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#1087 May 2, 2015 No. 1
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PLAYLIST
1. Papa Wemba ‘Bakwetu’ CD1 Tk 1 4:54
Papa Wem-ba is a world renowned Congolese rumba musician, one of Africa‘s most popular musicians, and certainly a prominent figure in World music. Wemba opens this edition of Hg with Bak-we-tu, Give Thanks.
30 Real World AT WOMAD, Real World Records, 2012
2. Camille ‘Senza’ Wmn’s Vces Tk 4 2:29
Kye-mee-uh Dahl-may, better known as just Kye-me-uh is a French singer/songwriter and an actor with a developed interest in bossa nova and American stage musicals. This is Kye-mee-uh and the song Sin-zah. Le fil (ecition limitée), Virgin Music, 2005
3. Quanatic/Combo Barbaro ‘Linda Morena’ Sglns#64 Tk 10 8.29
Quantic and his Combo Bár-ba-ro, features Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and his appetite for music hailing from the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. Holland fuses his discoveries with psychedelic, experimental and rhythmically rich sounds of the past, some deep funk and soul elements spiced with a folkloric vocal style on Linda Mo-re-na.
Tradition In Transition, Tru Thoughts, 2009
4. Cesaria Evora ‘Mae Velha (Old Mother)’ Alb Tk 10 4.44
She was from the island nation of Cape Verde and she is remembered as the country’s foremost practitioner of morna, a style of singing strongly associated with the island that combines West African percussion with Portuguese fados and, British sea shanties. She began singing morna at age 16 and in the late ’60s two of her radio tapes were released as albums in the Netherlands and Portugal. She even gave up singing in the mid-’70s due to a lack of profit. In 1985, at the age of 45, she decided to return to music and traveled to Portugal to record two songs for an anthology of female Cape Verdean singers. The rest as they say is history, or in this case, her-story. Césaria Évora sings My Vel-yeh, the old mother. Cabo Verde, Nonesuch Records, 1997
5. Ayub Ogada ‘Obiero’ CD1 Tk 5 5.35
A-yub O-ga-da, born in Mombasa is the son of musical parents who exposed him to Western music largely from their touring days in the U.S. Today O-ga-da is an accomplished artist in his own right proficient on the N’ya-ti-ti, a traditional East African stringed instrument and the popular African drum, the djembe as showcased on the tune O-bi-e-ro. 30 Real World AT WOMAD, Real World Records, 2012
6. Viexux Diop ‘Sing Lo-Lo’ Alb Tk 5 3.38
The tune Sing Lo-Lo, led by Senegalese artist Via Joe, kora instrumentalist and singer who calls upon us to reach out to someone and say hello, turn your body loose and dance. African Playground, Putumayo World Music, 2003
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7. Omar Pene ‘Mandela’ Afro Pop D Tk 9 3.29
Dakar’s Omar Pe-ne is the emblematic lead singer of the Super Diamono ensemble. He was born in the working class neighborhood of Derkle, in 1956. In the mid-seventies (1975-1976), he joined the Super Diamono, one of the longest running Senegalese popular bands. Myamba, Faces, 2005
8. Los Crema Paraiso ‘Bello E’ bola (Mira La Luna)’ Alb Tk 4 3.13
Los Cre-ma Pa-ra-iso is a new Venezuelan trio offering a fresh and fused approach to traditional music that bends jazz, rock, funk, latin grooves, electronica and exotic sounds from around the world. Bay-yoh aye bo-la is creative taste of their sound.
De Película, CuruPrá, 2015
9. Ibrahim Ferrer ‘Perfume de Gardenias’ Alb Tk 7 4.40
With the words, your mouth has the scent of gardenias…you’re eyes sparkle with beautiful light….your laugh is cheerful music…and your soul is pure…this is the Buena Vista Social Club’s Ibrahim Ferrer from Cuba with Perfume de Gardenia. The selection includes a some unlikely, intriguing pairing featuring U.S. gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama with Clarence Fountain take part on Perfume de Gardenias.
Buenos Hermanos, Nonesuch, 1997
10. Kutumba ‘Utpatti’ Alb Tk6 4.30
Ku-tum-ba, one of the most celebrated bands in the Nepal’s music scene, artistically reflects Nepal’s culture and longstanding musical traditions through works like Ut-pat-ti, a showcase of folk traditions across Nepal. Utsarga, Kutumba, 2010
11. Panom Nopporn ‘Sao Ban Pok Pab’ Sngls#74 Tk7 3.21
Featuring the sound of Siam, this is Pa-nom Nop-porn with Sao Ban Pok Pab.
The Sound of Siam, Soundway Records, 2011
12. Fra Fra Sound ‘Guess What?’ DtchDltaSnds Tk 18 6.20
Exploring the Afro Su-ri-na-mese roots is the collective Fra Fra Sound with the selection Guess What. Guest poet Gha-sem Bata-mun-tu improvises on the topics of color, sound and society. Black Dutch & More, Sampone/Pramisi Records, 2010
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