Nawal took me there.

I was fortunate enough to speak with Nawal last week on the show and after seeing her and her band perform live as part of the 2011 Madison World Music Festival, I have to say that she reaches out to embrace, through her music and words but it is the undeniable meaning performing these prayers that stands out to me. When she and her bandmates sing/chant/utter/ “Shalom”, the very wish for peace leap out of me onto the universe. Through the instrumentation from her Indian Ocean roots consisting maGically of gambusi, flute, mbira, and daf; Nawal invites us into her dream of a peaceful world. The music caresses the soul and embraces the spirit. Thoughts and words disappear, and make way for meditation, introspection and inner peace. It is then and that I shared with you. Thank you for getting it. As a Muslim-born African woman who does not always adhere to traditional socio-religious codes, Nawal has faced many challenges in her career, yet she remains strong in her message and philosophy. Descending from the grand Sufi marabout of Comoros, El-Maarouf (1852-1904), Nawal invariably stays with the light of Islam founded upon love, respect and peace. In her music, she sings in favor of all humans, for education and for union. It is within our discussion that I realized she is a liGht, a person to follow…..I hope you’ll join me in paying attention to what she pours from her cup.

Touring Band:
Nawal, singer/songwriter, lead vocals, gambusi, guitar
Claudine François, piano, vocals
Aurore Voahangy Coriton, vocals, percussion
JB Gbadoe, percussion, vocals

Madison World Music Festival

Thursday, 9/15/11

6:30pm – 8:00 pm – Chai Found Music (Taiwan) – Union Theater
7:00 pm – Film: “Cultures of Resistance” – Play Circle
8:30 pm- 10:00 pm – Nawal (Comoros Islands) Sufi Music- Union Theater
9:00 pm – Film: “Cultures of Resistance” – Play Circle
9:00 – 10:30 pm – Frigg (Finland) – Rathskeller

Friday, 9/16/11

5:00 pm – Dragon Knights – Terrace
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Italy) – Terrace
7:20 pm – Dragon Knights – Union Theater and Terrace
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Chai Found Music (Taiwan) – Terrace
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm- Kutumba (Nepal) – Union Theater
9:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana/US) – Terrace

Saturday, 9/17/11

12 noon – Workshop “Puppetry – Big and Small” with Dragon Knights – Union Theater
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Luisa Maita (Brazil) – Willy Street Fair
3:00 pm – Dragon Knights – Willy Street Fair
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Marco Calliari (Italy/Canada) – Willy Street Fair
5:00 pm – Dragon Knights – Willy Street Fair
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Sergent Garcia (France) – Willy Street Fair
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Bomba Estereo (Colombia) – Willy Street Fair
9:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Sergent Garcia (France) – Union Terrace (Rain location is the Rathskeller)

a Prayer for your Soul

There are some who make a mark on you and there are some that are the ones. This set of music was created for you! There are portions meant to give you a soul massage, there are some meant to give your smile some extra time and then, there is the spirituality behind the feeling(s) of the music. The connection. I want to thank Nawal for being a part of this show as she enlightened me to her belief in a one world, one religion, prayers for peace not just songs on an album approach in her rebellious ways of living and creating. She will be here in Madison on Thursday as part of the world music festival and the meditative being within me looks forward to the connection her live show will bring my soul, and how I can translate that back to yours.

Jesus Children of America- Deep Blue Organ Trio
19 20 21- King Johnson
Soul Makossa- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Teo- the Microscopic Septet
Jammin’ at the JCT-the Stein Brothers Quintet
UFO’s- Skeebo Knight
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Therapeutic Space-the Natacha Atlas & Marc Eagleton Project
Compassion- Soname
My Horse- Soname
Basanth Mukhari-Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
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Tamatant Tilay/Exodus-Herbie Hancock w/Tinariwen/K’Naan/Los Lobos
War/No More Trouble-Playing for Change
Fafa- Vieux Farka Toure (live)
Kalan Nege- Issa Bagayogo
You can Run- Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
Nobody Beg- Femi Kuti
Native Sun- Blitz the Ambassador

What are you Waiting for?- Mr Something Something
Psycho- Herve Sambe
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Potatisvals- Frigg
Kokodoi- Dikanda

Rope on Fire- Club d’Elf (live)
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Mantra for Four Chakras- Nawal
Mama Baraka- Nawal

***On air conversation with Nawal***
Mystic Baraka- Nawal
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No Means No- KG Omulo
Rally Cap- Mamarazzi
Masterpiece- Deep Soul Strut
The Importance of Elsewhere- Lack of Afro

Got to be a Love-Greyboy FT Quantic & Sharon Jones
Stampede- J Russell FT MC Zulu/Moorea Dickason/Matt Schoening
Shooby Shooby do Yah-Mocean Worker ft Steven Bernstein
Locuraleza- Jontre

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Only You- Portishead

On the way

The first hour or so of today’s show was one for the road. A traveler. It made it was thru the jazz fields into some Nashville Woods into a pile of jammed rock:

Lithium- the Bad Plus
Nothing Flat- the Spokes
Splat- Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston
(live)
Katrina Blues/How the Cresent City got Bleached-Elliott Sharpe’s Terraplane
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Limosine- Shemekia Copeland
Lost Kid- the Apache Relay
Alabama Pines- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Gypsy Django- Humming House

Whipping Post- Geoff Achison (live)
Beatles Medley- Tommy Emmanuel (live)
All Bets are off- Big Harp
S’Cooled- Blood Orange
Go Kart- Pajama Club

Overcome- Juliette Commagere ft Ry Cooder
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Eleven of nine- Michael Reese
Revolution- Bill Frisell
Bubbles- Moksha

Wash the day- TV on the Radio (live)
Dela- the Beautiful Girls
Tangled Twisted and Tossed- Brian Stoltz

Ear Planning

It is such a nameless feeling to have the ears you plan some songs for, some titles for or some grooves for be a part of the shared moments when it isn’t certain that’ll be the case. I am thankful for those nibbles! Here is how the second portion of the show went….with beautiful plus 1’s and 11 o’clock day starts always waiting to catch my eye:

Intro->Pa Pa Power- Dead Man’s Bones
Clouds Morning in- Beat Circus
Not ready yet- Eels
Gallow’s Pole- Jimmy Page/Robert Plant (live)
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Tomorrow Never Knows- the Beatles
Astronomy Domine-David Gilmour w/Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orch (live)
Wish you were Here-David Gilmour w/Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orch (live)
Freakin’ at the Freaker’s Ball- Dr. Hook
Hide & Seek- JJ Grey & Mofro
Keep my feet upon the Ground- the Subdudes
Don’t look Down- Bandallamas
Salvation- Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Bounce Ball- North Mississippi All Stars
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Dear Prudence- Jerry Garcia Band (live)
Devil likes it Slow- Gov’t Mule (live)
once in a Lifetime- Billy Iuso (live)
Celebrate your Youth- Keller Williams (live)
paper- Talking Heads
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Bullet- Cashman
Purdy Mouth- Swamp Cabbage
Early in the Morning- Papa Mali
Bar room Crystal Ball- Hot Tuna (live)
Blindman- Big Brother FT Janis Joplin
Easy Rider- Big Brother FT Janis Joplin
Last Time- Black Dub
Love Lives- Black Dub
Permanent Record- the Golden Dogs
3:15- Bourbon Princess
Porchswing- Bourbon Princess
Soup- Blind Melon
No Rain (ripped away version)- Blind Melon
Zillionaire-R. Wasserman/J. Garcia/E. Brickell
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The Future- Leonard Cohen (live)
High Water- Bob Dylan (live)

what’s the difference

Today the show had a different feel to it…it didn’t have a usual upbeat to it. Here is the first portion of it when the fine line is toed right up to closely:

Trouble- Pedro Arevalo
There’s a Bright Side Somewhere-Jorma Kaukonen
a Moment of Temporary Color- Jackie Greene
Strolling down the Highway- Nick Drake
Bridge is Broke- Delaney Davidson
I can’t get you off my Mind- Bob Dylan
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No Reason- Treat her Right
The Night- Morphine
Watch you Fall- Twinemen
Lonely Avenue- Van Morrison
Imagine- Merl Saunders & Friends (live)
So Tender- Charlie Wooton Project
Time to Stand Still- the Wood Brothers
If you see her Say Hello- Bob Dylan
Spanish Lace Blues- Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
Life by the Drop- Stevie Ray Vaughn
Careful what you Wish for- Geoff Achison (live)
Whippin’ Post- Gregg Allman
When I Paint my Masterpiece-Chris Whitley/Jeff Lang
Don’t let me Slide- Tedeschi Trucks Band

Irene I mean

part two of the proGram picked the pace up in hopes of moving the storm away from where it gets in the way too much…..not sure if it helped but the attempt was made from airwaves to water ways:

I Feel- Asa
Money- Smoove & Turrell
Callahan- AM & Shawn Lee
Song for Suzy- the Jackson Dodds trio
JB, Still the Man-Bootsy Collins FT Rev. Al Sharpton
At the Jazz Fest- James Andrews
We Gotta have Peace- CJ Chenier
Thas the Way we do- the Pimps of Joytime
Grinder- Freekbass

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Do you Party?- Afrobeta
Throw This Away- Telepathe
I’m Excited- DJ Shadow FT Afrikan Boy
Distintegration part IV- Bassnectar
The Pacifist- DJ Vadim ft Yarah Bravo
Talk Dutty- MC Zulu
Black & Gold- Iamomni
Queen Bee- the Beekeepers
Low Down Weather- Thunderball
Quien es el Patron- Systema Solar

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Don’t you Learn Anything?- Sunshine for the Blind
Every Breath- Paul White
the Nod- Fat Freddys Drop (live)
High Heeled Sneakers- Monty Alexander (live)
Yewisan’ Umoya Ma Afrika(Soul II Black Remix)-Busi Mhlongo

Forever- Michael Reese
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Pillz- Lyrics Born FT Gift of Gab
Coulda Shoulda Woulda- Lyrics Born FT Sam Sparro
I’ve lost Myself- Lyrics Born FT Joyo Velarde

Hope you made it

…to where you were going. In the East, be careful and safe. The winds and rain have been causing many issues and I hope you are safe and sound and did I mention safe. I played what I would consider two shows once again today, definitely the first portion dealt with flying free soul, which I hope made it. Here is how it went:

Variation on “Changes”- Mike Garson
Couldn’t Love you More- Lisa Hannigan
The Whale have Swallowed me- Arnold McCuller

got me a Black Woman- Tony Bunn
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Tell you What- Dave Littrell
From the Cockpit- Imaginary Johnny
Bed & Rest- Rachael Elliott w/Clogs
Sutphin Boulevard- Blood Orange

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King of Gypsies- Vagabond Opera
Nahoda- Damily
Great Provider- Mariachi El Bronx
Georgina + 2- Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo

Mina Zuki- Nguyên Lê
Suicslide- Slide to Freedom
Jai Adivasi- Oreka TX
Chaal Baby- Red Baraat (live)
Kamon Song- Dikanda

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Matapalo Matamusa- José Conde
Feeling Something Good- Rene Lopez
Pathways- Ocote Soul Sounds

El Consejo- Grupo Fantasma
Time Machine- Guarco
Se Terminoel Carnaval- Guarco

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Lagos Sound System- Les Barons
Akwaaba- Blitz the Ambassador
Sahrawi Swing- Gnawa Kronik FT Nils Bultmann

first things first

I have been coming in to start at 7amCDT the entire summer, I believe this will be the last time of that. Here is the early morning edition which actually kicked off at quarter til seven…It takes on the usual direction unknown format but towards the end there is a little global journey time, also an advantage of being on air for extra hours is the ability to play some tunes of length that otherwise might get overlooked. This week it was a ten minute tune by Burnt Sugar…….ohhh!

Anarchy in the U.K.- Duckmandu
Science is Real- They Might be Giants
Cow Cow Boogie- Hot Club Sandwich FT Dan Hicks
St. Louis- Widespread Panic
John, I’m only Dreaming- Mike Garson
Another Lie- Davin McCoy
Thick American Skin/Under the Gun-Ryan Montbleau Band
Freeborn Man- Paul Revere & the Raiders
That’s the Way you do-Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings
Amy’s in the Kitchen- Left Lane Cruiser
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Fisticuffs- Primus
Wasted (fill my house with salt)- MuthaWit
Memories Can’t Wait- Living Color ft Muzz Skillings (live ’89)
Rich Man’s Lounge- Ladell McLin
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People Get Ready- B.D. Lenz
West L.A. Fadeaway- Los Lobos
the Neck Tie Killer- the Perfect Man Dave “Smoota” Smith
When the Sun Dials- Super Numeri
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Crayola- Teri Lynn Carrington ft Esperanza Spalding
It don’t mean a thing(if it ain’t got that swing)-Anita O’Day
Inside out- Gary Ruby Quartet
Fubractive C- Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
Morning- Jacky Terrasson
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Shake- Kodo
Schattenmann- 17 Hippies
Hassidic Kiddish- the Afro Semitic Experience
Yetintu Tiz Alegn- Addis Acoustic Project
Indio- World Hood

Varga Varga- Chico Trujillo
Monsoon- Snehasish Mozumdert & Som
Spooky- Slide to Freedom
We are what we are- Fabrizio Sotti

Wormhole Dimension Travel

Sometimes in order to find the new sounds, the new beats, the new way of expression one has to leave the place people know them mostly for. That was part of the way DoodleBUG described the new project with DeeJay Alex J called “Futuristic Sci-Fi”. I have been spinning tracks in different forms from this for a coupla years and the final product is dope. I want to thank Alex and Cee Know for being a part of the show today and keepin’ it real with me talkin’ music, sports and giving love to our musical family. And the show went this way and that way weaving through it’s own timespace:

Rehab- Keller & the Keels
Gasoline & Matches- Arnold McCuller
Barking up the Wrong Tree-Michelle Willson & Evil Gal Fest. Orch.
Untitled- the Word
Sunny Side of the Street- James Booker (live)
Chatter Box- Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Bluerunner- Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
The Treme Shuffle- James Andrews
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Jim Dog- Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
Bumps- Mophono’s Halftone Society
On a Better Day- Coleman Brothers
Down the Line- AM & Shawn Lee
Let Yourself go- Smoove & Turrell
Bimpe- Asa

Mercy D- Sam & the Soul Machine
Hip Drop- the Explosions
the Jazz Greats(Tribute to Jazz)-Bootsy FT George Duke/Ron Carter
Chelsea Rodgers- Prince
Funkin’ all Nite- Freekbass
Dance- JazzHopRevolution
Berns’ Rotation- Jazz Pistols
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Well Well Well- Grace Jones
Bruder Easy- the Bionaut
Running from the Cops- Phantogram
the Solutionists-Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party
Going & Going & Going- Icebird
Lily Blossom- Mars Mobile
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Lil’ Sonic Sam- Eoto (live)
Above & Beyond- Bassnectar & Seth Drake
Baila Moomdoh- MC Zulu N’ Caballo

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Billie’s Blues- Billie Holiday (Daniel Y remix)
Square Biz- Galactic ft LadyBUG Mecca & Nino Moschella
Give it up- No Surrender ft Niki Darling
Roller Coaster- Lenelle Moise
Nickel Bags- Digable Planets
Appointment at the Fat Clinic- Digable Planets
Recollections of the Wraith- Shabazz Palaces
Outtaspacefunkadelic- DoodleBUG ft DoR
Sweet Music- DoodleBUG ft DoR w/the Tones

**On air live convo w/DeeJay Alex J & DoodleBUG**
Twilight- DoodleBUG ft DoR
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Celestial Blues- Andy Bey

Feast of Soundz

This show started with soul….then a trip to New Orleans…..it got FUNky in the miDDle and then the beats came out…The ending was worldly or out of this one….Check out the feast here, have a heaping portion:

Soon as I get Paid- Arnold McCuller
My Brother- the Soul of John Black
Shrimp & Grits (interlude)- Tedeschi Trucks Band

I’m gonna go Fishin’- Dr. John
Do Whatcha Wanna part III-Rebirth Brass Band (live)
Some Iko- Henry Butler (live)
Keep that Music Playin’- James Andrews ft Cyril Neville
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Crazy- Booker T. Jones
Some Unholy War- Amy Winehouse
Higher Ground- Nicole Hart
You Haven’t done Nothin’- Deep Blue Organ Trio
Talkin’ to your Picture- Lipbone Redding

My Girl- Melvin Sparks
Everybody is a Star- the Clinton Administration
a Real Mean time- the James Taylor Quartet
Midnight Stop- the James Taylor Quartet
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Pirata- Ocote Soul Sounds
Realizando- Grupo Fantasma
Lockin- Empresario
Carretera Libre- the Funk Ark

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The World’s Going up in Flames (inst)-Charles Bradley
Money- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Who are you- Shawn Lee & Bing Ji Li
Guitar- Prince
Sacrifice- DJP & the Milky Way
African New Wave- Paul White
Supermarket Blues- Eugene McDaniels
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Go Je Je- Antibalas
You can Run- Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
Ex Trance- Blitz the Ambassador

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Carnival Madness- MC Zulu
Think Back- Galactic ft. Chali 2na
Beautiful- the Electric ft Yarah Bravo
Two Steps (Ohmega Watts Remix)- Alice Russell
Cumbianchamuyo- Frikstailers
Jettin’- Digable Planets
Sundown- Fort Knox Five
Look them Act- Balkan Beat Box
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Picante (Party time Version)- Charo
Avacado- Mosquitos
Black Magic Woman- Lila Downs ft Raul Midon
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Nevermind- M. Nahadr
Return Send- On Ka’a Davis w/Famous Original Djuke Music Players
In from the Cold- Jerry Leake

wasn’t Gonna but did

I was barely prepared the other day to do a show never-mind the entire 5 hours once again…but at the last moments it felt riGht to get in the studio and make the radio-a-go-go. The first show really was interesting with the way it took shape….here it is for your shapenaming eyes:

I Think U are Great- Yellow Ostrich
Campaign- Yellow Ostrich
The Deep- Data Romance

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Shine Moon- Ben Prestage
National Ransom- Elvis Costello
Goodbye- Antigone Rising
Heaven in Stereo-Shilpa Ray & her Happy Hookers

Haunting at 1300 McKinley- the Black Angels
Kick some Life- New Wet Kojak
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Comin’ at Ya- Ladell McLin
Talkin’ loud & Sayin’ Nothing- Living Color
Storm- Lenny Kravitz FT Jay Z
Percy- Head of Femur
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Run Away from Time- Ray Davies
It’s All Around you- Release the Sunbird
Against my Ruin- Glenn Jones
The man with the X Ray Eyes- Triple Fret
Outside & Inside- the String Cheese Incident (live)
Mojo 305- Albert Castiglia
When you gotta good Friend-Big Head Blues Club ft H.Sumlin/R.Foster

Catfish Blues-Taj Mahal w/Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar
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Ceutara- Copal
In a Hole- Brazz Tree
Especially Visually Vicious Suspicion- the Drug Budget
Size 10 1/2 Sneaks- Bill Frisell/Vernon Reid
Slow Blues for Fuzy’s Mama- D.Fiuczynski/J.Medeski
The Bearded Woman meets Fedor the Giant- Razl
Pablo Leon- Afuche
Mouse- Secretary
Across State Lines- Bobby Previte

this IS eXpreSSion

As shows beGin and end, I was quite fond of the way much of this show turned out. It has grOOve and it had meaning…check your hat and lookey-here:

‘Deed I do- the King Cole Trio
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All Good- Arnold McCuller
Inner City Blues- Billy Iuso & Restless Natives (live)
NY to LA- the Soul of John Black ft Nikka Costa
Midnight in Harlem- Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sometimes- the Bandana Splits

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Keep your lamps Trimmed & Burning- the Word
Joyful Sounds- the Word
Piano Shuffle- Nicky Hopkins
the Big Time Stuff- James Andrews
Tell me Something Good- Deep Blue Organ Trio

Shiny Nickel- Ben Neill
While my Guitar Gently Weeps- Soulive
Blues for RW- Reuben Wilson
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Numero Seenko- Lack of Afro
Ponerte en Cuatro- Los Amigos Invisibles
Nautilus- Sexteto Exellencio
Life of the Party- Prince
This is Life- Grace Jones
After these Messages- Booty Collins ft Samuel L Jackson

Peace Frog- Smashmouth
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Lubricate your living Room- the Bionaut
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Smile II- Teddy Presberg
Rehab- the Jolly Boys Ft Albert Minott
the Heathen- Monty Alexander
(live)
Haile I- I Sasha
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Mamma Knows Best- Jessie J
Hasta Quemarnos- Kinky
Pesto- BluPrint
Stick it to ’em- Jadell
the Messenger- New Funky Generation
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Friendly Float- Cassettes won’t Listen
Breakaway- Juakali
Nomadic (Cenzo Subby edit)- Janaka Selekta
Jennaty(Earthrise Soundsystem Remix)-the Spy from Cairo ft Ghalia Benali

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Web of Deception- Thievery Corporation
Flippin’ it on (Mash & Munkee Remix)- Thunderball
Stinger- Ursula 1000
She’s Enough- Atmosphere
An echo from the Hosts that Profess Infinitum-Shabazz Palaces
Outtaspacefunkadelic- DoodleBUG ft DoR

baGGin’ Rocks

Took the time to listen to a bunch of music I have had in a box that I just duGG out…always is fun to revisit some things I thought I might like at different listen times…that turned out to be true. Also had a visit from our IT guy Matt and his kids who shared the airwaves with me for a little Q & A.

Kids make for such great radio if you get the right ones in front of the mic and Petra surely was the right one. Here’s the way the music rolled down the hill into your ears:

Stroll of the Mud Boy- Mike Marshall
Wave to the River- John Shannon & Wings of Sound
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Who Knows what Tomorrow Will Bring- Antigone Rising
Smoke up my Booty- VooDoo Dolls
Hello, I love you- Oleander
When the Flesh Hits- GoGoGo Airheart
You’re too Weird- Fruit Bats
I Said so- Matthieu Santos

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Blue Heart- Mosquitos
Tie me up, Untie Me- Me without You
Apology- The Spiny Anteaters
Easy Street- Head of Femur
Worthwhile Nihilist Dialogue Stylist-the Drug Budget
Practice in the Milky Way-Dave Cloud & the Gospel of Power

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Code Windham- New Wet Kojak
Motherless Child- Jonathan Kane
Instant Dharma- the Out Crowd
Smooth Control- the Dambuilders
***Matt Rock and kids interlude***
Get Ready Now- Rinôçérôse
Tonite, the Bottle let me Down-Throw Rag FT Lemme
Love me Two Times- Aerosmith
Do the Claw- Dread Zeppelin
Highway to Hell- Duckmandu
Soldier of Love- Pearl Jam (live)
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Hypersonic- Jane’s Addiction
Only Love, Let’s Celebrate-Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party
Moon Sammy- Soul Coughing
I’m Afraid of Americans- David Bowie
He’s Frank- the BPA ft Iggy Pop
Small Hours- Robert Smith

in front of the back of the front

So, this was actually the first two hours I put over the airwaves yesterday, but I wanted to post it after, or in front of the back of the front. Lots of new music shared in these sets towards very beginning and the end especially. Here, look:

Don’t get Above your Raising- Ricky Skaggs
Bobo’s Boogie- the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Junky for her- Cerebral Ballzy

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You gotta Believe- Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks (live)
Time has come Today- Steve Earle/Sheryl Crow
It’s all over now, Baby Blue- Bonnie Raitt
When I’m Gone- Ani DiFranco
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My Neighbor is Happy Again- Keller Williams
Don’t let go- Billy Iuso & Restless Natives (live)
No one to Run with- the Allman Brothers
Eyes of the World-the String Cheese Incident (live)
No Explanation- Turbine
She Wants you- Ursa Minor
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Laura’s Dream(Rhodes Version)- Adrian Younge
I need a Change- Smoove & Turrell
Sweetback- the Fantastics!
Dynamite- Kraak & Smaak

Give you Action- Elephants & Raindrops
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I’m Fine- Duane Stephenson
United Nubians (Saidi Style)- Mahmoud Fadl
D’hol N’ Brass- Red Baraat (live)
Ema Rumba- Addis Acoustic Project
Ungaro- Copal
Il Diario dei Lampi- En Plein Air
Silly Thoughts- Matthieu Santos

Towel Snap

This was the regular show..I am going to post this sorta like a Pulp Fiction sort of way this time with the pre-show as a closer rather than a preamble. I so appreciate the different ears tuning in, checking in……being there. Looks like it did this….and cue the dropping towel…—>

Baby Hold on- Leftover Salmon
This is the Time- leftover Salmon
Freedom Train- the 1861 Project
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Change in the Weather- Davis Coen
Bound for Glory- Tedeschi Trucks Band
Orange Blossoms- JJ Grey & Mofro
Magic Bus- Billy Iuso
Sissyfuss- Surprise me Mr. Davis
War- Edwin Starr
I Love it- the Soul of John Black
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Licking Stick, Licking Stick- James Brown (live)
Take the L Train (to Brooklyn)- Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Dingo Dog Sled- the Karl Denson Trio
Scrapple from the Apple- Reuben Wilson
Morning Became Electra- Mike Clark
Strum- Marcus Miller
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the Shaolin Theme- the Shaolin Afronauts
Cold Case-the Fantastics! FT Sulene Fleming

Rimshot (intro)- Erykah Badu (live)
By your Side (Cottonbelly’s Fola Mix Edit)- Sade
Triangular Daisies- Rubblebucket
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Gido- Vieux Farka Toure FT John Scofield
Dundol, besse M’Bedouniato- Boubacar Traore

Iligai- Mamer
Sangam- Nguyen Le
Jalikunda- Lamine Cissokho
Talikoba- Terakaft
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Hip Hop @ Funk U- Bootsy Collins FT Ice Cube/Snoop Dogg/Chuck D/Swavay
Peace & Love- Resin Dogs FT Demolition Man
My Cadillac- Playdough
Endeavors for Never- Shabazz Palaces

Transitions- Tough Junkie
Descending- Del the Funky Homo Sapien
Weight- Sims
on the Rocks- Grieves

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Spread Rhythm Around- LadyBUG vs Lady Day RR remix
Cheers(Xecutioners style)-Rob Swift & Xecutioners
Beamless- Eliot Lipp
Juuteeya (Koian Remix)- David Starfire

Sustainable Ray D Ohhh

I want to thank Sara Wasserman, who is more than just a friend to the proGram, for once again bringing us information on what’s going on. We chatted this time about the show lined up honoring Mr. Willie Nelson for his work with using energy responsibly and efficiently. On July 22nd the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance is teaming up with the Amazon Watch for a ‘first of it’s kind’ fundraiser event at the beautiful Bently Reserve building in Downtown San Francisco. In the past biofuels, including biodiesel have been connected to deforestation and rain forest endangerment through massive scale palm oil and soy production. This event will help educate the public on how supporting local, sustainable biodiesel production and using local renewable resources instead of feedstocks like international soy and palm can protect our planet’s precious rain forests. To learn more head here. Oh yeah the music:

Swanee River Rock- Ray Charles
Tell me How do you Feel- Ray Charles
Lovin’ you baby (Instr)- Charles Bradley
Give it Up- High ST. Hustlers
Somewhere Finally- the Fantastics!

Al Capone- Mikiho Pupik
Hey Gringo- Corchester
Choferito Plena-Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band (live)
Mr. Big Thief-Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
Long Nakreez- Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo

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Dansez-Dubtonic Kru ft. Chantelle Ernandez/Chinna Smith
Changing- Toussaint
Leteuma- Youssou N’dour
Blue Monday-the Jolly Boys FT Albert Minott
King Tubby meets the Rockers-Monty Alexander
(live)
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Watching- the Beekeepers
the inside move- See I
Mondo Beyondo- Ursula 1000
Throw Away This- Telepathe

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It’s not What you know- Bob & Gene
a Blade won’t cut Another Blade-the Funk Ark
Africa U-(FT Art/Cyril Neville)- the Pimps of Joytime
Spreading Hope like Dope- Bootsy Collins
Freedumb-Bootsy Collins Ft Dr. Cornell West

I Wanna play Summthin for you- Tall Black Guy
He ain’t got Rhythm-Billie Holiday (Poppyseed Remix)
Center’s Groove (Captain planet Mix)- DJ Center
A Night in Tunisia (Downpour)-Charlie Parker Septet ft Donk/Kodo Drummers
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Manic Depression- Wicked knee (live)
Enigenagnalen- Addis Acoustic Project
48 Roses- Mariachi El Bronx

***On air Chat w/Miss Sara Wasserman***
No One- Federico Aubele
Ponte Bomb- Bomba Estereo
Immidraniada- Gogol Bordello (BaSSnectar Mix)

Glory Stories-Pablo Sanchez
Warm Leatherette- Da Cruz
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Back to the Roots- Yellow Sisters
Shotgun Willie- Willie Nelson
Shelter- Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tombo 7/4- Steve Kroon

A nudda twoFER

airing out for hiGh five hours on air again this Saturday morning. Appreciate the EARly ears a bunch as overseas folks sure climb on board and are able to ride for a while longer. The short show looked like this:

Shadows- Copal
Spin it Around- Am & Shawn Lee
Saturday Love- Toro Y Moi
I can Hear the Trains Coming- Matthieu Santos
Room Service- the Real Tuesday Weld

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Don’t play Guitar boy- Geoff Achison Solo Acoustic live
Rainy Day Blues- Willie Nelson
You & Me- Patty Larkin & Wily Porter
I’m a Trainwreck- Old 97’s
Come Down Easy- the Dead EXs

Lives in the Balance-Richie Havens FT Derek Trucks
Call my Job- Billy Iuso & Restless Natives (live)
Strawberry Lady- the Soul of John Black
Hello- the John Butler Trio
Eddy the Sea- Turbine
Back where it all Begins- the Allman Brothers
Heartbreak Hotel- Willie Nelson w/Leon Russell
the Core- Billy Iuso
Love has Something Else to say- the Tedeschi Trucks Band

Pariah- Lubriphonic
2032- Ursa Minor
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Monkey & the Turtle- Christine Anu
Freak the Night- Jessica 6

Marquette Market

I want to send out special Merci Beaucoups” to Billy Iuso from the Anders Osborne Band and N’Orleans All Star Jam Band for being a guest on the show as well as MC Zulu who brought the house down with Poirier in the Electronique tent (first ever) as well as being a guest on the show. He also allowed me to be the only one in the WOLRD to have and air the track “Call Red Alert”, I am honored! La Fete de Marquette is a booming festival that is able to bring incredible artists to Madison for a free summer festival that rivals any festival out there in the opinion of my ears. But before all that there were some songs to be played:

How Long (Inst)- Charles Bradley
1969 Organ- Adrian Younge
Superstition- Geoff Achison (live solo acoustic)

Devils in the Details- Lubriphonic
Festival-Chopteeth Afro Funk Big Band (live)
Digital Blues- the Soul of John Black
Funky Power- Gulo Car
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Que Paso- Guarco
Contigo Jamas- Ocote Soul Sounds
Take the L Train- the Pimps of Joytime
Kilimanjaro- the Shaolin Astronauts
Funky DC- the Funk Ark ft Ashem & Sitali
Featherbed Lane- Hiromasa Sato
JB, Still the Man- Bootsy Collins ft Rev Al Sharpton

Soul Strokes- Syl Johnson
Father’s Children- Father’s Children
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Chocolate (Adrian Quesada Remix- Pacifika
Beat Freak(Q Burns Abstract Message Mix)-Scott Hardkiss
the 808 track ft Mighty High- Bassnectar
the Vibe is so Right- Chrissy Murderbot ft MC Zulu
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Don’t you Want me- the Jolly Boys ft Albert Minott
Ridin’ thru the Mountains-J Krown/R Batiste Jr/W Washington
See it Through- Billy Iuso

**Live on air conversation with Billy Iuso**
Trippin’ over Dragons- Billy Iuso
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Perilous Dub- Dubtonic Kru FT Max Romeo
I Wish I was in Heaven Sitting down- Club d’Elf
Wine & Chocolate- Theophilus London
Last Night- Ancient Astronauts ft. Akura Naru
Unbearable Lightness of Being- Karen Gisbon Roc

**On air conversation with MC Zulu**
No Lies- Dub Gabriel FT MC Zulu (Thornato Remix)
Call Red Alert- Poirier FT MC Zulu
Hasnaduro- Watcha Clan
Coma- Max Sharam

Ramblin’ Gift

This pre show show was a surprise to my ears as it fell together very very little remembrance of how/why tracks were chosen for this ear share. It has been some busy weeks and I have been allowing a true ramblin’ man attitude towards set building and I think that is why the extra time has been a gift. Unwrapped it looked like this:

Cajun Moon- Ricky Skaggs
Am I here- Charley Orlando

Workin’ Overtime- Walter Trout/Jeff Healey
Live Together- Bernard Allison
Put your $ where your Mouth is- Luther Allison
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See these tears- Canned Heat
Steelin’ Jeff Beck
L.A. Breakdown- Jimmy Page
Stone Free- Billy Cox & Buddy Miles
Nolita Strut- the Dead EXs
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VooDoo- Geoff Achison (live solo Acoustic)
Burning Season- TR3 (live)

Moonlight Drive w/Horse Latitude-the Doors (live)
Burn (piano Version- Hess is More
Road to Ruin- Jim Tullio

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Maybe Always- Mr Pauer
Love Lust Month- the Real Tuesday Weld

Viajante- Tremor
Pickled Spider- Mr Scruff vs. Kristy Almeida
the Escapist- Janaka Selekta
Tinsel & GliTter- Fujiya & Miyagi

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Lantchi Biye- Bebo Band(live)
Rasty George- Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo
Aaj Mere Yaar ki Shaadi- Red Baraat (live)

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Monterrey- Steven Kroon
I 10- James Farm