Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Mapfumo

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms2. The Burning Hell : What Does It Do And How Does It Work3. Jon Wilks : Could You Be The One4. Zoe Basha : Three Little Babes 5. Christina Alden & Alex Patterson : Our House6. Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band : Chiiko Chinotinetsa7. Mawonera Superstars : Nyamutamba Naziwere8. Rachael McShane & The Cartographers : Bonny George Campbell 9. Gigspanner Big Band : Hind Horn10. Xanthoula Dakovanou : Syrto At Dawn11. Kazdoura : Hmool El Safar 12. Paul Armfield : Books About UFOs13. Odette Michell feat. Callum Gilligan : Hourglass14. Nesrine : Dunia15. Simin Tander : Janana Sta Yama16. OWLS : Ricercar17. Trip : Pt.2 An Ghrian Ar Bhinn Ghulbain18. Steve Knightley : Girl From The North Country19. Sam Carter : Long Time Travelling20. Steve Tilston : Biding Time21. Ensemble Marani : Khintskala 22. Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto : Si Je Savais Voler23. Kuunatic : Halu Shanta from the CD Wheels Of Omon 24. Magnus Wiik : Faremogangar Etter Andres K. Rysstad25. Malmin : Grønn Står Skogen – Tvilevise26. Re:vulva : Girls And Their Toys27. Brìghde Chaimbeul : Bog An Lochan 28. Brigan : Ramo Verde29. Tuerci-Core : Maleratu30. Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams : Precious Jewel31. John Lee Hooker : Sally Mae32. Filkin's Drift : My Pretty Little Highland MaryYou can find more details including past playlists and links to labels at www.podwireless.com

Aquatic adventures on landPlaylist: Jerry Jeff Walker - Shell GamePeter Rowan - Thirsty in the RainTonk - A Little HeartacheThe Memory Makers - 14 Kt. MindPatton Magee - Be On TimeThe Wine Soaked Preachers - Deadman's FlatsMolly Lewis - Porque Te VasKacy Lee Anderson with The Waverly Pickers - My Old Friend WadeChristopher Sleightholm - Heading Backwards Towards YouThe Garrys - CakewalkRon Eliran - Sky Dust DrifterRogér Fahker - The WizardMdou Moctar - Takoba (Injustice Version)Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band - Chiiko Chinotinetsa

Novedades en AfricaPachanga con la excelente cantante caboverdiana Lucibela, que reivindica el sonido tradicional de la música de las islas. Aboubakar Traoré & Balima, maestro del ngoni, y la maravillosa pareja maliense Amadou & Mariam. Sonidos urbanos congoleños con Kin Gongola Kiniata y música de máscaras de la etnia igbo del nigeriano Okwy Osadebe. En la segunda parte, rap senegalés con bandas históricas, Positive Black Soul y Daara J. Y los grandes maestros: Tony Allen desde Nigeria, Thomas Mapfumo desde Zimbabwe y Alhaji K. Frimpong desde Ghana. Todo tuyo !! Track List Lucibela - Lembra tempo Lucibela - Baloi Aboubakar Traoré & Balima - Sababu Amadou & Mariam - Mogolu Kin Gongola Kiniata - Lisekite Okwy Osadebe - Olu Nwelu Amara Positive Black Soul - Djoko Daara J - Indentité Tony Allen - Crazy Afrobeat Thomas Mapfumo - Zimbabwe Yevatema Alhaji K. Frimpong - Me Yee Owu Den

Novedades en AfricaPachanga con el senegalés Lass, uno de los músicos que mejor está fusionando la tradición y la modernidad basada en la electrónica, ndombolo con el congoleño Innoss-B, y músicas urbanas basadas en la música de Gabón, con Pamela Badjogo, y de Kenia, con Wanavokali. Volvemos además, con la maravilla de Idrissa Soumaoro, que nos transporta a la música maliense de los 70. Además, afrobeat nigeriano con Nigerian Police Force Band y Tony Allen, música guineana con Balla et ses Balladins, chimirenga de Zimbabwe con Thomas Mapfumo, tizita etiope con Mahmoud Ahmed y fusiones funkys con los keniatas Matata. Disfuta !! Track List Lass - Passeport Lass - Wessounga Pamela Badjogo - Dans Mon Agenda Innoss-B - Sete Wanavokali - Hela Idrissa Soumaoro - M'Den Tedi Nigerian Police Force Band - Asiko Mi Ni Tony Allen - Home Cooking Balla et ses Balladins - Moi, Je Suis Decourage Thomas Mapfumo - Mhandu Musango Mahmoud Ahmed - Abet Matata - Wild River

Afropop's Banning Eyre published his prize-winning biography of Thomas Mapfumo, Lion Songs, in 2015. In this episode, he visits the Lion of Zimbabwe at his home in Eugene, Oregon, to discuss new music, the current state of Zimbabwe and more. We hear from Mapfumo's latest album, Ndikutambire, and sneak previews of works in progress. We also meet 24-year-old Mary Anibal of Harare, a super-talented mbira player, singer/bandleader following in Mapfumo's footsteps. PA #018

In 1991, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited made their second tour of the United States. It was a fascinating transitional moment in the band's history. Mapfumo had recently added two musicians playing the metal-pronged, Shona mbira, enriching the band's lineup of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, brass and percussion. The band had now evolved into a kind of folk orchestra in which everyone sang, allowing for beautifully layered vocal arrangements. This recording, made by Afropop Worldwide at S.O.B.'s in New York City during that historic tour, is a true gem in the Afropop archive. It captures one of Africa's most innovative and unusual artists and bandleaders at the height of his powers. One listen to this sublime recording and you will understand why producer Banning Eyre devoted some 15 years to writing the book Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe.

This Hip Deep edition explores the legendary early career of Thomas Mapfumo, a singer, composer and bandleader whose 1970s music set the stage for the birth of a new nation, Zimbabwe. Using rare, unreleased recordings, and recollections by Mapfumo, key band members, and prominent Zimbabweans who lived through the liberation struggle, this program traces the development of chimurenga music. Central to the program, are research materials gathered by Mapfumo biographer Banning Eyre, and commentary by ethnomusicologist Thomas Turino, author of Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe. One of the great stories of African music's role in history is told here as never before.

The show features oldies music from the likes of 'Dr Love' Paul Matavire, Leonard Dembo, Thomas Mapfumo, Simon Chimbetu among others.

As the seasons shift, tasty radio waves and tropical vibrations abound on the Prairie Surfin' springtime special.Playlist: Nancy Sinatra - Hello LA, Bye Bye BirminghamHappy End - Kaze Wo AtsumuteA. Savage - Buffalo Calf RoadJeff Cowell - Lucky Strike's and Liquid GoldGordon Lightfoot - Cold on the ShoulderMike Tod with Robbie Bankes - My Alberta RoseBonnie Dobson - Good Morning RainMolly Lewis - Porque Te VasThomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited - Moyo WanguMatfield & The Pond - (I Used To Be One Of The) Magical CrowdCarla E Marcus - Vento VerãoThe Sadies - All the GoodLEMONGRAB - Midnight CowboyLa Luz - Strange World

Avec Hugo, un de nos invités réguliers, nous partons cette fois ci au Zimbabwe. Guitares et mibras se mélangent, dans la classique passerelle entre les traditions des peuples autochtones et la nouvelle pop venue d'occident. Thomas Mapfumo et son merveilleux chimurenga/jit comme figure centrale de l'émission, en excellente compagnie avec Oliver Mtukudzi  ou Jonah Sithole, un peu d'amapiano local avec avec Dividing the Element, ou encore un billy woods ambulant qui se ballade sur la bande son (vous comprendrez pourquoi). Bref, encore une franche réussite pour cette équipe qui décidément n'a pas fini de faire parler d'elle....... La musique du Zimbabwe Mhuri yekwaRwizi - Nhemamusasa Charif Megarbane - Periscope Up Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Mwana Wanai Dada Naye Thomas Mapfumo - Hwahwa Dividing the Element - Munyepi Oliver Mtukudzi - Todii Jonah Sithole - Ndinomutevera Mambo billy woods - asylum Dividing the Element - Munyepi Abonnez-vous dans nos réseaux Même après plus de 250 épisode, c'est toujours pareil : pour suivre Mappemonde, vous pouvez vous abonner à la page Facebook  ainsi que le compte Instagram. Vous pouvez écouter l'intégrale des podcasts via iTunes et autres plateformes de podcast (cherchez : « mappemonde radio campus paris » et abonnez-vous aux updates). Une émission animée et réalisée par Léo Vesco, Antoine Carrière et Hugo Brinkhuysen. Mappemonde est une émission créée par Thomas Guillot pour Radio Campus Paris. Générique réalisé par Maxime Kokocinzki. Photo : Chutes Victoria, Zimbabwe © Vberger

Featuring music from Modern Cosmology (Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier & Brazil's Mombojo), Colombia-Canadian singer/songwriter Lido Pimienta, the great Zimbabwe musician Thomas Mapfumo + more!

Avec Hugo, un de nos invités réguliers, nous partons cette fois ci au Zimbabwe. Guitares et mibras se mélangent, dans la classique passerelle entre les traditions des peuples autochtones et la nouvelle pop venue d'occident. Thomas Mapfumo et son merveilleux chimurenga/jit comme figure centrale de l'émission, en excellente compagnie avec Oliver Mtukudzi  ou Jonah Sithole, un peu d'amapiano local avec avec Dividing the Element, ou encore un billy woods ambulant qui se ballade sur la bande son (vous comprendrez pourquoi). Bref, encore une franche réussite pour cette équipe qui décidément n'a pas fini de faire parler d'elle....... La musique du Zimbabwe Mhuri yekwaRwizi - Nhemamusasa Charif Megarbane - Periscope Up  Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Mwana Wanai Dada Naye  Thomas Mapfumo - Hwahwa  Dividing the Element - Munyepi  Oliver Mtukudzi - Todii  Jonah Sithole - Ndinomutevera Mambo  billy woods - asylum  Dividing the Element - Munyepi Abonnez-vous dans nos réseaux Même après plus de 250 épisode, c'est toujours pareil : pour suivre Mappemonde, vous pouvez vous abonner à la page Facebook  ainsi que le compte Instagram. Vous pouvez écouter l'intégrale des podcasts via iTunes et autres plateformes de podcast (cherchez : « mappemonde radio campus paris » et abonnez-vous aux updates).   Une émission animée et réalisée par Léo Vesco, Antoine Carrière et Hugo Brinkhuysen. Mappemonde est une émission créée par Thomas Guillot pour Radio Campus Paris. Générique réalisé par Maxime Kokocinzki.

Comenzamos hoy AfricaPachanga con el magnífico disco del maestro del balafón, Kimi Djabaté, de Guinea Bissau, con la mezcla de afrosoul con highlife de Jembaa Groove, con Sona Jobarteh, gran instrumentista de kora. Les Mamans Du Congo con su mezcla de cantos congoleños y electrónica, y los sonidos urbanos de Abel Zamani desde Níger. Además, highlife de los 70 con los ghanianos Uppers International, afrofunk con el camerunés Brigth Engelbert, Música de Zimbabwe con Thomas Mapfumo y Hope Masike, y Angola de los años 80 con Robertinho y Nani. Disfruta !! Track List Kimi Djabaté - Afonhe Kimi Djabaté - Alidonke Sona Jobarteh - Dunoo Jembaa Groove - Sweet Les Mamans Du Congo - Sala Sala Abel Zamani - Yeti Yeta Uppers International - Aja Wondo Brigth Engelbert - Tolambo Funk Thomas Mapfumo - Muchadura Hope Masike - Kune Mumwe Robertinho - Samguito Nani - Mwana Wa Kumbua

Música

1. Mor Thiam - Africa 2. Truck - Surprise! Surprise! 3. Mazhar Ve Fuat – Adımız Miskindir Bizim 4. Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath - MRA 5. Telegraph Avenue - Something Going 6. Daneila Casa - Third World Tango 7. Count Ossie And The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Poem 8. Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Un Regard Clair (Obscur) 9. Tihomir Pop Asanov - Rokenrol Dizajner 10. Love Joys - All I Can Say 11. Ronald Langestraat - In the Middle of the Night 12. Luiz Bonfá – Jacaranda 13. Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band - Zvandiviringa 14. Prince Buster - Nothing Takes the Place of You Fin.

Here are three stories from James A Honey's African Folktales book. In story one, the animals dance until the water comes, but Rabbit doesn't want get his paws dirty. After the animals get water, rabbit swims in the water and makes it all muddy. The animals decide that he should pay for his attitude and rudeness. But who will catch him and who will make him pay? In the second story, Jackal is caught in a trap while trying to sneak off with some young meat. Monkey thinks this is hilarious, but Jackal convinces him that it is all just a game and that Monkey should come and try. Will he fall for it? In story three, Lion and Jackal are again hunting together. It goes about as well as it did last time, and Lion ends up getting more than his fair share. Source: South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey 1910 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: From the documentary Mbira- Spirit of the people by Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi creative commons Sound Effects: Rain on Camper by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Weird Rap An exhaustive search for experimental, progressive & otherwise unusual rap music, new & old. Listener Shoutout: Stara Zagora (Bulgarian: Област Стара Загора), formerly known as the Stara Zagora okrug, is a province of south-central Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Stara Zagora—the sixth-biggest town in the country. Via Wikipedia "Running Ethiopian Highland Hare (Lepus starcki)" by jtkerb is licensed under CC BY 2.0. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sandman-stories/message

"Recognizing yourself in (this music) or finding a mysterious familiarity is something completely unexplainable."Our guest for this episode is Banning Eyre. Banning Eyre is a writer, guitarist and producer, and the senior editor and producer of the public radio program Afropop Worldwide.  He has traveled and done music research in over 20 African countries, as well as in the Caribbean, South America and Europe. His latest initiative is the launch of Lion Songs Records, an independent label dedicated to uplifting overlooked, mostly acoustic music from the African universe. June 2021 sees the release of Boubacar “Badian” Diabate's Mande Guitar, a showcase recording of finger-style Malian guitar.He is the author of Lion Songs:Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe, In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali, Playing with Fire: Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music, and Guitar Atlas: Africa, and the co-author of AFROPOP! An Illustrated Guide to Contemporary African Music. Eyre is a contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and his writing has been published in Billboard, Guitar Player, Salon, the Boston Phoenix, College Music Journal, Option, The Beat, Folk Roots, Global Rhythm, and other publications. He also has a background in technology, and worked for 10 years as a software technical writer. He is also on the Advisory Committee of Musicians for Musicians.  Topics discussed:Banning's profound knowledge of African music, drawing upon his influences when composing and improvising, his experiences performing with African musicians like Thomas Mapfumo and others, how he was received by African musicians and audiences, the challenges in adapting to different styles, the essence of African music, Afropop Worldwide, the future of African music, Banning's travels to Zimbabwe and his report on music censorship by the Mugabe regime to the Danish human rights organization Freemuse, Lion Songs Records, the politics of the music business in Africa, China's involvement in African economy and its influence on the music business, Banning's involvement with MFM and how MFM could be a presence in the African music scene.Music on this episode:"Today is a New Day" by Voyagers"Silanide" by The Super Rail Band "Shumba" by Thomas Mapfumo

**Wer bist du in wenigen Worten?** Ich tanze gern und kann nicht stillsitzen, wenn Musik läuft. **Wo drehst du deine Scheiben in Tübingen? (Ort, Veranstaltungsreihe)** Einmal hier und einmal dort – für mich geht das Scheibendrehen gerade erst los. Das Café Haag war dabei, ein Sound Selection im Willis und ein Stream im Schlachthaus. **Was steckt hinter und in deinem Mix für die Drehscheibe Tübingen?** Verregnete Tage, ein kellerflutender Hagelsturm, dann wieder Sonnenschein, eine Portion Fernweh und ganz besonders viele verschiedene Instrumente. **Welches ist dein liebster “Drehscheiben-Ort“ in Tübingen?** Die Orte wo sie Scheiben drehen sind mir die liebsten. Da muss gar nicht ich hinter den Plattenspielern stehen. Freistil, Willis, Pico, Blauer, Schlachthaus – das sind besonders schöne Orte. **Welche drei Drehscheiben verlassen nie deinen Plattenkoffer?** Professionell mit Plattenkoffer bin ich noch nicht unterwegs. Eher mit ausgeliehener Plastikkiste. Aber in der ist in letzter Zeit immer etwas von Thomas Mapfumo zu finden. Wer noch nichts von Chimurenga gehört hat, der sollte sich diese „Musik der Befreiung“, die in den 70ern im britisch kontrollierten Rhodesien (heute Simbabwe) entstand, unbedingt mal anhören. **Tracklist:** Stanley Cowell / Travellin‘ Man Kirk Lightsey, Rudolph Johnson / Fresh air Arthur Verocai / Presente grego Mirot / Love for sale Mulatu Astatke / Munaye Rob / Just One More Time Magnum / Evolution Joe Farrell / Another Star Monk Higgins / Get down Sheba Guts, Pat Kalla / Daddy Sweet Banda Black Rio / Miss Cheryl Ramsey Lewis / Kufanya Mapezi Keni Okulolo / Funky People Buddy Rich Big Band / Three day sucker Thomas Mapfumo / Butsu mutandarika Hallelujah Chicken Run Band / Chaminuka Mukuru

Hoy en Tangente nos visita desde París para compartir su trayectoria y conversar sobre su más reciente producción, el bajista y compositor Raul Monsalve.A partir de este momento entramos en un universo musical donde conviven ritmos ancestrales afro-venezolanos, sonidos electrónicos, Afrobeat y jazz latino. Nuestro invitado de hoy ha colaborado con grandes leyendas del Afrobeat, incluyendo miembros de la mítica banda Afrika 70 de Fela Kuti y ha participado en giras europeas con The Heliocentrics y Orlando Julius. Entren que caben 100: En este episodio caben Raúl Monsalve, Rafa Pino, YEИDRY, Rhythm Foundation, Afro Roots Fest, Afropop Worldwide, Nu Deco Ensemble, Cimafunk, Edgar Bonilla, Betsayda Machado, Olindo Records, Miguel Colmenares, Colectivo Futuro, Oliver Brunetti, Isaac Sasson, Koichi Sakai, Afla Sackey, Waaju, Ernesto Marichales, Insólito UniVerso, Luzmira Zerpa, Baldo Verdú, Daniel Nuñez, La Dame Blanche, The Heliocentrics, Jack Yglesias, Malcolm Catto, Quantic, Gustavo Dao, Thomas Mapfumo, Mafe Ruette, Stereolab, Laetitia Sadier, The Midnight Hour, Lya Bonilla, Vasallos del Sol, Eddie Palmieri, Magú… 50 parados, 50 de pie.Enlaces:Nuestro website: http://tangentepodcast.com/Nuestras redes:IG: https://www.instagram.com/tangentepodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangentepodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/TangentePodcastInstagram de Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos: https://www.instagram.com/monsalveylosforajidos/Instagram de Olindo Records: https://www.instagram.com/olindorecords/Escucha el álbum completo de Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos aquí:https://olindorecords.bandcamp.com/album/bichosRaul Monsalve y los Forajidos - Mosquito: https://youtu.be/Mwxg2Pv9A_oRaúl Monsalve y los Forajidos - "Bocón" (Feat. Luzmira Zerpa): https://youtu.be/im-T3L4Ye0MRaúl Monsalve y los Forajidos - Pa' Los Maestros: https://youtu.be/r_20ucDxvigRafa Pino - Para Sandra: https://youtu.be/6gYc-iXGJ4MYEИDRY - Nena (Official Video): https://youtu.be/ReyXd8aIe3wYEИDRY - Nena | A COLORS SHOW: https://youtu.be/edM1oxTjNjQNu Deco Ensemble & Cimafunk - Me Voy: https://youtu.be/w0l7Cybs0GUEscucha el episodio de Afropop Worldwide dedicado al Afro Roots Fest de Miami donde sale nuestro Andrés con su proyecto Venezonix, además escucha música en vivo de Johnny Dread, Cortadito, Spam All Stars y Alsarah amd the Nubatones: https://afropop.org/audio-programs/afro-roots-virtual-fest-2020-in-miamiSi te lo perdiste, aqui esta el 22nd Afro Roots Fest virtual del 2020: https://youtu.be/ZaxdVjOWaiUPlaylist en Spotify – El Soundtrack de TanGente:https://open.spotify.com/user/reflautas/

Comenzamos hoy con novedades: Songhoy Blues, la banda de guitarras eléctricas del Sahara. Star Feminine Band, un colectivo de Benín, formado por chicas de 10 a 17 años. Monkuti con su fusión de jazz y afrobeat, y volvemos con la gran cantante guineana afincada en Barcelona, Nakany Kante. Además, reediciones con el potente funk del camerunés Jo Bisso, y una de las primeras bandas en modernizar el sonido de Zimbabwe Hallelujah Chicken Run Band. Por último, Thomas Mapfumo, el caboverdiano Tito Paris, los congoleños Staff Benda Bilili, y la despedida con el maestro de la música juju nigeriana, King Sunny Adé. Track List Songhoy Blues - Fey Fey Songhoy Blues - Worry Star Feminine Band - Rew Be Me Monkuti - Habibi Nakany Kante - Karogbe Jo Bisso - Midnight Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Gore Iro Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Alikulila Thomas Mapfumo - Shumba Tito Paris - Danza Ma Mi Criola Staff Benda Bilili - Tangu I Fueni King Sunny Adé - Synchro System

In 1991, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited made their second tour of the United States. It was a fascinating transitional moment in the band’s history. Mapfumo had recently added two musicians playing the metal-pronged, Shona mbira, enriching the band’s lineup of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, brass and percussion. The band had now evolved into a kind of folk orchestra in which everyone sang, allowing for beautifully layered vocal arrangements. This recording, made by Afropop Worldwide at S.O.B.'s in New York City during that historic tour, is a true gem in the Afropop archive. It captures one of Africa’s most innovative and unusual artists and bandleaders at the height of his powers. One listen to this sublime recording and you will understand why producer Banning Eyre devoted some 15 years to writing the new book Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe. [APWW #55] [Produced by Sean Barlow in 1991]

Funk and soul and rock and lounge and noise and folk and indie and art rock and experimental and Americana and singer/songwriter and African music on episode 124, as Bob and Mike focus on the diversity of the music.

Comencem amb el nou single de Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, escoltem les cançons de confinament d'Adriana Calcanhotto, descobrim l'últim disc del Trio Tekke i el seu neo-rebetiko, recomanem concerts al Jamboree amb la trompeta de Carlos Sarduy i el piano de Diego Amador i tenim un record per dos aniversaris de 75 anys, Thomas Mapfumo i Debbie Harry.

Comencem amb música feta a Zimbabwe i el debut de Hope Masike intèrpret de la Mbira i també els veterans Stella Chiweshe i Thomas Mapfumo, descobrim la veu de Maria Mazzotta des del sud d'Itàlia, recomanem els concerts del RubriFolkum de Sant Boi i recordem l'últim concert de Nirvana.

Full two hours set from Mma Tseleng (Rangoato Hlasane, Keleketla! Library) visiting from South Africa. Recorded live 20th of July, 2019 at Le Mellotron. Tracklist: Thath’i Cover Okestra Vol 5 - Sab’shaya (2018) Makhafula Vilakazi - Mine Workers as performed on Kaya FM (2017) Tlokwe Sehume & Medu - Mankwelekweditse (2002) Tumi Mogorosi - Slaves Emancipation (2014) Keleketla! Library (Tubatsi Moloi, Miseka Gaqa, Yonela Mnana, Thulani Mbamba) - Untitled/Overcome (2019) Makhafula Vilakazi - uKau as performed on Kaya FM (2017) Dollar Brand - Mamma (1980) Makhafula Vilakazi - Mine Workers as performed on Kaya FM (2017) Philip Tabane & Malombo - Ke a Bereka (1996) Thabang Tabane - Nyanda Yeni (2018) “Scratch” Lee Perry - Groovy Dub (date unknown) Madala Kunene - Abangoma (2002) LKJ - Peach Dub (1980) Grace Jones - La vie en rose (1977) Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited - Mudara Ndega (1985) Thath’i Cover Okestra Vol. 5 - Nhasi (2018) Spikiri - Uzwe Ngobane (2018) Lebo Mathosa - Tsodiyo (2000) Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambaso - Homeless (1986) Zim Ngqawana - Amagoduka (2003) Thath’i Cover Okestra Vol. 5 - Pamberi (2018) Mma Tseleng - Baeng (2018) Thath’i Cover Okestra Vol. 1 - Untitled (Talking to You) (2012) Follow Mma Tseleng and Keleketla! Library on SOUNDCLOUD & INSTAGRAM www.keleketla.org www.mmatseleng.com

Acte III de notre voyage!J’espère que tout s’est bien passé durant la semaine...On va s’enfoncer encore un peu plus dans la jungle musicale.Du Zimbabwe à la Guadeloupe, du Togo au Belize...Cette semaine encore, travaille d’orfèvre oblige, vous remercierez votre bijoutier qui vous offre une belle parure de diamants.On vous laisse écouter ! El Aventurero - Rodolfo Aicardi & Los Idolos (Colombie)Vous vous souvenez de la pub Nescafé dans les années 80? Bah c’est lui qui l’a chanté.Elle a permis aux ventes de café d’augmenter de 60%, avec une chanson qui ne parle pas du tout de café, mais d’un mec qui est… très intéressé par une jeune collégienne.Bref…! Elsa - Los Destellos & Enrique Delgado (Pérou)Alors eux ils font de la Cumbia, mais ils sont péruviens. Normalement ils ont rien à voir, mais bon c’est pas loin, et puis surtout le refrain… vous avez reconnu? On dirait le refrain de quoi? Mais ouiiii! De la chanson Colegiala du mec du dessus pour le Nescafé. Monsieur Malonga - Tabu Ley Rochereau (Zaïre)60 ans de carrière! Surnommé Le Grand Seigneur Tabu Ley!Il a eu 68 enfants, y compris le rappeur Youssoupha.Vous avez compris, ce monsieur ne fait pas les choses à moitié!On s’en rend compte en écoutant ce morceau de soukous magnifiquement ficelé, rythmique et instrumental parfaits! Mudzimu Ndiringe - Hallelujah Chicken Run Band (Zimbabwe)Dernier pays à gagner son indépendance après la Namibie, le Zimbabwe s’appelait auparavant la Rhodésie et dépendait du Royaume-Uni.Thomas Mapfumo, surnommé le lion du Zimbabwe, et fondateur du groupe Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, chante en shona, une des nombreuses langues bantoues, à l’époque interdite en Rhodésie pour protester contre le gouvernement rhodésien. Tihuanaco - Frukos Y Sus Tesos (Colombie)Désignés, à l’époque, meilleur groupe d'Amérique, de musique tropicale, par la célèbre revue Record World. Arrête de Mal Parler - Fair Nick Stars (Guadeloupe)Wi piti! Le Fair Nick Stars c’est un groupe familiale, composé du père, de la mère, de la soeur et du frère.Vous entendez? C’est de la Biguine ça, mais par n’importe laquelle, c’est de la biguine qui mute… elle mute et elle deviendra bientôt du zouk! La biguine c’est la mère du Souk. Angelina - Sweet Talks (Ghana)1978 date de sortie de cette album! En France c’est l’heure de Viens je t’emmène, Le Monde est Stone, Ça plane pour moi, Ti amo, Alexandrie Alexandra…5000km entre Paris et Accra, et autant de différences musicales. Tell Me - Femi Kuti (Nigéria)Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti. Le plus grand des enfant de Fela Kuti, célèbre chanteur et artiste engagé Nigérien qui invente l’Afrobeat.Quasiment tous les enfant de Fela sont danseurs ou chanteurs aujourd’hui, a part un qui est avocate. Une famille d’artiste engagé puisque tous, comme leur père, chante, danse ou se batte de la façon qui est la leur contre les injustices, la corruption, le pouvoir des industries etc… Couillon - Les Vikings de la Guadeloupe (Guadeloupe)« Les Vikings, c’est un arbre à plusieurs branches. La souche est commune, puis on a chacun évolué dans des projets personnels, et on a fini par se retrouver.La souche a duré jusqu’en 1978, à la fin de notre résidence de dix ans à l’hôtel Méridien en Guadeloupe, et quand les musiciens sont partis faire l’expérience de la métropole, à Paris.Les Vikings, c’est comme la sélection de l’équipe de France !Tu peux faire ce que tu veux, mais dès qu’on t’appelle pour jouer dans les Vikings, tu y vas.C’est l’esprit Vikings qui nous tient ensemble. »Les Vikings, une institution dans la musique antillaise! La Vie C’est Bon - Vaudou Game (Togo)Coincé entre les géants ghanéens (highlife) et nigériens (afrobeat), le Togo ne pouvait qu’être à l’écoute de ses racines pour développer son propre style musical, en s’inspirant de ses voisins! Hattie - Umalali & The Garifuna Collective (Belize)Les Garifunas sont issus du métissage entre des esclaves africains évadés (les nègres marrons) et les autochtones (Caraïbes et Arawaks), mêlant certaines traditions africaines avec la culture caraïbe. La Murga De Panama - Papi Brandao Y Su Conjunto Aires Tablenos (Panama)Cumbia panaméenne cette fois! La cumbia qui est née en Colombie au XVIIè mais vu la mitoyenneté entre Colombie et Panama, les frontières sont perméables à la musique. Chez Fatimata - Maravillas de Mali (Mali/Cuba)Histoire étonnante que celle-ci.Lorsque le Mali accède à l’indépendance en septembre 1960, son président Modibo Keita ambitionne de promouvoir l’émancipation du pays face au modèle colonial français en créant un répertoire original qui s’inscrirait dans la modernité tout en puisant dans le vivier très riche de la tradition malienne.C’est ainsi qu’en 1963, en pleine guerre froide, dix jeunes étudiants maliens sont invités à aller suivre une formation musicale à La Havane. C’est le temps des « amitiés communistes » entre l’Afrique des indépendances et le Cuba révolutionnaire de Fidel Castro et du Che.Voici leur plus grand tube « Chez Fatimata ». Clap de fin !

A lot has happened since Afropop last visited Zimbabwe. The 37-year regime of Robert Mugabe has ended, and Thomas Mapfumo, the Lion of Zimbabwe, has staged a triumphant return concert after a 14-year absence. Meanwhile, the country’s youth now moves to the groove of Zim-Dancehall from the likes of reigning star Winky D, and gospel-trad roots music from Jah Prayzah. On this program, we catch up with all these new sounds, hear the latest from Oliver Mtukudzi, and meet one of the most creative singer/songwriters on the scene these days, Victor Kunonga. Produced by Banning Eyre. APWW #781 Originally broadcast June 2018.

We just wrapped up our third season of our podcast series Afropop Closeups, and it may have been the best season yet. Afropop producers traveled from watching reggae artists in chilly Berlin to Thomas Mapfumo’s triumphant return concert in Harare, Zimbabwe. They witnessed how digital technology is changing carnival in Haiti and how--for centuries--the cutting edge in long-distance communication was Asante drumming in what is now Ghana. For this week’s program, we picked three shows from season 3 that will give you a taste of what an Afropop Closeup is all about. From an interview with the pioneering Caribbean feminist Calypso Rose, to the homegrown music scene African immigrants are creating outside Lisbon, to the story of a mysterious kidnapping of a musical legend--pull back the curtain and see the stories behind the music and see them close up. Produced by Dan Rosenberg, Morgan Greenstreet and Sebastian Bouknight.

1. Giorgio Moroder - Son of my Father (Italy) 2. Supersempfft - The Best Thing Is To Get High (Germany) 3. Shark Move - Evil War (Indonesia) 4. Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited - Hwahwa (Zimbabwe) 5. Big Youth - Hell Is For Heroes (Jamaica) 6. Eroc - About My Town (Germany) 7. Antena - Silly Things (France) 8. Alphataurus - Croma (Italy)

Early 70s Riddims and a few strays

Enjoy these colorful pics and clips of an amazing city, the capitol of Zimbabwe; featuring Thomas Mapfumo’s music.

A lot has happened since Afropop last visited Zimbabwe. The 37-year regime of Robert Mugabe has ended, and Thomas Mapfumo, the Lion of Zimbabwe, has staged a triumphant return concert after a 14-year absence. Meanwhile, the country’s youth now moves to the groove of Zim-Dancehall from the likes of reigning star Winky D, and roots gospel from Jah Prayzah. On this program, we catch up with all these new sounds, hear the latest from Oliver Mtukudzi, and meet one of the most creative singer/songwriters on the scene these days, Victor Kunanga. APWW #781 Produced by Banning Eyre

Singer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is an icon in his home country, Zimbabwe. But he last performed there in 2004. He moved his family into exile in Oregon to escape the turmoil, scarcity and harassment they faced in the late years of President Robert Mugabe’s regime. But in April , 2018, with Mugabe out of power since November, Mapfumo returned to Harare to perform an all-night stadium concert for an estimated 20,000 people. Banning Eyre, author of Lion Songs, Thomas Mapfumo and the Music that Made Zimbabwe, was there and this podcast is his report on a historic homecoming concert.

Reggae sounds from the days before the milk dried up and the bees fled from the Land Of Milk & Honey in the late 80s to early 90s.

As we continue our exploration of jazz by African musicians and by international musicians fascinated with the African continent and its music, this week we focus on Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal & Zimbabwe. The Playlist includes: Getatchew Mekurya & The Ex, Mulatu Astatke, Either/Orchestra, Gigi, Hailu Mergia, Fela Kuti, Ernst Reijseger - Mola Sylla - Serigne C. M. Gueye, Benoit Delbecq 3, Ray Lema, Aka Moon, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Thomas Mapfumo & Wadada Leo Smith, Lionel Loueke, Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou. Detailed playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Apr&year=2018&playlist=6584#here

In recognition of the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule in Zimbabwe, we are rebroadcasting our program on the career of Thomas Mapfumo during the Mugabe years. Part two of the story of Zimbabwe’s most consequential singer and bandleader picks up at the dawn of the country’s independence in 1980. The program focuses on key songs from Thomas Mapfumo’s vast post-independence catalogue, beginning with his celebration of victory, and his warnings about “dissidents” out to destabilize a young nation struggling for unity. The 1988 song “Corruption” officially opens Mapfumo’s rift with the regime of Robert Mugabe, turning a government financial scandal into a pop culture sensation. 1999’s “Mamvemve” accuses leaders of betraying the promises of the liberation struggle and reducing a rich country to tatters, and 2003’s “Marima Nzara” takes on the government over Zimbabwe’s most prolonged and vexing challenge—reclaiming land stolen from Africans by Rhodesian settlers over a century of colonial rule. In all, this is an amazing saga of a popular singer’s evolution from enthusiastic booster to caustic critic of a young African government. Zimbabwean historian Mhoze Chikowero contextualizes all these songs with vivid descriptions of the issues and events that Mapfumo’s work both responded to and shaped. At the time this program was recorded, Afropop producer Banning Eyre had been researching a biography of Mapfumo for more than 15 years, and the broadcast draws upon his, and Afropop’s, wealth of archival interviews and rare musical recordings, resulting in a persuasive portrait of a brilliant musical innovator and an under-recognized titan of African post-colonial cultural politics. Follow Afropop Worldwide on Facebook at www.facebook.com/afropop, on Instagram @afropopworldwide and on Twitter @afropopww. Subscribe to the Afropop Worldwide newsletter at www.afropop.org/newsletter/ Produced by Banning Eyre. APWW #657 Distributed 12/14/2017

Una de las músicas más fascinantes que se han hecho en África a lo largo del tiempo, ha sido la modernización que se produjo en los años 70 de la música de origen vudú, fusionándola con ritmos occidentales, como el jazz y el funk. Hoy arrancamos el AfroClub recordando a algunos de los músicos que participaron en este movimiento musical de reivindicación de los sonidos negros. Entre ellos tenemos a Honoré Avolonto, uno de los músicos más representativos del afrobeat beninés, a Antoine Dougbé, cuyo original estilo era denominado afro cavacha con influencia congoleña y donde incorporaba también influencias jamaicanas. Escuchamos a Roger Damawuzan, con un tema de afrofunk y una interpretación claramente inspirada en James Brown. Y por supuesto en esta selección, no podía faltar la Orchestra Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, una de las bandas más importantes de toda África, que creó una de las músicas más originales y creativas del continente.Como siempre en el AfroClub, traemos las últimas novedades discográficas de música africana. Hoy, con el blues del desierto de una de las leyendas de la música de Malí, Boubacar Traoré, que a sus 75 años, nos sigue transportando con el sonido de su guitarra al desierto del Sáhara. La vuelta al estudio de grabación de una de las bandas míticas de rumba keniata, Les Mangelepa, que fusionaban los ritmos congoleños con otros originales de Kenia, como el benga. Entre las novedades, también tenemos una sorpresa muy agradable, el dúo hispano-senegalés One Pac & Fellows con su single de presentación, una muestra de su música con influencias del soul, del rap y de la música tradicional africana.Del Congo, traemos a uno de los renovadores de la rumba, Fally Ipupa, que nos presenta su último disco con muchos temas de afrobeats y afrotrap, adaptados a los oídos occidentales. También nos hemos acordado de uno de los músicos congoleños más innovador, Baloji, maestro en incorporar los sonidos de la rumba al rap. Y para completar las novedades, Jo Tongo, el músico de Camerún que ha vuelto después de muchos años, a ritmo de funk. Hoy queremos celebrar en el AfroClub la caída de una de las peores dictaduras del continente africano, y por eso, la despedida la dedicamos a Thomas Mapfumo, uno de los músicos históricos de Zimbabwe, muy involucrado en los tiempos de la independencia de este país, pero que tuvo que exiliarse tras ser muy crítico con el régimen de Mugabe, cuando éste se empezó a dirigir el país. Una vez que el dictador ha caído, deseamos que Thomas Mapfumo, un símbolo de la lucha por los derechos de los africanos, pueda volver lo más rápido posible a su país.

Dans cette émission animée par Shannon Pécourt et Gabrielle Morin-Lefebvre, Plein Feu s'est penché sur le départ de Robert Mugabe après 37 ans au pouvoir au Zimbabwe. Wiam Dhabi et Carole Van Borm commencent en nous racontant l'ère Mugabe et ce qui à conduit à sa démission. Shannon Pécourt nous expose ensuite ce qu'il s'est passé ces derniers temps dans le monde, avant que Daniela Vargas-Rojas et Raphaël Delaprée ne présente un reportage sur ce qu'il va se passer au Zimbabwe à partir de maintenant.Audrey Bonaque et David Beaulieu ont préparé une chronique sur ces chefs d'États qui s'accrochent au pouvoir en Afrique. Puis Mélissa Aubert nous parle du «Lion du Zimbabwe», l'artiste Thomas Mapfumo et du genre de musique engagé dont il est un des pères fondateurs. Pour finir, Gabrielle Morin-Lefebvre nous explique ce qu'est l'hyperinflation, et d'où elle vient au Zimbabwe.Et ne manquez pas notre petite discussion en fin d'émission, bien croustillante ce mercredi !

Hop on the Worldwide Hour and hear music from Fool's Gold, DJ Rekha, Forro In The Dark, and Thomas Mapfumo. Fool's Gold Forro In The Dark Thomas Mapfumo 00:00 - DJ Wynn 01:18 - Night Dancing - Fool's Gold 05:43 - Compagnon De Lavie - Amadou & Mariam 09:27 - Soul Fiesta - Manu Dibango 11:33 - Palmitos Park - El Guincho 14:00 - Coumba Peul - Africando 18:40 - Indios Do Norte - Forro In The Dark 21:30 - DJ Wynn 22:28 - Pasand - DJ Rekha 23:39 - Quem Vai Quem Vem - Electro Coco 26:16 - Digital Monkey (Soulico Remix) - Balkan Beat Box 29:45 - Sambila - Bonga 32:54 - Pressure - Dr. Israel 37:29 - El Kitapena 39:25 - Handimbotya - Thomas Mapfumo 46:21 - This Love - Chico Mann 49:32 - DJ Wynn 50:03 - Sowa Daa Bi (Is It Good Like That) - Baoku 58:30 - Finish

"The Lion of Zimbabwe" Thomas Mapfumo, Palestinian oud maestro Simon Shaheen, and the brilliant Indianapolis new music collective Forward Motion. Plus a preview of my upcoming interview with Richard Edwards of Margot and The Nuclear So and So's.

"The Lion of Zimbabwe" Thomas Mapfumo, Palestinian oud maestro Simon Shaheen, and the brilliant Indianapolis new music collective Forward Motion. Plus a preview of my upcoming interview with Richard Edwards of Margot and The Nuclear So and So's.

Comenzamos hoy presentando Luyando, el segundo álbum de Mokoomba una banda de Zimbabwe a la que seguimos especialmente desde su disco de debut en el año 2012, Rising Tide, en la que nos presentaban una propuesta de afro-pop repleta de frescura con influencias muy variadas, desde la música malinké al reggae, y donde incluían guitarras congoleñas y vientos latinos. Sin embargo, en este segundo disco han apostado por un sonido mucho más acústico, enraizado en la música tonga, la región de Zimbabwe a la que pertenecen la mayoría de los músicos de Mookomba. Un disco que nos ha sorprendido gratamente, y que nos muestra la versatilidad de una de las mejores bandas africanas del momento.De Zimbabwe también recuperamos a una de las figuras más importantes de la música africana, Thomas Mapfumo, que desde los años 70 cuando inventó el chimurenga se convirtió en uno de los músicos más populares de su país. En su música resaltan las guitarras eléctricas imitando el sonido tradicional de las mbiras. En la edición de hoy del AfroClub, tenemos más novedades discográficas, con el último trabajo de Elida Almeida, Djunta Kudjer, donde nos introduce a alguno de los ritmos caboverdiando menos conocidos, como el tabanka. También tendremos a Seekaman, una banda de músicos de Ghana que viven en Bélgica y nos proponen un reggae potente y combativo, con un sonido muy original, basado en la fusión de los ritmos jamaicanos con el highlife. A pesar de que esta propuesta de highife y reggae no ha sido muy explorada, alguna otra banda como los Refugee All Stars, ya habían jugado con estas ideas de añadir ritmos jamaicanos sobre las bases de su highlife acústico y de la música del vino de palma. Otros maestros de la música africana han pasado también hoy por el AfroClub, Cheikh-Lô, una de las referencias de la música africana a nivel internacional, con uno de los temas de su último trabajo Balbalou, de hace un par de años, y Samba Mapangala, uno de los mejores músicos de la rumba keniata, el estilo propio que se creó en Nairobi a finales de los 70 a partir de la rumba congoleña y elementos de las músicas tradicionales de Kenia, sobre todo, el benga.

"The Lion of Zimbabwe" Thomas Mapfumo, Palestinian oud maestro Simon Shaheen, and the brilliant Indianapolis new music collective Forward Motion. Plus a preview of my upcoming interview with Richard Edwards of Margot and The Nuclear So and So's.

El programa de hoy del AfroClub gira alrededor de dos figuras muy importantes de la música africana. En primer lugar, Issa Bagayogo, uno de los músicos más innovadores de Malí, que ha fallecido recientemente y al que rendimos nuestro modesto homenaje. Su emotiva voz y su forma de tocar el ngoni eran únicas, y la fusión que realizó entre la música tradicional del sur de Malí con la electrónica convirtieron a Issa Bagayogo en uno de los músicos más originales de toda África. Por otro lado, Pat Thomas grabó el año pasado un excelente disco, después de muchos años en los que estuvo fuera del circuito musical, y el interés en recuperar la música que hizo en los años 70 ha permitido que se edite Coming Home, un doble CD que nos muestra la obra entre los años 1964 y 1981 de una de las voces doradas de la música africana, un disco que es una pequeña enciclopedia de los distintos estilos que ha habido dentro del highlife.Completamos esta edición del AfroClub con música de Senegal, con el último disco de Youssou N’Dour, un disco que misteriosamente ha desaparecido de las tiendas de descargas digitales; y aprovechamos para recordar a la fantástica Orchestra Baobab, con su fusión inmejorable de ritmos senegaleses y cubanos. Tendremos también el enérgico afrobeat de Lakuta, y cerramos con Thomas Mapfumo, uno de los músicos históricos de Zimbabwe, al que reivindicamos especialmente ya que está un poco olvidado, a pesar de seguir en activo grabando buenos discos, pero que cuentan con muy poca distribución.

#730 Afropop Live Highlights Airdate May 12th 2016 Afropop is proud to present live recordings of some of the most glorious moments in musical history–the New York debut of South Africa's Mahotella Queens in 1987; Thomas Mapfumo with his mbira-heavy Blacks Unlimited in New York in 1991; Youssou N'Dour performing his international hit "Set"; the king of rai, Khaled, in a blistering set at Central Park SummerStage; the gorgeous classic Khartoum sound of Abdel Gadir Salim in London; the stadium-filling soukous party singer Kanda Bongo Man; Afro-jazz sax maestro Gyedu Blay Ambolley live in Accra, and the awesome Kenyan dance band Simba Wanyika. Produced by Sean Barlow.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Rebecca Hensley, Social Change Agent speaks to us about Albert Woodfox, Angola 3   2. We end with an archival conversation with Thomas Mapfumo, revolutionary artist, known as the Lion of Zimbabwe. He appeared in Berkeley at Ashkanez Music and Dance Center a couple of months ago. We open with his Varimudande, a traditional piece from his ancestral village and people.    

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Gianna Ranuzzi, Director, Berkeley World Music Festival, www.berkeleyworldmusic.org with BWMF featured artist, Nigerian guitar master and singer Adesoji “Soji” Odukogbe attracted acclaim originally as the lead guitarist for the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti's groundbreaking Afrobeat band. Odukogbe draws on an extensive background in Nigerian Afrobeat, highlife, and spiritual music, bringing a unique sensibility to his highlife guitar interpretations.He is a founding member of The Afrobeat ConneXion and The Nigerian Brothers, as well as being a side man for various acts, such as “The West African Highlife Band and Kotoja. He has recorded and played with Femi Kuti, Babatunde Olatunji and Orlando Julius Ekemode, among others. Soji is now stepping into the spotlight to lead his own Afrobeat Band, featuring guitars, drums, smoking horn section and intricate vocal harmonies evident in his successful solo project, In the Flow. 2. The BWMF ends at Ashkenaz Friday evening, June 12, with a fabulous afterparty with Thomas Mapfumo, Lion of Zimbabwe, truly a man of the people. Mapfumo is bringing a new CD, Danger Zone and a new book about his revolutionary life by Banning Eyre, Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe. http://www.thomas-mapfumo.com/

[APWW PGM #55] [Originally aired in 1992] In 1991, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited made their second tour of the United States. It was a fascinating transitional moment in the band’s history. Mapfumo had recently added two musicians playing the metal-pronged, Shona mbira, enriching the band’s lineup of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, brass and percussion. The band had now evolved into a kind of folk orchestra in which everyone sang, allowing for beautifully layered vocal arrangements. This recording, made by Afropop Worldwide at S.O.B.'s in New York City during that historic tour, is a true gem in the Afropop archive. It captures one of Africa’s most innovative and unusual artists and bandleaders at the height of his powers. One listen to this sublime recording and you will understand why producer Banning Eyre devoted some 15 years to writing the new book Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe.

[APWW PGM #477] [Originally aired in 2013] This Hip Deep edition explores the legendary early career of Thomas Mapfumo, a singer, composer and bandleader whose 1970s music set the stage for the birth of a new nation, Zimbabwe. Using rare, unreleased recordings, and recollections by Mapfumo, key band members, and prominent Zimbabweans who lived through the liberation struggle, this program traces the development of chimurenga music. Central to the program, are research materials gathered by Mapfumo biographer Banning Eyre, and commentary by ethnomusicologist Thomas Turino, author of Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe. One of the great stories of African music’s role in history is told here as never before.

Alright summer is here!  That means lots of time outside, in the pool, and by the grill which obviously necessitates all kinds of new music.  Today I have for you a sampling of different directions to go when you start thinking about what kind of summer music mix you are looking to go for.  This is really one of my favorite types of podcasts.  I've got the newest sounds I'm jamming combined with classics from my past.  I actually had to order two physical compact discs because I couldn't find the albums digitally!!  For me, last summer was all about the amazing albums from Quantic and Jungle mixed in with some afro funk and high life.  Something tells me I am going to be doing some recycling of those but there are many solid additions to get into.As I write this I am remembering that I completely forgot to put a track from Clean Bandit on the mix.  My bad!!  Here's the track I was gonna use. "Come Over"  Without it, the mix is missing that taste of dancehall, which is a summer must.  They were amazing at Coachella.  Watching them from the shade of the palm trees while they owned the mid day main stage is the definition of an ideal Coachella moment.  I'll make it up to them on a podcast soon but you should check out their album New Eyes.  Classically trained band playing their version of house music.  So good. Links referenced in the podcast:Awesome unofficial Kaytranada videoThomas Mapfumo on Afropop Worldwide #1Thomas Mapfumo on Afropop Worldwide #2As a side note, I really try to keep all comments on the podcast positive but I must share my complete disdain for Adobe Audition's recording.  I switched over from Audacity around podcast 30 or so because the sound processing tools were a little better.  While I may still use it for post processing, never again will I trust it for recording the voice over.  This is the second time that upon closing, Audition not only deleted all the temp files but also the sound files I had saved, multiple times.  Searching around on the internet, I found I am not the only person to run into this serious issue.  And even worse, this is the second time it's happened to me.  Shame on me.  Luckily, this time I had already exported a draft so I didn't have to rerecord the whole podcast but it means I didn't get to go back and balance all the levels just right, fix some plosives, etc...  Anyway, if I hadn't said anything you probably wouldn't have noticed but I don't want any of y'all to run into this same problem.  Use something else for recording.  Now let's pump the positivity and get the jams goin!!Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.com Tracklist (these are links to buy the songs)1.Mabasa (Work) by Thomas Mapfumo on Mabasa2.Dancing On Quicksand by Bad Suns on Language & Perspective3.The Boys of Summer by The Ataris on So Long, Astoria4.Too Drunk to F*** by Nouvelle Vague on Nouvelle Vague5.Let It Carry You by José González on Vestiges & Claws6.Far Nearer by Jamie xx on Far Nearer / Beat For - EP7.Helios ft. Wayne Snow by Darius on Helios EP8.Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn on Of the Heart, Of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience9.Leave Me Alone ft. Shay Lia by KAYTRANADA on Leave Me Alone10.Forever by Majid Jordan on A Place Like This11.I Got U ft. Jax Jones by Duke Dumont on EP112.Brazilian D&B ft. Joao Sobral by Drumagick on Brazilian D&B

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I Roy-Red Gold and Green Nicodemus-Church on Sundays Peter Metro-Front Line Get Raid Chronix-Odd Ras Little John-Clarks Booty Cutty Ranks-Ganga Pipe  Gappy Ranks-Pumpkin Belly Thomas Mapfumo-Shumba Ras Michael-Non a Jah Jah Children Niney the Observer-Acoustic Dub U-Roy-What is Catty Half Pint-Hold On Richie Spice-Bad Lamp Buju Banton-Driver A Buju Banton-Untold Stories Anthony B-Coming in Hot Peter Tosh-Wanted Dread and Alive

Tracklist:Shangaan Shake / Theo Parrish meets Mancingelani // Honest Jon'sJazz Messengers feat. Art Blakey / Ritual // Pacific JazzThe Sweet Talks / Eyi Su Ngaangaa // Soundway RecordsFranck Biyong and The Afrolectic Orckestra feat. Melissa James / We Shall Overcome // R2 RecordsK. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas / Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'Awu // Kona RecordsMulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics / Chik Chikka // Strut RecordsLa Mystere-Jazz De Tombouctou / Apolo // Kindred SpiritsOrchestra Baobab / Nijaay // World Circuit RecordsBlack Truth Rhythm Band / Kilimanjaro // Soundway RecordsAfro-Soultet / Afrodesia // Luv N' HaightL’Orchestre Kanaga De Mopti / Kanaga // Kindred SpiritsJesse Hackett Selection:UnknownShangaan Shake / Actress Meets Shangaan Electro // Honest Jon'sUntitledOwiny Sigoma Band / Owegi Owandho (Hello Skinny Remix) // BrownswoodJesse Hackett b2b Thristian:Moritz von Oswald Trio / Yangissa // Honest Jon'sHarmonious Thelonious / Gris Gris (Jesse Hackett Remix) // CDRLa Via Maria Feat Karion / Batida // CDRBlludd Relations / Even Steven // UnreleasedMe Dough feat .Lil Shaker & Yaa Pono / Kay – Ara // akwaabamusic.comZea / Song For Electricity // Makkum RecordsELO & Wanlov The Kubolor & Sena / My Skin // akwaabamusic.comSahara Sounds / Amanar Algefhan // CDRÉthiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 // Buda MusicThomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited / Ndanzwa Ngoma Kurira (I Hear The Sounds Of Drumming) // EarthworksFela Kuti / Zombie // Wrasse RecordsNew Afro Tooles // CDRSofrito 06 / Free The Boot // CDR

TRACKLISTING1. Balkan Beat Box - Dancing With The Moon - Blue Eyed Black Boy2. Crow Greenspun - Blood and Decision - Grassroots 07-21-063. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Buffalo and New Buffalo - Aggie Theatre 11-11-06 Fort Collins, CO4. John Brown's Body - I Won't Follow into Shadow - Grassroots - 07-21-065. The Campbell Brothers - A Change is Gonna Come - Can You Feel It?6. Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited - Moyo Wangu - You Tube Rip7. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 - Dakar - 03-15-058. Tinariwen - Lull - Imidian: Companions9. Samite of Uganda - Grassroots - 07-18-09I want to thank everyone for tuning in. We continue to explore this years line up with some festival regulars along with some excellent afrobeat music.

Rupa Marya speaks about "Rupa & the April Fishes," two concerts one in Oceanside, March 25, 2011, the other at The Independent in San Francisco, April 1, 2011. International Roma Celebration (the official International Roma Day is April 8th, 2011) and a portion of ticket sales will benefit the Voice of Roma, a nonprofit organization based in the Bay Area and Kosovo that works to improve the plight of the Roma in Europe and bring awareness of their condition around the world. L. Peter Callender, African-American Shakespeare Company Artistic Director, Reneé Wilson, Actress, Singer, Songwriter, filmmaker and proud New Orleans native, and Marcus Shelby, Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet, and The Marcus Shelby Trio, speak about the African American Shakespeare Company's upcoming Twelfth Night: April 1 to May 1, 2011 at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, in San Francisco. Shelby's band perform live opening night. Visit www.African-AmericanShakes.org We close with Oliver Mtukudzi, speaking about the Acoustic Africa Tour with Habib Koite and Afel Boucoum and other reown African artists. The tour stops in Oakland, CA, at the Paramount Theatre, then on to LA. Tuku began recording in the mid-1970s as a member of Wagon Wheels. After WW rolled to fame in Southern Africa, Tuku formed the Black Spirits, the band which backs him to this day. Tuku's music is heavily influenced by chimurenga music, which in Shona means music of "struggle," the genre pioneered by Thomas Mapfumo and inspired by the mbira (thumb piano). A fantastic writer and creative artist, Tuku reflects in his music the lives and histories of his people, a people who love freedom and justice and are tireless in their quest to achieve such. Visit http://www.cumbancha.com/habib/tour Music: Singing Sandra's "Die with Dignity," something from Howard Wiley's Angola Suite, Rupa & the April Fishes, a Renee Wilson,Ruth Foster's "Truth."

Dr. Heike Schmidt, History Professor at Florida State University, speaks with Nora Chipaumire (NY) about her choreographic collaboration with Zimbabwean musicians Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited.