EP 17 - Radiola • Reggae • Revolution [ENGLISH]

Object Obscura

In this episode we listen to a new type of sound and speak to the daughter of the man who created it. The radiola, a large sound system booth, is the most common way to play reggae music in the reggae capital of Brazil: São Luís, Maranhão. Listen to this journey to hear the stories from the oldest reggae DJ in the city, Serralheiro.

Thank you to Ademar Danilo from the Museum of Reggae Maranhense and Karlena Costa.

Episode written and translated by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Alessandra Medina, Aliane Miranda and Saylon Sousa.

Episode edited by Thatcher Warrick Hess and Saylon Sousa at the Radio Laboratory at UFMA.

Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Bateria Brasileira’ by Redeemin’ with other musical accompaniments from WILHELMINA.

Thanks to Epidemic Sound, YouTube Music Library and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Mixed Up Moods by Jacob Miller (live radiola composition), There Must Be A way Out of Here by Bonnie Grace, Bateria Brasileira by Redeemin’, Odd Constructions by Taomito, Giza by Ebb & Flod, Redemption Army by Redemption & The Disciples, Mississippi by Cynthia Schloss (live radiola composition), Ocean Traveler by Calm Shores, General One by Freedom Trail Studio, A Summer Kinda Thing by One Drop Culture, Lemon Licka by Lou Ricard, Sadness by Carl Henriksson, Rabbit Reggae by Alexandra Woodward, Reggae Wah by Doug Maxwell and Media Right Productions, I’m Just A Man by Ronnie Davis (live radiola composition), Purificação by WILHELMINA, Trust Me by Mama Zula (Instrumental), Breeze of Change by Miles Avida and Derailed by At the End of Times, Nothing.

SFX and Archival credits:

1.) Serralheiro Virada Cultural 2011 → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4K8WNkLmso&t=16s

2.) "A Jamaica Brasileira" [Part 1] by Gleyser Azevedo → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCljnC18H9g&t=1s , [Part 2] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQO_qGsZWpk&t=328s , [Part 3] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aveSmQXk_Wk&t=349s

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