“Conference of the Birds†is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives. You can subscribe to the podcast with this URL (click here to subscribe in iTunes).
This week I decided to feature music from Johnny “Mbizo” Dyani, the legendary South African expatriate bass player/pianist/bandleader.
Dyani will be familiar to regular listeners to the show, but I really love his music and thought it was past time to do a deep dive. Since the guys before me do a much more pop/rock show, I decided to spend the first hour or so of the show transitioning from that—so there’s a lot of great non-Dyani music at the top.
Enjoy!
Listen:
download program (145MB, 2Â hrs 39 min)
Artist: “Track†– Album (Label)
Kabassele: “Africa Mokili Mobimba†– Hommage Au Grand Kalle Vol. 1 (African)
Stanislas Tohon: “Paix Lo†– Dans Le Tchink Système (Hot Casa Records)
Almon Memela: “Broken Shoes†– Broken Shoes (Warner)
The Mighty Show-stoppers: “Hippy Skippy Moon Strut†– Black Feeling (Freestyle)
Ayinde with New Star Orchestra: “Amon Omo†– Yoruba Street Percussion (Original Music)
The Staple Singers: “Are You Sure?†– Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax)
Geof Bradfield: “Persephone†– Rule of Three (Liberated Zone)
Elements of the 7th: “Blue 19†– Rhythm Process = 2x(y)+3 (Quadraphonic Sound Module Corp.)
Johnny Dyani: “Kalahari Lives†– Afrika (Steeplechase)
Johnny Dyani Quartet: “Portrait of Mosa Gwangwa†– Angolian Cry (Steeplechase)
Johnny Mbizo Dyani: “Wish You Sunshine†– Born Under the Heat (Dragon)
Johnny Dyani Quartet: “Wish You Sunshine†– Song for Biko (SteepleChase)
The Blue Notes: “Ithi Gui†– Before the Wind Changes (Ogun)
Johnny Dyani: “Funk Dem Dudu†– Afrika (Steeplechase)
The Blue Notes: “Funk Dem Dudu > To Erico†– Blue Notes For Johnny (Ogun)
The Blue Notes: “Funk Dem Dudu†– Blue Notes For Johnny (Ogun)
Johnny Mbizo Dyani: “Open Ballad to Mandela†– Grandmothers Teaching (JAM Disques)
Johnny Dyani: “Blame it on the Boers†– Afrika (Steeplechase)
Johnny Dyani: “House Arrest†– Mbizo (Steeplechase)
Johnny Mbizo Dyani: “Let My People Get Some Freedom†– Born Under the Heat (Dragon)
Mal Waldron/Johnny Dyani: “Blues for Mandela†– Some Jive Ass Boer “Live At Jazz Unité” (Jazz Unité)
The Blue Notes: “Funk Dem Dudu > To Erico†– Blue Notes For Johnny (Ogun)
