In conjunction with radiopellenera jazz-not-jazz presents a weekly show with quality soul, jazz and house music. You can catch the show every Tuesday from 07:00-09:00 (UTC+1) and if you missed it it will be repeated on Friday 12:00-14:00 (UTC+1) and Sunday from 13:00-15:00 (UTC+1) . For conversion to your local time zone have a look at the wikipedia or at radiopellenera’s schedule on live365.com.
This time it’s all about freedom and the constant struggle one has to master to fight for it. The title was of course inspired by this entry about the Lift Every Voice Exhibition.
One might argue why fight for freedom because in most western countries the right for freedom and equality is part of the constitutions. That may be right but we all witness in recent time that the constitutionis is just seen as a noble piece of paper (like Gil Scott-Heron sings in Winter In America) without any obligations. And most politicians think the constitutions offers a mere suggestion and not the foundation their decisions should be based upon. Patriot Act in the USA and the Data Retention Directive in the EU are just two of the most striking examples of politicians’ ignorance.
Other rights and (social) achievement people has sucessfully fought for in the sixties or seventies are wiped out so easily these days that you rub your eyes in bewilderment and hope to wake up soon from your nightmare.
That’s why the fight for freedom is a constant struggle and you can’t rest on the merits.
Here’s the playlist for the show starting tomorrow March, 14th:
Intro (Wise Words By Lyrical from Above The Water)
3 Generations Walking: Days Of Slavery (from 3 Generations Walking)
Fertile Ground: Rise/Freedom (from Seasons Change)
Young Disciples: Freedom (Free For All Mix)
Sunny Sumter: Freedom Oh Freedom (from Freedom Sampler)
King Britt presents Oba Funke: Freedom (from CosmoAfrique)
Myron: Free (from Free)
Max Roach: Freedom Day (from We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite)
Nina Simone: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (from Silk & Soul)
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson: Winter In America (from The First Minute Of A New Day)
Doug Carn: Search For The New Land (from Spirit Of The New Land)
Curtis Mayfield: Right On For The Darkeness (from Back To The World)
Jhelisa: Survivin’ In The Key Of Eflat (from A Primitive Guide To Being There)
Carl Hancock-Rux: Intro To (R)Evolution (from Rux Revue)
Natural Selection: Unity (from Come On Over)
Oneness Of JuJu: Liberation Dues (from African Rhythms)
Stevie Wonder: Black Man (from Songs In The Key Of Life)
McKoy: Fight (12″ version)
Carleen Anderson: Careful (from Soul Providence)
Mass Order: Maybe One Day (from Maybe One Day)