Hear music by contemporary classical ensemble W4RP TRIO, American bluegrass musician Jake Blount, London jazzers Sons of Kemet, and Anglo-Indian musician Sarathy Korwar, all joined by spoken word artists and rappers. Hear London band Sons of Kemet (now on hiatus), a quartet led by London-based Barbados-born saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings, and propelled by tuba player Theon Cross, and two drummers - Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick. Hear their propulsive and fiery jazz to make you move, featuring words by the British musician, creative director and mixed media visual artist Kojey Radical. Then, from London-based tabla player, composer, and bandleader Sarathy Korwar, listen to the confluence of South Asian jazz and Indian classical musicians, featuring revolutionary marathi rapper MC Mawali. Also, listen to new music from classical-meets-hip hop production foursome W4RP Trio, featuring the rapper and award-winning artivist LiKWUiD, and their record, Sermon of the MatriarK, which strives to “honor the strength and resilience of women across the Black diaspora." There's music by avant-garde jazz group Art Ensemble of Chicago, featuring songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, activist, and educator Moor Mother and music from Guatemala’s Doctor Nativo, which layers Mayan spirituality, social activism, and folk wisdom over a propulsive sound combining reggae, cumbia, hip hop, and pre-Columbian instruments, and Mayan-language rapper Tzutu Kan. Also, listen to Ethio-groove in music from Arat Kilo, featuring Malian singer Mamani Keita and the American rapper Mike Ladd. There’s also music from Afro-futurist folklore musician Jake Blount, featuring the rapper Demeanor. Plus, hear music from the San Francisco-based Balkan brass band called Brass Menažeri together with the underground rapper Mr. Lif from their “intriguing and wonderful” collaborative record, Resilient (New Sounds staff, 2017). That, and more. - Caryn Havlik Program #4965, Featuring Rappers and Spoken Word Artists (First aired 1/14/2025) ARTIST: Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Mike LaddWORK: Dou Coula [1:00]RECORDING: Visions of SelamSOURCE: Accords CroisésINFO: Available at Spotify, Amazon.com, Soundcloud, YouTube ARTIST: Damon LocksWORK: Holding The Dawn in Place (Beyond pt. 2) [3:37]RECORDING: List of DemandsSOURCE: International AnthemINFO: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/list-of-demands ARTIST: W4RP TRIO, ft. LIKWUIDWORK: Southern Belle [3:46]RECORDING: Sermon of the MatriarKSOURCE: Phenotypic RecordingsINFO: phenotypicrecordings.com ARTIST: Jake Blount, DemeanorWORK: Give Up The World [4:09]RECORDING: The New FaithSOURCE: Smithsonian FolkwaysINFO: https://jakeblountmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-faith ARTIST: Sons of Kemet, Kojey RadicalWORK: Hustle [5:18]RECORDING: Black to the FutureSOURCE:Impulse!INFO: https://sonsofkemet.lnk.to/blacktothefutureIB ARTIST: Sarathy Korwar, feat. MC MawaliWORK: Mumbay [5:28]RECORDING: More ArrivingSOURCE: The Leaf LabelINFO: sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Brass MenažeriWORK: Rebirth [3:35]RECORDING: ResilientSOURCE/INFO: mrlifbrassmenazeri.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Mike LaddWORK: Dou Coula [4:43]RECORDING: Visions of SelamSOURCE: Accords CroisésINFO: Available at Spotify, Amazon.com, Soundcloud, YouTube ARTIST: Doctor NativoWORK: Guatemaya [3:52]RECORDING: GuatemayaSOURCE: Stone Tree RecordsINFO: https://doctornativo.bandcamp.com/album/guatemaya-2 ARTIST: Art Ensemble of Chicago, ft. Moor MotherWORK: Mama Koko [7:34]RECORDING: We Are On The EdgeSOURCE/INFO: artensembleofchicago.bandcamp.com ARTIST: Shabaka ft. E L U C I DWORK: I’ve Been Listening [3:30]RECORDING: PossessionSOURCE: Impulse!INFO: https://shabaka.lnk.to/Possession
Hear music by contemporary classical ensemble W4RP TRIO, American bluegrass musician Jake Blount, London jazzers Sons of Kemet, and Anglo-Indian musician Sarathy Korwar, all joined by spoken word artists and rappers.
Hear London band Sons of Kemet (now on hiatus), a quartet led by London-based Barbados-born saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings, and propelled by tuba player Theon Cross, and two drummers - Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick. Hear their propulsive and fiery jazz to make you move, featuring words by the British musician, creative director and mixed media visual artist Kojey Radical. Then, from London-based tabla player, composer, and bandleader Sarathy Korwar, listen to the confluence of South Asian jazz and Indian classical musicians, featuring revolutionary marathi rapper MC Mawali. Also, listen to new music from classical-meets-hip hop production foursome W4RP Trio, featuring the rapper and award-winning artivist LiKWUiD, and their record, Sermon of the MatriarK, which strives to “honor the strength and resilience of women across the Black diaspora."
There's music by avant-garde jazz group Art Ensemble of Chicago, featuring songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, activist, and educator Moor Mother and music from Guatemala’s Doctor Nativo, which layers Mayan spirituality, social activism, and folk wisdom over a propulsive sound combining reggae, cumbia, hip hop, and pre-Columbian instruments, and Mayan-language rapper Tzutu Kan.
Also, listen to Ethio-groove in music from Arat Kilo, featuring Malian singer Mamani Keita and the American rapper Mike Ladd. There’s also music from Afro-futurist folklore musician Jake Blount, featuring the rapper Demeanor. Plus, hear music from the San Francisco-based Balkan brass band called Brass Menažeri together with the underground rapper Mr. Lif from their “intriguing and wonderful” collaborative record, Resilient (New Sounds staff, 2017). That, and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4965, Featuring Rappers and Spoken Word Artists (First aired 1/14/2025)
ARTIST: Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Mike LaddWORK: Dou Coula [1:00]RECORDING: Visions of SelamSOURCE: Accords CroisésINFO: Available at Spotify, Amazon.com, Soundcloud, YouTube
ARTIST: Damon LocksWORK: Holding The Dawn in Place (Beyond pt. 2) [3:37]RECORDING: List of DemandsSOURCE: International AnthemINFO: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/list-of-demands
ARTIST: W4RP TRIO, ft. LIKWUIDWORK: Southern Belle [3:46]RECORDING: Sermon of the MatriarKSOURCE: Phenotypic RecordingsINFO: phenotypicrecordings.com
ARTIST: Jake Blount, DemeanorWORK: Give Up The World [4:09]RECORDING: The New FaithSOURCE: Smithsonian FolkwaysINFO: https://jakeblountmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-faith
ARTIST: Sons of Kemet, Kojey RadicalWORK: Hustle [5:18]RECORDING: Black to the FutureSOURCE:Impulse!INFO: https://sonsofkemet.lnk.to/blacktothefutureIB
ARTIST: Sarathy Korwar, feat. MC MawaliWORK: Mumbay [5:28]RECORDING: More ArrivingSOURCE: The Leaf LabelINFO: sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Brass MenažeriWORK: Rebirth [3:35]RECORDING: ResilientSOURCE/INFO: mrlifbrassmenazeri.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Mike LaddWORK: Dou Coula [4:43]RECORDING: Visions of SelamSOURCE: Accords CroisésINFO: Available at Spotify, Amazon.com, Soundcloud, YouTube
ARTIST: Doctor NativoWORK: Guatemaya [3:52]RECORDING: GuatemayaSOURCE: Stone Tree RecordsINFO: https://doctornativo.bandcamp.com/album/guatemaya-2
ARTIST: Art Ensemble of Chicago, ft. Moor MotherWORK: Mama Koko [7:34]RECORDING: We Are On The EdgeSOURCE/INFO: artensembleofchicago.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Shabaka ft. E L U C I DWORK: I’ve Been Listening [3:30]RECORDING: PossessionSOURCE: Impulse!INFO: https://shabaka.lnk.to/Possession