Very cool, lots of Reggae, Latin, Africa, French, the Irish “There’s no one more Irish than Barak O’bama” comes on in two versions around 8:20 pm
It’s still streaming live, or you can hear it archived shortly.
Billy
Real Songs!! --many languages
Men’s Destiny: Ich Will Obama Als Mann
Based on an old German pop song from the 60s, I think, at least in part.
Papa Michigan: Barack Obama
Note the use of autotune
Rankin Cobra: Obama
Slammer Dub Mix
Tony Ballard: Mr. Obama
Lushy Banton: Obama
Ira the Reggae Man: Barack Obama You’re the Fountain of Hope
Tony Nyadundo: Obama
This song is from Kenya, in the Ohangla style. It won the singer a Kenyan music award in the traditional music category.
DJ Lightbolt: Una Voz de Obama
Sobredosis del Sabor: Obama
King Short Shirt: Barack We Love You
Manze Dayila: Change (The Barack Obama Song)
Haitian singer based in New York who came to the US by taking a raft from Haiti to Miami when she was 8 months pregnant! She’s playing Joe’s Pub Monday night.
Os Contemporaneos: Musica Buraka Obama
Sally WIthers and Pablo Peregrina: La OBAMbA
Du-Tels: Obama
Peter Stamfel and Gary Lucas
Extra Golden: Obama / Hera Ma Nono / Thrill Jockey
Mighty Sparrow: Barack the Magnificent
Fosforo: Obamacumbia
Coco Tea: Barack Obama
Dr Flow: Obama Nuestro Presidente
Cody Chestnutt: Afrobamba
Fojeba: Fired Up! Ready to Go!
Fula Flute: Obama
Samba Mapangala: Obama Ubari Kiwe
(Obama be blessed). Samba, a very famous Congolese-born singer who spent many years in Kenya and now lives in Washington DC, sings in Swahili and Minneapolis-based 14-year old rapper, Fanaka Ndege raps in English.
Jose Conde: Respondele a Obama
Jose says this song was inspired by his Cuban-born mom, who like many Cubans who left for the US after Castro came in tends to vote Republican. But this time she’s voting for Obama and that inspired Jose to write this song.
Ruben Gonzalez: Voy Por Obama
Dr Phoebe Abe: Obama
Anyone Brothers Band: Obama is Beautiful World
Louisiana for Obama: Oui On Peut (Yes We Can)
Amigo de Obama: Viva Obama
La Chanson du Dimanche: O Barack
Shay Black: There is No One as Irish as Barack O’Bama
This California pub sing-a-long actually has some controversy attached: It’s a version of a song by the Irish group Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys (which we will also play). The Irish group complained when Shay posted his version on YouTube without asking them for permission first.
Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys: There is No One as Irish as Barack O’Bama
Guajiro: Ole Latins for Hope
Kenge Kenge: Obama for Change
Docta Musica Washi Wara: Barack Obama
DJ Kadhafi: Obama Dance
West African DJ based in NYC
Chicky Micky: I Got It From Obama
From Switzerland, I think, maybe. Well anyway, it’s funny. I think. Another obvious song parody that I don’t know, by the way…
Misa Misa: Unite the Nation
Anonymous: Obama
Oh Donna…
Claire and the Reasons: Obama the Rainbow
YouTube videos for some of the Obama songs played this week (click artist name for full-screen):