>> Slavodelic Podcast

Whoa, Alright a big shout out to the emissary of Uncle Meghabhuti for reaching out to me to bring some international funk to their show. It was so fun playing some funky tunes and talking about them and the world.

Angola...  Man, talking about a collision of ideas, cultures and fortunes...  Damn. Colonized by the Portuguese the influence is felt but even more is the backlash, the resistance, and and the sounds of survival. Depths upon Depths...

Jamaica... Man the cultural interplay between the US and Jamaica and the exchange and development of musical ideas has been eye opening for me. So much of modern US music across popular genres has so many Jamaican connections and influences.

Mexico, the land of intense volume. Mexico the land of free flowing Victoria cerveza and bars that can blast the banda at obscene levels. Mexico the land where you can wake up every morning to your neighbor singing along to the Spanish version of Piano...

Alright, so this is the first podcast that doesn't really have a country as its focus, so let me explain that a little bit. This show is all about cover songs that I encountered in different languages while I was listening to the tons of albums from ea...