The Navigator - Sunday November 16 19.00-21.00

Posted 14/11/2008 - 16:09 by Martini

The Navigator

Hoi friends

“Mama Africa”, Miriam Makeba, died last Monday after a concert in Switzerland.

The world was dealt a blow early this morning, in a small town outside Naples, Italy when Zenzile Miriam Makeba..Mama Afrika to the world, passed away…… and left this earth,

She was born on 4th March 1932.

Whilst this great lady was alive she would say:

“I will sing until the last day of my life”

Zenzile Miriam Makeba collapsed on stage, at the end of her set,

after singing Pata Pata from 1967

I will play the original Pata Pata tonight in the deepest respect for “Mama Africa”

In conjunction with that, if you enjoy country at its purest, Merle Haggard has a live version of “Mama Tried” on a new “37 Great Performances” double CD

Brand new albums this week come from Poland and across the Waitekere‘s from here.

The Mamaku Project just releasedtheir self produced “Mal de Terre”. As a taster of global grooves I can say this is top of the line! My choice of the week and 3 tracks. Tui writes: Music is available through Itunes, Digirama and our (also mine) favourite 'www.amplifier.co.nz.' and distributed by Rhythmethod.

On equal par is the “Warsaw Village Band” from Poland. Their own website doesn’t mention their new album “Infinity” yet, but I can report that it is a cracker of an album and ranks equal with our own Mamaku Project. Hence, three tracks tonight.

At the request of Brent I play one more from Taj Mahal latest “Maestro”. It will be “Scratch My Back”. I will precede that one with his daughter Deva Mahal. Live from Wellington she gives a great introduction to a great song “Never Gonna Stop” when speaking from the heart she talks about stopping this shit on our planet.

My big question from the elections is about “Nuclear Free New Zealand”.

Will it stay or will it go?

I say: NO CHANGE TO NUCLEAR

From “Nuclear Free Nation” three tracks in a message to John Key:

Herbs, Katchafire and Verse Two feat. Ladi6

Another new release on the show tonight is Bar Mexico on Demon’s Nascente label.

Have a great weekend and be nice to each other

1	Nitin Sawhney	Shadowland Ft Ojos de Brujo	LondonUndersound	2008
2	Deva Mahal	Never Gonna Stop	Life at the Hope Bros.	2006
3	Taj Mahal	Scratch My Back	Maestro	2008
4	Warsaw Village Band	Little Baby Blues	Infinity	2008
5	The Mamaku Project	Wedding Song	Mal De Terre	2008
6	Herbs	French Letter 95	Nuclear Free Nation	2007
7	Miriam Makeba	Pata Pata Original	Pata Pata	1967
8	Merle Haggard	Mama Tried	37 Great Performances	2008
9	Amadou Balake	Super Bar Kinon Mousso	Senor Eclectico	2008
10	Warsaw Village Band	Skip Funk	Infinity	2008
11	The Mamaku Project	Malle De Terre	Mal De Terre	2008
12	Verse Two ft Ladi6	Danger	Nuclear Free Nation	2007
13	Feryal Oney	Aynali Koruk	Beyond The Horizon	2008
14	Rokia Traoré	Yorodjan	Tchamantche	2008
15	Nortec Collective	Tijuana Bass	Bar Mexico	2008
16	Kinky	Coqueta	Bar Mexico	2008
17	Mexican Institute of Sound	Para No Vivir	Bar Mexico	2008
18	Femi Kuti	Demo Crazy	Day By Day	2008
19	Ofra Haza	Im Nin Alu (Version 2008)	Forever Ofra Haza	2008
20	Seasick Steve	Started Out With Nothing	Started Out With Nothing	2008
21	Warsaw Village Band	Wise Kid Song	Infinity	2008
22	The Mamaku Project	Nomade	Mal De Terre	2008
23	Katchafire	Lose Your Power	Nuclear Free Nation	2007
24	Seckou Keita Quartet	Tounga	Afro-Mandinka Soul	2008
25	Youssou N’Dour	Dabbaax	Rokku Mi Rokka	2007