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2011-07-29: The Sound of Joy

By on July 29th, 2011

Joyful elephant and riderPrompted by the Ananda Mela festival‘s subtitle — “joyful festival of India” — this week’s show included joyful music from all over the planet. Including India, of course. Plus an interview with Beloved Festival director Elliot Rasenick about his August 11-15 gathering of sacred music and arts near the Oregon coast.

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Hour 1
Klezmer Juice  -  Happy Nigun  -  Jewfro
The Latin Blues Band feat. Luis Aviles  -  (I’ll be a) Happy Man  -  Brown Sugar – Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
Adam Rafferty  -  Overjoyed  -  Gratitude
Moses Khumalo  -  Celebrate Mzansi  -  Mntungwa
Seheno  -  Blue Joy  -  Ka
-  Interview with Beloved Festival director Elliot Rasenick  -
Jai Uttal  -  Malkouns  -  Shiva Station
Ekrem & Gypsy Groovz  -  Cocek Srece [Chochek of Happiness]  -  Rivers of Happiness
Shooglenifty  -  Delighted  -  Solar Shears

Hour 2
SINGH Talvin & KUMAR Niladri  -  The Bliss  -  Together
Tony Allen  -  Celebrate   -  Secret Agent
Smiling Osei  -  Happy Maker  -  Wayo Tactics
Slavic Soul Party  -  Laughter Club  -  Taketron
Etran Finatawa  -  Tekana (The Beauty of the Desert)  -  Desert Crossroads
Razia Said  -  Salamalama Aby  -  Zebu Nation
Delhi 2 Dublin  -  The Happy Track  -  Planet Electric
La Cherga  -  Sufi Dub  -  Revolve
Keith & Ken With The Jamaican Steel Band  -  Joy Ride  -  Jamaica
Oliver Mtukudzi  -  Totutuma (We Celebrate)  -  Tsivo (Revenge)
Freshlyground  -  Moto  -  Radio Africa
Bole 2 Harlem  -  Aya Bellew  -  Bole 2 Harlem
Absolute Ensemble  -  Oyun 1  -  Arabian Nights

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2011-07-22: New/Old/Fave Global Tunes

By on July 22nd, 2011

Spin The Globe promo poster 2011A somewhat random spin of the globe this week, from Balkan brass to Gnawa blues to klezmer, kora, and Ethio-funk.

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Hour 1
Slavic Soul Party  -  Occapella (Have a Beer)  -  Technochek Collision
Orchestre National de Barbès  -  Chkoun  -  Rendez-Vouz Barbès
Kevin Keller   -  Sitarkha  -  Dvija
The Funk Ark  -  Katipo (The Spider)  -  From the Rooftops
Yemen Blues  -  Min Kalbi  -  Yemen Blues
Raco Borda  -  Per La Natura  -  Sens Rumb
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam  -  Naanthaan Ungappanda  -  Ilaiyaraaja Solla Solla
Debo Band  -  Musicawi Silt  -  Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn) EP
Shareholder Tom  -  Mango Chow  -  single
Roger Davidson w/ Frank London Klezmer Orchestra  -  Sunflowers at Dawn  -  On the Road of Life
Fanfare Ciocarlia vs. Boban & Marko Markovic  -  Asfalt Tango  -  Balkan Brass Battle
Louis Mhlanga  -  Kugarisana Nevamwe Zvakanaka  -  Shamwari

Hour 2
Freshlyground  -  Waliphalal’ Igazi  -  Radio Africa
Palo!  -  Oro  -  This Is Afro-Cuban Funk
Antonio Zambujo  -  Nao Me Dou Longe De Ti  -  Guia
Kolotan  -  La Boca De Cultura  -  La Tienda De Groove
DeLeon  -  More than Wine  -  Casata
Kady Diarra  -  Lada   -  Musique Traditionnelle Du Burkina-Faso
The Souljazz Orchestra  -  Negus Negast  -  Rising Sun
The Shaolin Afronauts  -  Kilmanjaro  -  Flight of the Ancients
Cheikh Lo  -  Warico  -  Jamm
Aziz Sahmaoui  -  Black Market  -  University Of Gnawa
Toto Bona Lokua  -  Seven Beats  -  Toto Bona Lokua
Mamadou Diabate  -  Humanity  -  Courage

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2011-07-15: Music of the Women’s World Cup

By on July 15th, 2011

Women's World Cup: Japan vs. USATwo days before the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, we had a musical preview of the competition with music by women from finalists USA and Japan, and runners-up Sweden and France. Also some new releases and other sounds in the second hour. And congrats to the STG listener who won the new Freshlyground CD for their very own.

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Hour 1
Quetzal  -  This Is My Home  -  Worksongs
Kyoko Okada  -  Donnafuni  -  Tokyo Bossa Nova Lounge
Fishtank Ensemble  -  Pena Andaluz  -  Woman in Sin
Maya Angelou  -  Peas and Rice  -  Miss Calypso (1957)
Ayame Band  -  Hiyami Kachi Bushi  -  Rough Guide to Japan
A Bossa Eletrica  -  Sob a luz do Sol (Everybody loves the Sunshine)  -  Do Norte
Camille  -  Au Port  -  Le Fil
Jun Miyake  -  The Silence Ahead  -  Play Up
Olivia Ruiz  -  Thérapie de groupe  -  Pop du France: Femme Femme Femme
Ellika & Solo  -  Mambore Tradgardsvalsen  -  World 2003
Rupa & the April Fishes  -  Culpa de la Luna  -  Este Mundo
Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors  -  Sun Dust Eclipse  -  Bardo
The Surf Champlers  -  James Bond Theme  -  Rough Guide to Japan
DeLeon  -  Yo M’enamori  -  Casata

Hour 2
Deladap  -  Kaj Tu Salas  -  Sara la Kali
Goran Bregovic  -  Hop Hop Hop  -  Welcome to Goran Bregovic
Girish  -  Sita Ram  -  Shiva Machine
Oleg Kostrow  -  Bukva F  -  Russkie Wig-Out! Demented Surf / Electro / Exotica From Behind The Iron Curtain
Kila  -  Her Royal Waggeldy Toes  -  Gamblers’ Ballet
Freshlyground  -  Big Man  -  Radio Africa
Kimani & Naya  -  Tout le monde vient danser  -  Pass It On
Group Duoeh  -  Maziza  -  Zayna Jumma
Absolute Ensemble  -  Dawr Hindi  -  Arabian Nights
Kevin Keller  -  Sitarkha  -  Dvija
Taraf de Haidouks and Kocani Orkestar  -  Talk to Me, Duso  -  Band Of Gypsies 2
Antonio Zambujo  -  Nao Me Dou Longe De Ti  -  Guia
D’Gary  -  Bobo-Drano  -  Akata Meso

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2011-07-08 Voices of Global Women

By on July 8th, 2011

Zolani Mahola of Freshlyground

Zolani Mahola of Freshlyground

A show devoted to women’s voices this week, from Madagascar to the Middle East to Tibet to Canda…and beyond! Unfortunately the scheduled interview with Freshlyground didn’t happen, but we heard a couple tracks from their new album nonetheless.

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Tarika  -  Bibiango  -  10: Beasts, Ghosts & Dancing with History
Amina Alaoui  -  Que Fare  -  Arco Iris
Angelique Kidjo  -  Refavela  -  Black Ivory Soul
Susheela Raman  -  Ennapane  -  Vel
Julia Sarr & Patrice Larose  -  Waruna  -  Set Luna
Azam Ali  -  Faith  -  From the Night to the Edge of Day
Nawal  -  Hima (Get Up)  -  Aman
Moana & The Tribe  -  Titokowaru  -  Toru
Mehrpouya  -  Soul Raga  -  Persian Funk
Autorickshaw  -  Maa  -  So the Journey Goes
Inbar Bakal  -  Hallelujah  -  Inbar Bakal
Freshlyground  -  Baba  -  Radio Africa
Fania  -  Setlou  -  Sopi

Hour 2
Palo  -  Camina Con Los Codos  -  This is Afro Cuban Funk
Yasmin Levy  -  Si Veriash  -  Mano Suave
Yungchen Lhamo  -  Ngak Pai Metog  -  Coming Home
Abyssinia Infinite  -  Embe Ashafergne  -  Zion Roots
Nasiba  -  Yokasiz  -  Samarkand
Najma  -  Pukar  -  Pukar (Calling You)
Romashka  -  Zaznobilia & Baro Foro (She Messed with My Head in the Great City)  -  Romashka
Zap Mama  -  M’toto  -  A Ma Zone
Soema Montenegro  -  Flores del Desierto  -  Passionaria
The Legendary Mama Sana  -  Soary  -  Music from Madagascar
Esma Redzepova  -  Chaje Shukarije  -  Chaje Shukarije
Malika Zarra  -  All the Same  -  On the Ebony Road
Freshlyground  -  Working Class  -  Radio Africa
Chiwoniso  -  Matsotsi  -  Rebel Woman

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2011-07-01 Afro-Cuban Music

By on July 1st, 2011

The roots of a musical style can be tough to pin down. That’s certainly the case with Afro-Cuban music. Certainly the roots lie in Africa, but styles have bounced back and forth across the ocean for many generations, and now the music is played wordwide. Today’s show samples Afro-Cuban and broader Afro-Latin (Brazil, Haiti) music of present and past. Plus new releases and a very special cover song (which we’ll call a Persian version) in the second hour. Congratulations to the ticket winners for next week’s AfroCubism show!Rough Guide to Afro-Cuba CD

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Hour 1
AfroCubism  -  Nima Diyala  -  AfroCubism
The Creole Choir Of Cuba  -  Edem Chante  -  Tande-La
Susana Baca  -  Baho Kende + Palo Mayimbe  -  Afrodiaspora
Mulatu Astatke  -  I Faram Gami I Faram w/ Ethiopian Quintet  -  New York-Addis-London
Palo  -  Pa’ Chango  -  This is Afro Cuban Funk
Miriam Makeba  -  Mas Que Nada  -  Reflections
Ska Cubano  -  La Trova  -  Mambo Ska
Laurent Lomande  -  Akimi Magai Na Bubu  -  The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo from the Congo, 1954-55
Kumar  -  Medio Siglo Después  -  Pelicula de Barrio
Manu Dibango  -  Mi Niya  -  Rough Guide to Manu Dibango
Cubanismo  -  Mambo UK  -  Reencarnacion
Tabou Combo  -  Compas Popcorn  -  Respect…
AfroCubism  -  Djelimady Rumba  -  AfroCubism

Hour 2
Africando  -  Sabador (“La Bamba”)  -  Vol. 2 Tierra Tradicional
Celia Cruz  -  Metida Con You  -  Rough Guide to Celia Cruz
Papa Noel  -  Tshe Tshe  -  Bel Ami
Cheikh Lo  -  Sankara  -  Jamm
Amina Alaoui  -  Buscate en Mi, var.  -  Arco Iris
Vieux Farka Toure  -  Wonda Guay  -  The Secret
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80  -  African Soldier  -  From Africa with Fury: Rise
Googoosh  -  Respect  -  Persian Funk
Jugalbandi Trio  -  Troyee  -  Brindiban
Ojos de Brujo  -  Quien Engana no Gana  -  Bari
Freshlyground  -  Chicken to Change  -  Radio Africa
Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar  -  Dzumbus Funk  -  Go Marko Go!
Turlu Tursu  -  Maha Bhara Tatouille  -  The All Weathers Country

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2011-06-24: Top 10 World Music CDs, June 2011

By on June 24th, 2011

 

Ocote Soul System - Taurus

Ocote Soul System - Taurus

This week’s show ran through our ten favorite new releases in the whole world… plus some new releases, faves, and concert previews. For more on the chart-topping CDs heard here, see the charts page.

 

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Hour 1
Manooghi Hi  -  Om Baba  -  #10 Silence
Youssou N’Dour  -  Marley  -  #9 Dakar-Kingston
Of Montreal + Os Mutantes -  Bat Macumba  -  #8 Red Hot + Rio 2: Nova Tropicalia
Da Cruz  -  Tschu Tschu  -  #7 Sistema Subversiva
Zaz  -  Ni Oui Ni Non  -  #6 Zaz
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80  -  You Can Run  -  #5 From Africa with Fury: Rise
Hadag Nahash  -  Maarbolet Shel Hol  -  #4   6
Ketewel Village  -  Gambangan  -  From Kuno to Kebyar
DeLeon  -  Nimrod  -  #3 Casata
Susana Baca  -  Que Bonito Tu Vestido (feat Quetzel)  -  #2 Afrodiaspora
Ocote Soul Sounds  -  Pirata  -  #1 Taurus

Hour 2
Group Doueh  -  Zayna Jumma  -  Zayna Jumma
Ana Moura  -  Venho Falar dos Meus Medos  -  Coliseu
Amina Alaoui  -  Fado Menor  -  Arco Iris
Rhydhun  -  Rhy-dhun (Nothing but Voice)  -  An Odyssey of Rhythm
Freshlyground  -  I Am the Man  -  Nomvula
Terakaft  -  Kek Amidi Nin  -  Aratan N Azawad
Rob  -  Boogie On  -  Funky Rob Way
Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Heard  -  Malaika Mlongo  -  Karibu
Sorry Bamba  -  Astan Kelly  -  Volume One 1970-1979
Gipsy.cz  -  Cernej Gadzo  -  Desperado
AfroCubism  -  Karama  -  AfroCubism

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2011-06-17 Music of Desert Lands

By on June 17th, 2011

We celebrated the music of desert areas of the world this week, along with a warning about creeping desertification on this, the UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Plus in hour 2, music from Irish band Kila (who play in Olympia June 19), new releases, requests, and more.

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Hour 1
Kadda Cherif Hadria  -  Djezair  -  Desert Blues 2
Salamat  -  Ya Tear  -  Mambo El Soudani
Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim  -  Nyambol  -  Ceasefire
Imaran  -  Takmo-Séparation  -  Ihendja
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu  -  Djarimirri  -  Gurrumul
Mariem Hassan  -  Tefla Madlouma  -  Rough Guide to Desert Blues
Khukh Mongol Ensemble  -  Chinggis Khaan  -  Chinggis Khaan
Lobi Traore  -  Bi Donga Fa Ko  -  Bwati Kono
Anouar Brahem  -  Zarabanda  -  Le Voyage de Sahar
Wu Man & Friends  -  Cossack Lament  -  Wu Man & Friends
Terakaft  -  Ahod  -  Artan N Azawad
Khaira Arby  -  Tidjani Ascofare  -  Timbuktu Tarab

Hour 2
Kila  -  Hebden Bridge  -  Luna Park
Los Lobos  -  Kiki & the Lavender Moon  -  Kiko
Chiekh Lo  -  Bourama  -  Jamm
Roaring Lion  -  Love Thy Neighbor  -  Sacred 78s
Amsterdam Klezmer Band  -  Desert Banjo  -  Katla
AR Rahman  -  Hey Kaala Bandar  -  Delhi 6 Soundtrack
Maraca  -  Presentacion  -  Formula Uno
Mamadou Diabate  -  Kora Journey  -  Courage
Las Guitarras de Espana  -  Cejilla  -  Tantas Cosas
Oreka TX  -  Adabegi  -  Quercus Endorphina
Red Baraat  -  Baraat to Nowhere  -  Chaal Baby
Kila  -  Furlough’s  -  Lemonade & Bun

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2011-06-10 Indian and Flamenco Fusions

By on June 10th, 2011

Ojos de Brujo

Ojos de Brujo

Many styles of music have emerged from India, and this show traces a few modern styles that have Indian and flamenco influences, but are mostly far from “traditional” arrangements. Plus some some shiny new releases and concert previews in hour 2 (and a CD giveaway of DeLeon’s Casata!). Thanks for listening.

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Hour 1
Autorickshaw – Ikat – Autorickshaw
Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar – River – Together
Solar Sides – El Duende Organico – Rough Guide to Flamenco Nuevo
Titi Robin & Faiz Ali Faiz – Mast Qalandar – Jaadu
IndiaLucia – Indialucia – IndiaLucia
Ojos de Brujo – Tantas Flores – Aocana
Djeli Moussa Diawara – Flamenkora – FlamenKora
Jerez Texas – Balada Inch’Allah – Patchwork
Chris Burton Jacome – Ritmo-Canix – Levanto
Appart – Gipsy Breakout – Flamencotronics
Nuriya – Ay De Me – Tanita

Hour 2
Mynta – Ganglat Fran Laggars – First Summer
Kiran Ahluwalia – Raqba – Aam Zameen / Common Ground
Nisos – Piji – Nisos
Roge – Mae Natureza – Fala Geral
DeLeon – Yo M’enamori – Casata
Gipsy.cz – Cim Vic Cukru – Desperado
Addis Acoustic Project – Fikir Ayarejim – Tewesta / Remembrance
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – For Dem Eye – From Africa with Fury: Rise
Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar – Jogi – Together
Kila – Tine Lasta – Lemonade and Buns
Hadag Nahash – Maarbolet Shel Hol – _ 6
Susana Baca – Reina de Africa – Afrodiaspora

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2011-06-03 World Music Cover Songs

By on June 3rd, 2011

Putumayo Presents Cover The WorldAnother strange and adventurous excursion to the land of world music covers of pop and rock songs this week, from the Beatles in Tuva to the Clash in Jamaica. Plus some new releases in the second hour of the show. Live locally, cover globally!

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Hour 1
Bugotak  -  Kon’ Togethy  -  Coverlar
Celtic Pink Floyd  -  Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2  -  Celtic Pink Floyd
Ewan McGregor, Jose Feliciano, Jacek Koman  -  Tango de Roxanne  -  Moulin Rouge OST
Tigerstyle   -  Nachna Onda Nei  -  The Rising
Baaba Maal et al.  -  Three Little Birds  -  Playing for Change 2
Anath  -  Rapture  -  Rapture
Dolapdere Big Gang  -  Smoke on the Water  -  Local Strangers
Mandragora Tango Orchestra  -  Espíritu Adolescente (Smells Like Teen Spirit)  -  Let’s Have Dinner and Go Dancing with the Mandragora Tango Orchestra
Baba Yaga  -  Back in the USSR  -  Secret Combination
Merengada  -  No Woman No Cry  -  Claude Challe Presents Lovely Reprises By K’lid
Lamatumba  -  Non Tes Corazón  -  A Orbita da Banda Hipnotica
Ojos de Brujo  -  Get Up, Stand Up! (live)  -  Techari Live

Hour 2
Boom Pam  -  Alakazam  -  Alakazam
The Jolly Boys  -  I Fought the Law  -  Great Expectation
Rachid Taha  -  Rock El Casbah  -  Rock El Casbah
Divoký srdce (Wild Heart)  -  Nebeští jezdci (Ghost Riders)  -  Pozdní sběr (Late Harvest)
The Cat Empire  -  Hotel California  -  Triple J Like A Version
Wilman de Jesus  -  Walk Like an Egyptian  -  Walk Like an Egyptian EP
Kar Èeš Brass Band  -  Shake Your Body Down to the ground  -  Live in Cerkno 05
Da Cruz  -  Ethiopia  -  Sistema Subversiva
Susana Baca  -  Detras de la Puerta  -  Afrodiaspora
Mamadou Diabate  -  Dafina  -  Courage
Regina Carter  -  Artistiya  -  Reverse Thread
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80  -  Rise  -  From Africa with Fury: Rise

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2011-05-27 NW Folklife Festival preview

By on May 27th, 2011

With the NW Folklife Festival looming over this weekend, we took an hour to preview some of the global acts appearing, with a few extra Bulgarian tunes thrown in to honor the festivals focus this year on Bulgaria. In hour 2, mostly new releases. Have a great holiday weekend if you’re in the USA and a simply great weekend if you’re elsewhere. NW Folklife Festival - Seattle WA

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Hour 1
Picoso  -  Solo Se Van  -  Mas Picao
Tequila Mockingbird Ochestra  -  Granada Pt. II  -  The Tequila Mockingbird Ochestra
KlapaDooWapella  -  Omili Mi U Selu Divojka  -  KlapaDooWapella
Amir Beso  -  Gypsyland  -  Fatamorgana
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band  -  Rise Up  -  Give and Take
Di Nigunim  -  Havenu Shalom  -  Balagan
Ockham’s Razor  -  Jock Stewart  -  Wolves in the Walls
Orkestar Slivovica   -  Usti Usti Baba  -  single from band
Juliana & Pava  -  My Dear Bridesmaids  -  Let the Bird Fly
Ala Nar  -  Zeina  -  Ala Nar
Jony Iliev & band  -  Nasfalilo  -  Ma Maren Ma
Los Flacos  -  Hierbabuena  -  Rosa Celeste
Ivo Papasov & Yuri Yunikov  -  Lenorije Chaje  -  Rough Guide to the Music of Balkan Gypsies

Hour 2
Soema Montenegro  -  Flores del desierto  -  Passionaria
Deleon  -  Yo M’enamori  -  Casata
Umnachter Project  -  Wurzelwicht  -  Schall und Rauch
Kiran Ahluwalia  -  Yaar Naal  -  Aam Zameen / Common Ground
Playing For Change  -  Redemption Song  -  Playing for Change 2
Hadag Nahash  -  Maarbolet Shel Hol  -    _  6
Sergent Garcia  -  Vasito de Agua  -  Una y Otra Vez
Rob  -  Loose Up Yourself  -  Funky Rob Way
Lobi Traore  -  Jama  -  Bwati Kono
Mamadou Diabate  -  Bogna  -  Courage
Youssou N’Dour  -  Medina  -  Dakar-Kingston
Hadag Nahash  -  Lo Maspik  -    _  6

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