The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence Jan. 3, 2020

Sun, Jan 3, 2021

Today on The Motherland Influence radio show Graybeard will go over some of his favorites from 2020. Musicians managed to produce some good tunes under tough circumstances.

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Playlist

    Time: January 3 - 5:00:14 pm

  • Somo Somo & Mose Fan Fan, “Hello Hello (program theme song)”

    from Hello Hello (program theme song)

    Stern's - 1985

    • Time: January 3 - 5:01:17 pm
  • Soleil Kréyol

    David Walters, “Bwè Dlo (feat. Seun Kuti)”

    from Soleil Kréyol

    Heavenly Sweetness - 2020

    France

    • Time: January 3 - 5:04:44 pm
  • Dankélé

    Bamba Wassoulou Groove, “Dankélé”

    from Dankélé

    Lusafrica - 2020

    Mali

    • Time: January 3 - 5:09:12 pm
  • Para Todos

    Natalie Greffel, “Não Sabia Nem Começar”

    from Para Todos

    Agogo Records - 2020

    Germany

    • Time: January 3 - 5:13:35 pm
  • Léve Léve: São Tomé & Principe Sounds (70s-80s)

    Sangazuza, “Cortiçao”

    from Léve Léve: São Tomé & Principe Sounds (70s-80s)

    Bongo Joe - 2020

    São Tomé

    • Time: January 3 - 5:17:33 pm
  • Carry Me Home - Single

    Kokoroko, “Carry Me Home”

    from Carry Me Home - Single

    Brownswood Recordings - 2020

    UK

    • Time: January 3 - 5:22:47 pm
  • Alewa

    Santrofi, “Kwaa Kwaa”

    from Alewa

    Outhere Records - 2020

    Ghana

    • Time: January 3 - 5:31:27 pm
  • Ascension

    Adwela & the Uprising, “Hail to Jah”

    from Ascension

    Adwela & the Uprising - 2020

    USA

    • Time: January 3 - 5:35:42 pm
  • Yene Mircha

    Hailu Mergia, “Abichu Nega Nega”

    from Yene Mircha

    Awesome Tapes From Africa - 2020

    Ethiopia

    • Time: January 3 - 5:40:00 pm
  • Alegre Pero Peligroso

    La Sra. Tomasa, “Que Venga (feat. Bejo)”

    from Alegre Pero Peligroso

    2020 LA SRA TOMASA - 2020

    Spain

    • Time: January 3 - 5:43:53 pm
  • Vodou Ale

    Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers, “Move Tan”

    from Vodou Ale

    Bongo Joe - 2020

    Haiti

    • Time: January 3 - 5:47:04 pm
  • Everybody Get Agenda

    Bantu, “Disrupt the Programme”

    from Everybody Get Agenda

    Soledad Productions - 2020

    Nigerian-German

    • Time: January 3 - 5:51:00 pm
  • We No Be Machine

    Onipa, “Yenimno”

    from We No Be Machine

    Strut - 2020

    UK/Ghana

    • Time: January 3 - 6:00:12 pm
  • Champetizate (feat. Caien Madoka) - Single

    Kevin Florez & The Busy Twist, “Champetizate (feat. Caien Madoka)”

    from Champetizate (feat. Caien Madoka) - Single

    Palenque Records - 2020

    UK/Colombia

    • Time: January 3 - 6:04:20 pm
  • Note To Self

    Jah9, “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling)”

    from Note To Self

    VP Records - 2020

    • Time: January 3 - 6:07:58 pm
  • Back to the Mission

    Olamina & Awareness, “Gonna Be Free”

    from Back to the Mission

    LOVE CITY RECORDS - 2020

    USA

    • Time: January 3 - 6:13:29 pm
  • Tamotaït

    Tamikrest, “Anha Achal Wad Namda”

    from Tamotaït

    Glitterbeat Records - 2020

    Mali

    • Time: January 3 - 6:16:56 pm
  • Migrant Birds

    Tootard, “Moonlight”

    from Migrant Birds

    Glitterbeat Records - 2020

    Tunisia

    • Time: January 3 - 6:20:48 pm
  • Guayabo - Single

    La Perla, “Guayabo”

    from Guayabo - Single

    Mambo Negro Records - 2020

    Colombia

    • Time: January 3 - 6:23:13 pm

  • Los Reyes de la Champeta, Ane Swing, Charles King & Louis Towers, “El Ñeke”

    from El Ñeke - Single

    Música Creativa de Colombia - 2020

    Colombia

    • Time: January 3 - 6:29:55 pm
  • Horizonte - Revamping Old Classics from Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau

    Bandé-Gamboa, “Riba Bass Di Mi”

    from Horizonte - Revamping Old Classics from Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau

    Pura Vida Sounds - 2020

    Cape Verde

    • Time: January 3 - 6:34:23 pm
  • Babani Koné

    Babani Koné, “Maramba”

    from Babani Koné

    Discograph - 2020

    Mali

    • Time: January 3 - 6:37:48 pm
  • To Know Without Knowing

    Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience, “Kulun Mankwaleshi”

    from To Know Without Knowing

    Agogo Records - 2020

    Ethiopia

    • Time: January 3 - 6:46:09 pm
  • Acoustic

    Oumou Sangaré, “Djoukourou”

    from Acoustic

    No Format! - 2020

    Mali

    • Time: January 3 - 6:50:51 pm
  • Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution on Zanzibar)

    Siti Muharam, “Nyuki”

    from Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution on Zanzibar)

    On The Corner - 2020

    Zanzibar

    • Time: January 3 - 6:56:12 pm
  • Nayda!

    Bab L' Bluz, “Gnawa Beat”

    from Nayda!

    Real World Records - 2020

    Morocco