LITM Extra - What We're Listening To, March '24 [excerpt]

Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

This is an excerpt from a patrons-only episode. To hear the whole thing and a huge number of other conversations, head to Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod.

In this patrons episode Jem and Tim once again share what’s been on their turntables recently. We hear two tracks - one contemporary and one not - from the UK Asian Underground, along with a consideration of the cosmopolitan aesthetic of artists like Bally Sagoo and Nitin Sawhney. Tim reflects on trips to the WOMAD festival and digs into trip hop while Jem shares a powerful Qawwali cut. Elsewhere we hear Swedish afrobeat, extremely psychedelic roots reggae, free love, a compilation for Gaza, Messages from the Stars and more…

Tracklist:
Nitin Sawhney - Charu Keshi Rain
Nora Dean - Angie La La
Bally Sagoo - Noorie
Morelo - Promise (from ‘For Gaza’ comp by Planet Turbo Records)
The RAH Band - Messages from the Stars
Orgōne - Strike
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Shamas-Ud-Doha, Badar-Ud-Doja
Olumo Soundz - Sunday Jump
June Jazzin - Shine Your Brightest Light

Books:

Sanjay Sharma, John Hutnyk, Ashwani Sharma (Eds) - Dis-Orienting Rhythms: The Politics of the New Asian Dance Music