Moses Iten digs deep into Voodoo music from Haiti and related sounds from New Orleans, Colombia, Sudan, Cuba, Brazil and Congo. He pulls audio fetishes from the darkest hiding places of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) archives to conjure up tales of Zombie Makeup and the pin-pricked ragdoll of Voodoo Economics.
Voodoo doll by Svenstorm from Flickr
Podcast (53’58”)
Track List
Track: It’s Your Voodoo Working
Artist: Charles Sheffield
Composer: Sheffield
7″ title: b/w Rock n Roll Train
7″ label: Excello 45 2200
Dur.: 1.49
Track: Cesar e do Patrao
Artist: Congopunq
Composer: Congopunq
CD title: Viva Riva! (Soundtrack)
CD label: Boogaloo Music
Dur: 00:01:30
Track: Djuka Drums
Artist: Three Drummers
Composer: Trad.
CD title: Cult Music Of Cuba
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Abobo
Artist: Djowamon
Composer: Djowamon
CD title: Le Son Vaudou
CD label: Orishal
Dur: 00:00:40
Track: Karibu Ya Bintou
Artist: Baloji feat. Konono #1
Composer: Baloji
CD title: Kinshasa Succursale
CD label: Crammed Discs
Dur: 00:00:30
Track: Carib Island no.4
Artist: Neil Sparkes and the Last Tribe
Composer: Neil Sparkes
CD title: Burning Mask
CD label: Interchill Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Atokwe
Artist: Ashanti + Ewe Of Ghana
Composer: trad.
CD title: Drums Of Death
CD label: Avanti
Dur: 00:00:50
Track: Ogou (Mahi)
Artist: Drummers And Singers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin
Composer: trad.
CD title: Spirits Of Life: Haitian Voudou
CD label: Soul Jazz Records
Dur: 00:01:20
Track: Intro
Artist: Orishas
Composer: Orishas
CD title: A Lo Cubano
CD label: Universal
Dur: 00:01:40
Track: Afranchi
Artist: Drummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin
Composer: trad.
CD title: Voodoo Drums
CD label: Universal Sound
Dur: 00:02:00
Track: Yemandja
Artist: Angelique Kidjo
Composer: Angelique Kidjo
CD title: Aye
CD label: Mango
Dur: 00:00:20
Track: Edem Chante
Artist: The Creole Choir of Cuba
Composer:
CD title: Tande-la
CD label: Real World Records
Dur: 00:01:10
Track: Suite No. 1 Petro
Artist: Frantz Casseus
Composer: Frantz Casseus
CD title: Haitian Dances
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Divine Horsemen
Artist: The Living Gods of Haiti
Composer: trad.
CD title: Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
CD label: Lyrichord Records
Dur: 00:00:20
Track: Canto de Hacha
Artist: Andre Rodriguez Pena
Composer: trad.
CD title: Music from the Dominican Republic: Vol. 4, Songs from the North
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:02:20
Track: Canto de Hacha
Artist: Francisco Sanchez
Composer: trad.
CD title: Music from the Dominican Republic: Vol. 4, Songs from the North
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:40
Track: Un Soir (Haiti)
Artist: Unknown
Composer:
CD title: Caribbean Folk Music, Vol. 1
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Tribal Intro
Artist: Skream
Composer: O. Jones
CD title: Watch The Ride
CD label: Harmless
Dur: 00:00:50
Track: Heart Of Congo
Artist: Neil Sparkes and the Last Tribe
Composer: Neil Sparkes
CD title: Burning Mask
CD label: Interchill Records
Dur: 00:00:45
Track: Nou Pral En Ba
Artist: Pierre Cheriza Fenelus
Composer: Pierre Cheriza Fenelus
CD title: Haiti Les 101 Nations de Vaudou
CD label: Buda Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Port-Au-Prince Drumming Demonstration (Yanvalou & Kongo Rhythms)
Artist: Unknown
Composer:
CD title: Angels In The Mirror – Vodou Music Of Haiti
CD label: Ellipsis Arts
Dur: 00:01:40
Track: La Danse Des Ténèbres (Dance Of Shadows)
Artist: Graeme Revell
Composer: Graeme Revell
CD title: The Insect Musicians
CD label: The Cartel
Dur: 00:00:50
Track: Dulce Embelezo
Artist: The Creole Choir of Cuba
Composer:
CD title: Tande-la
CD label: Real World Records
Dur: 00:00:50
Track: Bolero Obsesion
Artist: Fausta Jose Taveras, Augustin Jose Taveras, Francisco Burdie, Juan Jorge Cruz
Composer:
CD title: Music from the Dominican Republic: Vol. 4, Songs from the North
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:50
Track: Cimarron
Artist: Papa Humbertico
Composer: Papa Humbertico
CD title: Hip Hop Underground
CD label: Real 70
Dur: 00:03:10
Track: Cosmo Riddim
Artist: Massak
Composer: Franck Biyong
CD title: Haiti Market
CD label: Afrolectric Music Productions
Dur: 00:04:00
Track: Heel and Toe Polka
Artist: Unknown
Composer:
CD title: Caribbean Folk Music, Vol. 1
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:10
Track: Nan Point La Vie Encore Oh!
Artist: Unknown
Composer:
CD title: Voodoo Drums in Hi-Fi
CD label: Atlantic
Dur: 00:02:00
Track: Tributo a Las Potencias de Africa
Artist: Colombiafrica, The Mystic Sound System
Composer: Colombiafrica, The Mystic Sound System
CD title: Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land
CD label: Riverboat
Dur: 00:01:40
Track: Yroco
Artist: Mongo Santamaria
Composer: Mongo Santamaria
CD title: Drums and Chants
CD label: Vaya Records
Dur: 00:00:20
Track: Candomble
Artist: Izuru Utsumi
Composer: Izuru Utsumi
CD title: Bossa Tres…Jazz, when Japan meets Europe
CD label: Yellow Productions
Dur: 00:03:40
Track: Titre Cache (Secret Track)
Artist: Feloche
Composer: Feloche
CD title: La Vie Cajun
CD label: YaBasta!
Dur: 00:02:20
Track: Bon Appetit Shaman
Artist: Feloche
Composer: Feloche
CD title: La Vie Cajun
CD label: YaBasta!
Dur: 00:02:20
Track: Colombiafrica, The Mystic Sound System
Artist: Colombiafrica, The Mystic Sound System
Composer: Colombiafrica, The Mystic Sound System
CD title: Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land
CD label: Riverboat
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Voodoo Dreams (Atom Remix)
Artist: Les Baxter Orchestra
Composer: Señor Coconut And His Orchestra
CD title: Around The World With Señor Coconut And His Orchestra
CD label: Essay Recordings
Dur: 00:02:10
Track: Costa Paraiso
Artist: El Guincho
Composer: Pablo Díaz-Reixa
CD title: Alegranza
CD label: Young Turks
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Travel-ed-The Spaceways (Variaciones Sobre Un Tema De Le Sony’R Ra)
Artist: Coconot
Composer: Pablo Díaz-Reixa
CD title: Novo Tropicalismo Errado
CD label: B-Core Disc
Dur: 00:01:20
Track: Elegua
Artist: Eru Aña
Composer:
CD title: Afro Cuban Folklore
CD label: Onyx Records
Dur: 00:02:00
Track: Baladia Wey
Artist: Rango
Composer: Rango
CD title: Bride Of The Zar
CD label: 30IPS / El Mastaba Centre
Dur: 00:03:20
Track: Sereia
Artist: Banda de Congo Sao Benedito e Sao Sebastiao
Composer:
CD title: Musicas pra Salvar Yemanja
CD label:
Dur: 00:02:20
Track: Changement
Artist: Debruit
Composer:
CD title: Heart Beats 4 Haiti
CD label: http://music.debruit.com
Dur: 00:01:10
Track: Yemanja
Artist: Thelma Soares
Composer:
CD title: Musicas pra Salvar Yemanja
CD label:
Dur: 00:02:10
Track: Lucumi Drums
Artist: Three Lucumi drummers
Composer: Trad.
CD title: Cult Music Of Cuba
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:01:00
Track: Bell Ringing
Artist: Shouters (Spiritual Baptist) Church
Composer:
CD title: Cult Music Of Trinidad
CD label: Folkways Records
Dur: 00:00:30
Track: Saludo A Elegua
Artist: Celia Cruz con La Sonora Matancera
Composer: July Mendoza
CD title: Tributo A Los Orishas
CD label: Better Music
Dur: 00:03:00
Track: Voodoo
Artist: Robert Drasnin
Composer: Drasnin
CD title: Voodoo
CD label: Dionysus/Lost Episode BA09
Dur: 2.52
ABC Cat: Private
Excerpts from these RN programs:
Spiritual Practices of the Black Diaspora
Late Night Live, 13 April 1998
Voodoo Economics
Late Night Live,11 December 2007
A Nation Cursed?
Rear Vision, 3 March 2010
Zombies and Consciousness
The Philosopher’s Zone, 10 September 2011
Louisiana Voodoo
Catalyst, ABC TV,26 May 2011