The Joy Formidable – in session 2009 – BBC 6 Music – The Joy Formidable to end the week. Coming up on 10 years together (they formed in 2007, although their Facebook page says 2009 . .not sure about that), The Joy Formidable have three studio albums out since 2011,
Abdullah Ibrahim Quartet – Live At Jazz Festival Lugano – July 27, 1981 – RAI Radio 3 – Kick in a few, if you can: Become a Patron! Abdullah Ibrahim, from Jazz Lugano in 1981 this week. One of the primary figures in the South African Jazz scene since the
Hugh Masekela – In Concert from the 2015 Inntöne Jazz Festival – Diersbach, Bauernhof, Austria – May 21, 2010 – RAI Radio Tre – Hugh Masekela this weekend and his delicious roux of Afrobeat Jazz, as performed during the 2015 Inntöne Jazz Festival in Austria and broadcast by RAI Radio
Race Relations Worldwide – Chicago University Roundtable – 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Race Relations. 1948 was an election year, and several pieces of civil rights legislation were introduced in Washington in an attempt to end racial discrimination in America. But how was it going in the rest
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Tussilago – In Session at Sveriges Radio P3 – June 3, 2015 – Sveriges Radio Further evidence the world is having a mind-blowing experience. From Sweden comes the latest installment of Better Living Through Chemistry in
Click on the link here for Audio Player- CBS World News Roundup – March 21, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1985 began with an Angry commemoration – March 21st 1985 marked the 25th anniversary of the massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa where 69 Blacks
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Miriam Makeba – In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl – September 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the tributes continue to pour in and as reactions range from sorrow to celebration (sorrow for his passing – celebrating that he lived),
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Nelson Mandela Inaugural Address 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The sad news, reported just a short time ago, that former Prime Minister and voice of South Africa Nelson Mandela has passed away. As tribute to the man and a reminder
Click on the link here for Audio Player – An interview with Stephen Biko – August 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Among many other things on this day, September 12th in 1977 was also the day it was disclosed that Anti-Apartheid activist Stephen Biko was murdered while in custody
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Election Night – May 9, 1994 Click on the link here for Audio Player: Inauguration addresses – May 10, 1994 As news from South Africa today isn’t optimistic over the condition of former President and Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela, and as
