#1075 2.7.15 Edition Features: a blend of various tangos, Odetta, Bit Ritmo, Frigg, Algeria’s Jomed, Los Desterrados, B’Net Marrakech, roots music by Tangle Eye, Folk Group Arinushka, Fruko & Sus Tesos, Hungary’s Söndörgõ, Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler, The Burning Bush, La Bottine Souriante, Lizz Wright, Buena Vista Social Club, Buika, Bombay Royale, Salif Keita, Mamani Keita, Neville Brothers and Emma Sweeney.
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Sound Exchange
1. Bossacucanova ‘É Preciso Perdoar’ Alb Tk 5 (4:15)
We open this edition of Higher Ground with Bossa-cuca-nova, featuring the selection Aye Pray-see-zoo Pear Doo-Are (We Must Forgive) from their new 2014 release Our Kind Of Bossa, with guest artist (Aye-Mill-LOU Sahn-CHEE–ah-go) Emillio Santiago, here is Brazil’s Bossa-cuca-nova Our Kind Of Bossa, Six Degrees Records, 2014
2. Busi Mhlongo ‘Sonke Siyamangala’ Alb Tk 12 (7:28)
There is a city is a city in eastern Kwa-Zulu-Natal, South Africa called I-nan-da, It is home to Busi M-h-longo, who was a virtuoso singer, dancer and composer originally from I-nan-da in Natal, South Africa. Her Music was often fused with contemporary elements from jazz, funk, rock, gospel, rap, opera, reggae wedded to West African music. Mhlongo with Sonke Siya-man-gala in tribute to her homeland.
A Collection Of African Ladies Of Song, Sony, 2007
3. Frigg ‘Rajrajraj’ Alb Tk 2 (3:27)
Myth states that Frigg is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism. She is said to be the wife of Odin, and is the “foremost among the goddesses” and the queen of Asgard. Frigg the band is a Fih-nish–Norwegian folk music ensemble. Their music is a combination of Kaus-ti-nen and Nord-Tron-de-lag with a bit of Americana and Irish folk music mixed in, and performing Rrahee-rahee-rahee. Grannen, Frigg, 2010
4. Los Desterrados ‘Aguila Guila’ Sglns #93 Tk 6 (4:01)
Los Dester-rados takes the music of Sephardic Jews, with its strong Latin influences, and drags it effortlessly into the 21st Century with lashings of Spanish folk and Balkan soul resulting in the sounds like this one entitle Ah-gee-lah GEE-lah.
5. S-tone Inc. ‘Limbe’ Alb Tk 2 (4:41)
S-Tone Inc. features the music of multi-instrumentalist and jazz musician (Stephano TEE-Roh-neh) Stefano Tirone from Milan, Italy. Tirone’s music is influenced by soul, jazz and Latin rhythms. With French lyrics and singer Laura Feh-dele and performed with the use of the Indian sitar…with a taste of exotica, and shades of 60s psychedelica as S-tone performs Limbo…you come to what you don’t know, is it good or bad, between reality and dream. Euro Lounge, Putumayo Records, 2003
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6. Hugo Diaz ‘Mi Buenos Aires Querido’ Alb Tk 11 (2:27)
Featuring the selection Mee Buenos Eye-res KAY-ree-doe, here is Ooh-goe Di-ahss, one of Argentina’s most beloved musicians – a child prodigy whose genius as a harmonica player gave new life to classic tango. Tango Around The World, Putumayo Records, 2007
7. B’Net Marrakech ‘Leilaa Lill’ Alb Tk 4 (6:58)
The five women of B’net Marrakech play the music of both Arabs and Berbers, the original people of Morocco. Invited to sing at births, weddings, and other ritual events within, and outside, their community, they have achieved an independence unusual for women in Islamic societies. This vocal collective whose music is influenced by Chaabi and Gnawa styles unique to Morocco, renders Lei-laa Lill in celebration of the night and all its potential pleasures.
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Morocco, World Music Network, 2004
8. Tangle Eye ‘John Henry’s Blues’ Alb Tk 2 (5:33)
Tangle Eye as they are known, is represented by two New Orleans producers wedded to American roots music, Using field recording made by ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax in the 1940s and later. Here is a classic African American folksong refashioned by Scott Billington and Steve Reynolds aka Tangle Eye. The work is called John Henry’s Blues.
Blues Lounge, Putumayo Records, 2004
9. Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté ‘Claudia & Salma’ Alb Tk 2 (4:41)
Mali’s Father and son kora duo, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate provide an instrumental recalling of the 20th century African love song inspired by the legendary “beauty” of Tabara N’Diaye, a griot singer from Senegal. The backdrop to the adaptation is that men fell in love with Tabara. Toumani & Sidiki Diabate name their version of the work
Claudia & Salma, after the twin daughters of their manager.
Toumani & Sidiki, World Circuit Network, 2014
10. Folk Group Arinushka ‘About Nature’ Alb Tk 3 (4:50)
Performing About Nature, is the Folk Group Arinushka with the sounds wedded to traditional Russian chants. Old Faith, ARC Music Productions, 2014
11. Techung ‘E Ari Lo’ Alb Tk 2 (3:22)
With Tibet, China on one side, India and Nepal on the other here again is Te-chung, Tibetan folkartist with E Ari Lo, a traditional melody from Kham, Eastern Tibet. The work centers on the spirit of traveling and being in nature.
Lam La Che – On The Road, ARC Music Productions, 2013
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12. Alexis Kalofolias&Thomas Amorginos ‘Gia Ligo’ Alb Tk 7 (3:55)
Greek musicians Ah-lex-ees Kah-loh-foh-LEE-as and Tan-nos Ah-mor-GEE-nos perform the tune Yah Lee go – (Just For A Little While) a popular song on Greek radio in the 1920s. This and other similar song helped inspire interest in the tango across Europe.
Tango Around The World, Putumayo Records, 2007
13. Bossacucanova ‘Deixa A Menina’ Alb Tk 2 (4:36)
Featuring the selection Day-SHA May-nee-na (Leaving The Girl) with guest artists Maria Rita and David Feldman, here again is Brazil’s Bossa-cucanova.
Our Kind Of Bossa, Six Degrees Records, 2014
14. Maharajah Flamenco Trio ‘Baila Mi Nina (Rumba)’ Alb Tk 3 (6:28)
The Ma-hara-jah Flamenco Trio captures the passion of flamenco with precision often associated with Eurocentric classical music as expressed on the instrumental work
Baila Mi Nina. Encuentro, Maharajah Flamenco Trio, 2013
15. Jo Privat ft. Matelot Ferret ‘Java Manouche’ Alb Tk 14 (2:02)
Few musical scenes could compare to 1930s AND 40s in Paris, where bal-musette, jazz, and gypsy influences came together as “jazz manouche” or “gypsy jazz. Guitarist Django Reinhardt is the name most often associated with this music, but there were plenty of excellent accordionists including Zho Pre-vah joined by Maht Lew fly on Java Manouche. Guide To Gypsy Swing, World Music Network, 2004
16. Söndörgõ ‘Igran čoček’ Alb Tk 14 (5:14)
With four brothers as members, the family group Shen-Dare-Guh plays nimble, life-affirming party music. Their trademark instrument is the tambura, the small mandolin-like instrument played in the Serbian and Croatian communities in Hungary. Guests inclued (Ah-tee-lah Boo-Zash) Attila Buzás on bass, tambura player (Yoo-zef Co-vah-tch) József Kovács, two guest vocalists: (Kah-Tia Tom-pohs) Kátya Tompos, and (Ann-tahl Co-Vah-tch) Antal Kovács. With friends here is Shen-Dare-Guh and a Serbian Kolo – a traditional dance of the Serbian people.
Lost Music of the Balkans, World Village, 2011
17. Ensemble Hüseyin Türkmenler ‘Söleyin Yildizlar Sevegilim Nerde’ Alb Tk 3 (3:24)
Late night get togethers at an open air café, hookah pipes, conversation and the aroma of coffee are along with music and movement of so-called belly dancing are all a part of the distinct flavor of Middle Eastern life. The sounds of the orient include the Ensemble
Huse-yin Turk-menler. The Rough Guide to Bellydance Café, World Music Network, 2007
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18. Mandjou Mara ‘A Dimbe’ Alb Tk 3 (4:42)
Mand-jou Mara is a master djembe player and griot (praise singer) from Guinea, West Africa who moved to Madison, WI in 2008. His music is devoted to celebrating the rich music and dance culture of Guinea, West Africa through education and performance. Join Mara and his band Kikeh Mato, Limanya Drum & Dance Ensemble at the UW Madison Terrace June 7th, 2014. Mara performs A Dimbe.
Kikeh Mato, Kikehmato.com, 2010
19. The Burning Bush ‘Rad Halaila’ Alb Tk 2 (3:24)
The Burning Bush is Britain’s leading Jewish music Ensemble exploring aspects of Jewish musical expression, especially klezmer and Sephardic music. Rahd Hah LIE lah (The Night Is Strong) is based on a traditional Hassidic melody with Hebrew lyrics…the night is strong and the our song pierces the sky, come back we shall dance in a circle because our journey has no end…A Jewish Odyssey, Putumayo Records, 2000
20. Folk Group Arinushka ‘About Sanctity’ Alb Tk 1 (3:17)
Performing About Sanctity, is the Folk Group Arinushka with the sounds wedded to traditional Russian chants. Old Faith, ARC Music Productions, 2014
21. Tribali ‘Never Give Up’ Alb Tk 10 (5:46)
The seductive sound of India combined with hypnotic grooves and just a touch of chillout music comes the group Tribali, on Never Give Up.
The Rough Guide To Ultimate Musical Adventures, World Music Network, 2008
22. M.A. Numminen/Sanna Pietiainen ‘Kangastus’ Tk 2 (3:42)
One of the strongholds of tango outside of Argentina is, the Nordic country, Finland. In fact, Finland has been home to the tango since it was first introduced in Europe early in the 20th century. Today, the form is a national genre competing at one point nose to nose with rock and roll. Finland’s M.A. Num-mi-nen, singer Sanna Pietiäinen and the Neo Rustic Tango Orchestra present the tune called Kan-gahs-toos.
Tango Around The World, Putumayo, 2007
23. La Bottine Souriante ‘Ici-Bas Sur Terre’ Alb Tk 11 (3:33)
There is a good deal of energy and life in the music of (La-Boo-teen Sew-ree-aunt’s) La Bottine Souriante’s …toe-tapping, foot-stomping, sing-along style as showcased on the number (ee-see Bahs-sure-tear) Hear On Earth.
1976-2005 Anthologie II, Milles-Pattes Canada, 2006
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24. Richie Havens ‘Follow’ #982 Tk 1 (6:25)
Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, is remembered tonight, he passed away a little more than a year ago, April 22, 2013 at age 72…. His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. Here is Havens with Follow.
His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of “Freedom,” based from the spiritual “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” became an anthem. Havens returned to the site during Woodstock’s 40th anniversary in 2009.His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of “Freedom,” based from the spiritual “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” became an anthem. Havens returned to the site during Woodstock’s 40th anniversary in 2009.His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of “Freedom,” based from the spiritual “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” became an anthem. Havens returned to the site during Woodstock’s 40th anniversary in 2009.
Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement. He was born in Brooklyn.
Havens was known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, including his well-received cover of Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman.”20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Richie Havens, Universal Motown, 2000
25. Emma Sweeney ‘The Singing Kettle’ Sglns #91 Tk 3 (3:31)
Emma Sweeney, singer and fiddle player from Manchester who has been studying Irish traditional music since she was a child. Now she’s a recording artist with an album called Pangea and it includes the track The Singing Kettle. Pangea, Sweeney Records, 2012
26. FelaKuti&Africa ’70 w/Ginger Baker ‘Let’s Start’ Sgls#93 Tk 15 (6:59)
Fela Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. A real pioneer of what is known today as Afrobeat with Let’s Start.
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 with Ginger Baker Live!, Knitting Factory Records, 2001
27. Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté ‘Rachid Ouiguini’ Alb Tk 3 (4:37)
Father and son, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate pay tribute to a legend of African Blues
Ali Farka Toure with Rachid Ouiguini from their new 2014 release called Toumani & Sidiki. The album, just release in May of 2014 includes, Rah-Chid O-oo-ee-goo-ee-nee the name of the person to whom the song is dedicated. The historical background of the this instrumental adaptation, pays homage to one of the best known works in Mandé griot repertoire about the legend of Mini-yamba, going back to the time of Wa-ga-du or Ghanaian empire around 830AD. Rendered as a metaphore to the loss of a love one. Toumani & Sidiki, World Circuit Network, 2014
28. Jomed ‘Montuno Noreño’ Alb Tk1 (4:22)
Performing Mohn Too no Noh rain yoh is the Algerian artist Jomed suited well to the musical trend in popular north African music blending Afro-Cuban and Middle Eastern music. The tune sung by Jomed and featuring the guitar like instrument called the oud, is a song performed by Jomed. He hopes that a lost love will one day return.
North African Groove, Putumayo Records, 2005
29. Lizz Wright ‘Song For Mia’ #981 Tk 4 (4:54)
Lizz Wright is an American jazz/R&B singer and composer. Wright was born in the small town of Hahira in the US state of Georgia. Her sound is soulful, spiritual and bluezy.
The Orchard, Verve Forcast, 2007
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30. Celia Cruz ‘Guimbara’ Alb Tk 12 (6:03)
Sail-yah Cruise, Cuban-American salsa performer was one of the most popular salsa artists of the 20th century, she earned twenty-three gold albums and was renowned internationally as the “Queen of Salsa”. Cruz lived in New Jersey for much of her career, performing across the U.S. and several Latin American countries along the way. “La Guarachera de Cuba as Cruz was hailed performed geem-bah-rah
Celia Cruz: Éxitos Eternos, Universal Music, 2003
31. Buena Vista Social Club ‘Habana Cuba’ Alb Tk 5 (4:03)
A new generation of Buena Vista Social Club members has emerged and though the performers are different, the unmistakable sound remains with Habana Cuba.
Best of Buena Vista Social Club, Vol. 2, ARC Music Production, 2014
32. Frederico Aubele ‘Pena’ Alb Tk 5 (3:13)
Federico Aw-BELL-ay e is an Argentine singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles: Jamaican dub and reggae, American ambient and hip-hop. This is Frederico with Peh-nah or Pain. Tango Around The World, Putumayo Records, 2007
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Incues
8P Opening
1. Buika ‘Culpa Mia’ (Mini) Buika 11.19 Tk 2 (4:11)
Concha Buika is a Spanish singer. Her album Niña de Fuego was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Well-deserved recognition for this superb singer. From the album, Buika sing Culpa Mia.
Niña de Fuego, Warner Music Spain, 2008
2. Frigg ‘Teppo’s Waltz’ Alb Tk 10 (5:31)
Frigg the band is a Finnish–Norwegian folk music ensemble. Their music is a combination of Kaus-ti-nen and Nord-Tron-de-lag with a bit of Americana and Irish folk music mixed in with Teppo’s Waltz. Polka V, Frigg, 2012
3. La Bottine Souriante ‘La Grand’ cote’ Alb Tk 2 (7:03)
Having toured extensively through North America and Europe La Bot-tine Sue ree yahnt is a folk band from Quebec specializing in traditional Kay Bay-qwah music, often with a modern influences as featured on (Lah Grawhn Coat) The Grand Coast.
1976-2005 Anthologie II, Milles-Pattes Canada, 2006
4. Nass Marrakech ‘Zeye Meyel’ Alb Tk 1 (6:03)
Nass Marrakech – meaning the people of Marrakech approach the gnawa music tradition with the addition of flute and violin. The sound is unique to Morocc. The work Zeye Meyel is a newer sound heard in Morocco moving music in North Africa in a new musical direction. The Rough Guide To The Music Of Morocco, World Music Network, 2004
5. Jamshied Sharifi ‘Dafur Is Burning’ Alb Tk 6 (6:06)
Jamshied Sharifi from Topeka, Kansas was exposed to Jazz and Middle Eastern music at an early age. He began to study classical piano at age five and quickly developed a thirst for musical instruction and a desire to improvise. His musical interest would lead him to Berklee College of Music in Boston where his talents blossomed. Here Sharifi again with Dafur Is Burning. One, Ceres Records, 2007
6. Neville Brothers ‘Voo Doo’ Alb Tk 7 (4:27)
The Neville Brothers, an American soul/funk/R&B group, was formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana with Voo Doo. Louisiana Gumbo, Putumayo World Music, 2000
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Incues
9P Opening
1. The Bombay Royale ‘Phone Baje Nah’ Alb Tk 10 (7:26)
The Bombay Royale group is dedicated (they say) to bringing musical mayhem through vintage Indian cinema back to the future where they say it belongs. Their debut album is You Me Bullets Love –a blend of Hindi and Bengali vocals, funk, horn riffs, synthesizers, guitar, tabla, organ, sitar – all working to re-imagine the golden age of Bollywood with the work Pho-ne Ba-je Nah – suggesting that those with little knowledge keep showing it. You Me Bullets Love, Hopestreet Records, 2012
2. Kevin Clark&Jazz Revelation ‘Devil Done Got Me Blue’Tk6 (3:24)
Kevin Clark spent many years in New Orleans honing his traditional jazz trumpet chops. In that tradition Clark and the Jazz Revelation (members of his Toronto based church render the chart The Devil Done Got Me Blues. New Orleans, Putumayo World Music, 2005
3. Söndörgõ ‘Sinoč’ Alb Tk 2 (6:24)
Shen-Dare-Guh play nimble, life-affirming party music. Their trademark instrument is the tambura, a small mandolin-like instrument played in the Serbian and Croatian communities in Hungary. Shen-Dare-Guh is largely a family band including four brothers: Áron, Dávid, Benjamin and Salamon plus Attila Buzás on bass alongside tambura player József Kovács, two guest vocalists: Kát-ya Tompos, and Antal Kovács with a Serbian Kolo – traditional dance of Serbian people with Sinoč.
Lost Music of the Balkans, World Village, 2011
4. Salif Keita ‘M’Bemba’ Alb Tk 9 (8:49)
Here is the golden voice of Africa -Salif Keïta the highly celebrated afro-pop singer and songwriter from Mali performing M’Bemba. Salif Keita – A master of West African rhythms and credited as one of the founders of the Afro-pop genre, Keita is world renowned for his unforgettable live performances, soaring vocals and his emotionally-fueled songs. Born in Mali, West Africa in 1949, Salif Keita comes from a noble family, and is a descendant of Sunjata Keita, who founded the Mali Empire in 1240. M’Bemba translates to “grandfather”. M’Bemba, Decca, 2005
5. Odetta ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ Alb Tk 19 (3:15)
She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in LA, studied music at Los Angeles City College while employed as a domestic worker. She was Odetta, folk artist whose mother had placed her on a path to the operatic stage from the age of 13 with the hope that she would follow in the vocal foot print of contralto Marian Anderson. Odetta took another path as a singer, actor, guitarist, and songwriter. Odetta – Best Of The Vanguard Years, Vanguard Records, 1999
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Incues
10P Opening
1. Bio Ritmo ‘Se Les Olvidó’ Alb Tk 1 (4:15)
The members of Bee-oh reet-moh, is salsa band from Richmond, Virginia – all accomplished musicians in their own right, and bring their diverse experience in the realms of reggae, punk, classical and jazz to the table, all mixed up with a hearty dose of salsa. The band were founded in 1991 and have since gained international recognition for the unique musical flavors as evidence on Say-less Ol-vee-doe (I Was Forgotten).
Puerta Del Sur, Bio Ritmo, 2014
2. Frigg ‘Maple Cake Farm’ Alb Tk 3 (4:34)
Frigg the band is a Finnish–Norwegian folk music ensemble. Their music is a combination of Kaus-ti-nen and Nord-Tron-de-lag with a bit of Americana and Irish folk music mixed in with Maple Cake Farm. Grannen, Frigg, 2011
3. Farafina ‘Dounounia’ Sglns #93 Tk 14 (5:25)
Fara-fina, a music and dance collective from Burkina Faso, was founded by balafon player Mahama Konaté, a member of the Senufo ethnic group in 1978. The eight-member group is Burkina Faso’s best known musical ensemble, and one of Africa’s most internationally prominent musical acts. Dounounia – represents a celebrated conversation between balafon. Faso Denou, Real World Records, 1993
4. Ashkhabad ‘Bayaty’ Sglns #91 Tk 11 (6:03)
Ash-k’ ha-bad is the capital of Tur-men-is-tan and its cultural heart. The city’s finest musicians have come together and called themselves Ash-k’ ha-bad, a word which derives from the Persian language meaning CITY OF LOVE. The Orient has always been a cultural melting pot and so is the music of Ash-k’ ha-bad influenced by everything musicians have ever heard: from the bluezy sounds of the desert to jazz and rock as represented by Bay-aty (City Of The Bay). City Of Love, Real World Records, 1993
5. Mohamad Iskandar ‘La Tsalouni’ Alb Tk 18 (3:49)
As one of the icons of Lebandse music, Mohamed Is-kan-der has had a long and prolific journey in music performing traditonal and folkloric sounds as a specialist in the dance music called dabke – meaning stomping in Arabic – it includes maw-wal – meaning improvisational singing. The style goes back generations in the area of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine as represented by La Tsalouni – a folk dance with the curious feel of a little hip hop party track.
The Rough Guide To Belldance Café, World Music Network, 2007
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Outcues
7P Close
Bossacucanova ‘Ficar (Featuring Marcela Mangabeira)’ Tk 7 (4:05)
Our Kind Of Bossa, Six Degrees Records, 2014
8P Close
Jean-Philipe Marthély ‘Reté (Trinidad)’ Alb Tk 2 (5:24)
The Best Of World Music, Rhino Records, 1994
9P Close
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou “Ne te fáche pas’ Tk 1 (4:50)
The Skeletal Essences Of Afro-Funk 1969-1980, Analog Africa, 2013
10P Close
Bio Ritmo ‘Picaresca’ Alb Tk 3 (4:56)
Puerta Del Sur, Bio Ritmo, 2014
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