Martín Perna's guest appearances

Martín Perna

The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman

Heat Rocks

Select Five

Chris Ryan

Sean Fennessey

Jason Concepcion

Shea Serrano

Lindsay Zoladz

David Allen

Hayes Carll

Keller Williams

Raphael Saadiq

Janelle Monae

Jim Cuddy

Emily Yoshida

Jeff Weiss

Jesse Thorn

Richard James

OwlTail

Pandemic or not, Antibalas bandleader and saxophonist Martín Perna always stays busy. But what tunes does this Grammy-nominated musician groove to when he's not laying down grooves of his own? In this episode we find out, as Martín raps with Pam about five soul-soothing tracks from five of his favorite jazz sax players and bandleaders of the early 70s. (Photo courtesy of Martín Perna)Martín's selections: 1. Astral Traveling - Artist: Pharoah Sanders (1971) 2. Journey in Satchidananda - Artist: Alice Coltrane (1971) 3. Earth - Artist: Joe Henderson (1974) 4. Eight Years After - Artist: Tommy McCook (1972) 5. Never Can Say Goodbye - Artist: Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1972)Listen to these tracks and many more in this companion playlist curated by Martín: https://tinyurl.com/33pevrfb

Pandemic or not, Antibalas bandleader and saxophonist Martín Perna always stays busy. But what tunes does this Grammy-nominated musician groove to when he's not laying down grooves of his own? In this episode we find out, as Martín raps with Pam about five soul-soothing tracks from five of his favorite jazz sax players and bandleaders of the early 70s. (Photo courtesy of Martín Perna)Martín's selections: 1. Astral Traveling - Artist: Pharoah Sanders (1971) 2. Journey in Satchidananda - Artist: Alice Coltrane (1971) 3. Earth - Artist: Joe Henderson (1974) 4. Eight Years After - Artist: Tommy McCook (1972) 5. Never Can Say Goodbye - Artist: Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1972)Listen to these tracks and many more in this companion playlist curated by Martín: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/33pevrfb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/33pevrfb</a>

Ep. 9: Martín Perna of Antibalas Selects Five '70s Jazz Songs 

Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra wanted to revisit one of the formative albums of his childhood: Michael Jackson's Off The Wall. For many MJ fans, this is the king of pop's greatest work, a clear statement that he was now fully out of the shadow of the Jackson 5 and, along with super-producer Quincy Jones, ready to remake American pop music as we know it. Perna not only brought his memories of growing up, mesmerized by the cover of the album, but his multi-instrumentalist also broke down some of the secrets behind the production on the album. Even for deep fans, there's something to learn, and for everyone else, you get to hear from one of the great pop albums of all time. (And if you haven't heard it before, check out this incredible demo version of "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough") Next week's episode is also about Michael Jackson as director Justin Simien (Dear White People) joins us to talk about MJ's HIStory (1995). And look for a bonus beats episode to post soon that features Perna and us talking about the never-ending "Off the Wall vs. Thriller" debate. More on Off the Wall  A track-by-track breakdown of the album (Billboard) "How Michael Jackson rebranded himself for his first solo album" (The Undefeated) "Michael Jackson starts work on Off The Wall" (The Guardian)  More on Martín Perna   Interview with Breakdown FM. "Antibalas: Unification Through Diversification (Tomorrow's Verse) Website | Twitter  Show Tracklisting (all songs from Off the Wall unless indicated otherwise):  “Off The Wall” Antibalas: Antibalas “Dirty Money” The Wiz “You Can’t Win” “She’s Out of my Life” Jackson 5: ABC “ABC” “Get On The Floor” “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough” “I Can’t Help It” Fela Kuti: Upside Down “Upside Down” “Rock With You” “Burn This Disco Out” “It’a The Falling In Love” “Girlfriend”  If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!

Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra wanted to revisit one of the formative albums of his childhood: Michael Jackson's Off The Wall. For many MJ fans, this is the king of pop's greatest work, a clear statement that he was now fully out of the shadow of the Jackson 5 and, along with super-producer Quincy Jones, ready to remake American pop music as we know it. Perna not only brought his memories of growing up, mesmerized by the cover of the album, but his multi-instrumentalist also broke down some of the secrets behind the production on the album. Even for deep fans, there's something to learn, and for everyone else, you get to hear from one of the great pop albums of all time. (And if you haven't heard it before, check out this incredible demo version of "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough") Next week's episode is also about Michael Jackson as director Justin Simien (Dear White People) joins us to talk about MJ's HIStory (1995). And look for a bonus beats episode to post soon that features Perna and us talking about the never-ending "<a href="https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/which-is-the-better-michael-jackson-album-thriller-or-1820898417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off the Wall vs. Thriller</a>" debate. More on Off the Wall <ul> <li>A <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6214222/michael-jacksons-off-the-wall-at-35-classic-track-by-track" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">track-by-track</a> breakdown of the album (Billboard)</li> <li>"How Michael Jackson <a href="https://theundefeated.com/features/michael-jackson-off-the-wall-album-cover/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rebranded himself</a> for his first solo album" (The Undefeated)</li> <li>"Michael Jackson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/11/michael-jackson-off-the-wall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">starts work</a> on Off The Wall" (The Guardian)</li> </ul> More on Martín Perna <ul> <li><a href="http://hiphopandpolitics.com/2009/06/08/an-interview-w-martin-perna-of-antibalas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview</a> with Breakdown FM.</li> <li>"Antibalas: <a href="http://www.tomorrowsverse.com/story/antibalas-unification-through-diversification-the-martin-perna-interview-23598.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unification Through Diversification</a> (Tomorrow's Verse)</li> <li><a href="https://www.martinperna.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/martinperna?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> Show Tracklisting (all songs from Off the Wall unless indicated otherwise): <ul> <li>“Off The Wall”</li> <li>Antibalas: Antibalas “Dirty Money”</li> <li>The Wiz “You Can’t Win”</li> <li>“She’s Out of my Life”</li> <li>Jackson 5: ABC “ABC”</li> <li>“Get On The Floor”</li> <li>“Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough”</li> <li>“I Can’t Help It”</li> <li>Fela Kuti: Upside Down “Upside Down”</li> <li>“Rock With You”</li> <li>“Burn This Disco Out”</li> <li>“It’a The Falling In Love”</li> <li>“Girlfriend”</li> </ul> If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">do it here!</a>

Martín Perna on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall"

With the proliferation and abundance of music at an all time high, it’s almost impossible not to find something new and exciting on the music platforms we listen to. It’s also easier than ever to go back and listen to stuff you may have forgotten about or put aside years ago. That was certainly the case for me, when I remembered the name Antibalas, and the Afrobeat music this ensemble makes. Different incarnations of the band or individual performers have literally played with a who’s who of the music industry, but remembering the band’s name got me in the mood to check them out again. I recently sat down with the ring leader for lack of a better word of Antibalas baritone sax player Martin Pera. You can listen to this episode below, or by connecting and subscribing to one of the podcast platforms here or search your favorite podcast platform for “The Sound Podcast”; Itunes: http://bit.ly/sndpodi TuneIn: http://bit.ly/sndti Stitcher: http://bit.ly/sndsti GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/sndplay Get The Sound Podcast App: http://bit.ly/TSPAPPSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the proliferation and abundance of music at an all time high, it’s almost impossible not to find something new and exciting on the music platforms we listen to. It’s also easier than ever to go back and listen to stuff you may have forgotten about or put aside years ago. That was certainly the case for me, when I remembered the name Antibalas, and the Afrobeat music this ensemble makes. Different incarnations of the band or individual performers have literally played with a who’s who of the music industry, but remembering the band’s name got me in the mood to check them out again. I recently sat down with the ring leader for lack of a better word of Antibalas baritone sax player Martin Pera. You can listen to this episode below, or by connecting and subscribing to one of the podcast platforms here or search your favorite podcast platform for “The Sound Podcast”; Itunes: <a href="http://bit.ly/sndpodi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/sndpodi</a> TuneIn: <a href="http://bit.ly/sndti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/sndti</a> Stitcher: <a href="http://bit.ly/sndsti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/sndsti</a> GooglePlay: <a href="http://bit.ly/sndplay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/sndplay</a> Get The Sound Podcast App: <a href="http://bit.ly/TSPAPPS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/TSPAPPS</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Episode 40: Martín Perna of Antibalas