TweetInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 1963 Speak for Iran – They Need Your Voice The featured video is about Iran and those of us who aren’t Iranian could choose not to care, but an executed innocent is an executed innocent; a grieving mother is a grieving mother;…
Tag Archive: World
Les Nubians–Makeda 1998
Tweet Amazon.com Widgets Ethiopians refer to Queen Sheba as “Makeda!” It’s a great song from a spectacular sister duo, even if you don’t speak French! Biography by Alex Henderson An unconventional female duo that came out of Bordeaux, France, in the 1990s, Les Nubians offered a jazzy, sophisticated style of R&B that combined French lyrics…
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens-I'm In Love With a Rastaman
Tweet Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (also known as Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo – Mahlathini and the Girls of Mgqashiyo) was a South African mbaqanga supergroup composed of: The late Simon ‘Mahlathini’ Nkabinde (1937 – 1999), a phenomenal singer in the basso-profundo ‘groaning’ style. The mgqashiyo session group Mahotella Queens (1964 – present), known for their…
Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the World
TweetNow, this is what I call global harmony! From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the…
Naked Rhythm – Shisha
Tweet I’ve seen these great perfomers live several times. Very entertaining. Alex Spurkel and Avi Sills are Naked Rhythm. Naked Rhythm music video for “Shisha” on their album Frequency. Features sexy bellydancers Anahata & The Urban Gypsy Dancers, and visual effects by Arcane Realities. Additional dancers Sayaka, Adore, Anah, Monika, and Starchild. Bio: NAKED RHYTHM…
DJ Cheb I Sabbah – Kese Kese
Tweet Great song! There’s a terrific upbeat remix of Kese Kese by Bally Sagoo – Bally Sagoo – Kese Kese (Beast of Asia mix) The Track “Kese Kese” is taken from the sampler album “Asian Travels” (2000, Label Six Degrees Records). It is remixed by Algeria-born and San Francisco-based DJ Cheb I Sabbah and was…
Third World – Try Jah Love (1982)
Tweet Produced and arranged by Stevie Wonder. It was the first time ever that a black american wrote a song for the rastafarian movement. Retrospect and enjoy…Peace! Third World is a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1973. Their sound is influenced by soul, funk and disco. Wikipedia for Third World
Sufani – Gaudi
Tweet Daniele Gaudi (born July 12, 1963) is an Italian musician and composer. Gaudi’s music is a fusion of dub, world and nu-beat and is in production and performed live in the United Kingdom and internationally. His career started in the early 1980s, his musical foundations were set in electronic and reggae music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaudi musician…
Ken Saro-Wiwa: the struggle continues
Tweet “Hear rare footage of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s last televised interview, juxtaposed with contemporary footage from Channel 4′s Unreported World from the Niger Delta and the creation of a memorial to Saro-Wiwa in London. Also featuring a photomontage of the remember saro-wiwa project and music by Nigerian-European artist and spectacular singer, Nneka. Learn more & get…