[Navidad en el Tropico: Los Trovadores de Puerto Rico album cover] first – next Monday’s radio show will be a two-hour special! so tune in at 6pm EST to hear special guest Marcus Boon discuss his latest book, In Praise of Copying. As he says: “Aside from talking about World Music 2.0, the global rise … Continue reading ELECTROACOUSTIC CAROLS
Minneapolis! Here we go, this Tuesday, December 14th: DJ /rupture live at the Southern Theater. info & tix. + + + Mudd Up! broadcasts today on WFMU 91.1FM NYC 7-8pm EST. And don’t sleep on Lamin Fofana’s 3-hour radio show yesterday!
is the name of a gorgeous, long-running group from Zanzibar. Twinned accordions, khanoun, oud, violins, dapper clothes… Here’s a nice quote on that complicated kultur dance: the tourist stampede “Their CD-releases have made the name Culture Musical Club known to audiences throughout the world, so much so that rehearsals in their clubhouse have become somewhat … Continue reading CULTURE MUSICAL CLUB
It’s Monday and Monday means Mudd. On tonight’s radio show: brand new material from Paddy Johnson/Art Fag City’s battle DJ inspired LP (one side features sound from Manhattan art projects, the other, Brooklyn), BananaClipz exclusives, a few vintage Khaled jams, and – as always – more more more. Mudd Up! with DJ Rupture – WFMU 91.1fm … Continue reading RADIO TONITE + JULIANNE SHEPHERD & DAPWELL LOOKBACK
Last Monday’s radio show: Monday October 25th – Rumors. A few Gregory Isaacs tribute songs, neo retro Peruvian chicha alongside vintage reissue Peruvian chicha, some ethereal Glasser, British people remixing each other, 16-ton cumbias rebajadas, and more… Subscribe to the Mudd Up! podcast if you prefer downloadable versions, issued a week after FM broadcast: , … Continue reading RUMOR MODULATION
So I’ve been thinking a lot about cellphones lately. Portland’s Gulls just did an edit version of one of the tracks from ‘Music From Saharan Cellphones’ which I’ll be playing on the radio show tonight. Along with a Rita Indiana exclusive, new Stuff From Europe, tribal guarachero, superdeep cumbia rebajada, and, as always, more. More … Continue reading SAHARAN CELLPHONES (pt 2) & DUTTY RINGTONES
Last night’s radio show: Monday October 18th – DAS RACIST All Tan Everything Special. Lots to hear in this one! Heems’ great selection of Desi-related tunes keeps our ears ringing between increasingly funny / muddy / smart talk (race war, equestrian accidents involving Lupe Fiasco, “internet 3.0, you can drink itâ€, their ongoing Hot97 takeover, … Continue reading INTERNET 3.0, YOU CAN DRINK IT: DAS RACIST ON WFMU
Last Monday’s radio show : October 11, 2010 – 2 Hour StretchOut Special. The first ten or fifteen minutes involves a lovely cassette put together by People Like Us – Jean Baudrillard’s “Le Xerox et l’Infini” – originally published in Paris, 1987 – as read by Patricia and Ellen. Subscribe to the Mudd Up! podcast … Continue reading RADIO: 2 HOUR STRETCH-OUT SPECIAL
Last night’s radio show: September 27, 2010 – quiet sounds for a rain-streaked night. Subscribe to the Mudd Up! podcast if you prefer downloadable versions, issued a week after FM broadcast: , Mudd Up! RSS. And don’t forget WFMU’s free iPhone app. Sept 27 2010 tracklist Islaja – Joku Toi Radion Eskmo – The … Continue reading AN ARK FOR THE LISTENER
An Eid al-Fitr inspired post of songs from Yemen, Morocco, Algeria, and Spain. Yesterday I made the mistake of walking by the World Trade Center site – the crazies were already out! Already basking in media attention. Anyhow, music remains a gift and refuge: first song comes from the dry but quintessential 17 CD box … Continue reading EID MUBARAK! plus MP3s