Humans make music and music makes us humans. The relationship between music and politics has existed for centuries, sometimes in harmony and other times not as much.
In this first episode of “Music & Politics” we explore the relation between notes, rhythms and political participation to everyday life in our communities.
“We not gonna teach anything talking. We gonna learn everything listening.”
Episode 1: They wanna fight , We wanna dance.
1) Lonely Melody : Dorothy Ashby
2) Harlem Breakdown: The Young Punx
3) Mah nà Mah nà: Pietro Umiliani (Original 7” mix)
4) The worst MC : Gonzales
5) Angola: Bheki Mseleku (feat. Marvin Smith, Michael Bowie & Eddie Parker)
6) Never Will I Marry : Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
7) Yussef’s Groove : Tenderlonius
8) Ginger Jumps The Fence : The Herbaliser
9) Song for Lonnie : The Jazzinvaders
10) Chicago, Damn : Bobby Humphrey
11) Doona : Les Amazones D’Afrique
12) On The Red Clay: Mark Murphy
13) Time moves Slow : Badbadnotgood
Note on the producer:
Vittorio “VIC” Dellacasa, is a relentless digger in every angle of music. He is a musician, having recorded funk, soul and jazz songs, a collector, with over 5000 records and a hundred vintage string instruments. His love for music led him to a career as live show producer. Indeed, he has now years of experience as Stage and Production Manager of music legends of the caliber of Stevie Wonder (he led the legendary worldwide tour “Songs in the Key of Life” in 2014). With its company Delamaison Productions Srl, based in Italy and in the US, he has established a sustainable business in the world of music and live events, ranging from stadium shows to small club gigs.
The partnership with Jazz not Jazz, part of Concertzender Radio, was born a few months ago and its purpose is to sponsor the recording of quality music concerts in 2019.