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Galway
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Drifting into a new day with Maria Somerville, live from Ireland's wild west coast.

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Panama City
07:00 - 08:00

Panamanian Soul emerged during a turbulent time in the country’s history—the 1960s and early 1970s. During the construction of the Panama Canal between 1904 and 1914, Afro-Caribbean laborers were brought in from British colonies such as Jamaica and Barbados. After the Canal was completed, these workers and their descendants faced exclusion and racism within Panamanian society. By the 1960s, the global wave of civil rights movements had not gone unnoticed. Many Panamanians were exposed to the U.S. Black freedom struggle through contact with American G.I.s stationed at U.S. military bases. The voices of Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Otis Redding, broadcast over Army Radio, also left a lasting impression. Inspired by this cultural exchange, many descendants of the canal laborers began forging their own unique Soul sound.

Ms. Melodie

Ms. Melodie

Ms. Melodie has been played on NTS shows including Sevdaliza, with Anti-Ho first played on 7 November 2014.

Ms. Melodie (real name Ramona Parker, born in Flatbush, Brooklyn) was a emcee married to KRS-One in 1988, and was associated with his group Boogie Down Productions until the couple's divorce in 1992.

Her first release was the 1988 12-inch single "Hype According to Ms. Melodie", which, like most of her records, was produced by KRS-One. While they began recording her debut album, Ms. Melodie and the rest of BDP appeared in the Keenen Ivory Wayans film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Her only album, Diva, would be released the following year by Jive/RCA Records and was largely produced by KRS-One, with contributions from Sam Sever and the Awesome 2's DJ Teddy Tedd. The single "Wake Up, Wake Up" reached the top-20 of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart; the music video to its follow-up single "Live on Stage" was a hit on video stations. Melodie is also the older sister of fellow former BDP member Harmony. Melodie has not been heard from since.

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Ms. Melodie

Ms. Melodie has been played on NTS shows including Sevdaliza, with Anti-Ho first played on 7 November 2014.

Ms. Melodie (real name Ramona Parker, born in Flatbush, Brooklyn) was a emcee married to KRS-One in 1988, and was associated with his group Boogie Down Productions until the couple's divorce in 1992.

Her first release was the 1988 12-inch single "Hype According to Ms. Melodie", which, like most of her records, was produced by KRS-One. While they began recording her debut album, Ms. Melodie and the rest of BDP appeared in the Keenen Ivory Wayans film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Her only album, Diva, would be released the following year by Jive/RCA Records and was largely produced by KRS-One, with contributions from Sam Sever and the Awesome 2's DJ Teddy Tedd. The single "Wake Up, Wake Up" reached the top-20 of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart; the music video to its follow-up single "Live on Stage" was a hit on video stations. Melodie is also the older sister of fellow former BDP member Harmony. Melodie has not been heard from since.

Original source: Last.fm

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Self Destruction
The Stop The Violence Movement feat. D-Nice, Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, Just-Ice, Kool Moe Dee, MC Delite, MC Lyte, Ms. Melodie, Public Enemy, Stetsasonic, Wise
Zomba Records1989
Anti-Ho
Ms. Melodie
Elektra1991