Saturday, July 04, 2009

Events: LIVE African, Jamaican, Brazilian music … and more!!!

Sambadá & Tamores Remelxo
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Friday, July 10, 9:00

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Babá Ken & Kotoja
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Saturday, July 11, 9:30


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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Yoshi's, Oakland
July 10–11, 8:00 & 10:00
July 12 at 2:00

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French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton presents the film Piaf
Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
Sunday, July 12, 6:30


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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Rio Theater, Santa Cruz
Monday, July 13, 8:00pm

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Chicago Afrobeat Project
Yoshi's—Jack London Square, Oakland
Monday, July 13


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Mighty Diamonds
also Yellow Wall Dub Squad, Itawe and King David
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Wednesday, July 15, 9:30


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Sila & The Afrofunk Experience
Maisha Productions presents Afrofunk Festival
The Independent, San Francisco
Friday, July 17, 9:00

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Vieux Farka Touré
The Independent, San Francisco
Saturday, July 18, 9:00

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Vukani Mawethu
La Peña, Berkeley
Sunday, July 19

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Madou Sidiki Diabate
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Sunday, July 19, 8:00

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Pato Banton
The Independent, San Francisco
Sunday, July 19, 9:00


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Sila & The Afrofunk Experience
Maisha Productions presents Afrofunk Festival
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Friday, July 24, 9:00

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Issa Bagayogo from Mali
Novalima
from Peru
Yoshi's, Oakland
Friday, July 24, two shows, 8:00 and 11:00

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Luciano
The Independent, San Francisco
Saturday, July 25, 9:00


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Wailing Souls
Slim's, San Francisco
Wednesday, July 29, 9:00

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Freddie McGregor
The Independent, San Francisco
Thursday, July 30, 9:00


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Danjuma & Onola featuring Ousseynou Kouyaté
Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Friday, July 31, 9:30


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CANCELED: Orchestra Baobab
Yoshi's, Oakland
Saturday & Sunday, August 1–2

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Patience Chaitezvi & Erica Azim: Mbira Music of the Ancestors of Zimbabwe
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Wednesday, August 5, 7:30pm

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Freddie McGregor
The Independent, San Francisco
Thursday, August 6, 9:00


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Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabaté
Rio Theater, Santa Cruz
Wednesday, August 12, 8:00pm

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Gregory Isaacs … The Cool Rula!
The Independent, San Francisco
Thursday, August 13, 9:00


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Aphrodesia from the Bay Area—musically trained in Ghana
Great American Music Hall
August 21


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Les Nubians
Yoshi's—Jack London Square, Oakland
August 26 & 27

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Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
August 22


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Youssou N'Dour
Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus, Berkeley
Thursday, November 12, 7:30pm

Playlist for 07.02.2009—Emmanuel Nado

ARTIST: Busoga
ALBUM: Ngoma
SONG: Mbaire
COUNTRY: Uganda

Zena Bacar
Zena Bacar
Africa
Mozambique

Santero
El Hijo De Obatala
Agua del rio
Guatemala


Interview with Santero

Santero comes from a long family tradition of Latin musicians and Sonidero sound system deejays. He was raised in the mountains, jungles and Atlantic coast of Central America. Santero dedicates his musical energy towards exposing a new generation of Latinos and Latin music lovers to the spiritual essence of the Pan-African Diaspora
Break……
Tonight I present a tribute to Mother Africa’s past, present and future. In this set, selected African artists sing for the preservation of African culture with songs of celebration and messages to African people and their leaders.
—Nado
Jerry Jhetto
Silver & Gold
Silver & Gold
Nigeria

Seta Toure
L’Album
Africa
Senegal

Chachi
Chachi
Africa
Ethiopia

Sylvester Williams
Sylvester Williams
Africa
Sierra Leone

Jovinos Dos Santos
Telling stories to the sea
Africa
Angola

Suzanna Owiyo
Suzanna Owiyo
Africa
Kenya

Break…

Sila & the Afrofunk Experience
Black President
Africa
Kenya/U.S.A.

Albino!
Peralta House
Feel Alright
U.S.A.

Vieux Farka Touré
Fondo
Ai Haira
Mali

So Kalmery
Brakka System
Waria
D.R.Congo

Rachid Halihal
Arabian Music from Morocco
Alalla Y’lali
Morocco

Raquel Bitton
Boleros
Dos Gardenias
France/Morocco

Oumou Sangare
Seya
Wele Wele
Mali

Break……

Cesaria Evora
São Vicente
São Vicente di longue
Cap Vert

Souad Massi
Raoui
Raoui
Algeria

Aster Aweke
Aster
Selale
Ethiopia

Etoile de Dakar
Dom Son Nare
Senegal

Alpha Yaya Diallo
The Future
Gogha
Guinee/Canada

Lokassa Ya Bongo
Lokassa
Abibatou
D.R.Congo

Tribu Band
Tribu Band
La cosecha de mujeres

Ara Ketu
Ara Ketu
Yele contigo
Brasil

Jean Pierre Simons
Sentimentally to Africa
Change in my life
Cameroon

Monday, June 22, 2009

Playlist for 06.25.2009—Pamela

= = = Set 1: about 9:04 pm

Title: "Mbube"
Artist: Mahotella Queens
CD: Reign & Shine
Country: South Africa
Label: African Cream Music

"Shungu dzaamai"
Oliver Mtukudzi
Wonai
Zimbabwe
Sheer Sound

"Essok'am"
Patrick Bebey
Oa Na Mba
Cameroon/France
Independent

"Tinabora"
Maciré Sylla
Massa
Guinée
Nocturne

"Mayvavo"
Ghorwane
Mozambique Various: Afropop
Moçambique
Naxos World

= = = Set 2: about 9:26 pm

"James Agwanda"
Paul Orwa Jasolo
Nyakach Heroes
Kenya
Equator Heritage Sounds

"People Will Talk"
Gerald Pino & The Heartbeats
The Rough Guide to West African Gold
Sierra Leone
Rough Guide

"Africadën"
Cheikh Lô
Bambaay Geej
Sénégal
World Circuit/Nonesuch

"L'attar"
Rachid Halihal
Arabian Music from Morocco
Morocco
ARC Music

= = = Set 3: about 9:50 pm

"Enfants d'Afrique"
Malam Maman Barka
Guidan Haya
Niger
Beauty Saloon Music

"Gouloulha-dji"
Khaled
Kenza
Algeria/France
ARK21 Records

= = = Set 4: about 10:01 pm

"Viens danser sur le son Africando"
Africando feat. Sékouba Bambino
Ketukuba
Various Africa/Latin America
Stern's Africa

"Tumbala"
Novalima
Coba Coba
Peru
Cumbancha

"Zarlie"
Mounira Mitchala
Talou Lena
Chad
Marabi

"Olivier"
Eduardo BB
Bassa Panorama
Cameroon
Independent

= = = Set 5: about 10:22 pm

"Sabu"
Victor Démé
Victor Démé
Burkina Faso
Chapa Blues Records

"Dam Bô"
Sara Tavares
Balancê
Cabo Verde
Times Square Records

"Besebara Follë"
Aster Aweke
Aster's Ballads
Ethiopia
Kabu Records


"Alhamdou"
Niominka Bi and N'diaxas Band
Shalom Salam
Sénégal/France
Makafresh/Makasound

"Mosman Skank"
Aswad
The Original Soundtrack to the film Countryman
Jamaica
Mango

= = = Set 6: about 10:45 pm

"State of Emergency"
Amampondo The Essential South African Trip
South Africa
African Cream Music

"Africa Unite"
Bongo Love
Rwendo
Zimbabwe
Independent

= = = Set 7: about 11:03 pm

"Pula Ku"
Habib Koité & Bamada
Ma Ya
Mali
Putumayo World Music

"Phole-Phole Hha"
Momade Ali Faque feat. Jimmy Dludlu
Tales of Moçambique
Moçambique
Sheer Sound

"Nawe Okiwulira"
Samité
Embalasassa
Uganda
Triloka Records

"Sy Sawande"
Baaba Maal
Jombaajo
Sénégal
Sonadisc

= = = Set 8: about 11:22 pm

"Ça va se savoir"
Amadou Sodia
Ça va se savoir
Guinée
Syllart Productions

"Hail"
Kofi Anang
Safarini
Ghana/USA
Smithsonian Folkways

"Veloma"
Rajery
Volontany
Madagascar
Label Bleu

"Tchal Kêt"
Dudu Araujo
Nôs Cantador
Cabo Verde
RB Records, Inc.

= = = Set 9: about 11:45 pm

"Makhla"
Cheikha Rimitti
The Shrine Afrodigital
Algeria/France
Union Square Music

"Miri Yôrô"
Adama Yalomba
Putumayo presents African Odyssey
Mali
Putumayo World Music

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Playlist for 6.18.2009—Emmanuel Nado

ARTIST Harry Belafonte
ALBUM The best of
SONG Dayo
COUNTRY U.S.A.

Sekouba Bembeya
Guitar Fo
Mangue
Rep. Guinee


So Kalmery

Brakka System
Calling
D.R. Congo

Maria de Barros
Morabeza
Mundo Malvado
Cap Vert

Alou April
Smooth Africa
Bringing joy
South Africa

Manou Dibango/MC Mello’
Polysonk
Senga abele
Cameroon

Fela Kuti
Black Man’s Cry
Lady
Nigeria

Seta Toure
L’Album
Naye
Senegal


Break………………………………………………………
9:40PM…..

Vieux Farka Toure
Fondo
Slow Jam
Mali

King Sunny Ade
Seven Degrees
Congratulations
Nigeria

Oriental Brothers Dance Band
Odo Sanbra
Yaa Amponsah
Ghana/U.S.A.

New Life Band
Nikitazama
Nachuchumilia
Tanzania


Break…………………………………………………….10:PM

Louis Wasson
Hemisphere
Planet E
Cameroon

Gowarne
Kudumba
Mambo ya malepfu
Mozambique

Los Naranjos
Respecta mi Tambo
Nadie se salva de la rumba
Cuba

Proyecto Uno
La selection radio Latina
Tiburon
Dominican Rep.

Eva Ayllon
Afro-Peruvian Classics
Azucar de cana (sugar cane)
Peru

Papa Noel
Café Noir
Soleil
D.R. Congo

Ben Decca
C’est tout moi
Loko lam
Cameroon

Zap mama
Supermoon
Gati
D.R. Congo/Belgium

Break………………………………………………10:35PM

Porthos
Les Merveilles du passe
Soki Olanai Babibanda
D.R. Congo

Verkys
Les Merveilles du pasee
Bankoko
D.R. Congo

Youssou Ndour
The best of
Set
Senegal

Pure Magic with Rebecca
Rhythm Riot
Thululale
South Africa

Cheb Mami
Algerian Rai
Sidi Boumedienne
Algeria

Break…………………………………………….11:PM

Tewodros Kasahun
Yasteseryal
Sambadiena
Ethiopia

Tewodros Kashun
Yasteseryal
Etiegie
Ethiopia

Papa Wemba
Fula Ngenge
M’Odikenda
D.R. Congo

Brazzaking
BinaJump
BinaJump
Congo
Rep.

Imagination Brass
Caribbean Beat
Bayo
St.Thomas/Virgin
Islands

St. Ange
Megazouk
Aah Wai
Guadeloupe

Fally Ipupa&Krys
Droit Chemin
Droit Chemin
D.R.Congo

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Playlist for 06.11.2009—Pamela

There is a ton of great live music coming to the Bay Area over the next few months. Our new Africa Mix friend Matt Heberger has done an excellent job of maintaining a current music calendar and making it public for all of us to enjoy. Please check out Matt's Live African Music Calendar by clicking here. Thanks so much, Matt! —Pamela

= = = Set 1: about 9:04 pm

Title: "Niassa"
Artist: Massukos
CD: Bumping
Country: Moçambique

"Le travail, toujours le travail"
Pamelo Mounk'a
L'Essentiel
D. R. Congo

"Isoka Lami"
Suthukazi Arosi
ARC's Stars of Afro-Pop
South Africa

= = = Set 2: about 9:25 pm

"Tug of War"
The Faces
Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump
Nigeria

"Bamama"
Orchestra Super Mazembe
Giants of East Africa
Kenya

"Gnawoe"
Orchestra Baobab
Specialist in All Styles
Sénégal

"Marieta"
Sierra Maestra
Tibirí Tabará
Cuba

= = = Set 3: about 9:43 pm

"Siguiri"
Diely Moussa Kouyaté
Le Temps
Guinée

"Issa"
Dobet Gnahoré
Na Afriki
Côte d'Ivoire

"Hende Baba"
Thomas Mapfumo
Rise Up
Zimbabwe/USA

"Blo Blo"
Fekereaddis Nekatebeb
Leul Aswededegn
Ethiopia

= = = Set 4: about 10:01 pm

"Ja Funmi"
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
Juju Music
Nigeria

"Somebody"
Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens
Stoki Stoki
South Africa

"Best Ambiance"
Bibi Den's
Sans Papiers Acte II
D. R. Congo

"Por que tu sufres con lo que yo gozo"
NG La Banda
En la Calle
Cuba

= = = Set 5: about 10:26 pm

"Mademba"
Youssou N'Dour
Joko
Sénégal

"Tamatant Tilay"
Tinariwen
Aman Iman (Water is Life)
Tuareg/Mali

"Compolidjo"
Mamar Kassey
Denke-Denke
Niger

"Olufeme"
Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band
Ghana Soundz
Ghana

"Nganga Kisi"
Ricardo Lemvo
São SalvadorLinkD. R. Congo/USA

= = = Set 6: about 10:46 pm

"Voetsek, Go Once"
Amaryoni
Aza'pella
South Africa

"Ekoleya"
Angelique Kidjo
Logozo
Benin

"Yo Voy" (Faze Remix)
Novalima
Coba Coba Remixed
Peru

= = = Set 7: about 11:02 pm

"Single"
Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra
Boulevard de l'Independence
Mali

"Cabinda a Cunene"
Maria de Barros
Morabeza
Cabo Verde/USA

"Hanada Ka Ha Io"
Yellow
A Hand-full of Namibians
Namibia

"Acha"
Gigi
Gold & Wax
Ethiopia

"Sózinhos de Novo"
Daúde
Daúde
Brasil

= = = Set 8: about 11:26 pm

"Guiné-Cabral"
Super Mama Djombo
Super Mama Djombo
Guinea-Bissau

"Elazri"
Rachid Halihal
Arabian Music from Morocco
Morocco

"Nha Fidjo"
Agusto Cego
Putumayo presents an Afro-Portuguese Odyssey
Cabo Verde

"Kuribota"
Waldemar Bastos
Pretaluz (Blacklight)
Angola

= = = Set 9: about 11:50 pm

"Alchilim"
Hiruth Girma
Hiruth
Ethiopia

"Mouna"
Amadou et Mariam
Je Pense à Toi
Mali/France

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Playlist for 6.04.2009—Emmanuel Nado

Artist : Vieux Farka Toure
Album : Fondo

Song: Wale
Country:
Mali

Sol Kalmery
Brakka System
Kamitik Soul
D.R.Congo

Le
Ayinda
Nenge Yazo
Cameroun

Youssoupha Sidibe
Xelkom
Xelcom
Senegal
/Bayfaal Community

King Sunny Ade
7 Degrees North
Samba
Nigeria

Rachel Ratsizafy
Natural Born Stranger
Malagasy Aho
Madagascar

Break…………………….

Splash
Classics Sheeben
Khoma Khoma
South Africa

Carlos Nando
Historia Mulemba
Historia Mulemba
Angola

Mendes Brothers
Angola
Beleza Natural
Angola
Beleza Natural
Cap Vert

Massukos
Bumping
Bumping
Mozambique

Habib Koite
Maya
Wassiye
Mali

Break………………………

Interview with Cap Verdien Singer Maria De Barros

Songs from Morabeza CD

  • Reggadera
  • Tabanka di Txada Grandi
  • Funana Ca Tem Frontera

Break…………………..

Sam Mangwana
Aladji
Transbero
Angola/DRCongo

Oriental Brothers International
Odo Sanbra
Odo Brawawawa
Ghana/USA

Samba Mapangala
African Classisc
Sungira
Kenya

Soukous Stars
Soukous Attack
Lukani
DRCongo

Chico Cesar
Brasileiro
Mama Africa
Brazil

Fruko Y Sus Tesos
Colombianas Poderosas
Marcha
Colombia

Frukos Y sus Tesos
Colombiana Poderosas
La Maquina de sabor
Colombia

Fally Ipupa & Kris
Droit Chemin
Droit Chemin
DRCongo

Lutchiana
1000%
Natalie Chou
DRCongo

Fely
Awareness
Enie Solefe
Cote d’Ivoire

Meiway
Golgotha
Bami Power

Cote d’Ivoire

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Nado presents: Capeverdian singer Maria de Barros

On this edition of Africa Mix I am joined by Cap Verdienne chanteuse, Maria de Barros, in a conversation I had with her recently while she was touring the San Francisco Bay Area.

Maria de Barros is indeed a total package: Beautiful, intelligent, an angelic voice, extraordinary performer with a stage presence and certain magnetism which draws people to her world.

Ever since the release of her first CD, Nha Mundo, Maria has taken on the world stage, body and soul, to promote the music and culture of her country. Her second CD, Dança ma mi, came as a consecration that Cabo Verde has a new music diva to reckon with. Now having crisscrossed the world performing over the years, Maria released Morabeza, a CD offering a smorgasboard of various rhythms from her homeland.

Please join us for this fascinating conversation, and check out her new CD.

—Emmanuel Nado