Hi!Welcome to Yinka Radio. A blog where you can hear my Is Black Music? Radio show on Resonance 104.4 FM – resonancefm.com. The show, founded by Art Terry, focuses of left field and avant garde black music – the type which you wouldn’t necessarily hear on mainstream radio. With my shows in particular I also aim to promote and highlight innovative emerging artists and movements such as Afro Punk, Urb Alt, etc. In addition I seek to explore the question posed by the show's name. The influence of black music and black music artists is widespread and part of the foundation of Western Popular music - often in ways that the public may not be aware of and I use the show to illustrate this so don't be surprised to hear some songs you might not associate with the 'cutting edge' - but they are and I explain why.
I joined the show after performing on it as an artist. As someone involved in the music scene I felt it important to ensure that the music and lives of artists in the underground be documented and celebrated now as opposed to being discovered later.
I’ll be posting new and archive shows that i have hosted here so make sure you check back regularly.
Expect to hear music, sessions and interviews from the like sof Saul Williams, Tamar Kali, Janelle Monae, Living Colour, Vernon Reid, Fishbone, Elephant 12, Olympus Mons, Norwood Fisher, Earthdriver and many more.
Ok let’s kick things off with my latest show from Nov 2 (the shows are at midnight on Tuesdays) featuring a session from newcomers Ruby and the Vines (pictured above):
Playlist:
Intro - Sun Ra - I'll Wait For You
Cee Lo Green - Wildflower
Tony Allen - Moyege
Thandiswa Mazwai - Thonga Lam, Thonga Lam
Keziah Jones - Lagos Vs New York
Interview In Studio – With Ruby And The Vines Pt1
Live Session –
1. Ruby and the Vines – Red Storm
2. Ruby and the Vines – Hider
Interview in studio with Ruby and the Vines pt2
Waberi Jordan – A Better Tomorrow
Dead Prez – Malcolm, Garvey, Huey
Ruby and the Vines – Circles
Outro - Sun Ra - I'll Wait For You
For more on Ruby and the Vines visit:
Tune in to the Is Black Music Show? on Tuesdays – UK – midnight, NYC – 7pm, LA – 3pm
Resonancefm.com
