Thru the Muck to Venus Sings Radio: The August 28, 2010 Venus Sings Radio Playlist

KINGSTON, RI - On Saturday, August 28, 2010, during a regularly scheduled edition of Venus Sings Radio, I changed things up by inviting a surprise visit to the station by Kalyana Champlain, aka 5th Elament.  5th is another radio DJ on WRIU, as well as a hip hop artist that (as of September) has released a new full-length album called "Thru the Muck."  To celebrate her release and usher in "National 5th Elament Awareness Month," I spoke to 5th about her album and played selections from it.

On September 22, I had a chance to write about her visit - and post a podcast with excerpts from our on-air conversation and music we shared.  Click here to read Thru the Muck to Venus Sings Radio: A 5th Elament and Venus Sings Podcast or click here to download the podcast directly. 

But, what did I play from 5th Elament?  And what about on the rest of the show?  Take a look below to see the full playlist from the August 2010 edition of Venus Sings Radio.

1. Sade / Soldier of Love / Soldier of Love
2. Jazmine Sullivan / Lions & Tigers & Bears / Fearless
3. Sade / Baby Father / Soldier of Love
4. Janelle Monae / Oh Maker / Archandroid
5. Ceu / Concrete Jungle / Ceu
6. Groove Theory / Hey You / Groove Theory 
7. Amel Larrieux / Gills & Tails / Morning
8. Bjork / Venus as a Boy / Debut
9. Erykah Badu / Window Seat / New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
10. Michelle Cruz / Not Saying Never (Acoustic) / Not Saying Never EP
11. Michelle Cruz / In the Presence of Her Man / Not Saying Never EP
12. Asa / Jailer / Naive
13. Ayo / Get Out of My Way / Gravity at Last 
14. Asa / Fire on the Mountain / Naive
15. Melissa Czarnik / Raq / Strawberry Cadillac
16. Melissa Czarnik / Anattitude / Rasberry Jesus
17. Ana Tijoux / Crisis de un MC / 1977
18. Mala Rodriguez / Volvere / Malamarisimo
19. Erykah Badu / The Healer / New Amerykah, Part One: 4th World War
20. 5th Elament / Powerful Enuf / Thru the Muck
21. 5th Elament / Baby Girl / Thru the Muck
22. 5th Elament / Confrontation / Thru the Muck

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More info coming soon to VenusSings.com about the September 2010 edition of Venus Sings Radio.  Tune in to the next edition: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9:00 -11:00 AM (est) on 90.3 FM and streaming online at www.wriu.org.