Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Monday August 24th. The programme goes out every Monday at 10pm to midnight on 103.2FM and is available live at www.dublincityfm.ie
1. Oneness of Juju: “African Rhythms (Live in Washington DC, 1975)”.
2. Wayne Davis: “Look at the People!”. Both from “Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993” (Strut 2020).
3. Juju & the Space Rangers: “Got to be right on it”. From “Oneness of Juju - African Rhythms 1970-1982” (Strut 2020).
4. Meridian Brothers: “Cumbia Totalitaria”. From “Cumbia Siglo XXI” (Bongo Joe 2020).
Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. Oumou Sangaré: “Acoustic” (No Format!).
2. Meridian Brothers: “Cumbia Siglo XXI” (Bongo Joe).
3. Bamba Wassoulou Groove: “Dankélé” (Lusafrica).
4. Various Artists: “Walter Ferguson - 100 Years of Calypso” (DyM-Online).
5. Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids: “Shaman” (Strut).
6. Etuk Ubong: “Africa Today” (Night Dreamer).
7. Gillian Welch: “Boots No. 2: The Lost songs Vol. 1” (Acony).
8. Sharhabil Ahmed: “The King of Sudanese Jazz” (Habibi Funk).
9. Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience: “To Know Without Knowing” (Agogo).
10. Various Artists: “Disques Debs International Vol. 2 - Cadence Revolution” (Strut).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids: “Shaman”. From “Shaman” (Strut).
2. Oneness Of Juju: “Soul Love Now”. From “Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993” (Strut).
3. Ayom: “Ayom Manifesto” (Single on Amplifica).
4. Matthieu Saglio: “Metit”. From “El Camino De Los Vientos” (ACT Music).
5. Kronos Quartet with Sam Amidon, Brian Carpenter, Lee Knight & Aoife O’Donovan: “Where have all the flowers gone?”. From the forthcoming album “Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends celebrate Pete Seeger” (Smithsonian Folkways).