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RNR Leftovers

Programme
Roots And Roads
Date
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Length
58 min

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Introduction

In this episode of Roots and Roads, Dominik explores the theme of 'wandering around' through a selection of songs left over from previous months. Key moments include a discussion on Femi Kuti's Nigerian heritage, the raw power of the elementary student group Ghetto Reality, and the story of an escaped gorilla in the Paris Zoo featured in a song by Georges Brassens.

Dominik presents a programme themed around 'wandering around', featuring random songs left over from previous months' themes. The selection includes 'La mauvaise réputation' by Georges Brassens, which concerns an escaped gorilla in the Paris Zoo, and 'Miline' by Spiritual Quintet, recorded in the seventies. Dominik also discusses Femi Kuti, the London-born son of Fela Kuti, and the 1960s Rochester-based elementary student group Ghetto Reality. The Dixie Chicks' 'Long Time Gone' is included for its message that times are changing.

Topics

  • Leftover songs from previous themes
  • Black liberation
  • African music and choirs

Participants

  • Dominik

Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.

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Looks at the highways and byways of me, and today the theme is, well, just wandering around, looking at random songs that I like, very often left over from themes from.

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Leftovers: A Wandering Selection

  1. 1
    Big Rock Candy Mountain · John Hartford

    Why it was chosen Leftover from themes from the past few months that Dominik did not have time to play

  2. 2
    Casey Jones · Speed Seeger

    Why it was chosen Dominik is in a whimsical mood

  3. 3
    Tennessee Stud · Doc Watson

    Why it was chosen Dominik is in a storytelling mood

  4. 4
    Gorry · Georges Brassens

    Why it was chosen Dominik is in a whimsical mood

  5. 5
    Mlýny · Spirituál Kvintet

    Why it was chosen One of Dominik's favorite songs

  6. 6
    Long Time Gone · Dixie Chicks

    Why it was chosen An upbeat song with a message that times are changing

  7. 7
    Too Often Left Alone · J D. Crowe, The New South

    Why it was chosen Exploring what music from the past sounded like

  8. 8
    Guns And Butter · Hot Butter Rum

    Why it was chosen The phrase 'less guns, more butter' is a perfect slogan for an anti-war movement

  9. 9
    Hosanna · Soweto Gospel Choir
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    Why it was chosen Dominik is meandering through music

  10. 10
    Zembezo Zengosi · Lady Smith Black Mambazo
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    Why it was chosen Staying in the country where the previous song originated from (South Africa)

  11. 11
    Wonder, Wonder · Fami Kuti

    Why it was chosen Staying in Africa and moving north to Nigeria

  12. 12
    James Brown · Ghetto Reality

    Why it was chosen Leftover song from a previous theme of black liberation

  13. 13
    Untitled · Sam Cooke

    Why it was chosen Dominik admires the lack of blemishes or imperfection in his voice

  14. 14
    God Bless The Child · Mishka Adams

    Why it was chosen Staying in the same vein as the previous song