EPISODE · May 10, 2025 · 24 MIN

Watermelon Man

from Ethan Teaches You Music Podcast · host Dr. Ethan Hein

Music in this episode:Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" (Takin' Off, 1962)Mongo Santamaría - "Watermelon Man" (1963)Poncho Sanchez - "Watermelon Man" (1999)Johnny Taylor - "Watermelon Man" (1967)Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" (Headhunters, 1973)Simha Aron & Geneviève Taurelle - "Hindewhu (Whistle) Solo" (The Music of the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies, 1966)Digable Planets - "Escapism (Gettin' Free)" (1993)Madonna - "Sanctuary" (1994)J Dilla - "Zen Guitar" (2005)Rapsody - "Whoopi" (2019)Kaluli People of the Bosavi Rainforest - "Relaxing By the Creek" (1991)Manu Dibango - “Electric Africa” (1985)Lionel Loueke - "Watermelon Man" (2020)Other references:* Herbie Hancock interview with Elvis Costello* Francis Bebey explains the single-note flute* Steven Feld - “Pygmy POP - A Genealogy of Schizophonic Mimesis” Get full access to Ethan teaches you music at ethanhein.substack.com/subscribe

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