ShowDiasporic Music
Broadcast TitleReplay: John Artis; Malinda Francis; music from Jamaica, England, India and more!
Broadcast Date2014-07-20
Record Date2014-07-20
SummaryReplay: Special guests are John Artis, who went to prison with the late famed boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 - April 20, 2014), and filmmaker and social activist Malinda Francis. Malinda Francis a.k.a. docuvixen is associate director of The Caribbean Tales Toronto Film Showcase 2014. She is also Co-host of Saturday Morning Live on Radio Regent in Toronto, Canada. Music from Material, featuring Sly & Robbie, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider and others performing Cosmic Slop, Papa Wemba from the Republic of Congo, Otis Redding, and The Spinners' and Senegal's Youssou N'Dour's versions of 'Rubberband Man'. Diasporic Music. African music made in the West but not of the West. African music made at home. Visit Norman's blog. Norman O. Richmond aka Jalali on Facebook.