9:02pm
Staff Benda Bilili/Osali Mabe/Bouger Bouger/D.R.Congo
Tunji Oyelana/Osekere/Nigeria Retrospective/Nigeria
Samite/The Soroti Boys Song/Tula Eno/Ouganda
Angelique Kidjo/Congo
Leo/Oyaya/Benin
9:30pm
Conversation with Rupa
Marya of Rupa and the April Fishes
Rupa & The April
Fishes/Build/Build/
Conversation with Rupa
Rupa & The April
Fishes/Weeds/Build
Conversation with Rupa
Rupa & The April
Fishes/Sur La Route/Build
Conversation with Rupa
Rupa & The April
Fishes/Electric Gombo Radio/Build
10;15pm
to 10:35
“Build” is the latest disc from San Francisco’s
international band Rupa and the April Fishes.
Only few weeks after it was released the
disc rapidly climbed to the top ten world music charts. It opens with the title
track a very beautiful song written by Rupa Marya the incredible lead singer of
Indian roots, American and European upbringing. Two things immediately strike
me about this album. First Rupa’s perfectly controlled , and distinctive vocal
is outstanding as she sings the story behind the album title The second is the musical mix
styles that unfolds throughout, American, European pop, jazz, reggae,latin flavor,
and world folk music. Rupa and the April
Fishes deliver all that and more, spinning a tapestry of sound so alluring
I find it hard not to be engulfed by the infectiousness of it all. The second
track on the disc “Weeds” yields a
reggae beat, this one is a great musical story about Rupa’s travel to Chiappa,
Mexico. Here again she displays a strong vocal command while the sizzling
rhythm section stays crisp and clean all the way (reminding me the rhythm
section of Africa’s reggae star Alpha Blondi) “Sur La Route” is a French song; the music here hinges more on ska
,European pop and club trends, as a testimony of Rupa’s cultural and linguistic
breadth. The last track “Electric Gumbo
radio”, is a kind of new music style which is the mainstay of “Build” The
concoction on “Build” is a global
pop brew, a collection of musical vignettes that brims with themes of love nature,
and social consciousness. I love it and
you’ll fall in love with it as well… Emmanuel Nado (Africamix
on KALW radio San Francisco)
Zani Diabate/Ni
Zani Mana/Zani Diabate et les Heritiers/Mali
Bonga/Mulema
Xangola/Mulemba Xangola/Angola
Macire
Sylla/Penpere/Massa/Mali
Kotoja/Vami
Duwe/Sawale/Nigeria
Mbusi
Mahlonga/Yehlisan/Urban Zulu Mix
10 :35pm to 11pm
Sekouba Bambino/Famou Remix/Sinikan/Guinee
Syran Mbenza/Beyou Motema/Heritage Ya Luambo/D.R.C.
Emeline
Michel/Mose Manman/Cordes & Armes
Les
Barons/Lagos Sound System/Les Barons
Nancy Vieira/Maylen/No Amas/Cape Verde
