LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA VIRTUAL DANCE PARTY
In this party (named for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s classic novel), choreographer Parijat Desai offers music from various genres—including hip-hop, soul, house, bhangra, arabic, latin, sufi qawwali, gujarati raas—to create a space for channeling and releasing our pent-up energies. 5/30 was a special session.
5/30/20 PLAYLIST
“Songs of Solidarity” Session
Protection (Radiation Ruling the Nation), Massive Attack v. Mad Professor | UK
Hole in the Bucket, Michael Franti & Spearhead | U.S.
Dollar Day, Mos Def | U.S.
My Country Tis of Thy People are Dying, Buffy Saint-Marie | Canadian indigenous and folk/rock artist
Blowin' In The Wind, Joan Baez, lyrics Bob Dylan | U.S.
Livin' After All (Big Mountain Blues), Toshi Reagon | U.S.
Hit 'Em Up Style, Carolina Chocolate Drops | U.S.
Talk To Me, Black Noise | Cape Town, South Africa–based hip-hop/community organizers/educators)
Goin’ Back to Cali, The Notorious B.I.G. | U.S.
Body Funk, Purple Disco Machine | U.S.
Soul Makossa, Manu Dibango | Cameroonian legend, passed from COVID)
Disco Matanga (Yambakhana); Sauti Sol, Sho Madjozi, Black Motion | South Africa
Put Your Hands Up for Detroit, Fedde Le Grand | U.S.
Azadi; Dub Sharma, DIVINE | India (azadi = “freedom” in Urdu+Hindi)
Wake Up, Rage Against the Machine | U.S.
I'm Just An Egg Don't Mind Me, Toshi Reagon | U.S.
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Traci Chapman | U.S.
Hum Dekhenge (We Shall See), Iqbal Bano, written by left poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz* | Pakistan
Ya Salat El Zien, Zakariya Ahmed (instrumental) | Egypt
We Are Circling, Buffy Saint-Marie | Canada
I Be Your Water, Sweet Honey in the Rock | U.S.
*We, too, shall witness that day ... When these high mountains of tyranny and oppression float off like carded wool / And we oppressed beneath our feet will this earth shiver, shake and beat / And heads of rulers will be struck with crackling lightning and thunder / When crowns will be flung in the air and thrones overturned. We shall see.
5/9/20 PLAYLIST
Protection (Radiation Ruling the Nation), Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor
Tom’s Diner, Suzanne Vega
Bored in the House, Tyga, Curtis Roach
Chandigarh, Jassi Sohal
Lookin’ for a New Love, Jodi Watley
Going Back to Cali, The Notorious B.I.G.
Tuk Tak, Samba Revolution
Happy (Spiritual South Go Happy in Rio), Max Sedgely
I’m A Bushman, Emile YX? of Black Noise
Eddie Amador - House Music (Original mix)
Follow Me (Club Mix)
Purple Disco Machine - Devil in Me Feat. Joe Killington & Duane Harden
Madagascar - Splashfunk Mix
Nach Lai, Jassi Sohal
Put Your Hands Up for Detroit, Fedde Le Grand
Ko Lat Os Sing, Emile YX? (rapping in AfriKAAPs)
Ya Salat El Zien, Zakariya Ahmed
Ma Tegi Hena, Nancy Ajram
Egyptian House, Nawa Athar DJ
Mari Mahisagar Ni [and] Halaji Tara / Duha Chhand; Ashit Desai, Hema Desai & Alap Desai
Dum Ali Ali Dum, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Call of the Sufis
For more past playlists, click party listings in PARIJATA DANCE COMPANY’S EVENTS CALENDAR.