Back on the legal airwaves this time, Chris Greenwood aka Madera Verde brings his unique take on global music in this new series of exclusive shows. The man behind the music programming at Cargo, one of London's top music venues for the last 10 years, and before that Bar Rumba and Bacardi B Live tents at festivals across the UK. Chris was responsible for the dance music programme at The Big Chill Festival for last 2 years and is now launching a festival in Croatia, 3-5 September 2010: STOP MAKING SENSE, natch. There will be some live business, lots of exclusive tracks and some dj mixes recorded specially for the weekly show. Make sure you subscribe, and let us know what you think via the station or direct to
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Another global musical meander from Madera Verde on the fifth Stop Making Sense broadcast: soulful starter with some slo-mo disco from LEON LACE, a Balearic re-rub by LEO ZERO of a new PAUL WELLER number + CANDI STATON singing her heart out on stand out track from ASHLEY BEEDLE's "Mav!s" project; to follow, African/Blues acoustic delights from VICTOR DEME & ALIFARKA TOURE with TOUMANI DIABATE & Afro/Funk from DJANGO DJANGO & FOOL'S GOLD; for desert, dancehall rudeness from LIL WAYNE vs TOY SELECTAH & the man like SHEPDOG & original Panama chombo riddims from ALDO RANKS. Finally a lil Cumbia digestif from UP BUSTLE & OUT and that all important wafer thin classic salsa track (from Colombia's LOS ALFA 8) to wrap things up as usual!
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 March 2010 00:39 )
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After being seriously impressed and inspired by the 2010 African Soul Rebels show on tour in the UK at the moment, we go fairly full on African this week! New tracks by FOOL'S GOLD, ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE, LE TOUT PUISSANT POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU, DJ MUJAVA, SON OF DAVE, TY and FOURTET + some booties, old nuggets and bangers! Enjoy.
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 March 2010 18:16 )
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Madera Verde is joined in the studio by teenage flamenco troubadours FRAN AND JOSH, straight out of Chester, UK. They play three songs live, and chat about their fast blossoming career. SMS show carries on with tunes dropped by GIL SCOT HERON, RIOGHNACH CONNOLLY, ORQUESTA IMPERIAL, TIM MAIA, THE VERY BEST, CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS amongst other nuggets and cheeky bootlegs.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 13:53 )
Week 2 for the latest addition to the openair.fm schedule, Stop Making Sense with Madera Verde. This week we start around the Meditteranean with GWALEDGE & L'OCCITANA, easyjet back to London for some FOUR TET, then long haul to Colombia via LA & Mexico to listen to DEVENDRA BARHARDT, MEXICAN DUBWISER and TOTO LA MOMPOSINA. A moody cruise with GIL SCOT HERON, MASSIVE ATTACK & CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG leads us up nicely to a Nigerian/NY flavoured finish with NNEKA & MARKOLINO DIMOND. Tickets please!
GNAWLEDGE El Manisero De Potemkin (www.gnawledge.com) ORIGINAL L'OCCITANA L'amolaire (Warm Up) FOUR TET Love Cry(Roska Remix) Domino LONGJON LA FLECHA Descarga Confusa (www.longjonlaflecha.net) DEVENDRA BARNHARDT Carmensita (Toy Selectah remix) DJ VADIM MEETS MENDOZA Fosforito (off Mexican Dubwiser presents Sonido De Hoy Y De Ayer vol 1) TOTO LA MOMPOSINA Manita Uribe (Astar Artes) GIL SCOTT HERON Winter In America (live studio version) MASSIVE ATTACK Splitting The Atom CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG Master's Hand NNEKA Kangpe (Yo Mama's Recording Co) MIIKE SNOW Animals (Mark Ronson remix) MARKOLINO DIMOND/FRANKIE DANTE El Quinto De Beethoven
Madera Verde finds his feet around the studio for his first show on Open Air FM. Drawing on 20 years in the business of programming clubs, live music venues & festivals in London and the UK, the STOP MAKING SENSE show takes us on an anarchic whirlwind musical tour across the Continents; expect a broad mix of brand new Latin, African & Electronic hybrids + a few classics and some chat. Some of the artists featured include TALVIN SINGH, TOY SELECTAH, VAMPIRE WEEKEND, and LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES.
Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 17:21 )
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