'Global Positioning: Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra'. 'Souljazz Orchestra: Bangin' Afrobeat straight outta Ottawa'. Philippe LafreniГЁre вЂ“ drums, percussion, vocals.Zakari Frantz вЂ“ alto sax, flute, percussion, vocals.Ray Murray вЂ“ baritone sax, percussion, vocals.Steve Patterson вЂ“ tenor sax, percussion, vocals.Pierre ChrГ©tien вЂ“ electric piano, clavinet, organ, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals.The band has had three Juno nominations: Instrumental Album of the Year ( Rising Sun, 2011), and World Music Album of the Year ( Solidarity, 2013, and Resistance, 2016.) Their Resistance album release tour of Europe, all October/November 2015, sees them among others in London, Liverpool, Zurich, Paris, Lyon, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Cologne, Vienna, Prague, Athens, Marseille. In 2012, the band completed two US tours that included stops in cities such as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Chicago. Other musicians signed to Strut include 'Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey and Ghanaian highlife singer Ebo Taylor, to name a few.' ДЄccording to AllMusic, the band's 'overtly political 2006 single 'Mista President,' off second album Freedom No Go Die (Do Right!), really increased their audience, voted to the number nine spot in the 2006 Top 30 of BBC DJ Gilles Peterson's Worldwide programme. Miles Davis: So What (Kind of Blue, 1959) ColumbiaДў9.The band signed to London-based Strut Records, a UK record label that focuses on dance music and afrobeat. Gorillaz: How Far? (How Far single, 2020) ParlophoneДў8. Keleketla & Coldcut: Future Toyi Toyi (Keleketla!, 2020) Ninja TuneДў7. Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen: Celia's Walk (Inspiration Information: Volume 4, 2009) StrutДў6. Tony Allen, Ugochi & Chicago Afrobeat Project: White Rhino (What Goes Up, 2017) self-releasedДў5. Tony Allen: Switch (Secret Agent, 2010) World Circuit/NonesuchДў4. Tony Allen & Jeff Mills: On the Run (Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, 2018) Blue Note/DeccaДў3. Tony Allen Hits with the Africa 70: Jealousy (Jealousy/Progress, 1975) Soundworkshop/StrutДў2. Tony Allen: Asiko (Dekmantel: Best of 2018, 2018) DekmantelДў1. Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Water No Get Enemy (Expensive Shit, 1975) Soundworkshop/Editions MakossaДў0. Manu Dibango: Dikalo (Dikalo 7', 1973) PhilipsДЎ9. Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Je'nwi Teni/Don't Gag Me (The Visitor OST, 2008) VarГЁse SarabandeДЎ8. Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi: Baayo (Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu - Somalia 1972-1991, 2019) Analog AfricaДЎ7. Galt MacDermot & His Mid-Manhattan Rhythm Section: Alive in Dar-Es-Salaam (Shapes of Rhythm, 1966) KilmarnockДЎ6. Cast: Afrika Will Be Saved (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom OST, 2013) Decca/UniversalДЎ5. Soda Mama Fall: Cheixou Na (TaГЇf ak BaГЇla, 2020) Awesome Tapes from AfricaДЎ4. Ludwig GГ¶ransson: Wakanda Origins (Black Panther: Original Score, 2018) HollywoodДЎ3. RAMZi: Majestic Zouk (Phobiza Dia: Volume 1, 2016) Total StatisДЎ2. Amaria Hamadalher: Tamidtine (Music from Saharan WhatsApp 05, 2020) Sahel SoundsДЎ1. Sarah Davachi & Ariel Kalma: Harmonium Odyssey (Intemporel, 2019) Black SweatДЎ0. Sade: Kiss of Life (2019) self-releasedДЁ. Kaytranada: The Worst in Me (Bubba, 2019) RCAД§. 1-CV Rhythms: YanValu Drumming (2018) self-releasedД¦. Sault: Masterpiece (5, 2019) Forever Living OriginalsДҐ. Betty Wright: Where is the Love (Danger High Voltage, 1974) Alston/RCAД¤. Patrick Holland: Simstim (Simstim EP, 2020) VerdicchioДЈ. The Souljazz Orchestra: Serve & Protect (Solidarity, 2012) StrutДў. We'll hop around parts of Africa for this pretty funky show, eulogizing also jazz drummer James Cobb & singer Betty Wright.ДЎ. With the recent death of drummer Tony Allen (1940-2020), this episode will mostly focus on the genre closely associated with him and the legendary Fela Kuti: Afrobeat.

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