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Favoriting November 14, 2013: The African journey continues..... Central African Republic to Kenya


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Artist Track Album Comments Approx. start time
Boddhi Satva  Punch Koko   Favoriting     0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Commando Jazz  Faux Juge   Favoriting     0:05:56 (Pop-up)
Cool Stars  Faux RV   Favoriting     0:12:08 (Pop-up)
Musiki  Larba   Favoriting     0:21:33 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Sounds From the Coney Island Boardwalk  
 
 
0:29:00 (Pop-up)
Alèmayèhu Eshèté  Tey Gedyeleshem   Favoriting Ethiopiques 3: Golden Years of Moder Ethiopian Music, 1969-1975    0:39:11 (Pop-up)
Mahmoud Ahmed  Belomi Benna   Favoriting Éthiopiques 7- Ere Mela Mela    0:41:26 (Pop-up)
Gétachèw Mèkurya  Shellela   Favoriting Ethiopiques 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax    0:45:07 (Pop-up)
Hirut Beqele  Almokerkum Neber   Favoriting Ethiopiques 3: Golden Years of Moder Ethiopian Music, 1969-1975    0:50:12 (Pop-up)
Alèmayèhu Eshèté  Mekeyershin Salawq   Favoriting Ethiopiques 9 (V/A) alemayehu eshete    0:53:29 (Pop-up)
Ayalew Mesfin  Hasabé   Favoriting Ethiopiques 8: Swinging Addis    0:55:10 (Pop-up)
Gigi  Enoralehu   Favoriting Gold & Wax    0:59:20 (Pop-up)
Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends  Aynamaye Nesh   Favoriting     1:04:03 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Sounds of Sideshows by the Seashore  
 
 
1:08:58 (Pop-up)
Dawit Shilan  Unknown   Favoriting     1:19:15 (Pop-up)
Yemane Barya  Birhan Getsa Bana Werhi   Favoriting     1:25:27 (Pop-up)
Tsehaytu Beraki  Hadarey   Favoriting Éthiopiques 5: Tigrina Music    1:31:54 (Pop-up)
Tèwèldè Rèdda  Memona   Favoriting Éthiopiques 5: Tigrina Music    1:36:19 (Pop-up)
Yonus Ibrahim  Temania Dina (Fikreye)   Favoriting     1:39:36 (Pop-up)
Ato Ateweberhan Seghid  Bekutaki Wolel   Favoriting     1:41:57 (Pop-up)
Osman Abdelrahim  Ayfalkn Gherinetey   Favoriting     1:45:30 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Sounds from the Point Pleasant Beach  
 
 
1:49:00 (Pop-up)
Abdullahi Qarshe  Dadkaan Dhawaaqayee   Favoriting     1:55:54 (Pop-up)
Aar Maanta  Maanta   Favoriting Maanta    1:59:05 (Pop-up)
Maryan Mursal  Banaankoow Soo Saar   Favoriting     2:03:00 (Pop-up)
Waaberi  Kafiyo Kaladeri   Favoriting Africa North    2:07:16 (Pop-up)
Dur-Dur Band  Dooyo   Favoriting Volume 5    2:14:03 (Pop-up)
Waayaha Cusub  Dabadhilif   Favoriting     2:18:04 (Pop-up)
K'naan  Wavin' Flag   Favoriting Troubadour    2:21:41 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
 
Sounds from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk  
 
 
2:25:08 (Pop-up)
Fundi Konde  Jambo Sigara   Favoriting     2:29:47 (Pop-up)
Kiko Kids  Tom Tom   Favoriting     2:33:43 (Pop-up)
Shirati Luo Voice Jazz Band  Okoro Kalila   Favoriting     2:36:15 (Pop-up)
Peter Tsotsi & Nashil Pichen and the Equator Sound Band  Pole Musa   Favoriting     2:40:39 (Pop-up)
Victoria Kings Jazz Band  Dominic Kasera   Favoriting     2:44:01 (Pop-up)
Simba Wanyika Original  Mwongele   Favoriting     2:47:13 (Pop-up)
Kalambya Boys  Kivelenge   Favoriting Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s (V/A)    2:52:40 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:01am
Matt from Springfield:

Boddhi Satva, two words!
Morning Meghan and Themers!
Avatar 6:02am
doca:

hi, Meghan! Because of you now I can only listen to African music
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:02am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

Hey everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:02am
Meghan:

hahaha.... good morning! I hope that is a good thing doca!
Avatar 6:04am
doca:

Certainly it is, Meghan
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:04am
Meghan:

This is such a great song to start the show with..... so happy and gets you moving right away!
Avatar 6:06am
fred von helsing:

@doca it's not so bad! :) spoek mathambo does a great cover of joy division's "control", the best version by far is not the youtube one but the one in the wfmu archives
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:07am
Meghan:

FVH, the one from my show when I had him on?
Avatar 6:07am
doca:

@fred: it's great, actually, and it fits well with the upcoming summer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:07am
Matt from Springfield:

CAR to Kenya, just be careful not to run into the LRA when travelling that route!
  6:08am
Andrew:

Hi Meghan & matt, doca, elwyn & fred ^_^
You're right, loved that song, good to dance to ^_^
Avatar 6:08am
doca:

@Mfs: What's LRA?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:08am
Sem Chumbo:

Dr. Meghan, I presume? Good morning to you and fellow travelers. Lovely traveling music...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:09am
Meghan:

hahaha.... wow, I got my Doctorate in African music huh?
Avatar 6:11am
fred von helsing:

@djM parbly !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:12am
Matt from Springfield:

@doca: The Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony's death cult. Much reduced from its peak of terror in Uganda, but still on the run and killing in that part of central Africa.
Avatar 6:13am
fred von helsing:

for some reason, reminds me of Johnny Carson talking about Wild Kingdom. "Hi I'm Marlin Perkins, and I'll be up here in the treehouse mixing martins while Jim gives the rhino an enema".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:14am
Matt from Springfield:

@Meghan: Submit these programs as your dissertation, they'd have to award one to you! ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:19am
Meghan:

tell me where and I'll do it!
Avatar 6:19am
doca:

@Mfs: Uganda's such a wicked place, I saw a report about US fundamentalists financially supporting homophobic groups over there. Sad stuff.
Avatar 6:20am
fred von helsing:

"Trust your DJ, she's a doctor."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:20am
Meghan:

I'll cure what ill's ya!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:22am
Matt from Springfield:

@doca: From Idi Amin forward, Uganda's had many such challenges facing it.

At least today, we can rejoice in the music of its people; the spirit of life!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:25am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...urrgh - I'll be honest, co-travelers - take a lot to get my gy-raffe galavantin' *this* mornin' - but we'll start w/ tea & carbohydrates & the glory of this part of the Continent...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:29am
Matt from Springfield:

@RRN63: Tea & carbs & gy-raffes - great start to the morning! Hope it's much warmer there than it is here right now!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:30am
Matt from Springfield:

ASIA! ALL of it!!! >:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:31am
Matt from Springfield:

Semesters of musical learnin'.
  6:31am
Andrew:

Next continent - South America! ^_^
  6:32am
Andrew:

yes you did, i remember all the 'stans ^_^
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:32am
Matt from Springfield:

Well, I guess you've done something on it! I'll find it :)

Individual countries are always great themes to do.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:33am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- weedgit says 30°F out there right now - high of 41°F today. Remember having the windows open & getting no relief from the heat & humidity this Summer - ??...Individual countries - good idea !...
Avatar 6:34am
doca:

I'd be glad to help on a Brazilian-themed show! Brazil's like 26 countries tied together when it comes to music
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:34am
Matt from Springfield:

Sexy Linens n Things!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:35am
Matt from Springfield:

"Hurry and order a Shurry Curry"
Avatar 6:36am
Dave B:

hey just in time. Ethiopian music rocks
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:36am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

We should exchange food for tunes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:37am
Matt from Springfield:

*Massive* Ethiopian/Eritrean diaspora here -- brought their cuisine and music to the DC area particularly.

U St in DC is the historic core, but I was pleased to discover a block or so of a "Little Ethiopia" in Annandale VA!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:37am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...don't give *her* no flack about flax !!
...Woke up & heard most of Julie's show after the interview - & *that* was good enuff - so should deffo check the Archive...goes perfectly w/ efd's Ramones interview last night too...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:39am
Matt from Springfield:

@Elwyn: Food for tunes...I like that exchange idea!

To those passing through N. VA, the rest of Annandale is mostly a Korean cultural district--if that's your thing, be sure to stop by there.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:40am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Thx - now I want something exotic for breakfast - maybe something w/ curry...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:41am
Matt from Springfield:

@RRN63: Surely! ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:42am
Guido (Cologne):

I'd enjoy more of Africa for the whole winter!

But if in any case Asia comes to the schedule,
I loved quite a bit of Thai-Psychedelic:
www.youtube.com...
... but I guess you know that comp. already.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:42am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...I can put a dash of cherry flavor syrup in my tea, I have that...where did I get such an odd craving...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:45am
fred:

The Ex cover Belomi Benna very often during their shows (with Katherina singing)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:45am
Meghan:

Here is a link to one of the Asia shows.... www.wfmu.org...
Avatar 6:47am
hamburger:

hey! (dj jason elbogen's bed music!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:48am
Meghan:

THOUGH, for the Asia shows....I only used the name of the country, not music of the the country.....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:50am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

I've got to duck away from the keyboard for a bit because I need to wash the dishes and get my laundry off the washing line.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:51am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...so - in Ethiopa, a tinge of an 'Arab'/'MiddleEastern' influence? & in 'Shellela' here I'm reminded that Ethiopia is exalted by the Rastas, no ??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:52am
Meghan:

awwww washing off the line....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:54am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- good stuff !
...Ethiopia - the birthplace of humanity, right?
Avatar 6:55am
doca:

RRN63: You know at least half of the humans came to Earth after the war with the Cylons, of course
  6:56am
Andrew:

yup arabs ruled that part of africa for a while.
it's interesting to see the influences
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:58am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...yerknow - being into GarageRock & the 'Nuggets' sort of thing...there are a lot of WorldRawk equivalents - in the sense of somewhat LoFi but HighSpirit recordings that perhaps weren't widely distributed...
Avatar 6:58am
Dave B:

the entire Ethiopiques collection kick ass on so many levels
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:59am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- sounds like it !
...& as ever, kudos Meghan for picking a great variety of great tracks...
Avatar 7:02am
hamburger:

looks like on amazon there are 28+? volumes of this!
  7:02am
Andrew:

so hypnotic O_O

love this Gigi song
  7:03am
KP:

Good morning, Meghan. Sounds great.
Avatar 7:03am
Dave B:

Hey if ever you do go back to Asia, here's some local Thai street / folk music that I find fascinating...

www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:06am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- last set was flawless
...& this not completley unlike Albert Ayler or something - so Jazz too...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:08am
Guido (Cologne):

Thai music anyway:
momentarely is one of the most fascinating countries to discover as far as myself is concerned.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:08am
fred:

@hamburger: the label is pretty great: www.budamusique.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:12am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

I think the secret to things is to pronounce confidently even if you have no idea.
Avatar 7:13am
Yair Yona (Tel Aviv, Israel,World, Milky Way):

Hi Everyone!
Avatar 7:13am
doca:

"Shake my Djibouti" could be the name of the Marathon Premium
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:14am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...you shake yer Djibouti, I'll make tea - all will be right w/ the world...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:14am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

Is it blacked out by Google because there are secret military bases?
  7:15am
Andrew:

hi yair yona ^_^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Djibouti
Avatar 7:15am
Dave B:

did you hit Botswanna yet?

Please, please PLEASE play some Skinflint when you get there:

www.cnn.com...
Avatar 7:15am
doca:

Meghan, that Dial Africa blog has a lot of music from Rwanda
  7:17am
KP:

Of course, Egypt is in Africa. I think you covered that one early.
Avatar 7:20am
Dave B:

Egypt is like Turkey - straddles two continents
Avatar 7:22am
Dave B:

and isn't Djibouti one of those little outburst Michael Jackson would utter while singing Billy Jean?

oh.
Come on, Djibouti
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:22am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Condolences to fans & loved ones of Yellow Dog.
(I'm reminded of Yoko saying about Lennon - 'Why would you want to kill an Artist??')
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:23am
Meghan:

Here's the link for donations to the band and their statement- pitchfork.com...
  7:23am
KP:

That interview is well worth seeking out. It was often amusing and always powerful. Plus live sets Meghan engineered.
Avatar 7:25am
Thatan:

You're thkipping Guinea? Goodneth! I believe that'th one of the platheth that hath a thtrong handdrum tradithion. Granted, a lot of thith culture that I know ith from exthpatriateth. Here'th a potential link for more info:
www.cumbedance.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:27am
Meghan:

I did go to Guinea earlier..... it's just ANOTHER Guinea
Avatar 7:27am
Dave B:

I rewatched Persian Cats the other night, just because. I hope this weeks event won't jade their outlook. They were poised for so much good to happen to them.
Avatar 7:28am
Thatan:

Oopth! I am mithtaken.
Avatar 7:29am
Dave B:

Be right back. Time to grind some more memory into this computer!
  7:42am
leshwatt:

Great stuff thanks Meghan
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:43am
Meghan:

Thanks leshwatt!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:45am
Sem Chumbo:

Meghan, an all-clicky-star show. It'll be in my ears again this weekend when I attend to some tedious bookkeeping, thanks to the archive. See you later.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:45am
Meghan:

Thanks Sem!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:46am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...if you'd asked me, I'd've surely guessed this AtoA.Seghid - & one or two others - was Asian!
- but it's all killer awlright...
Avatar 7:47am
fred von helsing:

+-----------------------
| WILL GUARD
| CHERIE CURRIE'S
| CORSET FOR FOOD
+-----------------------
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:50am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...also of course often reminded of relation to Blues - esp. that acoustic one back a few
- altho', am I reaching to say the deepest tone of sorrow isn't there - more of the native pride & optimism in tact - ??...
  7:52am
Haile Selassie:

Just dropping by to say hello! C U on the other side!
Avatar 7:52am
fred von helsing:

Djibouti is a tiny country that is basically a French naval base. IIRC.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:52am
Guido (Cologne):

Horrible story about Yellow Dog.
Puzzled about war-traumatised minds ... my humble guess.

@FVH *LOL*
Avatar 7:53am
Dave B:

Next week Meghan backs that Djibouti up!
  7:53am
Andrew:

harptar
  7:56am
KP:

You said Djibouti.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:56am
Spatulator (formerly elwyn5150):

This is the part of the trip where we try to avoid getting kidnapped.
  7:57am
KP:

Plus Blowfly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:58am
Meghan:

no joke Elwyn... no joke!
  7:58am
KP:

Pirated.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:59am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- they're deluded if they think they can get anything for me!...
Avatar 7:59am
fred von helsing:

avast, maties ! let's board the good ship U.S.S. RIAA and make off with the bootie !
Avatar 8:00am
Andy in Berlin:

sounding good today Meghan! Sorry I wasn't able to find my record (well tape now actually) until last night.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...that's just his eyepatch talkin'...hey! - *take* that corset off - if suits you...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:01am
Meghan:

no worries Andy.... I know the feeling of searching for something and not finding it until right after I needed it! I am surprised the station didn't have it to be honest!
  8:02am
Andrew:

what was bad about the music?

love this Abdullahi Qarshe one
ooh & Aar Maanta - real mix of african & arabic sound
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:04am
Meghan:

oh it was a lot of bad contemporary stuff. It was a hard country to get a nice diverse mix. I got it... but it took a lot of searching!
Avatar 8:07am
Dave B:

@FvH - make off with this Djibouti!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:08am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- sounds like oud - ?
...but then, it ould, oudn't it...
Avatar 8:09am
fred von helsing:

There once was a man, Sheikh Yerbouti,
Who had a girlfriend in Djibouti...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:11am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- would you strum on my oud?
- & she said she ould
- in her corset patterned w/ cherries...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:12am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...for breakfast, fix me a curry?
- she said - there isn't a hurry
- it's Archived from the hours before...
Avatar 8:14am
Dave B:

While raising his derrick
She said she would wreck it
The sub Saharan woodie
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:15am
common:

i wanna curry for breakfast.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:18am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...& a treat cherry-flavored
was no way to curry her favor
all the times she'd heard crap puns before...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:21am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

- but go on & enjoy your day
while I Runaway anyway
...corset's what all the boys always say...
Avatar 8:21am
Dave B:

This song is nice
Avatar 8:22am
fred von helsing:

She proudly was hairie
With notes of ripe cherrie
But he opined "No, tootie-frootie!"
  8:24am
Andrew:

love this Waayaha Cusub song
Avatar 8:25am
Dave B:

I agree with Andrew. That was good
  8:40am
KP:

Speaking of the equator, I have the AC on again.
  8:41am
KP:

That was a nice one
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:41am
Meghan:

Jeez.... I'll take some of that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:46am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...these Kenyan tracks here are fun & uplifting w/out being cloying - nice!...
  8:51am
Andrew:

wow, this Mwongele song reminds me of um...some other song O_O
all night long?

sounds good ^_^
Avatar 8:52am
Dave B:

Meghan - I'll give a ring tonight, sometime after 7-ish, for getting those monitors to the station
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55am
Meghan:

Sounds good Dave!
  8:59am
Andrew:

been another good night in Africa Meghan, thanks ^_^
Avatar 2:29pm
PAPISOUNDEFFECTS:

My Brother resides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Being from Ohio, USA I know he's experiencing something wonderfully beautiful both VISUALLY and AURALLY in the 'MOTHERLAND'! God Bless him and his adopted (returned to ) home! PEACE
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