Playlist Mania: The Tunes and Ladies of WRIU’s Voices of Women, August 25, 2012

Bass heavy, militant, and still romantic.  That’s the song Soldier of Love by Sade, which I included on my August 25, 2012 edition of Venus Sings Radio.

Venus Sings Radio on Voices of Women
August 25, 2012 (and every 4th Saturday)
9-11 AM on WRIU / 90.3 FM / http://www.wriu.org

1. Amel Larrieux / Lucky to Be Me / Lovely Standards
2. Amel Larrieux / Wild is the Wind / Lovely Standards
3. Ceu / Rosa Menina Rosa / Vagarosa
4. Lykke Li / I Follow Rivers / Wounded Rhymes
5. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings / Mama Don’ t Like My Man / I Learned the Hard Way
6. Etta James / All I Could Do Was Cry / Etta James Rocks the House
7. Leela James / A Change is Gonna Come / A Change is Gonna Come
8. Aretha Franklin / Day Dreaming / Aretha Franklin’s 30 Greatest Hits
9. Janelle Monae / Oh Maker / The Archandroid
10. Cindi Lauper / I Don’t Want to Cry
11. Corinne Bailey Rae / Till It Happens to You / Corinne Bailey Rae
12. Erykah Badu / Time’s A Wastin / Mama’s Gun
13. Amy Winehouse / Love is a Losing Game / Back to Black
14. Esperanza Spaulding / She Got to You / Esperanza
15. Sylvia Striplin / Turn Me Away
16. Sade / Soldier of Love / Soldier of Love
17. Melissa Czarnik / My Raq / Strawberry Cadillac
18. Melissa Czarnik / Anattitude / Raspberry Jesus
19. Etana / Beautiful Day
20. Etana / I am Strong
21. Fertile Underground / Live in the Light / Acid Jazz: The Essential Album
22. MIA / Paperplanes / The DFA Remix
23. Santigold / Disparate Youth / Master of My Make Believe
24. Omar ft. Angie Stone / Be Thankful / Acid Jazz: The Essential Album

Playlist Mania: Venus Sings Radio on Voices of Women, July 28, 2012

Sultry, sweet and magical – that’s what I call this song. Hope you enjoy it too as well as some of the other selections listed below.

Venus Sings Radio on Voices of Women 
July 28, 2012 (and every 4th Saturday)
9-11 AM on WRIU / 90.3 FM / http://www.wriu.org

1. Sonantes / Frevo De Saudade / Sonantes
2. Sonantes / Carimbo / Sonantes
3. Ocote Soul Sounds ft. Tita Lima / Vendende Saude y Fe / Coconut Rock
4. Sade / Soldier of Love / Soldier of Love
5. Alicia Keys / Un-thinkable (I’m Ready) / The Element of Freedom
6. Adrian Younge / It’s Me / Something About April
7. Los Rakas ft. Goapele /Play
8. Yusa / Conga Pasajera / Haiku
9. Sylvia Striplin / Can’t Turn Me Away
10. Zhane / Vibe
11. Nneka / Heartbeat / Concrete Jungle
12. Ceu/ Bubuia / Vagarosa
13. Sade / Skin / Soldier of Love
14. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings / Window Shopping / I Learned the Hard Way
15. Estelle / Thank You / All of Me
16. Nikka Costa / Cry Baby / Pebble to a Pearl
17. Chaka Khan / I Feel fo You
18. Alice Russell and Quantic / Look Around the Corner
19. Santigold / Disparate Youth / Master of My Make Believe
20. Ceu / Retrovisor / Caravana Sereia Bloom
21. Maria de Barros / Mi Nada Ca Tem / Putumayo Presents Women of Africa
22. Zili Misik / Carnaval 2012
23. MIA / Bad Girls
24. Estelle ft. Janelle Monae / Do My Thang / All of Me
25. Native Sun ft. Akala / Out of the Box / Indigenous Soundwaves

Playlist Mania: A Lady Looks Back at June 23, 2012 on WRIU

Really enjoy this song by Alice Russell, Quantic, and the Combo Barbaro. Also truly enjoyed seeing it live. “Look at those sausage fingers go” (a you had to be there joke, right Alice?).    

Venus Sings Radio on Voices of Women
June 23, 2012 (and every 4th Saturday)
9-11 AM on WRIU / 90.3 FM / http://www.wriu.org

1. Mary J. Blige / Real Love
2. Rihanna / Here I Go Again
3. Lily Allen / Friend of Mine
4. Dutch Rhythm Combo ft. Dangaa / Nothing’s Lost / The Imaginary Band
5. Goapele / Closer to My Dreams
6. Ceu / Bubuia / Vagarosa
7. Ceu / Retrovisor / Caravan Sereia Bloom
8. Janelle Monae / Neon Valley Street / The Archandroid
9. Corinne Bailey Rae / Enchantment / Corinne Bailey Rae
10. Janelle Monate / Locked Inside / The Archandroid
11. Nostalgia 77 ft. Alice Russell / Seven Nation Army (the Grant Phabao remix)
12. Quantic ft. Alice Russell / Look Around the Corner
13. Duffy / Delayed Devotion / Rockferry
14. Yuna / Live Your Life
15. Les Nubians / Embrasse Moi (Deep Mix) /
16. Tiger Lily / Ohmygoodness
17. Concha Buika / Mentirosa / Nina de Fuego
18. Ana Tijoux / 1977 / 1977
19. Alika / Cumbia Para Bailar
20. Christina Aguilera ft. Nicki Minaj / Woohoo
21. Nina Diaz ft. Li Samuet / La Cumbia Prohibida
22. Sara Tavares / Bom Feeling / Balance
23. Lykke Li / Dance Dance Dance / Youth Novels

Playlist Mania: A Look Back at May 26, 2012 on WRIU

This song by The Cardigans was an immediate classic, and remains that way for me.  I dare you not to smile.   

Venus Sings Radio on Voices of Women
May 26, 2012 (and every 4th Saturday)
9-11 AM on WRIU / 90.3 FM / http://www.wriu.org

1. Leela James / It’s a Man’s Man’s World / Let’s Do It Again
2. Leela James / Baby I’m Scared of You / Let’s Do It Again
3. Sara Tavares / Quando Das Um Pouco Mais / Xinti
4. Yusa / Conga Pasajera / Haiku
5. Saba Kahsay / Lene Yalew
6. Solange / Dancing in the Dark / Sol-Angel and The Hadley Street Dreams
7. Ceu / Retrovisor / Caravana Sereia Bloom
8. Carolina Chocolate Drops / Hit Em Up Style / Genuine Negro Jig
9. Corinne Bailey Rae / Paris Nights, New York Mornings / The Sea
10. Amel Larrieux / Trouble / Morning
11. Estelle / Thank You /All of Me
12. Nostalgia 77 ft. Alice Russell / Seven Nation Army
13. Sweet in Honey in the Rock / In the Morning When I Rise
14. The Cardigans / Carnival / Life
15. Les Nubians / Demain / Princesses Nubiennes
16. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings / Got a Thing on My Mind / Dap Dippin with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
17. Melanie Hall / Somebody Come Get Me
18. Isa GT / Alerta / Paul Marmota Remix
19. Donna Summer / Last Dance
20. Janelle Monae / Tightrope / The Archandroid
21. Ana Tijoux / 1977 / 1977
22. Sofi Hellborg / Wouldn’t It Be Nice
23. Gilles Peterson ft. Danay and Obsesion / Havana Think Twice