Black Audio Society: Free World Meditation
10.11.24
Black Audio Society is a collective effort lead by Gum.mp3 for the conservation and enjoyment of black music. The aim is to identify sociopolitical context, analyze the development and mixture of genres over time, and imagine the future of black music in both theory and practice. Through guest mixes and periodic deep dives into the history of this music, B.A.S. serves as an alternative destination for black music discovery and appreciation.
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This month’s mix is a loosely guided meditation on the historical and political contexts of Rastafari and Afrofuturism, soundtracked by 2 hours of reggae/dub and jazz. Central to the framing of this mix is Benjamin Zephaniah’s Rasta Time In Palestine. Standout tracks from the mix are Burning Spear’s “Cry Blood Africa” and Hugh Mundell’s “Africa Must Be Free By 1983.”
REFERENCES:
+ Reggae Rastas and Rudies: Style and the Subversion of Form by Dick Hebidge
+ Sun Ra: His Myth, Music, and the Alter Destiny
+ Rasta time in Palestine by Benjamin Zephaniah
+ Writings on Palestine Collection
Tracklist:
Twinkle Brothers – Enter Zion
Big Youth – Cool Breeze
Niney the Observer – Every Thief Must Dead
Augustus Pablo – Blowing With The Wind
Burning Spear – The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
Burning Spear – Cry Blood Africa
Culture – Natty Dread Taking Over
Steel Pulse – Prodigal Son
Culture – Why Am I A Rastaman?
Johnny Clarke – Them Never Love Poor Marcus
Hugh Mundell – Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Culture – Cumbolo
Milton Henry – Let The Sunshine In
Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
Third World – Jah Glory
Culture – Stop The Fussing and Fighting
Hugh Mundell – Rastafari’s Version
Black Skull – A Black Slavery Day Dub
Sun Ra – Love In Outer Space
Pharoah Sanders – Love Will Find A Way
Pharoah Sanders – Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
