The Canarian President, the short ass that is
Paulino Rivero recently got my missus in a state when he said that 'the sad state of the hospitals and other social services here was due to the influx of immigrants' (read Africans).
We have had to wait seven hours in the hospital for results of a blood test, and it's the fault of my man Beyal yeah?
Go fuck yerself Paulino, there are only two hospitals on the island of Tenerife, just two, and they are within sight of each other. Man, your political party have been controlling the Canary Islands for ages, and what you done besides fill the pockets of your associates?
We've met people in the hospital that have to come from some of the other islands to get treatment.
Is that Ibrahima's fault? Don't think so mate.
How come we never see politicians canvassing at hospitals during election time?
Because they would get an serious earful and a rightful kickin´, but then the people forget when it comes to the vote.
Politicians and commentators have this habit of talking about the immigrants, but you never ever hear immigrants talking first had about their experiences.
With
Famille Bou Bess, a group featuring three rappers from Senegal, with production from Ventor of Species/Dr. Luna and myself we aim to change that, in what little way that we can. More on FBB as it happens.
At least twenty-two Africans looking to make a better life for themselves and families lost their lives a couple days ago when a boat carrying them from Senegal capsized a few metres from a Lanzarote beach.
Meanwhile Europeans/Canarians continue to
consume fish from West African waters like it's their god-given right. The European Union have recently ignored recommendations from their own
scientists regarding fish stocks and approved higher quotas, when their scientists said there should be a reduction. This is directly affecting our brothers in Senegal and Mali, and contributing to people looking to get into Europe.
Yankee you got the power
When you want to enter country, you don't no need no visa
When you wanted some oil, you send the power
Anything you want, anything you do
You de policeman, the prosecutor, you the lawyer and judge and jury, jury.
I was just catching up to see what the
field-negro had to say, and his latest post was about the deep state of financial shit that the USA is in...that shit is knee deep and rapidly heading for their mouths of people around the globe. Racing to my mind came a conversation I had with somebody who is close to some of those that were residents at Guantanamo, courtesy of the US administration. The theory about the US being drawn into conflict in Afghanistan was raised. The idea being that a war in Afghanistan would be a financial drain. I was told that things went beyond their wildest expectations, although they didn't think that they would lay out (kill) so many innocent people....hhmmmm, something to think about.
Now sports...Last week when writing about Dub1, I mentioned Sheriff Lindo in the same sentence, which naturally led me to dig out the album. I now see that Lindo has a
myspace page up and running. Cop the album Ten Dubs that Shook the World if you can.
People here in Tenerife are constantly asking me about ADF, so I dug out the DJ Scud remix of
Witness...and hopefully some of those askers will be listening.
At Womad a few months back, the two guitarists from Antibalas gave me music from other afrobeat projects they have going on. Akoya Afrobeat is one, yeah, check those lyrics above, and
Chico Mann is the other, a Casio-keyboard/drum machine led afrobeat thing. Yep, you read it right, Casio tone afrobeat!
Downloaded the Q-Tip/Tribe Called Quest mixtape by J. Period. Great stuff covering Q-Tip´s solo material as well as the Tribe material, obviously. Had me wondering though, where the hell is Shawn J. Period? Are they the same person? Answer to that is no, but I still wanna hear some freshness from Shawn J. Are ya out there
Shawn? In the meanwhile I have to be content with what I have, which includes the Mos Def´s ´Universal Magnetic´ that Shawn produced, and a few other gems.
Ear Conditioning is broadcast every Tuesday via Radio Norte 89.4FM from 20h30 GMT and also via
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Ear Conditioning/Feb. 17 2009
- Sheriff Lindo & The Hammer - Fatal Dub (Endless)
- Pablove Black - Race Track (Studio 1)
- Chico Mann - Say What (Kindred Spirits)
- Negativeland - Christianity is Stupid
- Mos Def - Universal Magnetic (Rawkus)
- Q-Tip - Renaissance Remix feat. Lil' Wayne, Raekwon & Busta Rhymes (mp3)
- State of Bengal - Skip-ij (SOB)
- Amadou & Miriam - Ca N'est Pas Bon feat. Damon Albarn (Because)
- Hijo de la Cumbia - El ghetto va a macer (Soot)
- Kollington Ayinia - Omo n Gbo Temi (Honest Jons)
- The Bug - Politicians and Paedophiles (Rephlex)
- Asian Dub Foundation - Witness/DJ Scud Remix (Nation)
- Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack/Mike Slott Reflunk (Warp)
- Ekkehard Ehlers - Plays John Cassavettes Part 2 (the Agriculture)
- King L Man - OneThirtySix (Ear Con)
