Afropop’s annual round up of the hot new releases of 2014. Georges Collinet and Banning Eyre sit down for a music filled survey of African and African diaspora sounds that hit the street this year. Garifuna soul, acoustic and electric roots from Mali and Guinea, Angelique Kidjo, Caetano Veloso, a Mauritanian griot with a voice for the ages, plus new Latin sounds, dancehall, and as many great tunes as these two musical omnivores can cram into an hour of radio. Count on great gift ideas for the holidays!

Afropop’s annual round up of the hot new releases of 2014. Georges Collinet and Banning Eyre sit down for a music filled survey of African and African diaspora sounds that hit the street this year. Garifuna soul, acoustic and electric roots from Mali and Guinea, Angelique Kidjo, Caetano Veloso, a Mauritanian griot with a voice for the ages, plus new Latin sounds, dancehall, and as many great tunes as these two musical omnivores can cram into an hour of radio. Count on great gift ideas for the holidays!

[APWW PGM #301] [Originally aired in 2000]

The rural south has changed profoundly since it served as the birthplace of blues, and in the intervening years, many of the traditional forms so vital to American musical history have disappeared. It’s lucky then, that the record industry (not to mention some intrepid folklorists) got there before everything changed. This program celebrates the deep and essential sounds they captured on tape, vinyl, acetate, Edison cylinder, and piano roll. You’ll hear historic early recordings by black American performers from 1893 forward. The show also includes the first hit blues record, Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues,” along with a sampling of Lomax field recordings from the 1930s.

[APWW PGM #301] [Originally aired in 2000]

The rural south has changed profoundly since it served as the birthplace of blues, and in the intervening years, many of the traditional forms so vital to American musical history have disappeared. It’s lucky then, that the record industry (not to mention some intrepid folklorists) got there before everything changed. This program celebrates the deep and essential sounds they captured on tape, vinyl, acetate, Edison cylinder, and piano roll. You’ll hear historic early recordings by black American performers from 1893 forward. The show also includes the first hit blues record, Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues,” along with a sampling of Lomax field recordings from the 1930s.

Salegy is a churning, harmonious groove with spine-stiffening vocal harmonies that emerged from towns and cities of northern Madagascar in the mid-20th century. On a trip to Diego Suarez, we learn that salegy’s older origins are both fascinating and mysterious. We meet young salegy stars Ali Mourad and Jacs, and speak with the genre’s reigning legend, Jaojoby, on the roof of his nightclub in Antananarivo. Along the way we visit a music school in Diego and hear blazing guitar riffs and get a finger picking tour of the entire island from guitar maestro Hajazz.

Salegy is a churning, harmonious groove with spine-stiffening vocal harmonies that emerged from towns and cities of northern Madagascar in the mid-20th century. On a trip to Diego Suarez, we learn that salegy’s older origins are both fascinating and mysterious. We meet young salegy stars Ali Mourad and Jacs, and speak with the genre’s reigning legend, Jaojoby, on the roof of his nightclub in Antananarivo. Along the way we visit a music school in Diego and hear blazing guitar riffs and get a finger picking tour of the entire island from guitar maestro Hajazz.

Less talking, more music! This podcast surveys live recordings Afropop Worldwide made in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in spring 2014. From the frenetic dance grooves of Aly Mourad and Thominot, to the acoustic guitar mastery of D'Gary, Sammy, Johnny, and the jazz-fused Silo, to soulful folkloric performances... It's a full-course musical meal from a spectacular and under-recognized destination.

Less talking, more music! This podcast surveys live recordings Afropop Worldwide made in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in spring 2014. From the frenetic dance grooves of Aly Mourad and Thominot, to the acoustic guitar mastery of D'Gary, Sammy, Johnny, and the jazz-fused Silo, to soulful folkloric performances... It's a full-course musical meal from a spectacular and under-recognized destination.

Abdala tells stories with sounds he captures with a tape recorder from his home and the streets of Goîania, a city in Brazil's center. He also runs Propósito Records, home to some of Brazil's most experimentally-minded artists. Abdala just put out his sixth release of 2014, For Those Who Came From Nothing. To celebrate that prolific accomplishment, he's also put together a mix for Afropop, featuring his own music and songs by other artists from Brazil's new avant-garde.

Read our interview with Abdala====> http://www.afropop.org/wp/21167/a-matter-of-rhythm-abdalas-experimental-brazil/

Tracklisting:

Guilherme Granado - Cooking Zoo

Efeito Horizonte: Sinergia

Abdala - Bença

Pequod_ - Circunstância do instante

Desassossego - Prana (record with cellphone)

M Takara - aaawww (desmonta records)

Holofônica - solidão quatro

Carlos Issa - Ordem

Jonathan Gall - Revel on the man, kind

Diversões Eletrônicas - Live session

Abdala - Rompimento

Abdala tells stories with sounds he captures with a tape recorder from his home and the streets of Goîania, a city in Brazil's center. He also runs Propósito Records, home to some of Brazil's most experimentally-minded artists. Abdala just put out his sixth release of 2014, For Those Who Came From Nothing. To celebrate that prolific accomplishment, he's also put together a mix for Afropop, featuring his own music and songs by other artists from Brazil's new avant-garde.

Read our interview with Abdala====> http://www.afropop.org/wp/21167/a-matter-of-rhythm-abdalas-experimental-brazil/

Tracklisting:

Guilherme Granado - Cooking Zoo

Efeito Horizonte: Sinergia

Abdala - Bença

Pequod_ - Circunstância do instante

Desassossego - Prana (record with cellphone)

M Takara - aaawww (desmonta records)

Holofônica - solidão quatro

Carlos Issa - Ordem

Jonathan Gall - Revel on the man, kind

Diversões Eletrônicas - Live session

Abdala - Rompimento