Thu Oct 08 2026

Red Beats

hosted by Addy Rasgon

10:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Cold War-era jazz, funk, soul, and psychedelic rock that flourished in the shadows of global propaganda wars. While the United States used music as a cultural weapon to push Western ideals, artists from the USSR, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia forged their own radical sounds - fusing tradition with rebellion to discuss the vital reminder: that music has always been more than just entertainment - it's resistance, identity, and revolution.

Broadcast Archive Expired — Audio recordings are only available for 14 days.

Anchin Kfu Ayinkash - Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band, Wede Harer Guzo (Awesome Tapes From Africa) 2016

The Homeless Wanderer - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Spielt Eigen Kompositionen - EP (Mississippi Records) 1963

Sewnetuwa - Hailu Mergia, Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye (Awesome Tapes From Africa) 2013

Mulatu - Mulatu Astatke, The Story of Ethio Jazz (1965-1975) [New York - Addis - London] (Strut Records) 2009

Expensive Shit - Fela Kuti, Expensive Shit (Knitting Factory Records) 1975

Afrodiscobeat (Africaine 808 Rework) - Tony Allen & Africa 70, Disco Afro Reedit Series (Comet Records) 2017

Tezeta - Mulatu Astatke, The Story of Ethio Jazz (1965-1975) [New York - Addis - London] (Strut Records) 2009