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TheFlyingCarpet is proud to end the season with another special radioshow: this week on the carpet the members of the congolese band “Orchestre Tout Puissant Likembe KONONO N. 1 de Mingiedi”, best knowk simply as Konono N. 1.
Mingiedi “le fondateur” Mawangu and the group will explain us the origins, the trayectory, the influences and the live's feeling of the band. We will listen some live exibitions of Konono: “Kulekule”, from the album Lubaku - Live in Vera, edited byTerp Records in 2003; a exclusive excerpt of their concert in Sonar 2009, “Leyisalangayizama", from Lubaku - Live in Vera. Don't loose this occasion to discover one of the most powerful african live groups of the present!
We will also listen some brillant groups of the contemporary congolese scene, as Staff Benda Bilili, with the song "Staff Benda Bilili", from their 2009 LP Très Très Fort, and Kasai Allstars with the track "Kafuula Balu", from their 2008 album In the 7th Moon the Chief Turned into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of his Enemy by Magic.
And as a gift for the last show of the season, Della Reese with the Bobby Bryant Quintet, in "It Was A Very Good Year".
Board on the carpet and enjoy this flight.
Have a nice summer! See you soon.

TheFlyingCarpet is ready for a new trip.
We start with a track of Carlos Santana, “Canto de los flores“ from his 74's LP Borboletta, and we follow with more Latin American influences: ”Sonido Amazonico" by Chicha Libre. More from the south of the Americas: Quantic and His Combo Barbaro with “ Mas Pan”. Then, a quick passage to Chicago, with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (with Malcom Catto on drums) and the track “Alyo“.
Next stop Switzerland, to discover the first opus of a band strongly influenced by Ethiopian music: Imperial Tiger orchestra. We will listen two tracks, “Bati” and "Djemeregne”. Some afrojazz, with Edja Kungali's “Jungle Dance“, and then some funk with The Nite-Liters's “Con-Funk-Shun“ and Bohannon's “The Groove I Feel“.
For the landing, more funk vibes: Fire with his classic “Deeper in Love“ in a Kenny Dope Edit.
Sit on the carpet and enjoy the flight. And don't forget to come back next week for the last show of the year.

TheFlyingCarpet start a new trip, with less words and much more music. It's a kind of anti-laziness program, so this week you're obliged to search informations for the artists, if you're interested in.
We start the flight with Quantic and His Combo Barbaro and the track "The Dreaming Mind (part 1)" from the new LP Tradition in Transition, just edited by Tru Thoughts. We follow with The Nite-Liters and his version of "Eleanor Rigby", from 1970 RCA-Victor's homonimous LP, and Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band, with "River of Masks", from Bird Head Son LP. Next stop: The Invaders playing "It's Your Thing pt. 2", from his Spacing Out LP of 1970. Next ones: Clarence Reid's "Masterpiece" in a Kenny Dope edit, followed by Lafayette Afro Rock Band playing "Sikiliza".
After that, we find mr. Harry Mosco, from The Funkees, with “I Feel Funky", and the group Mombasa with the instrumental song "Masai", from 1975's album African Rhythm & Blues. More music: Lee Fields & The Expression, with “Love Comes and Goes“, from the LP My Worlds, edited some weeks ago by Truth & Sou, and Leeds' combo The New Mastersounds playing “Kuna Matata“, from 2008's Plug & Play LP. For the landing, enjoy with the Motivators and their anthem "Jobu".
Have a nice trip and stay tuned. Big surpises for the next weeks.

TheFlyingCarpet start this week's trip with Tony Allen and his track "Ayenlo" from the new album Secret Agent. After that, we move to West Africa in the 50's/60's to find E.T. Mensah & the Tempos, playing "Agriculture" and "Sunday Mirror". Then, we move to France, to start discovering the group Malinga 5 and his LP Rock Africa, edited in 1976; this week we will listen the track "Good Time".
Then we stop to take on board Jordi Herreruela, director of the Festival Cruilla de Cultures, of Mataró, Barcelona, that will chat with us about the event. We will have also an advance of the next week concert of Hugh Masekela, with "The Boys Doin' it" in a remix version of Detroit's producer Carl Craig. We stay in US with two songs of Sarah Webster Fabio: “Sweet Song“ and “Jujus/Alchemy of the blues" from the 76's homonimous LP. Finally, for the landing, mr. Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band presents "Neveen".
Enjoy this flight and come back soon on the flying carpet. And dont forget your sunglasses.

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 start this week with Les Frères Smith and his song “La marche des Smiths", from his first 7", and after we go directly to the center of the dancefloor, where Konono N.1 is playing live taking the assistance to a state of trance. Then, we stay on the dancefloor with our guest, Nox dj, cofounder of Loud Futureground. Some disco tracks, à parfum of funk, a touch of jazz, just a dose of boogie and some old school house vibes: the discoball is turning and the carpet's crew is moving. We will listen The Blackbirds, wtih "Future Children, Future Hopes", The Central Line's track "Walking in the Sunshine" and Herbie Hancock, in full disco period, with "You Bet Your Love" . Second run: we enter in Cerrone's paradise, with the track "Take Me", followed by D'Train's "Your the One for Me" and Blaze "We All Must Live Together".
For the landing, we will listen Odissey and his version of the Lamont Dozier's classic "Going Back To My Roots".
Enjoy the flight and keep dancing!

TheFlyingCarpet start from Kinshasa, Congo, this week:
Staff Benda Bilili with the track “Avramandole” from their LP Très Très Bien, pure fire.
First stop, with Tony Allen, celebrating the release of his new album Secret Agent: we will listen two tracks “Secret Agent“ and "Swift".
Direct line: Tony call Fela. So Mr. Fela Ransome Kuti & Nigeria 70 (just few time after they leave the name Koola Lobitos) with "My Lady Frustration", from the L.A. Sessions of 1969.
More Nigeria, but different mood. Another classic of afrobeat, here in a tropical disco mood: Orlando Julius with "Disco Hi-Life", version 2009. More disco-boogie from Nigeria, in the beginning of 80s, with Dizzy K “Excuse Me Baby".
The next destination is a reminder: we're waiting the concert of his majesty Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics, so what best than listen a live version of the masterpiece "Yekermo Sew".
Before landing, some jazzfunk from the 70s. We are with Byard Lancaster and his track "dogtown", from the just re-released LP Funny Funky Rib Crib (originally edited in 1974).
Enjoy this journey and come back on the carpet next week.

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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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