Hypnotic Brass, Adam Page, The Bamboos, The Verses...why not?

Date aired: 13th November 2011

Well this week I had very little time to prepare for this hour of music so I threw together some tunes from my personal collection. Which of course includes a fair amount of Australian content.
I was a little disappointed to miss out on Hypnotic Brass Ensemble playing again in Adelaide on Friday night after seeing their 2010 performances. They really are a dynamic live show. It's just no fun going by yourself... :)

Playlist

Party started - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - album "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble"
Ballicki Bone - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - album "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble"
War - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - album "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble"
Jupiter - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - album "Hypnotic Brass Ensemble"
Ask that mountain - Adam Page - album " Seedy CD"
January in Adelaide - Adam Page - album "Seedy CD"
Inspiration - Adam Page solo - album "no relation to Han.."
You ain't no good - The Bamboos - album "4" 2010
Like tears in rain - The Bamboos - album "4" 2010
Tears cried - The Bamboos - album "Sidestepper" 2008
Running Away - The Verses - album "Seasons" 2010
Midnight - The Verses - album "Seasons" 2010


 Ella doesn't drive. There was no stunt double. A stressful day for the owner of that classic car....! But it was all cool...nice vintage Australian styling for this music clip.

If these dudes were playing music outside my train station I'd be late for work that morning....and rather short on cash for the day... :)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. They're all brothers...not just in music...

Womadelaide preview released this week.....

Date aired 23rd Oct

Playlist

Asimbonanga (Mandela) - Savuka & Johnny Clegg - "In my African Dream - the best of Johnny Clegg and Savuka" 1994
Love in the time of Gaza - Johnny Clegg - "Human" 2011
Nyembezi (Tears) - Johnny Clegg - "Human" 2011
Kwela Man - Juluka - "Scatterlings of Africa" 1982
Siyayilanda - Juluka - "Scatterlings of Africa" 1982
December African Rain - "Work for all" 1983
Bullets for Bafazane - "Work for all" 1983
Gathu Mawula revisited - Gurrumul and Blue King Brown - single release 2011
Us and Them - Blue King Brown - "Stand Up" 2006
Water - Blue King Brown - "Stand Up" 2006
Don't let go - Blue King Brown - "Stand Up" 2006
Come and check your head - Blue King Brown - "Stand Up" 2006

Lyrics - Bullets for Bafazane:



Shadow men from the outlands come to town
Looking for Bafazane they want to gun him down
Oh no
They say he thunders too loud and his people are proud
And they’ll never give in while he's still around
And it's the sky up above that he loves

Chorus: They've got bullets for Bafazane - They want to gun him down
They've got bullets for Bafazane - Now they're searching the town
They've got bullets for Bafazane - And the word's got around
They've got bullets for Bafazane

Eyes wide open in the backroom, finger on the trigger
Listening for any sound that will betray the silent deadly figure
He's got iron in his soul, he's got a smile in his eyes
He makes dancing shoes from old car tyres
And it's the sky up above that he loves

Chorus :
It's the sky up above that he loves
‘Cause he's still alive and for him that's enough

Interesting lyrics from an anthropologist/radical controversial musician....in 1983 - in South Africa.

Well it seems only fair as I mentioned it on air, that I put the clip here of the youtube vid of "Love in the time of Gaza."
Controversy again?

Surely not....
Johnny's father was Jewish and left when he was one year old.
But this clip that he had nothing to do with...well it sparked a bit of a reaction.

And then there was THIS that I saw for the first time thanks to "Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight." aired on the ABC in 2011

Ah, Blue King Brown...more "music with a message" delivered via musical inspiration (and a fair bit of percussion)
:)

A bit of this....a bit of that....something other than the usual Roxfm playlist....

Date aired: 16th October

Playlist

On your way down - Allen Toussaint - "The Complete Warner Recordings" 2005
Shaolin Theme - The Shaolin Afronauts - "Flight of the Ancients" 2011
Shira - The Shaolin Afronauts - "Flight of the Ancients" 2011
All my life - Fyah Walk - "Ocean Sounds" 2005
Forget the hype - Fyah Walk - "Ocean Sounds" 2005
Shew Forth - Fyah Walk - "Ocean Sounds" 2005
Mas Papaya - Sidestepper - "3AM - in beats we trust" 2003
Hoy Tenemos - Sidestepper - "More Grip" 2000
Big bad handsome man - Imelda May - "Love Tattoo" 2008
Johnny got a boom boom - Imelda May - "Love Tattoo" 2008
Bury my troubles - Imelda May - "Mayhem" 2010
Let me out - Imelda May - "Mayhem" 2010

Allen Toussaint has just been to Adelaide earlier in Oct...
Flight of the Ancients album launched in Adelaide this week....
Fyah Walk, Sidestepper and Imelda May....just because.. :)

Fitness for work alert on the guy in the front row in the white t-shirt... :)

I'm in there somewhere in front of this camera.....brilliant live show at Womadelaide 2011.
And that big boofa head in front of Imelda...that's my youngest. :)

Global Lounge thinking about Earth Station 2011

Earth Station 2011 is coming up in Adelaide at the end of this month and I thought I'd feature some of the artists who will be performing at the inaugural event!

Date aired: 9th October 2011

Playlist

Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Satellites - Rickie Lee Jones - "Flying Cowboys" 1989
Old Enough - Rickie Lee Jones ft Ben Harper - "Balm in Gilead" 2009
Kadiatou - Ballake Sissoko and Toumani Diabete - "New Ancient Strings" 1999
African Marketplace - Abdullah Ibrahim - "Capetown Flowers" 1997
You and Steve McQueen - The Audreys - "Between Last Night and Us" 2006
Susanne - The Audreys - "Between Last Night and Us" 2006
Small Things - The Audreys - "When the Flood comes" 2008
I didn't know love could be mine - Vika and Linda - "Vika and Linda" 1994
Grace Baby - Paris Wells - "Keep it" 2008
Through and through - Paris Wells - "Various small fires" 2010
What do I deserve - Paris Wells - "Mum hasn't slept yet" 2007

I don't know about the rest of the entertainment because the whole concept of Earth Station is brand new but the musical entertainment should be a pretty good combination of lots of styles of music. As you would expect from the womadelaide organising team!

Global Lounge does Electro Tango!

Date aired: 11th September 2011

Playlist

Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) - Gotan Project - "Gotan Project (Live at KCRW)" 2006
La Gloria - Gotan Project - "Tango 3.0" 2010
La Musica de Siempre - Gotan Project - "Tango 3.0" 2010
Whatever Lola wants - Gotan Project & Sarah Vaughan - "Verve Remixed Vol 2" 2003
Queremos Paz - Gotan Project - "Sounds of the Planet - Womadelaide" 2007
Primer Beso - El Juntacadaveres - "Bar Tango" 2007
Noche Portena - El Juntacadaveres - "Bar Tango" 2007
Chocolate - Tango Project - "Tango Project Volume II New-Tango" 2004
Mundo Bizarro - Tango Conspiracy - "Bar Tango" 2007
Gonlum Sensiz Olmaz - DJ Jamani - "Bar Tango" 2007
Paris - Buenos Aires - Nicolas Genest - "Bar Tango" 2007
Grace Baby - Paris Wells - "Keep It" 2008

Queremos Paz (We want peace) - Gotan Project.

Seriously making me think of the fabulous Alice Russell....Paris Wells will be at Earth Station this year. Belair National Park 21st - 23rd Oct.

Global Lounge - Zydeco

Date aired: 4th September 2011

Playlist

Brownskin Woman - Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi Rollers
Boogie Chillun - Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi Rollers
What you gonna do - Beau Jocque - "Zydeco" 2000 Putumayo Music
I'm on the wonder - Buckwheat Zydeco
Calinda - Clifton Chenier
Creole Farmers Stomp - The Creole Zydeco Farmers
Burnin' Flames Special - Jude Taylor and his Burning Flames
I'm in love - Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
You're no good for me - Rosie Ledet
Queen of Spades - Jeff Martin 777.
Sista - Jay Hoad - "Stories for the Soul" 2011


Now I've been watching a few Zydeco videos and I think if you're dancing to Zydeco, you're not doing it right unless you got a big ol hat on...! :P

Oh my, these dudes seriously look after their instruments - that's Beau Jocque wearing his plastic apron so the piano accordion doesn't get sweat on it....but I think at 6ft 6" he can probably wear whatever the hell he likes! And great images of a frottoir (why couldn't I say THAT properly on air..?) You KNOW it's Zydeco when you see one of those on stage..

No moving images for this one but one of the songs I enjoyed from the show.

 

And lastly, a clip of Jay Hoad who played at the Club on Friday night to a very appreciative audience. (and I wasn't missed it. D'uoh!)

Too chilled for a weekday...on the Lounge!

This week's show has been inspired by the recent (July) release of the new Thievery Corporation album "Culture of Fear." Hang around in world music cyberspace long enough and you'll hear about Thievery...they've become one of my favourites...
From there I realised The Shaolin Afronauts were due to release their first album: The Flight of the Ancients.
I've had a bit of this music around since Womadelaide 2011 and thought it time to share it with you! :) The Shaolin Afronauts are based in Adelaide but getting all of them into the same place all at once can be no mean feat! (3 piece horn section, 5 piece rhythm section, 3 musicians on percussion) So if you can make any of their gigs in Adelaide, it's worth doing.
Also popping up here is Lance Ferguson in the form of "Lanu" a side project of the Bamboos. His song "Mother Earth" from the 2007 album "This Is My Home" shows his comprehensive knowledge of world music and particularly African rhythms.
He has recently released a new album with Megan Washington filling most of the vocal spots. "Her 12 Faces" was released in March this year.

Date aired: 28/8/11

After a frenetic few weeks of festival organising, I needed an easy playlist this week, something simple and relaxing. :)

Playlist

Mandala - Thievery Corporation
Vampires - Thievery Corporation
The Forgotten People - Thievery Corporation
Fragments - Thievery Corporation
Web of Deception - Thievery Corporation
Mother Earth - Lanu
Fall (ft Megan Washington) - Lanu
Flight of the Ancients - The Shaolin Afronauts
Journey through time - The Shaolin Afronauts
Kilimanjaro - The Shaolin Afronauts