Favoriting Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from July 28, 2022 Favoriting

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A roadmap that reveals the highways, byways, ley lines and subterranean tunnels connecting rock, soul, pop, folk rock, R&B, garage, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and soundtracks from the twilight of the 1950s to the dawn of the 1970s. Larry Grogan is a DJ, writer, podcaster, collector, and the man behind Funky16Corners.

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Favoriting July 28, 2022: Testify! Heavy Heavy Heavy! Sounds of Africa and Africans!

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
Funky16Corners  Testify! Intro   Favoriting Best of Funky16Corners Volume One  Funky16Corners  2017  MP3  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Fela and Afrika 70  Zombie   Favoriting Zombie  Creole  1977  LP  0:01:27 (Pop-up)
 
Olatunji  Jin-Go-Lo-Ba   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Columbia  1960  45  0:19:09 (Pop-up)
Letta and the the Safaris  God and Country   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Columbia  1966  45  0:22:14 (Pop-up)
Miriam Makeba  Pata Pata   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Reprise  1967  45  0:24:12 (Pop-up)
Hugh Masekela  Grazing In the Grass   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Uni  1968  45  0:27:13 (Pop-up)
Hugh Masekela  Bajabula Bonke (The Healing Song)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Uni  1968  45  0:29:49 (Pop-up)
Letta Mbulu  Pula Yetla   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Capitol  1967  45  0:36:13 (Pop-up)
Johannesburg Street Band  Gwigwi   Favoriting Dancin' Through the Streets  Uni  1968  LP  0:39:45 (Pop-up)
Johannesburg Street Band  What's the Matter Zulu   Favoriting Dancin' Through the Streets  Uni  1968  LP  0:41:39 (Pop-up)
Manu Dibango  New Bell   Favoriting Soul Makossa  Atlantic  1972  LP  0:43:41 (Pop-up)
Manu Dibango  Weya   Favoriting Makossa Man  Atlantic  1973  LP  0:50:22 (Pop-up)
Manu Dibango  Dikalo (Salt Popcorn)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Fiesta  1973  45  0:56:17 (Pop-up)
Geraldo Pino  Heavy Heavy Heavy   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Suzumi  1974  45  0:59:27 (Pop-up)
 
Osibisa  Ayiko Bia   Favoriting Osibisa  Decca  1971  LP  1:15:10 (Pop-up)
Hedzoleh Soundz  Languta   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Blue Thumb  1973  45  1:22:55 (Pop-up)
Etubom Rex Williams & His Nigerian Artistes  Ediye Nne   Favoriting Message To the World  Philips  1976  MP3  1:26:04 (Pop-up)
Peter King  Ajo   Favoriting Omo Lewa  Orbitone  1976  LP  1:31:31 (Pop-up)
Lafayette Afro Rock Band  Hihache   Favoriting 12" Single  Editions Makossa  1973  12"  1:35:26 (Pop-up)
Olatunje  Soul Makossa   Favoriting Soul Makossa  Paramount  1973  LP  1:42:16 (Pop-up)
 
Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers  I Gotta Go Now (Out On the Floor)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Like  1966  45  1:55:35 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!

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coelacanth∅:

Bam! right on
hi Larry & all
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Andrew in Toronto:

Good afternoon Larry and all other listeners!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey C! Andrew!
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

MOJO! Good afternoon, ready to clean the house now :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Vincent!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Funky16Corners:

You can dance while you clean!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
Alex In Illinois:

I saw Fela Anikulapo Kuti at the Riviera in Chicago in the late 1980s
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:04pm
Funky16Corners:

Hi Alex! I'm jealous!
  3:04pm
CalZone!:

Howdy LG and Testifiers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Funky16Corners:

Cal!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
dreamyandseedy:

hello hello! i haven't been able to listen live in a few months! glad to be here now
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
coelacanth∅:

zombie - a word i utter out loud every time i see humans captivated by small computers ("smartphones") in their hands
...and a song i play on the jukebox at the pub at least once every month or 2
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:05pm
Funky16Corners:

Do you get the full 13 minutes for your quarter?
  3:06pm
CalZone!:

I worked for Celluloid Records and went to a party for Fela when he returned from prison in 1986. Got to speak with him, and saw him perform at the Felt Forum a few weeks later.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
coelacanth∅:

heh - for my dollar? yes! that's part of my motivation
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:06pm
Funky16Corners:

Wow!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:07pm
Alex In Illinois:

This is one of the "Must hear" Fela songs.
Avatar 3:07pm
Vincent The Soul Chef:

Of course, Larry! That's how I survived all those years at the kiddie kasino. There has to be some sort of music happening or I won't get the mojo ;)
  3:08pm
CalZone!:

He was an intense human being. The show was really wild. Incredible energy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:08pm
Funky16Corners:

I can't believe someone hasn't done a biopic
  3:09pm
bradford:

hello larry & testifiers. looking forward to this show!
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Erica:

Hi Testifiers! Ready for our musical trip to Africa.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:09pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey bradford!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:10pm
Funky16Corners:

Hi Erica!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
coelacanth∅:

i don't want to see a documentary on Fela unless due credit is given to Tony Allen
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Funky16Corners:

I like how he had to turn up the keyboard
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Mxter Baba:

bring on the zombies! hey, Larry and folx!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:12pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Baba!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:13pm
Phillippe:

You guys calling for zombies? (raises hand) Present.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:16pm
coelacanth∅:

hey Phillippe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:18pm
Alex In Illinois:

Zombie is definitely not his longest song.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:18pm
coelacanth∅:

Fela played "american" style jazz in the 50s -short tracks
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:19pm
Brian in UK:

Hello Larry. Gentleman always does it for me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:20pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Phillippe! Brian!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:20pm
Funky16Corners:

You might recognize this via the cover by Santana
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
Funky16Corners:

Or the disco version by Candido
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:21pm
coelacanth∅:

Olatunji was probably the first african music i ever consciously heard, though i probably had heard Miriam Makeba first
(and i'm not counting Manfred Mann...or the lion sleeps tonight!)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Brian in UK:

One of the first tunes I remember was Burundi Steiphenson Black. Basically the relentless Drummers of Burundi. Had the pleasure of seeing them once.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:24pm
Funky16Corners:

I forgot all about them! I have one of their 45s.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:24pm
Jeff Ash:

Good afternoon from Wisconsin. Late to the party. Too much multitasking (and didn't Chuck Berry sing about that?)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:25pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Jeff!
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Mxter Baba:

woo hooo Miriam! Let's DANCE!
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coelacanth∅:

oh man i would love to see some burundi drummers going at it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Funky16Corners:

Probably the first African hit in the US? Genuine Top 40!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Phillippe:

Chair dancing here. Hey coel, Mxter Baba!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
coelacanth∅:

if my mind's not playing trix on me i remember seeing Miriam on american tv with Harry Belafonte when i was really little
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:27pm
Funky16Corners:

She made it onto a bunch of US Variety shows at the time
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Funky16Corners:

And then the second African hit in the US! By her then husband!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Mxter Baba:

hey Phillippe, yeah!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
coelacanth∅:

'makes sense. and (the Most Excellent) Belafonte was instrumental in getting her in the doors
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Yes! This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful records I own...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:33pm
Funky16Corners:

I think this actually uses the track recorded at Monterey Pop, though it doesn't say anything on the 45 or the LP
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:34pm
Funky16Corners:

@Vincent - Right there with you, especially the next part
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:39pm
Funky16Corners:

David Axelrod production
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Mxter Baba:

magnificent
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

"What Is Wrong With Groovin'"... I'd do wrong to own it, even the Jazzman reissue.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Funky16Corners:

Her stuff is hard to come by. I only have the second Capitol album (and the Axelrod comp that Pula Yetla came from)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:44pm
Funky16Corners:

Now you can dance! I will!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Funky16Corners:

Just imagine a couple of hundred people dancing to this in David Mancuso's Loft!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:51pm
Funky16Corners:

This one, too
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Erica:

I'm grooving along with you Larry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:52pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for a great show!
  3:52pm
CalZone!:

This one rocks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks kids!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
Funky16Corners:

When I used to spin funk nights I would always bring my Manu Dibango LPs. This stuff sounds amazing on a big sound system
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
Mxter Baba:

oh yeah, wow!
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Another desperate need...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm
Funky16Corners:

Harder to find these days
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:18pm
dutchtheo:

Hey, Larry and testifiers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:18pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey Theo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:19pm
StringOFperils:

Hey! It's my old Osibisa lp! Haven't heard this for a while. Sweet!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:19pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey String!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:19pm
StringOFperils:

Larry! Hello.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:20pm
Funky16Corners:

Osibisa with the groovy Roger Dean album covers
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:21pm
StringOFperils:

This got stolen from my high school locker, and then I found my copy later in a used record store. (It was taped together so I knew it was mine): my Osibisa stroy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:21pm
StringOFperils:

*story
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:22pm
Funky16Corners:

Good story!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:22pm
Brian in UK:

Used to love saying Woyoya!!
Avatar 4:22pm
Erica:

Nice story SOP.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:23pm
Brian in UK:

@StringOFperils I prefer stroy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
StringOFperils:

Relating tales = de-stroy ing
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
Brian in UK:

Nice
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:25pm
Funky16Corners:

Hedzoleh Soundz, introduced to Hugh Masekela by Fela!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:26pm
Brian in UK:

On Blue Thumb?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:27pm
Funky16Corners:

Yup
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:27pm
Funky16Corners:

I have the 45, this is the album: www.discogs.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:27pm
Funky16Corners:

Cover by Milton Glaser!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:28pm
Funky16Corners:

This is the track I got from Doug
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:40pm
Funky16Corners:

These guys started out on Long Island, then moved to France where they started to play Afro-funk/rock
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:42pm
StringOFperils:

It really motors along; it's kind of proto-disco
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:43pm
Funky16Corners:

It would def work in that context
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:51pm
Discotech Underground:

Hey Larry, and fellow Testifiers! Join me next for crazy sounds of the 60's and 70's right here on the Drummer Stream!

wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:51pm
Jeff Ash:

Thanks, Larry! Good one!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:53pm
coelacanth∅:

Thanks Larry!
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Vincent The Soul Chef:

Wonderful show... thank you
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Erica:

Thanks Larry. Sorry for not saying much this week. Will be ready for next week's show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:55pm
StringOFperils:

Thank you Larry!
  4:56pm
CalZone!:

Swell, funky show LG! Excelsior you fathead! ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Funky16Corners:

Oooh, hey Kip! Sorry I forgot to post the link!
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WR:

Thank you! Just caught the last hslf hour. Playlist looks killer. Will cue it up from the archive for a dance party tomorrow night.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:58pm
Funky16Corners:

Hey WR!
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