For your Sunday dose of musical upliftment I present this tremendous 1977 Nigerian highlife tune by Super Negro Bantous.
I say, I say Moma…don’t worry about a suffer, one day, one day suffer go finish.
For your Sunday dose of musical upliftment I present this tremendous 1977 Nigerian highlife tune by Super Negro Bantous.
I say, I say Moma…don’t worry about a suffer, one day, one day suffer go finish.
This 1985 record by Veno is one of the classics from Lago’s synth-boogie-disco scene that represented a new wave of Nigerian music. Musically it’s perfectly 80s and will get you dancing, but what makes it timeless is how inspirational it is. I’m of the firm belief that our survival is tied to each and considering how dire shit has been recently I need all the upliftment I can get.
For this podcast we decided to try something we have never done before — set out to do a show without any records from our collection. Instead we went to a local record swap meet with a set budget of $50 each to create our playlist for the day.
After a full afternoon of digging through many boxes of records from all over the world we headed straight back to La Sala to see if we spent our money wisely. We think we did pretty well, but have a listen and let us know what you think.
Playlist:
Fela Ransome-Kuti and Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker – Let’s Start
20th Century Steel Band – Heaven and Hell is on Earth
Monarco – Silenciar A Mangueira
Avohou Pierre Et L’Orchestre Black Santiago – Makoba Houi Dé O
Al Hirt – Harlem Hendoo
Chico Che Y La Crisis – Sagitario
The Doves – Give Peace to the People
Orquestre Le Peuple – Massavi Fololo Y’ Africa
The Numonics – You Lied
El Gran Combo – El Jolgoria (Wepa-Wepa)
We’re back with our 4th podcast of Pelanga en La Sala. Hosts Arjuna (dj smokestack), Jacobo (dj pozole) and Federico (dj papicultor) welcome guest DJ and collector Juan G into La Sala, the man behind Diggin4Gold, as they discuss his record digging experience in Ghana and explore much of West Africa via vinyl treasures.
You can download it for free on iTunes along with all our previous episodes. Leave a review and let us know what you think.
Please excuse our recent absence from this space. We’ve been doing some remodeling and maintenance, but we’re back now! We’re still very excited to continue sharing more music and culture. In fact, last week we got together and recorded our very first Pelangacast live from our LP clubhouse! The concept is not to have the typical radio “programmed show,” but instead to invite you into our cozy wall-to-wall collection of culture on vinyl as we share stories and discoveries from our musical addictions.
Below is our first episode with more to come soon. Have a listen, and let us know what you think.
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