Show 507

February 29, 2008

School's in session: WEFUNK brings in radio veteran Duke Eatmon for a black history month special weaving together dramatic stories of funk, soul & hip-hop icons and the social and political dimensions of their music.

DJs & GUESTS

Professor Groove, DJ Static, Duke Eatmon

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • skull snaps - it's a new day
  • talk (over propositions - africana)
  • flames - stand up and be counted
  • isley brothers - it's your thing
  • cold grits - it's your thing
  • sly & the family stone - in time
  • talk: sly stone's musical beginnings, the "fresh" album
  • sly & the family stone - luv n' haight
  • sly & the family stone - stand
  • talk: sly's influence and genius, introduction to curtis mayfield & the impressions
  • impressions - we're a winner
  • impressions - we're rollin' on
  • talk: the winstons' classic drum break
  • curtis mayfield - (don't worry) if there's a hell below we're all going to go
  • talk: curtis' last works, the james brown-parliament-funkadelic connection
  • parliament - chocolate city
  • parliament - flashlight
  • talk: tales of "flashlight", bootsy's james brown stint, intro to "king heroin"
  • james brown - king heroin
  • talk: james brown's impact
  • james brown - there it is
  • james brown - soul power (live)
  • talk: james brown tears up montreal (over james brown - hot pants (live))
  • public enemy - welcome to the terrordome
  • talk: story of "welcome to the terrordome"
  • public enemy - rebirth
  • jeru - come clean
  • boogie down productions - my philosophy
  • de la soul - oodles of o's
  • brand nubian - allah u akbar
  • talk: native tongues movement and afrocentrism, wrap-up (over common - the corner instrumental)
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