From the outset, the purpose of the Nexus was to play as many types of music in one program while still maintaining a sense of continuity and fun.

I mix it up. You be the judge. This week's podcast features: the lijadu sisters, roy ayers, mos def, ove naxx, celso fonseca, todd rundgren, j-live, zero tolerance, enon, boogie down productions, future sound of london, olatunji and buddy holly (+ 26 more treats).

Complete track listing...
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city of god soundtrack - funk di varada
lijadu sisters - orere elejigbo
boogie down productions - t'cha t'cha
black on white affair - a bunch of changes
cyne - african elephants
roy ayers - we live in brooklyn
mos def - brooklyn
desmond dekker - shanty town
the police - will you be my girl
bloc party - tulips
future sound of london - lifeforms (path 1)
antena - the boy from ipanema
bob dylan - mozambique
buddy holly - rave on
don pierce - this funky thing
ove naxx - wasabi violence
celso fonseca - ela e carioca
king tubby - a rougher version (the aggravators)
bruce springsteen - does this bus stop at 82nd street
out hud - its for you
hubert laws - let her go
olatunji - gin-go-lo-ba
the velvet underground - i'll be your mirror
dj me dj you - a taste of scandanavia
todd rundgren - we gotta get you a woman
the doors - 20th century fox
cadence weapon - black hand
koop - summer sun
j-live - a charmed life
gloria gaynor - yo vivire
the beatles - mean mr. mustard seed
diverse - certified
peter tosh - you can't blame the youth
the jungle brothers - straight out the jungle
a.c. newman - better than most
zero tolerance - middlemen
enon - disposable parts
wee willie mason - funky funky (hot pants)
prefuse 73 - it's crowded

The Nexus serves up 34 tracks this week. In the past 3 weeks we have featured over 90 different artists. Not 90 artists, 90 DIFFERENT artists.

6 hours, 94 different artists. You won't find variety & flow like this anywhere.

This week you can check belle & sebastian, common, lee renaldo, frank sinatra, prefuse 73, konono no.1, antipop consortium, sun-ra, panico, cutty ranks, the cars, art brut, electralane and more, more, more.

The Nexus: What Radio Should Be.

Complete track listing...
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jurassic-5 - react
common - be
ciara - oh (cadence weapon smart bomb remix)
altered images - i could be happy
electralane - i love you my farfisa
four tet - the glue of the world
spoon - i turn my camera on
common - real people
jaga - oslo skyline
sensational - the seven
ttc - girlfriend
nic armstrong - if we can't escape, my pretty
ivy - tess don't tell
bus (ft. mc soom-t) - me who me
sensational - rap flash
art brut - modern art
human league - (keep feelin) fascination
the brass ring - up, up & away
the dears - who are the defenders of the universe
belle & sebastian - take your carriage clock & shove it
common - the corner
lee renaldo - the fire
frank sinatra - summer wind
prefuse 73 - and i'm gone
konono no.1 - paradiso
antipop consortium - z st.
sun-ra - transition
cookin' bag - this is me
panico - ice cream
cutty ranks - limb by limb
the cars - candy-o
m.e.d. (ft. j dilla) - push
the honey comb - want ads
brazilian girls - pussy

The active discussion and criticism of the line ups for Live 8 could be considered its biggest success. Too white, old & boring. Easy targets right? One angle that gets my attention is the complete lack of African acts so far.

Though far from an expert, I love African funk. On a whole, global popular music is as vibrant and exciting as anything going down in the states. Check out some of the links below, listen to some tracks and if you like it spread the word. This stuff is too good to keep a secret. If you know other good sources write back with links. I LOVE new music!!

Check out here or here for the low down on Afrobeat.

Hip-hop truly is a global music these days and its existence in Africa is deep & varied. Check out some of its latest permutations here.
Stylus Magazine also did a feature on Bongo Flava, a Tanzanian style of hip-hop. Read that here.

This week's show features Need New Body's shout out to Philly, Jimmy Edgar's super funky beats, Afura, Sufjan Stevens, Cadence Weapon, Missing Persons, Pela, Pet, Nouvelle Vague & Kelly Osbourne (what?!?!). Oh yeah! This is the Nexus for June 5. Take this mix with you everywhere. See a complete listing on my Radio Volta DJ page: http://radiovolta.org/dj/nexus.shtml.

Email me & shout back about your favorite tracks right now.

Complete track listing...
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madvillian - intro (alternate)
need new body - so st rx
edan - fumbling over words that rhyme
jimmy edgar - sheer, make, serve
quinto andar - melo da propaganda
nouvelle vague - just can't get enough
pet - no yes no
caribou - subotnick
lady sovereign - blah blah blah (cadence weapon remix)
need new body - eskimo
adventures in stereo - silence falls
don cunningham quartet - quiet village / tabou
the new pornographers - the slow descent into alcoholism
quinto andar - a 1 passo do paraiso
sufjan stevens - year of the dog
missing persons - destination unknown
lippok & morgenstern - please wake me for meals
pela - episodes (diphenhydramine)
sorry bamba - porry
afura - whirlwind through cities
belle & sebastian - ease your feet in the sea
the specials - blank expression
jorge ben - o filosofo
dabrye - smoking the edge
black twang - travellin
kelly osbourne - one word (favela funk mix???)
bloc party - positive tension
dj spooky (ft. lee perry) - optometry
mahjongg - the real red pepper rag
evan dando & sabrine brook - summer wine
afromystik - momentary vision
fel sweetenberg - lust
cadence weapon - halfway rooks
eric b. & rakim - follow the leader
dr. octagon - 3000
petty booka - perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

What's up besides Phil Spector's hair?

We had the pleasure of hanging at Club Joe this weekend. A South Philly row home basement with an insane lighting rig (see picture). With MG on the decks it was a transcendent experience.

Thanks Joe & happy birthday Kim!!