We'll kick off with a set of new releases by Omar, LaRombe, and David Walters, hear a set of Aretha (and a poem to Aretha by Nikki Giovanni) by request, and we'll hear songs for & about children by La Mont Zeno Theater and Loretta Long- also known as Susan from Sesame Street!
UpFront Soul Playlist #2020.04
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1 Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA
Havin' a Party "Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963" from RCA on 1985
Flyjack "Night Glider"
Show Me Your Peace Sign "Stay Human Vol. II"
Flash a Flashlight "Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984" from Cultures of Soul
Sweat "Sweet Sister Funk"
Happy Talk "Susan Sings the Songs of Sesame Street"
Afrikan Children "Black Fairy" from Athens of the North
Soul Dig "Truth & Soul Presents Soul Fire: The Majestic Collection"
It Ain't Like We Don't "Black Tea: The Legend of Jessi James"
Jah Guide "Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)"
Dreadlock Corner "Ital Corner"
Neutron Bomb (Live) "Eek a Mouse / Michigan & Smiley - Live at Reggae Sunsplash"
On that other shore (Divine Situation Way Over Yonder Club Rework) "Greg Belson's Divine Disco Vol 2"
Feeling Free "Keep Reachin' Up"
The Colors That You Bring "Where Future Unfolds" from International Anthem
Down City Streets feat. Archie "Blackfella Whitefella"
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People "Black Power: Music of a Revolution Disc 1"
Hail to the Real Chief "Hail to the Real Chief"
How I Got Over "Amazing Grace"
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (Poem for Aretha) "The Truth is on the Way"
Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future) "Almighty Fire"
Krye Mwen "Soleil Kreyol" from Heavenly Sweetness
You're The Best (Curtom Disco Version) "From Philly" from Athens of the North
Bully (feat. The Scratch Professor) "The Anthology"
Back to the Night "Back to the Night" from A&M on 1975