November 16, 2006

tonight on grandfunk,...a few speeches i mixed for the "free alfred pierce" event. and, music for the toe-tapping war resister.

detroit sex machines - rap it together
angela davis - fear of communism (refusenik mix)
mos def, talib kweli, q-tip - we make it better
rez villain - charismatic manner
martin luther king jr. - last speech (with ocote soul sounds' "la luche sigue")
the soul jazz orchestra - insurrection
dead prez - we want freedom
malcolm x - klan cowards (refusenik mix)
m.i.a. - pull up the people
gift of gab and lateef the truth speaker - kalakuta show
anitbalas - indictment
sharon jones and the dap-kings - this land is our land
krs-one - poetry
malcolm x - on black power (refusenik mix)
the roots - game theory
madlib - instrumental
kia kadiri - new foundation

Respects to Alfred Pierce

i will be dj-ing the "free alfred pierce" event this thursday. in addition to music, their will be performances by members of the dub poets collective out of toronto. this event is an effort to bring awareness to the various forms of racism at queen's, in the past and present. for info on mr. alfred pierce, the man who gives "alfies pub" it's name, listen to last week's show at cfrc.ca or visit qcred.org, the Queen's Coalition for Racial and Ethnic Diversity.

doors are at 9.

peace,

avi

november 2, 2006

dj logic - peace ya'll (i am in the house)
lyn collins - take me as i am
the invaders - i can't get next to you
koola lobitos - ololufe mi
blue states - golden touch (connie price remix)
the quartertones - bite into this
oh no - oh zone
marc cary & chance - abstrakt blak
no luck club - our story
talib kweli, dead prez, j ben - shuffering and smiling
mr. something something - the flux
the j.b.'s - king heroin (instrumental)
cut chemist ft. edan and mr. lif - storm
lyrics born - shake it off

october 26, 2006

soul seven - southside funk
azymuth - caca a raposa
barbara adler - breadcrumbs
eddie harris - carry on brother
kid koala - more dance music
frank hatchett - latin salsa
poets of rythm - discern and define
jurassic 5 - red hot
emperor penguin - chill or be chilled
jaylib - the official
lloyd mcneil - home rule
monomono - tire loma de ligbehin
common, meshell ndegeocello, djelimady tounkara - years of tears
arrested development - man's final frontier
koko taylor - yes, k's good for you
the detroit experiment - space oddysey