Grooved Pavement World Music

Join us this Friday afternoon from 12 to 2:30 pm EST for the Grooved Pavement World Music Radio Show. Two and a half hours of eclectic music from our wonderful planet. Tune in at WMUA 91.1 or stream it live through iTunes. Go to iTunes, click on "Radio" and search for WMUA in the "College / University" and "Eclectic" sections.

from I to Be

I am dead because I lack desire;
I lack desire because I think I possess;
I think I possess because I do not try to give.
In trying to give you see that you have nothing;
Seeing that you have nothing you try to give of yourself.
Trying to give of yourself you see that you are nothing,
Seeing that you are nothing, you desire to become;
In trying to become, you begin to be.

-  Rene Daumal

MUAW from WMUA!

Another very late post going to bed. For the past several weeks I've been training at WMUA 91.1 at UMASS Amherst, a very cool and funky station serving independent music lovers in the Pioneer Valley. There is much to share with everyone about WMUA, it's programming format and mission, but I'll have to save that for later - soon, I hope - so that I can finally post the podcasts and playlists from my two overnight stints. Podcasts of the show follow the playlist text. I hope you enjoy them.

Playlist 11.29.2010 2:00 - 4:00 am

Karen Mantler and Her Cat Arnold - Let's Have a Baby
Lester Young - Body and Soul
Fela Kuti - Shuffering and Shmiling
Femi Kuti - Sorry Sorry
Karen Mantler - I Hate Money
Seu Jorge - Carolina
AfroCubism - Nima Diyala
Latin Dub Sound System - Babalu Remix
The Meters - Good Old Funky Music
Palya Bea - Hoppa
The Model Citizens - Shift the Blame
Cheik Lo - Boul di Tagale
Crack The Sky - Skin Deep
Tony Allen - Secret Agent
Syriana - Road to Damascus
Deolinda - Um Contra O Outro
Juana Molina - Un Dia
Tilly and The Wall - Rainbows in the Dark
Natraj - Drop the Knife Twice
Anakhi - Bangra Remix - Lok Boliyan
Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - Crosstown Traffic
Eddie Ansah Guitar Band - Mewu Mo Dzi
Uzzi Forster - Crazy Rat
Alan Arkin - Barney's Love Song from The Love Song of Barney Kempinski





Playlist 12.3.2010 2:00 - 4:00 am

National Lampoon Radio Hour - You Don't Have To Look At Pictures On The Radio
Suburban Lawns - Protection
Shooglenifty - Igor's
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte (Cave Man)
Las Ultrasónicas - Descocada
Todd Rundgren - No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator
XTC - All Along The Watchtower
Miquel Gil & Manel Camp Trio and David Pastor - La Torre dels Sons
Shye Ben-Tzur - Shoshan
The Devil's Anvil - Shisheler
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Mr. Natural
Brenda Fassie - Black President
Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck
The Mohawks - The Champ
Brian Eno & David Byrne - Help Me Somebody
Ninja Funk Orchestra - Laser Eye Surgery is a Scam
Martha High & Shaolin Temple Defenders - Gotta Have A Job (You Don't Work, You Can't Eat)
Afro Celt Sound System - Shadowman
Binky Griptite - Ain't No Chimneys in The Projects (Instrumental)
Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised   
The Green Arrows - Chitima Nditakure
The Black Beats - Tsutsu Tsosemo (Old Time Training)
Yoshvim Bebet Café (Sitting In A Coffee House) - Anana Presents: Music From Israel
Link Wray & His Wray Men - Deuces Wild
Edith Piaf - Black Leather Trousers And Motorcycle Boots
Papa Noel and Papi Oviedo - Bana Congo
Hallelujah The Hills - Hallelujah The Hills
Fredericks Brown - Betrayal
Sloan - Take It Upon Yourself
Frank Lewin - Jingle Bells #2
Pee Pee Dynamite - Groovy Christmas New Year

Grooved Pavement Playlist 12.17.2010

Here's the playlist from today's program. The Grooved Pavement world music radio show will be airing Fridays on WMUA 91.1 from 12:00 to 2:30 pm EST. If you don't live within the broadcast range, you can stream it live through iTunes. Just go to iTunes, click on "Radio" and search for WMUA in the "College / University" and "Eclectic" sections.

To listen to a podcast of what the show sounded like, there's a flash player at the end of the post/ playlist for your listening pleasure.

If you like a particular song and are interested in purchasing it for yourself, just follow the link.

I opened with Bird on the Wire as a dedication to Wayne Dean Parkinson, an old friend from back home who took his life on Wednesday after a long struggle with illness. We'll miss your dry, acerbic wit and quirky take on our screwed up, wonderful world and all of our interconnected relationships. If only you could have held out for the pay off.

Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire
Yoko Kanno & Seatbelt  - Tank!
Ananda Shankar - Jumpin Jack Flash
Urgencies - Sivuleleni
Calypso Rose - Israel by Bus
Destroyers - Out of Babel
Sylvie Vartan - Zum Zum Zum
Café Tacuba - Chilanga Banda
Finjan - Bosphourus Freilach
Xavier Cugat - La Negra Leonor 
Dobet Gnahoré - Youné
Napra - Pici Ház
The Psychedelic Aliens - Gbe keke wo taoc
Tony Allen - Nina Lowo
Youssou N'dour - Sagal Ko
Hugh Masekala - Freedom is Coming Tomorrow
Rasha - Azara Al Hay
Os Mutantes - Baby
Orchestra Baobab - Jin ma jin ma
Oquesta De Savinon y sus Negritos - Soul Makossa
Mamani Keita & Marc Minelli - Macary
Lenine - Hoje Eu Quero Sair Só
Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
Monareta - La Safor
Toubab Krewe - Holy Grail
Salif Keita - Madan
Mahlatini and The Mahotella Queens - Jive Motella
La Sal de La Vida - N'Nau Da Un Beijo
Gigi - Tew Ante Sew
Ennio Morricone - My Name is Nobody
Zogaros - I'll Find It at The Archive
Renato Carosone - Caravan Petrol
Uxía - As Nosas Cores (á Pereira)
Spaccanapoli - O'Mare
Holy Spirits Choir - Wemngoma Lishonile
Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State