War – Four Cornered Room Nina Simone – Save Me Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Earth, Wind, & Fire – Kalimba Story Stevie Wonder – Visions/Living for the City The Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes for You Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary Sly & the Family […]
It Began in Afrika 022: Black History Month – Rhythm & Blues Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Chile Jimmy Reed – Take Out Some Insurance Bo Diddley – Spanish Guitar Memphis Slim – Beer Drinkin’ Woman Robert Johnson – I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom Furry Lewis – Judge Harsh […]
It Began in Afrika 020 – 1/24/16 – Twentieth Birthday Party Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Vusi Mahlasela – Say Africa (Live @ KEXP) – South Africa Mongo Santamaria – Bata/Meta Rumba – Cuba Branko – Let Me Go ft. Nonku Phiri & Mr. Carmack – Portugal/South Africa/USA Voices United for Mali – Mali-Ko […]
It Began in Afrika Episode 019 – Bowie, Adu, Maal 1/17/16 Hosted by: Adrian the Blacksmith Sade – Love is Stronger than Pride – Nigeria/UK Baaba Maal – Fulani Rock – Senegal N.T.U. Small tigers – Dadewethu – South Africa Orchestre Super Borgou de Parakou – Ko Guere – Nigeria Tanawa – Bouleke – […]
11/22/2015 Noon-2pm Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Alhaji Bai Konte – Cewe Lenkele Wecho Les Gypsies de Petion Ville – Cassa Les Antous de la Capitale – Maria Arsenio Rodriguez – Chango Pachanga Essatu Tessema – Feqer Bequmena Jalikebba Kuyateh and the Toubabs – Griot and the Family Seyfu Yohannes – Hana Abdoulaye Alhassane […]
It Began in Afrika 016: Diasporatic Excursions 11/08/15 Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Dead Can Dance – Song of the Stars Merceditas Valdes – Obatala Santana – Soul Sacrifice (Live at Woodstock ’69) Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club Max Roach – Garvey’s Ghost Haruna Ishola and his Apala Group […]
It Began in Afrika 015: Felabration! 10/18/15 Sundays Noon-2pm Hosted by: Adrian the Blacksmith Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – Let’s Start ft. Ginger Baker Koola Lobitos – Highlife Times Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – Eko Ile Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – Sorrow, Tears, and Blood Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – […]
It Began in Afrika 014: World of Women 10/4/15 Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Nina Simone – Four Women Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda Celia Cruz – Medley: Babalu, Siboney, El Cumbanchero Clara Nunes – A Deusa Dos Orixas Miriam Makeba – Maria Fulo Fatoumata Diawara – Sowa Bassekou KOuyate and Ngoni […]
It Began in Afrika 013: Journeys 9/27/15 Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Ludovico Einaudi – Fimmene Amadou & Miriam – Magossa El Guincho – Costa Paraiso Matias Aguayo – El Sucu Tucu Bibi Tanga & the Selenites – Banda A Gui Koua Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Umon Usuk’ Esweni Manding Kabou – Mama Sao […]
It Began in Afrika 012: Sunday Sunshine 9/20/15 noon – 2 pm Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Me Yee Owu Den Franco & OK Jazz – Mama Ojele Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal – Niadou Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe – Quimbombo […]
It Began in Afrika Episode 010: Tezeta 8/30/15 Noon-2pm Menelik Wossenachew with Mulatu Astatke & the All Star Band – Tezeta Cachao – Kowo Kowo The Sahara All Stars of Jos – Feso Jaiye Bola de Nieve – Chivo Que Rompe Tambo Wizkid – Ojuelegba Kayode Olajide – Olufela Toure Kunda – Amadou Tilo De […]
It Began in Afrika 008: Saharan Caravan Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith 8/16/15 Noon-2pm Etran Finatawa – Naanaaye Sidi Toure – Borcintaray Afel Bocoum – Alasidi Abdu El-Hanid – Fikry (My Conscience) Ahmed Abdul-Malik – E-Lail (The Night) Field Recording of Oriental Jews in North Africa – Lament Hassan Hakmoun – Bania Ali Hassan […]
