What were up to

What were up to: Well! We are currently working on making African mixtapes. Sweet no? Right now were working on a mixtape about the ABCs of African music. Every letter gets at theme, as in A is for Afrobeat and Z is for Zimbabwe. Most of the themes are either artists, styles or countries. Other mixtape possibilities include the ABCs of the African Diaspora, a tape that focuses on funk and soul, and a tape about the history of Jamaican music from mento to dancehall.

What else? We love Cumbia! Our last show was about Cumbia music from Columbia and Panama from the 60s/70s. Its an awesome style that tends to occur in two forms: 1) as a small ensemble with accordeon being the predominant instrument, or 2) with a large jazz band, sounding like moody, yet quick paced Latin swing music. Check out the show Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia! at our blog, radioscum.blogspot.com to have a listen to some awesome tracks. Also check out the albums Cumbia Cumbia vols 1 and 2, Panama! vols 2 and 3, Columbia!:Disco Fuentes, and The Rough Guide to Cumbia. This might just be our favorite style from the Diaspora.

Finally, we now have a facebook page! Just search for the Pan-African Hour on facebook.

Peace!