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African music

The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: January 19, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Jan 19, 2025

WELCOME! Music today from all over: Guinea. Mali. Senegal, Cuba, Haiti, Brazil, Angola, Togo, Cape Verde, Colombia and more…

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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: January 12, 2025 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Jan 12, 2025

Albums for today. We may not get to all of them, we may play something more. WELCOME! Congolese music from the 70s to today.

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The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: January 5, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Jan 5, 2025

Here’s where we start WELCOME! Starting off the new year with music old and new. Tracks from Burkina Faso, Mali, Congo, Senegal, Belize, Colombia, Haiti, Nigeria and much more more more more…

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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: December 29, 2024 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Dec 29, 2024

Zaiko Langa-Langa in the ’70s and today. Not my photos. ZAIKO LANGA-LANGA 55 YEARS! Founded in December 1969 and still active today, Zaiko Langa-Langa is now the longest standing Congolese band. Starting…

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The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: December 22, 2024 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Dec 22, 2024

Inside the African Music Gallery in Washington DC. Not my photo. WELCOME! Today I’m finishing my miniseries featuring African LPs listened to and purchased in record boutiques and record stores form the…

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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: December 15, 2024 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Dec 15, 2024

WELCOME! As we head to year’s end, I’ll play newer music from albums and singles that I’ve played during 2024. I’ll also be featuring songs from some of the best recent reissue…

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The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: December 8, 2024 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Dec 8, 2024

WELCOME! We live in age of digitized African music streamed impersonally and with little profit for the artists. This is not always the case, though. Stores like Plan 9 and others here…

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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: December 1, 2024 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Dec 1, 2024

Some albums for today. WELCOME! This first day of December brings some new music, some classics and more. We may not get to all of the albums above, we may play more.…

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