Photo: Betty Press

Intro: Cheikh Anta Diop / Doudou N'diaye Rose / Djabote

Set One:

1. Senegal-Brasil / Cheikh Lo / Lamp Fall 

2. Na Cidade Negra / Rasheed Ali & Rain People/ Tristeza e Beleza

Set Two:

1. Tristeza e Beleza / Rasheed Ali & Rain People/ Tristeza e Beleza

2. Umi Says / Mos Def / Black on Both Sides

3. Improvisation No.2 / Saikouba Badjie / Solo Drumming of Casamance

Set Three:

1. The Good Lord / Brother Ali / The Truth is Here

2. Kongo Magni / Boubacar Traore / Kongo Magni

3. Al Ghourba / Ali Hassan Kuban / Nubian Magic

Set Four:

1. Trembony / Ali Hassan Kuban / Nubian Magic

2. Helalisa / Hamza El-Din / Eclipse

3. Zikroulah / Cheikh Lo / Lamp Fall

4. Djonkana / Boubacar Traore / Kongo Magni

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 84

Intro: Indigene / DJ Malik / Rai & RnB

Set One:

1. The Call / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Thunder in the Jungle

2. Musafir / A.R. Rahman / Vande Mataram

Set Two:

1. Lies From The Truth / Rasheed Ali / Unreleased Track

2. Geulis / Sabah Habas Mustapha & Jugala AllStars / So La Li

3. The Game / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / Mustt Mustt

Set Three:

1. Africa Occidental / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Que Va Caer

2. Doley Mbolo Remix / Africando / Trovador

Set Four:

1. Gurus of Peace / A.R. Rahman w/ Nusrat F.A.Khan / Vande Mataram

2. Voce Esta Na Bahia / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Tristeza e Beleza Na Cidade Negra

3. Cheiknah Demba / Ballake Sissoko & Toumani Diabate / New Ancient Strings

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 83

 Ramadhan Special Show / Part Two

Intro: Tamatant Tilay / Tinariwen / Aman Iman (“water is Life”)

Set One:

1. Muhammad Walks / Lupe Fiasco  / Farenheit 1-15 Part-1 
2. Tijaniyya / Youssou N’Dour / Egypt

Set Two:

1. Africa / Akon  / African Westside
2. Baaye Faal / Rasheed Ali / Thunder in the Jungle
3. Sunlight / Wu-Tang Clan (Featuring: RZA) / 8 Diagrams

Set Three:

1. Improvise / Jurassic 5 / Quality Control
2. Sisi / Issa Bagayogo / Timbuktu
3. Astronomy 8^th Light / Black Star (Tailb Kweli & Mos Def)
4. Saye Mogo Bane / Issa Bagayogo / Timbuktu

Set Four:

1. Change / T-Pain (Featuring: Akon & Mary J.Blige) / Thr33 Ringz
2. Keep Going / T-Pain / Thr33 Ringz
3. As in a Mirror / Youssou N’Dour / Music from “I Bring What I Love”
4. Fighters / Lupe Fiasco (Featuring: Mathew Santos) / The Cool

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 82

Intro: The Invocation / Rasheed Ali / The Empty Vessel Speaks

Filaw / Issa Bagayogo / Mali Koura

Set One:

1.  Cler Achel / Tinariwen / Aman Iman (water is life)
2. Koukou / Salif Keita / Moffou
3. Jhoole Jhoole Laal / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / Visions of Allah
4. No Hay Nada Mas / Mos Def / The Ecstatic

Set Two:

1. Gnangran / Issa Bagayogo / Sya
2. Awa Didjen / Tinariwen / Aman Iman (water is life)
3. Sankana / Salif Keita / La Difference

Set Three:

1. Illailagh Tenere / Tinariwen / Aman Iman (water is life)
2. Tcheni Tchemakan / Issa Bagayogo / Mali Koura
3. Baba / Salif Keita / Moffou

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 81

Intro: Cachao's Guiro / Cachao / Master Sessions, Vol. 1

1. Chango Ta Veni / Celia Cruz / 100% Azucar

2. Canto a Las Guerreros / Orch. Estrellas Cubanas / Cuando Los Esperitos Bailan Mambo

Set Two:

1. Rezos / Miguel 'Anga' Diaz / Echu Mangua 

2. La Procesion / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Santa

3. Obatala / Francisco Aguabella y Su Grupo Oriza / Bembe Y Afro-Cuban Music

4. Eri Onle / Lazaro Ros / Oluwe Aye: Chango

Set Three:

1. Ochosi (Seco) Lazaro Ros / Oluwe Aye: Ochosi

2. Yemaya y Ochun  (Prelude) / Llego la India Via Eddie Palmieri

3. Canto Ebioso / Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevoyorkino

4. Oya / Francisco Aguabella y Su Grupo Oriza

5. Agua Santa / Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevoyorkino

Set Four:

1. Canto Ayosin / Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevoyorkino

2. Africa / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Agua Santa

3. Tume, Tume / Miguel 'Anga' Diaz w/ Baba Sissoko / Echu Mangua

4. Modele, Modele / Lazaro Ros / Oluwe Aye: Chango

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Without Words: Issa Bagayogo

                                                              The Funky Griot of Mali!

Madala Kunene (re-posted from an earlier post)

I fell in love with the city of Durban. A jewel of a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, it sits majestically on the warm Indian Ocean.
Durban is home to Zulus and East Indian descendents and it was the last outpost of Colonial British influence.
This city reminds me of the Caribbean, especially Trinidad.
I felt so at home, I hung out with great people like Oscar Ngcobo who took me to a music club; The Rainbow Room, where I sat for hours listening to the trance-like sounds of Madala Kunene's Maskanda music. It's a music that reminds you of Malian music; like Oumou Sangare or Ali Farka Toure.
It was the most different music I've ever heard in my life but when it ended, it was like a dream that you couldn't describe to anyone.



His Story:

Madala Kunene has been making music since he was a child, busking on the streets of Durban, playing a guitar he made from a cooking oil tin and fish guts. Madala's music is rooted in ritual and tradition, and he frequently goes into trance when he performs. He has been called: "The Mystic of Durban".
Madala has developed a completely original style of playing guitar based on ancient divination music and most of his inspiration comes to him in dreams. Kunene is renowned for the transcendental and ethereal quality of his songs. While performing he goes into a deep trance, "When I am playing my brain is not there. Each time I go to a place I've never been before." His music reflects all of this, with its dreamy, almost hallucinatory images.

Zulu:

While in South Africa I learned much about the history of the Zulu. The Zulus were not native to South Africa. The Khoi-San were the dominant ethnic group in the area of Southern Africa. The Zulus were Bantu speakers from further north who arrived in the area of Southern Africa in the 9th century. Maybe this explains why Maskanda music reminds one of the music of the Sudan or Sahel.

You can enjoy the mystic sounds of Madala Kunene on this week's One Tribe, Many Voices podcast.

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 80

Dobet Gnahore

Mayra Andrade

Chiwoniso

Intro: M'Ba Fodi / Issa Bagayogo / Mali Koura

Set One

1. Sumbuyaya / Jali Bakari Konteh / Konteh Kunda
2. Lua / Mayra Andrade / Navega
3. Palea / Dobet Gnahore / Na Afriki

Set Two

1. Kurima / Chiwoniso / Rebel Woman
2. Sani Bonani / Madala Kunene / Kon'Ko Man
3. Toroya / Issa Bagayogo / Timbuktu

Set Three

1. Kon'Ko Man / Madala Kunene
2. Mogo Kele / Oumou Sangare / Seya
3. Souba Souba / Vieux Farka Toure / Fondo

Set Four

1. By Your Side / Sade / Red, Hot & Riot / Fela Tribute
2. Donso / Oumou Sangare / Seya
3. Pamuromo / Chiwoniso / Rebel Woman

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 79

Intro: Salsa Rai (Sin Cadenas) 

Faudel & Yuri Buenaventrua / L'essential Faudel

Set One

1. Salamane / Zahouania / Oran Party Mix Tape
2. La Camel / Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella / Kutche
3. Moulay Abdallah / Gnawa Marrakech / Songs for Sidi Mimoun

Set Two

1. Lemayti / Maroc All-Stars
2. Chebba / Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella / Kutche
3. Hana-hana / Cheba Djenet
4. Ya Moulati / AbdeSalam Khaloufi

Set Three

1. Sandiye / Majid Bekkas / African Gnawa Blues
2. Hana-hana / Cheba Fadela / Live

Set Four

1. Mraba / Majid Bekkas / African Gnawa Blues
2. Hana-hana / Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella / Kutche
3. Taksim Sur le Makam Awjara / Said Chraibi / Oud

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 78

This week's show is a re-broadcast of a show from our archives.

You can access the playlist: Episode 48

"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 77

Intro: Keleya / Moussa Doumbia / Psychedelic Classics Vol.3

Set One:

1. Big Payback / James Brown / Soul Power Soundtrack

2. Think Africa / Seun Kuti

Set Two:

1. Kalakuta Show / Red , Hot and Riot / Fela Tribute

2. Zombie / Bugz in the Attic / Red , Hot and Riot

3. Katakuta Show / Mix Master Mike, Lateef / Red , Hot and Riot

4. Don't Give Me That Shit / Seun Kuti / Seun Kuti & Egypt '80

Set Three:

1. Water Get No Enemy / Femi Kuti / Collection

2. Ijo / Tony Allen / Secret Agent

3. Alutere / Tony Allen / Secret Agent

Set Four:

1. Do Your Best / Femi Kuti & Mos Def

2. No Agreement / Baba Maal, Tony Allen & Ray Lema / Red, Hot and Riot

Check out these archive posts on Tony Allen , and James Brown .

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 76

Intro: Combination / Jali Bakart Konteh / Konteh Kunda

Set one:

1. Massake / Habib Koite / Afriki

2. Sarama / Vieux Farka Toure / Fondo

Set two:

1. Dambalou / Issa Bagayogo / Timbuktu

2. Iyo Djeli / Oumou Sangare / Seya

Set three:

1. Fimani / Issa Bagayogo / Mali Koura

2. Koroko / Oumou Sangare / Seya

Set four:

1. Sebero / Issa Bagayogo / Mali Koura

2. Cherie Le / Vieux Farka Toure / Fondo

Set five:

1. Afriki / Habib Koite / Afriki

2. Djeli / Salif Keita / La Difference

3. Sabu Yerkoy / Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate / Ali & Toumani

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"One Tribe, Many Voices" Podcast Episode 75

FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL / PART TWO

Intro: Murder She Wrote / Chaka Demus & Pliers

Set one:

1. Tanta Saudade / Chico Buarque

2. Mariana D'Angola / Rasheed Ali & Rain People / Thunder in the Jungle

3. Comadre Cololiche / Zambo Cavero

Set two:

1. Danca Ma Mi Criolla / Tito Paris

2. Duas Almas Perdidas / Rasheed Ali / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra

Set three:

1. Yellow Moon / The Neville Brothers

2. Amigo Mio / Tono Rosario y Tego Calderon

3. A Linguagem do Amor / Rasheed Ali / Tristeza e Beleza na Cidade Negra

Set four:

1. Sereia / Rasheed Ali / Thunder in the Jungle

2. No Mar do Amor / Rasheed Ali / Beijos Azuis

3. No Meio do Mar / Rasheed Ali / Beijos Azuis

4. Love Still Good / Chico De Barge / Long Time no See

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