by Reza Corinne Clifton
"Reza Rites"
KINGSTON, RI - On August 8, it was my turn to host and produce Voices of Women, a weekly show that airs on radio and online on Saturday mornings from 9-11 (EST.) on WRIU, 90.3 FM or at www.wriu.org.
All week long, while preparing or even just thinking about the show, I was excited. I had recently traveled to Spain, where I was musically and creatively inspired at almost every turn I took. There was Madrid, where I was bewitched by the West African rhythms I saw drummed in Retiro park, welcomed by the conversation and camaraderie I found at Upbeat Records music store where Carlos and I talked and heard samples of acid jazz, reggae, and 60's soul music, and lulled by evenings on a patio reflecting on the city's near-intolerable daytime heat while taking in the unsteady rawness of amateur acoustic guitar-playing delivered by my brother and his roomate. And this was all before San Sebastian!
In the northern, Basque region of Spain lies San Sebastian, a visually stunning, seaside city known for its commitment to arts and culture. It is there that I recently met and caught the live performances of some of the many artists involved in the city's annual summer jazz festival, Jazzaldia. This year's 44 Heineken Jazzaldia included artists with which I - and others will be - familiar, such as Buena Vista Social Club and Esperanza Spalding, but it also included artists that drew me in upon first exposure: Melissa Laveaux, Eva Cortes, and DJ Floro, a Madrid-based Afrobeat DJ.
Armed with music, albums, and, in some cases, audio interview footage from Spalding, Laveaux, Cortes, DJ Floro, and two other bands who performed - Russian Red and Acido C - I hosted the Venus Sings in Spain edition of Voices of Women. Below, you'll find a map of the attack route - my playlist. It's not the same reading it as hearing it, though, so check back in here at VenusSings.com to see when I produce the next Venus Sings edition of Voices of Women, check them out online or hurry up and get your passport right.
Peace,
Reza Rites / Venus Sings / DJ Reza Wreckage
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- Eva Cortes and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Eva Cortes / Volver a Empezar / Como Agua Entre los Dedos
- Eva Cortes and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Eva Cortes / Quisiera / Como Agua Entre los Dedos
- Eva Cortes and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Eva Cortes / Esta Locura / Como Agua Entre los Dedos
- Eva Cortes and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Eva Cortes / La Vie en Rose / Como Agua Entre los Dedos
- Eva Cortes and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Eva Cortes / Te Me Escapas (Como Agua Entre Los Dedos / Como Agua Entre los Dedos
- Concha Buika / Nostalgias / Mi Nina Lola
- Esperanza Spalding / Samba em Preludio / Esperanza
- Esperanza Spalding and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Esperanza Spalding / She Got to You / Esperanza
- Esperanza Spalding and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Esperanza Spalding / Precious / Esperanza
- Esperanza Spalding and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Esperanza Spalding / Espera / Esperanza
- Melissa Laveaux and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Melissa Laveaux / Games of Unrest / Camphor and Copper
- Melissa Laveaux and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Melissa Laveaux / Scissors / Camphor and Copper
- Melissa Laveaux and Reza Rites / Jazzaldia Interview Footage
- Melissa Laveaux / Chere Trahison / Camphor and Copper
- Thievary Corporation ft. LouLou / La Femme Parallel / Radio Retaliation
- Russian Red / They Don't Believe / I Love Your Glasses
- Afrosoul Toasting All Stars / Music is the Weapon (the DJ Floro and Ale Acosta Mix) / Republicafrobeat Vol. 3
- Zuco 103 / Peregrino / Republicafrobeat Vol. 1
- Acido C / Cuentratras / Stereopropulsion
- Al Green / Love Ritual (the Bwana Mix) / Republicafrobeat Vol. 2
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