Star Time #27: Keep On Moving
After 26 episodes firmly based in American concerns with only the occasional sidelong glance elsewhere, I felt it was time to devote a show to the R&B traditions of other countries -- including the continent that started it all, and the island that started something else. Hour 1 of this show features '60s and '70s R&B and related styles from Africa, from direct James Brown tributes to the sounds of highlife and Afro-Cuban. Hour 2 has the early influences of reggae from Jamaica: rocksteady, ska and roots, some strains of music I could listen to all day. It's nice to get out of the house.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| The Hygrades | Keep On Moving | 1971 | His Master's Voice |
| Asiko Rock Group | Lagos City | 1976 | EMI |
| Stephen Osita Amaechi & his Afro-Rhythms-Skies | Afro Baby | 1970 | Philips |
| Afro National Band | Mr. Who You Be | 1973 | His Master's Voice |
| Osibisa | Superfly Man | 1973 | Buddah |
| K. Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas | Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu | 1976 | Ofo Bros (Ofori Brothers) |
| Set 2 | |||
| C.S. Crew | Freaky Funkyfied Fix | 1976 | EMI |
| Ghetto Blaster | Na Waya | 1985 | Moving Target |
| Super Eagles | Aliou Gori-Mami | unknown | RetroAfric |
| Keyboard | Hungry Man | 1978 | EMI |
| The Sahara All Stars of Jos | Feso Jaiye | unknown | unknown |
| Pat Thomas & Marijata | Brain Washing | 1976 | Gapophone |
| Set 3 | |||
| Chuck & Darby | Cool School | 1960 | Blue Beat |
| Lord Creator | Man to Man | 1962 | Randy's |
| Jimmy Cliff | Miss Jamaica | 1962 | Island |
| Hortense & Alton Ellis | Don't Gamble With Love | 1965 | Island |
| Justin Hinds & the Dominoes | Rub Up Push Up | 1965 | Island |
| The Over Takers | Risk You a Run | 1966 | Matador |
| Symarip | Skinhead Moonstomp | 1970 | Trojan |
| Phyllis Dillon | Perfidia | 1967 | Treasure Isle |
| Prince Buster | Ten Commandments of Man | 1964 | Blue Beat |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Wailers | Let Him Go (Rude Boy Get Bail) | 1966 | Island |
| Rudies-Fanatics | Mighty Meaty | 1968 | Fab |
| Dandy | Reggae in Your Jeggae | 1969 | Downtown |
| Nora Dean | Barbwire | 1969 | Baron's |
| Hugh Roy & John Holt | Wear You to the Ball | 1970 | Treasure Isle |
| U-Roy & Ken Parker | True, True, True | 1971 | Treasure Isle |
| The Muckers | Mucking Fuch | 1972 | Splash |
| Marcia Griffiths | Tell Me Now | 1969 | Studio One |
| Prince & Princess Buster | Ten Commandments From Woman to Man | 1967 | RCA Victor |
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