Global Roots: Thris Tian with Soul of a Nation – Curators Special with Zoe Whitley and Mark Godfrey
12.09.17Weekly show with Thris Tian presenting two hours of the best underground and global selections. For the month of September, Thris Tian welcomes guests from across the creative spectrum for a series of four specials celebrating arts and culture.
For the second instalment, Thris Tian welcomes Zoe Whitley and Mark Godfrey, to chat about the curation of Tate’s hugely successful Soul of a Nation, an exhibition which explores the boom of American art in the age of Black Power.
Tracklist :
Laraaji – Sun Dong No 2 [All Saints] // US
Joe Armon – Jones & Maxwell Owin – Idiom (ft. Oscar Jerome) – [YAM 003] // UK
Iman Omari – So Real [The Breath] // US
Fatima Yamaha-Platforms(Empty Version) [DEKMANTEL]// Netherlands
Portico Quartet – Objects to Place In A Tomb [Gondwana Records] // UK
Funkadelic – Cosmic Slop (Moodymann Mix) [Westbound Records] // UK
El Michaels Affair – Shadow Boxin’ [Not On Label] // US
Merdian Brothers – Entra El Ritmo Antillano [Banquet Records] // Colombia
Imanu Amiri Baraka – Kutoa Umoja [Motown Records] // USA
Imanu Amiri Baraka – Come Back, Pharaoh [Motown Records] // USA
Sly & The Family Stone – Skin I’m In [Epic] // US
Gil Scott-Heron – Brother [Strata – East] // US
Marvin Gaye – Flyin’ High (In The Friendly Sky) [Tamla] // US
John Coltrane – Sound Of The Underground Railroad [Atlantic] // US
Kamasi Washington – Malcolm’s Theme [ Brainfeeder] // UK
When – The Angel Speaks [Jester Records] // US
Jamila Woods – VRY BLK (ft. Nomame) [Jagjaguwar) // US