Radio Superfly Podcast

If you want to learn about the rich, diverse, extremely danceable music of Colombia, it doesn't hurt to start with the country's most famous record label, Discos Fuentes.

Resources:

https://discosfuentes.com.co/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcG6SVty98&feature=youtu.be

When the late, great Parliament keyboardist Bernie Worrell met Tlingit musician Preston Singletary, something special happened. I spoke with Singletary about their collaboration in the band Khu.eex', sometimes called "The Native Parliament." It's like nothing you've ever heard before, and man does it groove.

Learn more:

https://www.khueex.com/

http://prestonsingletary.com/

Meet Mulatu Astatke, Father of Ethio-Jazz. This is a re-posting of the debut episode of the Radio Superfly Podcast.

A traveler from the US traded music files with the people he met in Mali in 2009, and created a worldwide phenomenon known as Musis from Saharan Cellphones. This episode explores how technology has opened up new avenues for musicians from around the world.

Sahel Sounds: https://sahelsounds.com/

Before the Islamic Revolution of the late 1970s, Iran had a thriving secular society that was pretty groovy. We explore recently unearthed vintage funk tracks from that era.