April 17 2013 'More Bombings and a Funeral'

*WARNING* Contains independent thought and opinions and some very powerful music!

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It's been another hectic week in transatlantic news.

On 16 April there were bombings of the Boston marathon causing the tragic fatalities of 3 people including an 8 year old boy and injuring over 140 others (CNN)

On 17 April Lady Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest in London - amid continuing debate over her controversial legacy.

In other news: Jay-Z 'pens' and Open Letter on 11 April, addressing his recent 5 year wedding anniversary trip to Cuba with wife Beyonce, that stirred up so much comment.

And of course Tesco - the UK supermarket Goliath, tucks it's tail and runs out of the USA.

In the Yinka and the ID tradition the music is cross-genre - check out the storming Ike and Tina version of the Stones classic Under My Thumb.

I tackle these topics in my own (un)usual way. This is a must hear edition - you may agree or vehemently disagree with any or all things i say - please leave a comment and weigh in- and if you enjoy the show please share and spread the word.

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Welcome to the new Yinka and the ID blog!!

Hi.

It's Yinka! Wassup! Welcome to the new Yinka and the ID radio show blog! 

For those of you who got here and know nothing about me I'll run it down for you real quick:

I broadcast a weekly radio show ‘Yinka and the ID’, Wednesdays at 530pm on London’s award winning Arts station Resonance FM. On the show I discuss current affairs, music and arts in a transatlantic context, drawing on my knowledge of music and culture in London and New York and I have broadcast the show from both cities. The aim of the show is to be informative yet irreverent. I write, produce, broadcast the show myself. This includes jingle production and engineering. I interviewed cultural icons including: Two time Grammy award winners Living Colour; DEATH (Detroit proto-punk rockers and Jack White favourites). I have covered historic events, where I interviewed members of the public, such as: US Presidential Elections - 2012 and 2008; Trayvon Martin Shooting US - 2012; Occupy Wall Street US 2011 - I was the first person to report directly from the Wall Street camp for Resonance; Student Protests UK 2011 - I reported from the scene as the protest happened and interviewed protesters.

So that's dealt with. Why the blog? Well I decided to put all the shows WITH tracklists in one place - finally.

Please bear with me as i add the shows restrospectively in as quickly as I can - the newer shows will be going up first.

Each post will always have a Soundcloud version of the weekly show, with Mixcloud versions being added as soon as I can get them uploaded.

So now you;re here, what are you waiting for - check out my first post now:

April 10 2013 - The Thatcher death episode - 'We are grandmother'

April 10 2013 - The Thatcher death episode - 'We are grandmother'

Yinka and the ID April 10 2013 - We are a grandmother

The first woman Prime Minister of Britain (1979-1990)Thatcher dies at the Ritz Hotel in London 8 April. Tributes flooded in from world leaders. Parties were thrown in Brixton, Glasgow and elsewhere
By the time of my show a £10 million taxpayer funded state funeral is announced - the President of Argentina is not invited. Parliament is recalled and a 7 hour session on speeches - not all tributes ensues.


I approach the issues with my usual deference and  sensitivity.

 
Playlist after the jump