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 018 – Gracias a Usted 11/29/15 Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Beny More & Perez Prado – Que te Parece Cholito Los Folkloristas – Rosas de Castilla Alhaji Bai Konte – Alla L’aa Ke Malombo Jazz Makers – Abbey’s Body I.K. Dairo and his Blue Spots – Eba Mi Tewo […]
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 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 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 […]
It Began in Afrika 004 7/1915 Noon-2 pm Host: Adrian the Blacksmith The Baoule Tribe – Male Chorus and Harp Abelardo Vasquez – Prendame la Vela King Sunny Ade – Ja Funmi I.K. Dairo & his Blue Spot Band – Wale O Fero Ali Farka Toure – Bakoye Aurelio – Wamada Rokia Traore […]
It Began in Afrika 003 – 7/12/15 Noon-2pm Hosted By: Adrian the Blacksmith Osibisa – Beautiful Seven Irakere – Quindiambo Amara Toure – Lamento Cubano Aurita Castillo y su Conjunto – Chambacu Bidinte – Rosa di N’tacha Frank Ulwenya – Chakacha ALi Farka Toure – Tchigi Fo Osayomore Joseph & the Creative 7 […]
Adrian the Blackmith presents: It Began in Afrika 001 Sunday 6/21/15 1pm-2pm Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Lomhlaba Kawunoni Orchestra Super Borgou De Parakou – Bori Yo Se Mon Baani Beny More – Maracaibo Oriental Frank Ulwenya – Chakacha Bidinite – Rosa di N’tacha Nazare Pereira – Caixa de Sol African Tribal Orchestra – Raindance Afrocubism […]
Rukmini Callimachi/AP Writer A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali’s capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention to wrest back control of the country’s north from the al-Qaida fighters entered its fifth week. French President Francois Hollande unilaterally launched the intervention last month after the extremist groups […]
