Saturday, January 16, 2010

Playlist for 01.14.2010 and Top Ten of 2009—Emmanuel Nado

ARTIST Rara Machine

ALBUM Vou Nou

SONG Bade

COUNTRY Haiti


Emeline Michel

Rasin Kreyol

Beni Yo

Haiti

Ayub Ogada

Songs Of Life

Ondiek

Kenya

Ismael Lo

Diawar

Xamul Dara

Senegal

Samite

Songs Of Life

Ekibobo

Uganda

The Special Five

Soweto Street Music

Nangu Lostosti

South Africa

Kevin Nathaniel

Songs Of Life

Woza Azania

U.S.A.

Youssou Ndour

Joko from village to town

Birima

Senegal

Break…………….9:45PM

Conversation with Manel

Singer and multi-instrumentalist, Zé Manel is the most famous and influential contemporary musician to emerge from the West African country of Guinea-Bissau. By the age of seven, Zé, playing drums and acoustic guitar, had become the main attraction of Super Mama Djombo band. During the 1970s, this seminal orchestra played a major role in the liberation struggle of this former Portuguese colony.

Songs featured during the interview

From the album Super Mama Djombo

Faibe Guine

Guine-Cabral

Pamparida

From the album Ar Puro

Alma

No Festa

Muntrus Na Claro

Break…………………….10:30PM

My top tens are presented in no particular order of preference.

These are the new releases that best kept my cd player spinning. They also had the most requests from listeners. Thanks for your contributions to listener supported public radio.

Cesaria Evora (Nha Sentimento)Cape Verde (track played; Zinha)

Rokia Traore (Tchamantche)Mali (track played; Tounka

Omara Portunondo (Gracias)Cuba (track played; O que sera)

Oumou Sangare (Seya) Mali (track played; Sounsoumba)

Franco & Le TPOK Jazz (Francophonic)D.R.Congo(track played; Sandoka)

Balla et ses Balladins (The Syliphone Years) Guinée (track played; N’na Soba)

Maria de Barros (Morabeza) Cape Verde (track played: Funana Ca Tem Frontera)

Chiwoniso (Rebel Woman) Zimbabwe (track played; Only One World)

Vieux Farka Toure (Fondo) Mali (track played; Ai Haira)

Puerto Plata (Casita de Campo) Colombia (track played; Los Perross)