The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: June 26, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

Welcome!

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Let’s start with a classic from Guinea’s Sombory de Fria!

Do you love the music of Arsenio Rodriguez? Me too. We’ll have a track from him as well as salsa from Venezuela and a couple of rare songs from cassettes to celebrate Madagascar’s Independence Day.

Listen for another rarity: the late Congolese guitarist Nene Tshakou recorded with Nigerian artists in 1986.

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    June 26th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: June 12. 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Mali, Brazil, Angola, Haiti, USA, Ghana, Nigeria…More.

New music from Afrodelic, Oriental Brothers International Band and others.

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    June 12th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: May 29, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Cuba, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Congo, Colombia, Brazil, Haiti, Angola and more….

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    May 29th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

THe Motherland Influence: May 1, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

Rudy Gomis live in Central Park

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Start with my favorite song with the late Rudy Gomis and Orchestra Baobab.

We’ll also have little set of music from Venezuela and Panama and MORE with some Nigerian highlife and east African classics.

A big THANK YOU! to all new and continuing donors.

You love WRIR and we love you!

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    May 1st, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: April 17, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

Music for today. And more!

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    April 17th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: March 20, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

Couple in the park, Bangui Central African Republic. Photographer unknown

WELCOME!

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

We start by celebrating NATURE with Tilda & Rocafil Jazz International of Cameroon & Nigeria.

Then we’ll jump not some classics from the Central African Republic,

Music from Guinea, Congo, Mali, Cuba, Colombia, Guadeloupe…

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    March 20th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: March 6, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

African, Latin and Caribbean music.

I have a couple of interesting eclectic mixes for you. During the first hour, I’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to the upcoming release party for the new CD by RVA’s own Afro Zen All Stars.

Tickets are gone!

In the second hour, we’ll go on the road with Le Yapi Jazz of Cote d’Ivoire and many others in Volume One of a possible series of programs devoted to the classiest bands, the “Jazz” bands of Africa. We’ll go to the two Congos, Tanzania, Guinea and more.

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    March 6th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: February 20, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

African, Latin & Caribbean music.

Heavy on the African music today with new music from Burkina Azza, Bonga and more!

Starting off with a rare 1983 live track by Youssou N’Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar live in Abidjan!

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    February 20th, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music

The Motherland Influence presents:

The Motherland Influence: January 23, 2022 5:00-7:00 PM

Pile of random LPs on my floor, music from Gabon.

We start out here in the west with a couple of songs from Colombia and Guadeloupe, then we’re going to dive into some music from Gabon. Hopefully you’ll hear something new to your ears as I pick and choose through LPs and CDs.

Later we’ll hear a few songs from the Essiebons label of Ghana and, if there’s time, more more more!

David Noyes    The Motherland Influence    January 23rd, 2022

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Tags: African music, Caribbean music, Latin music