David Noyes

4 days ago | wrir.org | David Noyes

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music presents: Some of the albums we will hear from at the beginning of the program. All of us at WRIR are celebrating the 20th anniversary of WRIR, Richmond Community Radio, the home of free speech, alternative news, views and music! Under the umbrella of The Other Black Music, music that you don’t get to hear anywhere else in Richmond, Ambiance Congo first aired on WRIR on May 1, 2005. Today I’ll bring back those memories by playing as much of the original...

2 weeks ago | wrir.org | David Noyes

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music presents: Congolese music from the 1960s to today. Included in the program today, we have a couple of repeat songs from albums and artists that people have expressed interest in over the years. Reup for Pompon Kuleta (from a long time favorite album of mine featuring Afrisa Internnational) and for Orchestre Sinza! Time: April 6 - 11:00:39 am King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band, “seben from DORIS ILOKO (theme song)” from PAS DE...

3 weeks ago | wrir.org | David Noyes

The Motherland Influence presents: WELCOME! Almost all African music this evening on the Motherland Influence. Songs today from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, USA, Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia. Playlist: Time: March 30 - 1:00:25 pm Mose Fan Fan & Orchestre Somo Somo, “Hello Hello (program theme song)” from Hello Hello Sterns - 1995 RDCongo Time: March 30 - 1:02:22 pm Jean Pierre Essome, “Reine de cœur” from À César JPS - 2004 Cameroon David Noyes The Motherland Influence March...

1 month ago | wrir.org | David Noyes

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music presents: Time change in USA today. All Congolese music. Today we start with a live track by Les Quatre Etoiles. Then we have songs from from 1980 to 2018, O.K. Jazz to Werrason, Pepe Kalle to Santa Nyanga and more. Lots of songs from the late ’90s to early 2000s. Time: March 9 - 11:00:48 am King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band, “seben from DORISe ILOKO (theme song)” from PAS DE CONTACT Black Music - 1995 Time: March 9 - 11:02:25...

2 months ago | wrir.org | David Noyes

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music presents: WELCOME! Today we celebrate 80 years of life for the great singer, composer, arranger Sam Mangwana. Sam was born on February 21, 1945 in Kinshasa to Angolan parents. He started his career in his teens in the 1960s. We have a couple of his songs from the 1960s with Festival des Maquistards and Vox Africa among others. Sought after and independent, Sam joined African Fiesta of Tabu Ley in the early 1970s, working with Franco and T.P. O.K. Jazz...