Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg | WFMU

J.K. Mayengani and the Shingwedzi Sisters - "Khubani" - Various Artists: Next Stop Soweto Volume 2 [Vibrant 22-track set of soulful mbaqanga 'n' hidden psych-funk outta South Africa, from 1969 to 1976! - amazon] [0:00:00] Gypsy Caravan - "Soweto Mujibha" - Various Artists: Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 [The 25 songs presented in this project showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity bands of the 1970s and 80s delivered is endlessly rewarding. - PR] [0:03:39] Gasper Nali - "Chaka Chino Ndikwatila" - Chule Chule Iwe [Gasper Nali is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from Malawi. This babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle, together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible! - PR] [0:06:39] Madalisto Band - "Chemwa" - Ma Gitala [A celebration of journey, triumph, and faith, Madalitso Band make life affirming, joyous music brought to life on the streets of Lilongwe in Malawi and now reunited with their Swiss label Bongo Joe Records. - PR] [0:10:08] Kawere Boys Band - "Lawrence Swa" - P.O Kanindo [The Kawere Boys was a 1970s Kenyan band comprising Benga musicians led by Cheplin Ngode Kotula, Juma Charlie, and Otieno Ogor. For the band's four years reign in the music industry, its reputation in Luo country soared because of the members' distinctive sound and appearance. - african music library] [0:15:35] Damily - "Mangebakebake" - Early Years - Madagascar Cassette Archives [This album returns to the roots of the legendary guitarist and shows his early works cassettes recorded in Madagascar between 1995 and 2002. Entirely devoted to Tsapiky music, his career, which began in 1986, is deeply rooted in the South West part of Madagascar, his native city of Tuléar and the bush around it. - PR] [0:25:31] Mamehy - "Je mitsiko ro mokotse ("Those who talk dirty behind your back tire themselves out for nothing")" - Various Artists: Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar [Tsapiky music from Southwest Madagascar features wild ecstatic vocals, distorted electric guitars, rocket bass, and the amphetamine beat! Unlike anything else, this is THE high life music you've always wanted - ceremonial music played with abandon and extreme intent, honoring the living and dead alike. - bandcamp] [0:33:28] D'Gary & Jihé - "Mihasy Lonaky" - Horombe [D'Gary is one of the most astonishing guitarists in the world. He hails from Madagascar, and although his music is richly informed by the Indian Ocean island's traditional music, he has developed a unique style on his open-tuned acoustic guitar: melodically and harmonically intricate, rhythmically frenetic. On his first two albums he played his guitar and sang accompanied by a lone drummer, but for HOROMBE he formed Jihé, a group of singers and percussionists that marvelously succeeds in keeping up with him. - amazon] [0:39:06] Aleksand Saya x Sarera - "Soma" - Fikira [‘Fikira’ is a cultural experiment that fuses the musical heritage of two French islands in the Indian Ocean: Mayotte (where the group Sarera hails from) and Réunion (where the group Aleksand Saya hails from). - PR] [0:44:08] Witch - "Tiponde Madzi" - Sogolo [Following their remarkable global resurgence and critical acclaim around 2023’s reunion album Zango–their first in nearly 40 years–Zamrock pioneers WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) return with an even bolder creative statement with their follow-up, SOGOLO. Its name is derived from the Zambian word for “future”. - PR] [0:52:21] Kizaba - "Kitoko" - Future Village [Lionel KIZABA, singer-songwriter, 2024-2025 Radio-Canada Revelations, multi-instrumentalist, and pioneer of Afro-Congolese electro music based in Montreal, has paved a unique musical path that takes his vast international audience on a journey through his Afrofuturistic...