The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence June 29, 2025

Sun, Jun 29, 2025

Our friend Amemo Amemo will make a return to WRIR during the second hour of The Motherland Influence radio show to bring you some of the latest Afrobeats. The first hour will be mostly new African, Latin, and Caribbean sounds. We’ll also have a pair of tickets to give away to see Sunny War at the Richmond Music Hall on Tuesday, July 1.

Playlist

    Time: June 29 - 5:00:37 pm
  • Mose Fan Fan & Orchestre Somo Somo, “Hello Hello (program theme song)”

    from Hello Hello

    Sterns - 1995

    D.R. Congo

  • Time: June 29 - 5:02:21 pm
  • Parallel Universe - EP

    Cimafunk & ROC, “La Sugar”

    from Parallel Universe - EP

    Escape Records, LLC - 2025

    Cuba / USA

  • Time: June 29 - 5:05:04 pm
  • Trop Méchant - Single

    Pat Kalla & Jah Sazzah, “Trop Méchant”

    from Trop Méchant - Single

    Turntables On the Hudson - 2025

    France

  • Time: June 29 - 5:12:58 pm
  • Kité Koulé - Single

    David Walters & Keziah Jones, “Kité Koulé (Radio edit)”

    from Kité Koulé - Single

    Heavenly Sweetness - 2025

    France

  • Time: June 29 - 5:13:55 pm
  • Champeta: El ritmo de la Tierra (Banda Sonora Original)

    Mr Black El Presidente, “El choke”

    from Champeta: El ritmo de la Tierra (Banda Sonora Original)

    Walt Disney Records - 2025

    Colombia

  • Time: June 29 - 5:16:50 pm
  • The Greatest Of All Time - Single

    Dubus, Joseph Cotton & Scientist, “Free Up Mexico”

    from The Greatest Of All Time - Single

    Dobe Records - 2025

    England / Mexico?

  • Time: June 29 - 5:21:01 pm
  • Big 45 - A COLORS SHOW - Single

    Protoje, “Big 45 - A COLORS SHOW”

    from Big 45 - A COLORS SHOW - Single

    COLORSxSTUDIOS - 2025

    Jamaica

  • Time: June 29 - 5:28:56 pm
  • Largos Caminos - Single

    Bio Ritmo, “Largos Caminos”

    from Largos Caminos - Single

    Locutor - 2025

    USA

  • Time: June 29 - 5:35:27 pm
  • Bagazo (Live) - Single

    Kadencia, “Bagazo (Live)”

    from Bagazo (Live) - Single

    Kadencia Music - 2025

    USA / Puerto Rico

  • Time: June 29 - 5:39:37 pm
  • Catricumbia - Single

    YEISON LANDERO, “Catricumbia”

    from Catricumbia - Single

    Independent - 2024

    Colombia

  • Time: June 29 - 5:44:41 pm
  • Fungola - Single

    Fulu Miziki, “Kozua”

    from Fungola - Single

    Gros:Oeuvre - 2025

    D.R. Congo

  • Time: June 29 - 5:48:00 pm
  • Guéreh - Single

    Noura Mint Seymali, “Guéreh”

    from Guéreh - Single

    Glitterbeat Records - 2025

    Mauritania

  • Time: June 29 - 5:54:13 pm
  • Malamehna - Single

    Mohamed Mounir, “Malamehna”

    from Malamehna - Single

    Rotana Music - 2025

  • Time: June 29 - 5:56:37 pm
  • Armageddon In A Summer Dress

    Sunny War, “Bad Times”

    from Armageddon In A Summer Dress

    New West Records, LLC - 2025

  • Time: June 29 - 6:01:39 pm
  • Wiyaala

    Wiyaala, “Tinambanyi (Here We Come!)”

    from Wiyaala

    Djimba World Records - 2014

    Ghana

  • Time: June 29 - 6:07:49 pm
  • The Gospel of the Kingdom

    Dunsin Oyekan, “More Than a Song”

    from The Gospel of the Kingdom

    DUNSIN OYEKAN - 2021

    Nigeria