Afro Beta

This is a live session from the second hour of my show "Middle East Coast Mecca" every Sunday night/Monday morn from 1-3am on Richmond Independent Radio (WRIR.org). This was the night after VCU went wild over their team's loss in the Final Four and also the night after the April Afro Beta session. The first half of this set reflects the usual Afro Beta vibes and the second half represents Brazilica which is going down once again on May 28th at Balliceaux. Catch a dose via the mix below...

Chekere Son - Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band

Sounds Like... - Bugz In the Attic

Rokstone - Daz-I-Kue, Colonel Red

Tonight's The Night - Marc Evans

Turn Me On - Black Coffee

Realize - Tobias Baumgart

Everything In It's Right Place - Radiohead

1992 - Mendo

Lobombre - Le Vinyl and Mani Rivers

Gipsy Kings - Malente & Dex

Pride - Osunlade, Nadira Shakoor

Baila Con La Luna - Danny Villa, Botz, Flydrum

Un Tabaquito Con Ron - Jan Solo

White Label

Audi, yo!!!

This is a prelim mix to the Afro Beta "Deep Soul Edition" we are throwing Sept 4th (and every First Saturday) at the Nile in RVA. This mix starts pretty laid back, gets pretty busy in the middle, then closes out with some more chill and familiar remixed classics. This is the mix you bump BEFORE you go out to the spot to get ya head right. Chiggity check it....

The Light - Raw Artistic Soul, Ursula Rucker

Wanna Be With You - Sarah White, Rucyl Mills

Tiny Feet - Bah Samba, Quintin Harris

Let Me Be - Miguel Migs

Leave the One I'm With - Usher

Can I Get A Witness - Ann Nesby

Oh Lord - Mishal Moore

Changed My Life - Chieko Kinbara, Sharon Adams, Lisa Mack

For Your Love - Stevie Wonder

Billie Jean - MJ

Stronger Than Pride - Sade

Audi, yo!

This another session of deep house, international beats, and wide open summer jams that are influenced by the monthly AudioMassTransit event Afro Beta that we throw here in Richmond, VA every First Saturday. It was recorded live on my weekly show "Middle East Coast Mecca" which airs on Sunday night on WRIR.org from 1-3AM EST. Much like the AB event, this mix spans African, Latin, Middle Eastern and Jazz elements among other sounds and is heavy on native rhythms. Unfortunately it's impossible to completely capture the raw energy and live drums of a live Afro Beta Session but this series of mixes is the closest you'll get. Open up the windows, crank up the volume, and enjoy.....

Cross My Mind - Jill Scott

Amazon - White Label

Drums of Benirras - Copyright, Shovell

Soulflower Sax - Matthias Heilebronn

Our Time Is Coming - Masters At Work, Roy Ayers

Whohadrums - Chocolate Puma

Return of the Coconut Groove - Trio Eletrico

Sentir el Calor - J & M Brothers

No Pares - Sullee, Isabel Fructuoso

So Sexy - Sendos Fuera

Love and Respect - Carlos Sanchez Movement

Out!!!

This is an AfroBeta session I put together on the fly to celebrate the start of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Ethiopia's lone entry into these Winter Olympics Robel Taklemariam. Robel is the brother of Natan, Yosef, and Benyam who are owners of The Nile Restaurant/ Ethiopian Ski Association here in Richmond, VA where I do AfroBeta. Robel has re-written history through his perseverance and pursuing his love in cross-country skiing. This session is to his enduring spirit and dedication to representing his culture to the fullest. This mix is full of o.g. tracks and remixes from Masters At Work, Osunlade, Terry Hunter and others. Check it deeply...

Percussion Suite/ Tony Devivo

Tired Little One/ Bah Samba

Loot/ Mafikizolo

Expensive Shit/ Fela Kuti

Umabamaruma/ Jorge Ben Hor

Oh Well/ Tamara Wellons

Addiction/ Kanye West

Breathe/ Scott Wozniak, Magnit

Non-Stop Rock/ Mark Knight

See The Day/ Sade

Sincere/ MJ Cole, Nova Caspar

Fini!!!

This is a live house set from the 12/13 edition of Middle East Coast Mecca. Been spinning a lot of afrobeat and deep house recently at the Afro Beta events so this is a dose of that type of flavor. Lotsa drums and bangin' rhythms...

In The Air Tonight[Osunlade]/ Phil Collins

San Antonio/ Kinky

Mosquito Coast/ Mr. Gone

La Cadence/ Anthony Collins, Tolga Fidan

Love & Happiness/ River Ocean

Warrior Dance (Yema Ya)/ Copyright ft. Shovell

Breaking New Ground/ Lefthander

No Te Vaya/ Kings of Tomorrow

Boys Chile/ Tapesh

Gwotet/ Pharoah Sanders

Out!!!