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TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #37 special pulp fusion

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:42:58 GMT

This week, the captain is missing so the sexy pilot is back and Anne is taking you to the 70s, presenting the Pulp Fusion compilations (Harmless record label). The first compilation we listen to is the 3rd album of the series: Revenge of the ghetto grooves with the Theme song from Black Belt Jones (a blaxploitation film from 1974, featured in the 2004 documentary - the 50 Worst Movies Ever Made) by Dennis Coffey (bad film, great soundtrack!). Then we listen to another Theme song by Wood, Brass & Steel and to Evolution by Magnum, both tracks from the 5th compilation: Magnum. The next stop is with George Benson and the tune Dance from the LP: The harder they come, followed by The Fabulous Counts and they hit song Dirty Red. We then move on to the Evolution compilation with Hal Singer´s Malcom X tune, Sound Experience´s Boogie Woogie and Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes´ Cosmic Funk. After that we listen to Afro Strut by The Nite-Liters, Your Mama wants ya back by Betty Davis and Miss Funky Fox by Exit 9, all taken from the 4th compilation: Fully Loaded. We finish the trip with the track When She Made me promise by The Beginning of the End from the compilation The harder they come. I hope you enjoyed the trip and you´ll be back next week for more musical adventures on the flying carpet! Hasta pronto!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow # 33 (29may09) from Cairo to Brazil

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:50:10 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is ready to a new astonishing trip. We start the journey from Cairo, with Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band with “Mervat“, from the LP Ramadan in Space Time. We continue with nubian master Ali Hassan Kuban performing “Mabruk“. We move then to Ethiopia, where we meet Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics, with “Esketa Dance“; next stop Congo, with the Staff Benda Bilili and the song "Je t'aime”, from the LP Très Très Fort, on Crammed rec. Ready to move again, we're in Algeria 70's musical scene with Groupe El Azhar playing "Mazar Nesker Mazal (I'm still getting drunk...still), from Sublime Frequiencies' Algerian Proto-Rai Underground LP. After that, we cross the Atlantic but we dont loose the arab mood, thanks to Ahmed Abdoul-Malik. We listen two track from his East Meet West Lp: “La Ilbky (dont cry)“ and “El Ghada (the jungle)“. We stay with Ahmed Abdoul-Malik, this time playing Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble. We listen “Obirin African (woman of Africa)" and “Ayiko Ayiko (welcome, welcome my darling)” from The African Beat of 1962. Last stop Brazil, with Gal Costa's track “Tuareg“ from 69's homonious album. Enjoy the journey anc come back next week.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #32 (22may09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:36:44 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is available. Sorry for the delay. This week,the voice is the captain and we're off to Zambia first, with Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Nogozi Family and the track Trouble Maker, followed by Tamedun with the track Tamedun don come from the Nu Afrobeat Experience album (Nigerian bands). Then, we stay in Nigeria to hear Ayetoro and their track Revenge of the flying monkeys from the same album. The next stop is in the States with Antibalas and the track Big Man taken from the album Who is this America? We then chill out with Cymande's Willie's headache and go straight to Senegal to listen to the Orchestra Baobab and the track Kelen Ati Leen from A Night at club Baobab. After that we meet Plunky again (see FC 14 for the interview) with Don't give up. I then go on about pulp fiction (comics) to introduce a series of compilations called Pulp Fusion - we listen to the track Like a thief in the night by Michael Longo. And then the carpet flies to Lebanon to listen to the great Rabih Abou Khalil and the track Tsarka from the Blue Camel album. The landing is quite psychedelic with Stereoscope Jerk Explosion's Bengali Corporation from the album La panthere pop (edited by Cosmic Groove). The captain for the day and her sexy pilot hope you'll enjoy the trip! See you next week with the real captain back on board!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #31 (15may09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:37:16 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet start a new excursion with Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics, interpretating “Addis Black Widow” from the last LP Inspiration Information. Second stop in Sweden, where we find the group Music Is The Weapon with the track “G.F.”. After that, we meet again the voice and the word of Camille Yarbrough in a deep and hypnotic interpretation of “All Hid”. Next stop Amsterdam, where the Aouth-African combo Jabula recorder the LP Africa Awake where are presents some mebers of Cymande; from this album we listen the track “Thunder“. And logically, after that, why not listening one of our alltime favourite band: Cymande playing “Trevorgus“ from Second Time Round, edited by Janus in 1973. More caribbean groove with The Invaders from Bermuda Island. Don't be afraid, the carpet have no problem of magnetism or strange attractions to earth. We have only the pleasure to listen “Bossa Blue“ from Spacing Out, the only LP of the band edited in 1970 by Duane Records. After the caribbean, a quick trip to the north. First to UK, rendez-vous with Bonobo and “Between the lines (nostalgia 77 Remix)“, and after to Detroit, where Moodymann create “When she“ from his darksouljazzy 12" Black Mahogani II. The Landing is in company of Vieux Farka Touré, playing the track “Chèrie Lé“ from his new work Fondo. Is a taste of the forthcoming flight that we will have with him. Enjoy the flight and come back soon.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #30

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:23:31 GMT

We start with a gift for the 30rd edition: the voice of Camille Yarbrough in a song know mainly for a later version; this is the good one of "Take yo prise". Next stop: more voices and more words: not only a musican, not only a poet, not only a performer: a very unconnventional man, Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band interpretating “Vero“. More pleasure for the 70's black music movement: we stay in the States with Bohannon, short but deep: “ the stop and go” from the homonimous LP. More 70's, more states: BT Express, “Energy to Burn“. We're well in the '70, but a bit of “saudade“ for Africa: the carpet directed to South Africa, mister Dick Khoza with a monster track, "African Jive". A short mouvement to the present: the Swedish combo Music is the Weapon with “Alla Maste Dansa“. From the scholar, to the master. He can't be absent from the flight: Fela Anikupalo Kuti starred by The Africa 70 band and with the presence of a voice of a strong influence, Sandra Akanke Isidore. 15 minutes of inspired insanity: floating “Upside Down“. Finally, another legend of african music. A living legend. Is an honour to end the 30rd flight with the sax of Mulatu Astatke accopanied by the Heliocentrics : an ethiopian-free-hypnotic-jazz-pleasure: Cha Cha. Enjoy the flight.

TheFlyingCarpet #29 (1may09) Discovering Republicafrobeat 3 with Luna & dj Floro

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:05:09 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is flying with automatic pilot because the worker's day, 1st of may. On the carpet with us this week Luna & dj Floro, the minds behind the “Republicafrobeat“ compilation's series. We discover the origins of the project, the motivations and the music that constitute the third volume of the serie. We start with Sandra Izadore's "Look" and Deela feat. MAngo Juice, with "One Eyed Captain". Next step, AIFF Feat. Crucial T Mix with “Afro Riddim“ and Sofrito Specials feat. Jonas Sonko, with the track "Music is the Word". Next step with Afro Soul Toasting All Star and "Palestine in the Shade", the only track that is not present on the third volume. We follow with Rhythm Roots All Stars' song "JJD" (Remixed by Afrodisiac Sound System) and with Sofi Hellborg feat. Tony Allen with "Wouldn't That Be Fun" (Sr. Lobo & Watch.tv Mix). For landing, the soundtrack is from Ohmega Watts, "Platypus Strut" (Extended Strut). Enjoy the flight and come back the next week.

TheFlyingCarpet # 28 (24apr09) on the carpet with Us3

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:15:07 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back with a surprise. Today we take on board with us Geoff Wilkinson, the man behind Us3.Be prepared for a very interesting excursion in music. As usual. We start the flight with Donald Byrd's "The Little Rasti" (excerpt) from LP Ethipian Knights of 1971 and we follow with Grandmaster Flash and the hyper classic "The Message". We start the US3 trayectory with CAntaloop (Flip Fantasia), form '93 1st LP Hand On The Torch and we discover some influences with Stetsasonic's "Talk in' All That Jazz" from 1988. Back again with US3 songs: "Come On Everybody (Get Down)", Featuring D-Lon, from 2nd LP Broadway & 52nd, of 1997; "I Don't Care", from Say What, album of 2007. Ready to discover the last work Stop. Think. Run. edited this year. We start with "From The Streets", ft. Sene) and we continue with "I Let 'Em Know", ft. Brook Yung. Geoff discover us a New Orleans jazzman, Christian Scott with the deeply dark track "Dialect" from 2007's LP Anthem. Finally, we move the carpet through the time, and we go to New York City in 1957, to listen Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers playing "Evans". Board on the carpet and enjoy the flight.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #27 (17apr09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:51:49 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back after a week of holiday. Off course, holiday with the carpet, but offline. That's holiday. We start our journey from Argentina, with the pianist Fernando Gelbard and the wonderful "Alevacolariea". Second stop Harlem end of the 60's, where The Har-You Percussion Group play "Feed Me Good". Next stop in Europe, with Fanga & the drum master mr.Tony Allen with "Crache la Douleur", track recompiled in the outcoming compilation "Republica afrobeat 3". Africa is calling, so we go to Nairobi, Kenya, to listen Matata's "Return to You". Short trip to Nigeria, where we continue to discover the last LP of Femi Kuti, with " Eh Oh" and " One two". The next song is form nigeria, but from the 70's: the rock group Ofege play "Wizzie Llabo". Back to the US, listening two songs from a classic funk guitar player, Dennis Coffey. We start from "Scorpio" and we continue with "Big City Funk". We stay in the US, and we stay in the 70's: the drummer Bohannon present "Run it on down mr. DJ" from the Lp Stop & Go. For landing, enjoy the IG Culture's track "Be free". Have a nice flight.

TheFlyingCarpet # 26 (3apr09) discovering african psychedelic rock

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:26:10 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet today is dedicated to psichedelic & rock guitars in Africa. We start the flight from Nigeria, with Blo's "Chant To Mother Earth" from Chapter One LP. We cross the continent to go to Zambia where Chris Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family recorded "Coffin Maker" and "Fisherman" in 1970. Back to Nigeria, we listen the Ofege, with "Gbe Mi Lo" and Gasper Laval with "Kita Kita". Nest stop Cotonou, Benin, where the T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo present two song: "Kou Tche Kpo So O", from , and "Se Tche We Djo Mon" from Analog Africa's LP The Vodoun Effect Funk & Sato from Benin's Obscure Labels. A quick stop in Cameroun, just to listen Manu Dibango's "Pepe Soup", and back again to Nigeria, with the Hykkers's "I want a Break Thru'"and two songs of Ofo The Black Company "Alla Wakbarr" and "Beautiful Daddy", from the same 7". To conclude the trip, a track that had nothing to do with rock, but that influenced heavily some prominent rock artist in US: we are speaking of Babatunde Olatunji and "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba". Prepare your head to move up & down with the sound and enjoy the excursion.

TheFlyingCarpet #25 (27mar09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:11:17 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet 25th edition. We start the flight with the deep grooves of Fatback band with "Feel my soul" and we move directly to Ghana to discover the group Afrofunk, with the tracks "Tei Egwu" and "Obanya Special", from the very obscure 1973's LP Body Music. Next stop Nigeria: first, we find Femi Kuti with the wonderfoul "You Better Ask Yourself" from the new album Day by Day. We follow with the powerfull Ikenga Superstars of Africa playing "Nwannemu Oho" from the 77's LP Greedy Man; and we finish the nigerian excursion with mr. Orlando Julius Ekemode and His Afro Sounders, with "Ketekete Koro". The last songs are a training for next concerts and new Albums: we find Kokolo with "More Consideration" and US3 with "Snakes". Enjoy the flight.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #24 (20mar09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:42:15 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is ready for a new trip. Et il parait que c'est le printemps. We start our excursion with IG Culture's "Revelation", from the new LP Zen Badism, and with Parliament (Funkadelic) and the track "P Funk (wants to get funked up)", from Mothership Connection. Next stop, Herman Kelly & Life are searching "Who’s the funky DJ?" (and we to), and Meshell Ndegeocello celebrate the Funk Brothers with the classic motown song "Cloud Nine". We meet The Souljazz Orchestra, playing "Interested Benevolence", from the LP Manifesto, and Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu, with "triple helix". Last stop with Karl Hector & The Malcouns, with the track "Nyx", from Sahara Swing LP, and Kokolo, with "Everybody (Tryin' to Get Buy)" from More Consideration, a little appetizer waiting the live show. Finally, the landing is very sweet with the voice of Lorez Alexandria, asking for "Send In The Clowns". The flight is over and we are happy to wait the next one staying with the clowns (the world is full of fake clowns, take care, vote for the real ones!). Enjoy the flight and come back soon on TheFlyingCarpet

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #23 (13mar09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:48:15 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is ready to start a new trip. This week the captain is alone on board, only accompanied by music. We strat the trip from Greece, with Thanassis Papakonstantinou's "S'afino gia", From Agripnia LP. Next stop, Chicago, where we listen the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, with "Jupiter", from their 2005's album Hypnotic/Green. We stay in the US, where we discover Ganimian and his Oriental Music, with "Come With Me to the Casbah", from 1959's homonimous LP. In the Casbah we find Randy Weston, playing "In Memory of", from the '63's LP Highlife, Music From the New African Nations. Quick stop to Berlin, where we continue to discover 4th Dimension, from Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu; the song we listen today is "Mystery Spot". From Europe to West Africa: FRed Fischer Atolobor play "W.T.F.S.", from Afrobeat Nirvana compilation of Vampisoul records. We come back to the US, first stop in 1969, with Pucho & his Latin Soul Brothers playing "Got Myself a Good Man"; second stop in 1977 with Pat Lundy's version of "Work Song". We end th show with the voice of Carmen McRae, interpreting the Stevie Wonder's classic "You Are the Sunshine of my Life". Enjoy the flight and come back on the carpet the next week!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #22 (6mar09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:28:32 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back. This week's flight is sunny and quiet. We start with the groove of The Lafayette Afro Rock Band with the song "Red Match Box", from the LP AFON. We follow the funky mood with the Miami's drummer Herman Kelly & Life playing " Dance to the Drummer's Beat", from the '78's LP Percussion explosion, and we move to Africa to listen the father of african funk, Geraldo Pino, with the Heartbeaters, playing his panafrican anthem "Africans Must Unite" from Heavy Heavu Heavy LP. We move to Chicago to discover Mandingo Griot Society, a project of a kora player Foday Musa Suso, featuring Don Cherry, to listen two tracks of the homonimous LP : "Africa" and "Sounds from the Bush", both from 1979. We move to Europe, where we listen "Global Party" of Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu, from their last album 4th Dimension. A quick stop to Canada, to listen The Souljazz Orchestra's "Kapital", from the LP Manifesto. And finally, we close with Dewey Redman's "Unknown Tongue" from the '79's Musics album. Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the flight!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #21 (27feb09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:20:02 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet experiences some technical problem this week and the quality of this podcast is very poor. We are very sorry for this! For our unconditional listeners, or for whos likes the flavour of old AM radio shows, we have decided to post equally the episode. We have prepared a special flight to Ghana, taking on board Kwame, from Kwame Afrovibes Band. It's a good opportunity to discover ghanaian music throught the experiences of one musician that live the scene in the 70's and in the 80's. We listen some classic afrofunk songs, we discover some track from the first album of Kwame Afrovibes Band, and Kwame play some live track in the studio. If your will to listen the show is stronger than the poor audio quality, enjoy! If not, it's a good opportunity to (re)discover some older radioshow.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #20 (20feb09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:56:20 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet arrive at the 20th excursion. We start the flight from Nigeria, with Fred Fisher and his song "Asa-Sa", and we follow to S.Francisco discovering the very interesting Aphrodesia's album Lagos by Bus, with two tracks: "Holy Ghost Invasion" and "Every Day". We come back to Eruope to start listening the wonderful 4th Dimension, the last work of Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu. The track we choose today is "Floating Orange". Floating as a flying carpet. We are definitly ready to meet the Steve Reid Ensemble, with the track "Daxaar": massive! Form a great drummer to another: Art Blakey, here with the Jazz Messengers, playing "Night in Tunisia". A classic that we love particularly to celebrate the 20th edition. Last stop of todays trip: Etiopia. We start with Mahmoud Ahmed, and "Kulun Mankwalesh", and we finishing with the master Mulatu Astatké, with "Yekatit", from the wonderful L'Arome Vinyl “Ethiojazz: Mulatu Astatke“. Enjoy the flight and come back soon on the flying carpet.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #19 (13feb09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:29:48 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is boarding for a new excursions! The pragramemd route for this week: we start with an obscure Harlem Underground Band's song, "Smoking Cheeba Cheba", from the 76's LP Harlem Underground. We follow with Malone & Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity and they track "Journey to the Stars". We follow with Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson, with a long and vibrant live version of The Bottle/Guan Guanco. From US to Finland, were Jimi Tenor accompanied by Kabu Kabu ply "I Wanna Hook Up With You", from the 2007's LP Joystone. We move then to Milano, 1974, where two brasilians, Ezy & Isaac play "Bawagbe", from the 1974 Ri-fi's LP Soul Rock. A little stop in Nigeria, with Tony Allen & the Africa 70 with a '76 track "Progress" from the Progress LP (reedited now by Vampisoul with the other 3 fist Tony Allen 70's LP. And dinally, "Over & Over", the Charles Earland song from the Perception LP. Fasten your seatbelts and have a good trip.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #18 (6feb09) en voyage avec Alma Afrobeat Ensemble

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:28:24 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet never stops. This week we start the Trip from Frisco with the combo Aphrodesia, witht the song "Flat Tire". They dont have a flying carpet but they trip with a bio-oil bus. After that we take on board a guest for this week's trip: Aaron from Alma Afrobeat Ensemble. We discover the trayectory of this group, from the beginnings in Chicago until now-a-days story, in Barcelona. We will listen three tracks of this combo from their forthcoming album (which presentation scheduled in april 09) : we start with “Kudja”, we follow with “Shameless“ and we finished woth “Yoruba“ . Then, Aaron guide us to Canada, to listen the madagascar's born guitarist Donné Roberts with the song "Malembo", from the African Guitar Summit album, a collective project of african guitar players living in Canada. To finish our flight we choose the 10 minutes wonderful track "Dove", by Cymande, from their 1972's first album “Cymande”, edited on Janus records. Enjoy the flight!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow # 17 (30jan09) If god existed, she would be a black woman!

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:01:35 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet have a special trip for you today. We think that if god existed, she would be a black woman. Today's songs are some of the evidences we have. We start with Dinah Washington, singing the Cole Porter standar "I've Got You Under My Skin" and we follow with Sade, with a Cottonbelly mix of the popular "By Your Side". Nexts evidences: Marlena Shaw with "California Soul" and Letta Mbulu with "Mahlalela (Lazy Bones) from his 1970's Chisa Record's album Letta. More proves? Take this: The African Divas with Frederic Galliano, in this case the senegalese singer Naffi Diédhou, with the groovy song "Koutiom", and the nigerian Lijadu Sisters, with "Orere Eljigbo". We follow the demonstration with Rokia Traoré and the song "Nienafing", Nina Simone with "Obeah Woman" and Lorez Alexandria with "I'm Whishin". Still skepticals? Take this: Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators with "My Four Leaf Clover" and finally Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by Count Basie with "Tea For Two". If you're convinced, not about the existence of god, but about the fact that if god existed she would be a black woman, come back soon on TheFlyingCarpet. If you're not convinced, nevermind and come back soon on TheFlyingCarpet! Enjoy.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #16 (23jan09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:19:56 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back. We start the Trip from Zambia, with Chris Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family playing “My Ancestors“. We move to Cotonou, Benin, where we meet again the T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo with "Aihe Ni Kpe We", and we flight right to Nigeria, with The Semi Colon, playing "Nekwaha semi colon". We leave Africa and we move to Paris, to meet the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band with "Conga", and to Chicago, where the Chicago Afrobeat Project present "Tibet On It" recorded live in 2005. We make a fast stop with Marlena Shaw and his "Liberation Conservation", and we go to find Philip Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemblewith the faboulous song "Unity". We finish with a strong jazz mood, first with the Ethiopian Tesfa Maryam Kidané and "Heywèté", from the wonderful saga of Les Ethiopiques, and finally with Miles Davis and his "Gènérique" of the Luis Malle's film "Ascenseur pour l'échafaud". Enjoy and come back soon on the carpet.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #15 (16jan09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:44:29 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back, as usual every friday. We start this trip from NY with Exit 9's song "Jive Man" from his only LP Straight Up, edited in 1975 by Brunswick Record. We follow the flight with Tony Allen's “Afro Disco Beat“, from his 77's LP Progress, and with Osibisa's “Happy Children”, form homonimous LP of 1973. We maintain the route with the legendary french group The Lafayette Afro Rock Band and his song “Djungi”, from the Malik LP, of 1975. To 70's taday? We flight in the time to meet The Souljazz Orchestra with "The Blind Leading The Blind“, form 2007's LP Freedom No Go Die. But we are nostalgic today and we come back to the 70's, precisly in Benin, where we meet the ”Tout Puissant“ Orchestra Poly-Rythmo, with the 10 minutes really powerfull song “Ne te fâches pas", from the wonderfoul Soundway's compilation The Kings of Benin Urban Groove, 1972-1980. On n'est pas fâchés! Now we are tout puissants, so we move forward to 2008, where we meet the Whasington DC band Chopteeth, with “Do Days”, from their first LP. Finally, we arrive at our destination, as usual, but before to leave the carpet, check the Marlena Shaw's classic "Woman of the Ghetto“. We hope you will enjoy the trip on the flying carpet. See you soon for more memorables flights.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #13 (2jan09)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:04:32 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is back after a little pause. We start the year with a free flight, easy and confortable, featuring Isaac Hayes, Barabbas, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Lekan Animashaun & Africa 70, Mulatu Astatke, Marius Cultier & Nina Simone. We forget some songs? Who knows. The start is difficult after the celebrations. Start the year with TheFlyingCarpet and stay on the carpet all the year! Relax and enjoy the trip. **Next week a very special show: JAMES PLUNKY BRANCH on the carpet with us**

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #12 (19dec08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:36:03 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet is still on air when the year is finishing, We start a new trip from Ghana, with South-African legend Hugh Masekela introducing the Hedzoleh Soundz with the song “ Patience“. We flight to the US to listen the MFSB with “Back Stabbers“ and The Quantic Soul Orchestra with “The conspirator”, from LP Pushing On. Then we move to France, where Fanga presents us “I didn't Know”, from his last LP Natural Juice, from Cosmic Groove records. Back again to the US, to listen a powerful verson of "Sankofa“ by The Soul Jazz Orchestra, from their Uprooted LP and quick to Nigeria to follw listening the super LP Many Things of Femi Kuti, today with Na Oil. We move a little bit to go tu Cameroun where J. M. Tim & Foty are playing “Douala by Night”, from Comet's Ouelele selection. We stay in Africa, but we move to Benin, where Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou presents “It's a Vanity”. We conclude the flight with the Hollywood Persuaders and his “Drums a Go Go”. Enjoy the flight and stay tuned for new surprises. Besos.Kisses.Petons.Bises.Baci.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #11 (12dec08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:02:49 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet #11 episode starts with a tribute to the 50 years of Motown Records. Tree song to celebrate this hstoric record labels: Willie Hutch with "Brothers Gonna Work It Out”, from 1973; Smokey Robinson with Why You Wanna See My Bad Side“, from 1978's LP Cool Breeze; and The Temptation feat. Rick James with “Standing on the Top”, 1982's anthem. After this, we move quickly in Nigeria, where we meet The Funkees, a spectacular nigerian funky band that release only two LP's, and we listen the classic “Dancing Time”, from 1977's Now I'm A Man, and the les classic “Abraka”, from the 1974's first LP Point of No Return. We stay in Nigeria but we move back and forth in the time. First we meet again Seun Kuti, to listen another song of the great new LP Many Things, the powerful “African Problems”. Secondly we meet Fela Ransome Kuti, firstly with Africa 70's, in a 13' song Sense Wiseness, the B side of the 75's LP Monkey Banana, and after with his Koola Lobitos, with “Omuti Soul”, from the Lagos Baby reedition of Vampisoul. Finally, to conclude the flight, we meet Hugh Masekela introducing the Hedzoleh Soundz, edited by Chisa Records in 1975, with “Kaa Ye Oya”. That's all for this week. Enjoy the flight and come back to visit us.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #10 (5dec08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:38:49 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet of this weekend start with Johnny Harris and his Odissey, from a 1980's 12”of historic TK Disco, and with Brass Construction and “Movin“. We follow to England, where we find Northend with 1981's song Tee’s Happy. We come back to US, to find Arthur Russell, here as Dinosaur L with the classic “Go Bang“, in a Francois Kevorkian mix, from the wonderfoul LP The World of Arthur Russell on Souljazz records. After that, we find the music of Oneness of Juju & Plunky, playing this weekend in France, with Sabi (black fire mix), from the African Rhythms, 1970-1982. Finally we go to Africa to find Konono n.1, the congolese masters, with the powerful Paradiso, and The Ogyatanaa Show Band with his Disco Africa, edited in 1976 by Gore Music in Ghana. To conclude the flight, we meet again the Art Ensemble of Chicago, in this occasion featuring the special voice of Fontella Bass, with Theme de Yoyo, composed for the soundtrack of the 1970's french movie «Les stances à Sophie». Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the trip!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow (28nov08) Voices, poetry & music

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:57:16 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet Special flight on voices, poetry & music. A new special edition flying trought voices & poetry and their influence in music. We start from the beginning of 70's in New York City, where Gil Scot-Heron, accompanied with a percussions, explains that Revolution will not be televised. We stay in the U.S. and in the beginning of the 70's with the Last Poets, similar style of flows and percussions, with two political pieces: Related to What and Run Nigger Run. We follow the excursion with Amiri Baraka (kown also as Leroy Jones) accompanied by a jazz band, with a record of a live performance of his text Somebody Blew Up America, After that we rest in 1970 but we flight to France, where the african and francophone poet Alfred Panou meets the Art Ensemble of Chicago . The result is the wonderful and very ironic piece Je suis un sauvage, originally edit in a rare 7“. We rest in France, where we meet the voice of Arthur H, with is afroinspired piece Salammbo, flirting with jazz. More in the same mood, we move to Italy, where Paolo Conte guide us with his deep voice in a Dancing. Moving again. We come back to US to meet Slam poetry, with Marc Smith the goodfather of the genre. From US to France, where Slam is equally popular, and we meet GRand Corps Malade, a guy from paris' banlieu, with Je dors sur mes deux oreilles. Finally, we meet the velvet voice of Ursula Rucker, with a pice dedicated to Supa Sista. Enjoy this flight and come back soon on TheFlyingCArpet airlines!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow # 8

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:48:43 GMT

For this flight with the carpet we start from London 1971, with a group composed by members form Ghana, Grenada, Antigua, Nigeria ansd Trinidad members: The Osibisa with Music for Gong Gong. We follow with Cymande's Pon De Dungle, wecross Mobasa's Nariobi woderfoul afrofunk song and we arrive to Ghana with Ebo Taylor, performing Heaven. From Ghana to Nigeria, where Bongos Ikwue & the Groovies played You've Gotta Help Yourself, in 1976. We stay in Nigeria, with a popular Fela Kuti's song, Water Get No Enemy, played by Femi & Positive Force, Macy GRay, Roy Hargroove and more artist in the framework of Red Hot Project. We follow to US where we find Isaac Heyes' Chocolate Chip and a hidden group, Hidden Strange, with the 1975's song It didn't have to b this way. Finally we go back in the time until 1953 with a live performance of Dizzie Gillespie, playing Tin Tin Deo. Enjoy and come back soon to flight with the flying carpet.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow #7 (14nov08) Back to Africa

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:12:34 GMT

After two weeks flying trought the States, the carpet come back to Africa taking on board influences and some american musicians. We visit Jony Haastrup, playing West-African funk, and we cross to East-Africa, Nariobi, Kenya, to listen Matata, the best funky group in the country. And finally, we come back to Nigeria, first with Mr Big Mouth, a 12 minute song by Tunde Williams, with Fela Kuti and the almost complet Africa70/Egypt 80. After, we stay with Fela and Egypt 80 in combination with the great US vibraphonist Roy Ayers, combining in a 18 minutes trip of deepness: 2000 Black. African rhythms? Yes! Next stop African Rhythms, hypnotic track of Oneness of Juju. Finally, our tribute to Miriam Makeba & his voice of freedom, Mama Africa on stage until the end: Maria Fulo. Stay tuned for new incredible flights!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow # 6 (7nov08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:01:38 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow n. 6 A very funky flight, from New York to Nassau-Bahamas, after we go to Nigeria, Israel, and we come back to US, we go to the South Bronx, we stay in a NY's discoclub a while and we finish flying to Bamako, Mali. Stay tuned for new incredible flight with the carpet. No passeport required, no fingerprints & biometric data, no pollution, no delays. Enjoy this episode and come back soon on the flying carpet. Playlist: 1 - B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) 2 - The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau 3 - Tony Allen - Get Toghether 4 - Kutiman - No Groove Where I Come From 5 - The Jimmy Caster Bunch - It's Just Begun 6 - ESG - You Make No Sense 7 - Bobby Thurston - Check out the groove 8 - Francine McGee - Delirium 9 - Dee Dee Bridgewater - Children Go' Round

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow-special flight on the Mediterranean

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:20:48 GMT

TheFlyingCarpet - SPECIAL FLIGHT - once a month A special flight on the east Mediterranean full of sounds, flavours and moods. We start from Athens, we go to Beirut, Cairo, Nubia, Rome and Instambul. A trip where orient meet jazz, funk, psychedelia and many more. The Mediterranean, a reach space of movements, influences and inspirations. And with the carpet there is no need for visa! Playlist: 1 - THANASSIS PAPAKONSTANTINOU - “Agrypnia“ 2 - KRISTI STASSINOPOULOU - “Majnoun“ 3 - IRISHTO EN PARODO - “Akrotiki“ 4 - RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - “the Levinsky march“ 5 - SALAH RAGAB AND THE CAIRO JAZZ BAND - “Egypt Strut“ 6 - ALI HASSAN KUBAN - "Om sha'ar asmar medaffar" 7 - HANAN - “Ya Leyl A'ah“ 8 - L'ORCHESTRA DI PIAZZA VITTORIO - "Ena Andi“ 9 - MUSTAFA OZKENT VE ORKESTRAZI - "Dolana Dolana" 10 - BARIS MANCO - "Yol Verin Agalan Beyler" Enjoy the flight and come back soon on board of the carpet!

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow 4 (24oct08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:53:24 GMT

A new nomadic and very jazzy & funky excursion with the flying carpet. We start from Antilles, we go to N.Y, Frisco, Philadelphia, Lagos, France, South Africa and many more places. Featuring Michel Sardaby, Carlos Franzetti, Herbie Hancock, The Blackbyrds, African Suite, Buari, Fela Ransome Kuti & the Africa 70 with Ginger Baker, One World, George-Edouard Nouel & finally the great Letta Mbulu. Relax, enjoy the excursion and stay tuned for new trips.

TheFlyingCarpet Radioshow (17oct08)

TheFlyingCarpet radioshow — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:50:11 GMT

The third crazy flight with the carpet, starting from Addis Abeba and going to Accra, Lagos, New York, coming back to Accra and Lagos and finishing again in the deep soul of America. Featuring Wallias Band, Mulatu Astatké, Joe Mensah, Shina williams & His African Percussionist, Seun Kuti, Antibalas, Roots Foundation, The Samara Allstars of Jos, Nigeria Army Rhytm group and Ellen McIlwaine. Enjoy the trip & stay tuned!