En super forme

I wouldn’t say that I’m personally en super forme this week — more like just managing to get by. But the music on this week’s program certainly is en super forme. And especially this reissue of a 1982 album by one of Africa’s greatest and most underappreciated bands, Super Djata of Mali. You’ll hear a track from them, and one from a current Malian band who are definitely influenced by them: BKO.

Also this week (Sunday June 12, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards on the wrir.org archive player, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): a continuation of the Congolese jams that ended last week’s show, Afro-rap that most certainly isn’t Afrobeats, the barefoot diva and her heirs, and an assortment of new and old salsa.

Podcast: radio4all.net/program/112775
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Playlist:

Oliver Lake, “Separation”

from Matador Of 1st & 1st

Passin Thru - 1996

USA

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a Go-Go”

from Global a Go-Go

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

England UK

Rumbanella Band, “El Congo”

from El Congo Brazza Kin

Marabi - 2003

RD Congo

Orchestre Les Volcans Du Benin, “Bella”

from Vol. 1

Acid Jazz UK - 2022

Benin, 1980

Super Djata Band, “Batila”

from En Super Forme, Vol. 1

Numero Group - 1982

Mali

Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, “Segu Jajiri”

from Jama Ko

Outhere Records - 2013

Mali

BKO, “Tounga”

from Djine Bora

Bongo Joe - 2022

Mali-France

Da Cruz, “Serpentes (feat Magugu)”

from Serpentes (feat Magugu) - Single

Horus Music - 2022

Switzerland-Brazil-Nigeria-England UK

David Nesselhauf, “Come Along Bintang Bolong”

from Afrokraut

Légère Recordings - 2016

Germany

Dead Prez, Jorge Ben Jor, Talib Kweli, Bilal & Positive Force, “Shuffering & Shmiling”

from Red Hot + Riot

Red Hot + Riot / MCA - 2002

USA-Brazil-Nigeria