Program September 7, 2016

Mulatu Astatke (pictured above) is the man who invented Ethio-jazz. His recordings and arrangements from the late 60s and 70s revolutionized Ethiopia's popular music by adding elements of jazz and instruments from Latin music to the traditional pentatonic modes. And he's far from retired: at age 69 in 2013, he released one of the best albums of his career, Sketches Of Ethiopia.

I'm going up to New York this weekend to see Astatke perform (at this event: http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-live-arts/mulatu-astatke-fy17), and in honor of the event I'll spin a set of the music that made me such a big fan of the father of Ethio-jazz.

Also this week: musical prescriptions from Africa, the cumbia-reggae-salsa connection, and funk Caribbean style.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/88221
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go


Artist (Country) | Song | Recording | Label | Year

Oliver Lake (USA) | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (England UK) | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

King Ayisoba (Ghana) | Africa | This Is Kologo Power! | Sahelsounds / Makkum / Red Wig | 2008
Busi Mhlongo (South Africa) | Awukho Umuzi Ongena Kukhuluma Kwawo | Urbanzulu | Melt 2000 | 1998
Penny Penny (South Africa) | Siyayi Vuma | single | W Baloyi Music Production | 2016

Manu Chao (France-Spain) | La Primavera / Me Gustas Tu | Proxima Estacion Esperanza | Virgin France | 2001
Faraon Bantu Sound System (Colombia) feat Quantic (England UK) | Westbound Train | Profecias Del Emperador Bantu | Chusma | 2011
Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno (England UK-Jamaica-USA) feat Nidia Gongora (Colombia) | Chambacu | 1000 Watts | Tru Thoughts | 2016

Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | Oriza (live at the Broadberry) | single | Peace & Rhythm | 2015
La Pesada (Colombia) | Cumbia Y Tambo (En La Lluvia) | Tomate Y Alandette | Zeida | 1978
Money Chicha (USA) | Cosa Verde | Echo En Mexico | Vampisoul | 2016

Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Yekermo Sew | Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 | Buda Musique | 1969
Hailu Mergia & The Walias (Ethiopia) | Woghenei | Tche Belew | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1977
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Netsanet | Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 | Buda Musique | 1974

Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Assosa Derache | Sketches Of Ethiopia | Jazz Village | 2013

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (Germany) | Tender Trap | 55 | Big Crown | 2016
Black Truth Rhythm Band (Trinidad & Tobago) | Save D Musician | Ifetayo | Soundway | 1976
Duke (Trinidad & Tobago) | Freedom In Africa | Harps Of Gold | Share Sound Services | 1980
Beginning Of The End (Bahamas) | Funky Nassau | single | Alston | 1971

Frank Penn (Bahamas) | Gimme Some Skin | At Independence | Penn | 1973