Saturday Edge Episode February 17, 2024

Black History Month Special

8:00am - 12:00pm

Some of my favourite tracks by Black / African performers and a few tracks by performers influenced by Black musicians. Plus a few new releases and the usual Celtic flourish at the end

Track Listing:

Music For A Found Harmonium
Patrick Street · Irish Times
Kiss Me (feat. Dobet Gnahore)
Les Amazones d'Afrique · Musow Danse
Sey
Orchestra Baobab · Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng
Africa Challenge
Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra · Boulevard De L'Independance
Batounambe
Habib Koité & Bamada · Baro
Ladilikan
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet · Ladilikan
Yakandi
Fatoumata Diawara · Maliba
Mandela
Elage Diouf · Melokàane
Kambengwo (feat. Youssou N'Dour)
Sona Jobarteh · Badinyaa Kumoo
Catfish Blues
Taj Mahal & The Culture Musical Club Of Zanzibar · Blues Around the World
Magical Love (feat. Rioghnach Connolly)
Afro Celt Sound System · Single
Cupa Cupa
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante · Still Moving
Red Earth
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante · Still Moving
Home
Cécile Doo-Kingué · Anybody Listening, Pt.1: Monologues
Death Letter Blues
Tinsley Ellis · The Naked Truth
Drinkin' Gourd
Eric Bibb · Jericho Road
Dear America
Eric Bibb · Dear America
Welcome To My World
Guy Davis · Be Ready When I Call You
Making History
Linton Kwesi Johnson · Independant Intavenshan - The Island Anthology
War
Bob Marley & The Wailers · Natural Mystic
Slave Driver
Our Native Daughters · Songs of Our Native Daughters
Quasheba Quasheba
Our Native Daughters · Songs of Our Native Daughters
For What It's Worth
The Sojourners · Sing & Never Get Tired
Oh Freedom
The Sojourners · Freedom Never Dies
Freedom Time
Dawn Pemberton · Say Somethin'
Change
Mavis Staples · We Get By
Blind Willie McTell
Karla Mundy · Way Back
Dark Angel
Samantha Martin · Mississippi Sun
Play The Blues
Joan Armatrading · Into The Blues
Soul of a Man
American Patchwork Quartet · American Patchwork Quartet
I'm So Glad
American Patchwork Quartet · American Patchwork Quartet
Too Late
Shakura S'Aida · Hold On To Love
See Line Woman
Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir · Front Porch Music
The Returner
Allison Russell · The Returner
Demons
Allison Russell · The Returner
The Mother Within
Dani Larkin · Notes For a Maiden Warrior
The Red (Maca's Return)
Dani Larkin · Notes For a Maiden Warrior
Does She Hold You Like I Did
Katherine Priddy · The Pendulum Swing
When I Close My Eyes
Aleksi Campagne · For The Giving [Disc 1]
Rhapsody in Blue(grass) - featuring Michael Cleveland / Sierra Hull / Justin Mos
Béla Fleck · Rhapsody in Blue
Easier And Harder
William Prince · Stand in the Joy
If It Were Up To Me
Cheryl Wheeler · Sylvia Hotel
La Cattiva Strada - The Road To Ruin
James Keelaghan · Second-Hand
Talk To Me Dirty In Geordie
Jez Lowe · Crazy Pagan
Refrains d'Irlande (feat. Le Vent du Nord)
Sharon Shannon · The Reckoning
Poursuite a L'Arme Blanche
Nordri · Échos des mers du Nord
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues · The Very Best Of The Pogues
All My Records On
Sinéad Sanders · Sinéad Sanders
Girl From Boston
Pat Chessell · The Ghosts Of Yesterday
The Letterkenny Blacksmith / John Doherty’s Favourite / Scread na Bealtaine
Altan · Donegal
The Tree of Life
Ímar · Awakening
Black Dog On The Balcony / Till An Crodh Loachain - Return of the Crows Lad / Th
Shooglenifty · Acid Croft Vol. 9
Mrs. Morthland
Firelight Trio · Firelight Trio