Radio Superfly Podcast

One profanity-laced rant by a national treasure, and 8 songs listeners are playing to get through the days of isolation.

Playlist:

1. Parade by The Antlers

2. It's the End of the World (As We Know It) by R.E.M.

3. O Death by Evening Redness

4. Maruja by Haruna Kings

5. Epilogue by The Antlers

6. Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi

7. How Sweet It Is by Marvin Gaye

8. Vibe by Cookiee Kawaii

I'm one of those people who always says he's going to watch the documentary, then doesn't. I'm changing that during coronavirus quarantine. I watched "20 Feet from Stardom" and learned about the fantastic backup singers we should all know from our favorite songs. Sprinkled throughout are some of their solo joints.

Nary a fiddle, tin whistle, or Danny Boy to be heard. This is Irish Funk, Soul, and otherwise groovy music to celebrate St. Patrick's Day the Radio Superfly way.

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Covid-19 has us all isolated and frightened. Let's form a little Radio Superfly community: ask questions, suggest artists, pump up a local band that's losing gigs to "social distancing," and maybe we'll all stay a little more sane and connected during these weird-ass times.

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Featured artist: Chupacabras (https://www.chupacabrasmusic.com/)

Shuggie Otis could have been one of the biggest rock stars in the world, but he just didn't like doing things any way but his own. A virtuoso guitar player at 15, he recorded three influential albums, then disappeared from the scene in the mid-1970s. As interest in his career surges again, let's get to know the man.

In part 1, we examined the birth of Highlife music in Ghana. Today we track how it changed and grew as musicians across the border in Nigeria picked it up.

Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti made Highlife music an international sensation. The style initially took shape in Ghana, so we focus on the highly danceable music of that nation in this first part of a two-part series.

Not familiar with the unique, colorful, wildly inventive New Orleans piano-playing legend Professor Longhair? Grab a bowl of gumbo and sit down for a listen. You're really in for a treat.

During the 2020 State of the Union address, President Donald J. Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to divisive conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. It was the first week of Black History Month.

In an attempt to get that taste out of our mouths, I highlighted the twelve brilliant black musicians who have been awarded the medal throughout the past six decades.

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Hugh Masekela had a #1 U.S. pop hit in the late 1960s, but few Americans know his name. The trumpeter known as the Father of South African Jazz was a powerful voice against apartheid in his home country, and a musical inspiration to the world.