Edition #1059

PLAYLIST (subject to change w/o prior notice)

1. Vishtèn ‘Tobie Lapierre’ Alb Tk 1 3.05

We open this edition of Hg with the Canadian roots music collective Vishtén and their revival representation of Acadian music, the ancestor of modernistic Cajun music centered in the French-Canadian regions of Eastern Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Vishtén’s style includes a touch of bluegrass, and syncopation, transformative for those addicted to dancing. Two-bee Lah-chair, is a dittie about a man who has lost his wife in the woods. After drinking lots of whiskey, he wants to dance and asks himself the dangerous question: how can I stay home when all the women here are so lovely. Mosaïk, Distribution Plages, 2012

2. Lila Downs w/Ixaya Mazatzin Tleyotl ‘Perro Negro’ Alb Tk 4 3.04

Ana Lila Downs Sánchez best known as Lila Downs is a Mexican singer–songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates indigenous mexican influences and has recorded songs in indigenous languages such as mix-tec, sapotec, and mai-ya. Downs, joined by musician Ruben Ortega, who has over the years, changed his stage name at least 20 times sings Perro Negro, Black Dog. Shake Away, Blue Note, 2008

3. Inca The Peruvian Ens ‘Danza De Los Pepinos’ #729 Tk 11 2.53

“INCA”, the Peruvian Ensemble was founded in 1981 in Los Angeles, for the purpose of researching, preserving and presenting Peru’s rich multi-cultural heritage linked to ethnic and folkloric music, songs, dance and traditions. The ensemble presents Danza De Los Pepinos (Dance Of The Cucumbers). The Sing Posters, Signature, 2011

4. Cesaria Evora ‘Mar E Morada De Sodade’ Alb Tk 5 (5:59)

Cesaria Evora, of Cape Verde passed away Saturday., December 17, 2011 in Cape Verde. She was 70. Cesaria, the “Barefoot Diva” gleaned comparisons to American jazz singer Billie Holiday. From her, 1997 album Cabo Verde, Cesaria Evora sings

(Mar-ee-more-rah-dah Gee So-dah-gee) Mar E Morada De Sodade (The Sea is the home of Nastalgia). Cabo Verde, Nonesuch, 1997

5. Babsy Mlangeni ‘Unalo Na Ithikithi’ Cmpl Tk 14 3.50

Though sightless, Babsy Mlangeni overcame both the repressive landscape of Apartied but the music industry’s indifference as well, proving his critics wrong while in route to becoming a celebrated major artist in and beyond his home, South Africa. With organ, tambourine and chorus, Mlangeni goes gospel with the work (Ou-nah-lo Na Eee-chee-gee-chee) Unalo Na Ithinkithi.

Putumayo Presents: The Best Of World Music, Vol. 4 – African, Putumayo World Music, 1993

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6. Harry Belafonte ‘Matilda’ Cmpl Tk 1 3.15

Calypsonian folk singer and activist shares one of his hit numbers, Matilda.

Lift Every Voice! Sony, 1973

7. Tarika ‘Retany’ Cmpl Tk 5 2.51

Rooted in the music of Madagascar is the band Tark with a song about a man struggling to convince a woman to marry him. On the song Reh-tin, she spurns him for reasons she must keep secret. Women Of Africa, Putumayo World Music, 2004

8. Habib Koité and Bamada ‘Sin Djen Djen’ Tk 4 5.05

(Hah-beeb Kwa-tay) Habib Koite’ internationally-known Malian musician sings and plays the guitar. His supporting cast, Bamada, is a superb collective of West African talent. Koite tunes his guitar to a pentatonic scale – a five note scale consistent with but not limited to African musical tuning traditions. Koité renders the tune (seen-jay jay), a tail that says just like the turtle dove eggs that will one day flutter, so will the struggling hardworking farmers of his homeland Mali. Baro, Putumayo World Music, 2001

9. Alasdair Fraser wPaul Machlis ‘Tommy’s Tarbukas’ Cickin’Celtic Tk 10 (2:31)

Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddle and Paul (Nahk-liss) Nachlis, keyboardist join musical forces on Tommy’s Tarbukas. The Road North, Narada Productions, 1989

10. Catie Curtis ‘Mine Fields’ Alb Tk 11 (4:37)

The music of American singer-songwriter Catie Curtis has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, and alternative country. Her distinctive style appears on the song Mine Fields. The Best Of Folk Music, Putumayo World Music, 1993

11. Earth Wheel Sky Band ‘Gipsy Tango’ Alb Tk 8 (2:50)

Performing Gipsy Tango, here is the “Earth-Wheel-Sky-Band whose name symbolically represents the musical life of gypsies as represented with the selection Gipsy Tango.

Tango Around The World, Putumayo World Music, 2007

12. Montefiori Cocktail ‘Agua De Berber’ Cmpl Tk 8 2.40

The Montefiori Cocktail Collective has shamelessly devoted itself to the propagation and promotion of kitch or what they call ‘wall paper music’. Their sound is quite loungy which include this endearingly cheesy version of the Brazilian bossa nova classic. (Ah-gwah Joo Bear-Bear) Water For Drinking, offered they say with a wink and smile.

World Lounge, Putumayo World Music, 2002

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13. Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd ‘Samba De Uma Nota Só’ Tk 5 6:13

Two of the most important figures in all of jazz meet at the same musical intersection. Charlie Byrd, American guitarist, best known for his association with Brazilian music, particularly bossa nova and Stan Getz, American jazz saxophonist known as “The Sound” because of his warm, lyrical, wispy, and mellow timbre emblematic of his idol, Lester Young. Getz and Byrd put their signature on Samba Jue Mah-Noh-tah-saw (One Note Samba Only). Jazz Samba, Verve, 1997

14. TriBeCaStan ‘Blame It On The Moon’ Alb Tk 15 2:39

Multicultural and poly-stylistic, New York City’s TriBeCaStan is one of contemporary music’s most eclectic ensembles, using diverse instruments from around the globe to create an exotic palette of sonic colors that bend jazz and world music. Their sound is truly international fusing , Balkan, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin and African musical elements with dazzling effect. From their latest album comes Blame It On The Moon.

New Songs From The Old Country, Evergreene Music, 2013

15. Maurice Ravel ‘Presto’ Alb Tk 3 3.57

“It took two years of work, you know”, uttered composer Maurice Ravel talking about his G-major Concerto for Piano, heavily treated with elements of jazz – a genre first crafted in the U.S., though passionately embraced in his homeland Paris, France in the late 1920s. The Cleveland Orchestra performs the Presto movement from Ravels: Piano Concerto rich in jazz textures.

Ravel: Piano Concertos, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, 1998

16. Deep Forest/Marta Sebestyen ‘Bohemian Ballet’ Alb Tk 2 (5:15)

Here again is Deep Forest, the musical group led by two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric MOO-kayt with their “ethno-introspective ambient world music” and the voice of Marta Sebestyen on Bohemian Ballet. Boheme, Sony, 1995

17. Spanish Harlem Orchestra ‘Escucha el Ritmo’ Alb Tk 5 (5:51)

Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez with a featured work entitled Escucha el Ritmo (Listen To The Rhythm). Baila – A Latin Dance Party, Putumayo World Music, 2006

18. Jacqueline Fuentes ‘Sinuoso Trópical’ Alb Tk 2 (3:51)

Jah-keh-LEEN Fwen-tez, now residing in the Greater Los Angeles Area, originally from Santiago Chile. Fuentes is a well-established singer songwriter, artist, and educator whose music is deeply influenced by Nueva Canción (new song) – a folksong movement popular in the 1970’s by such artists as Mercedes Sosa. Fuentes sings Sin-oo-oh-So TROH-pee-coh (Winding Tropics). The song stresses the value of living in the moment and enjoying life’s wonders. Women Of Latin America, Putumayo World Music, 2004

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19. Intended Immigration ‘We’ve Got What You Want’ Alb Tk 2 (3:56)

Here is a cheeky little band called Intended Immigration, a band that willingly crosses musical borders drawing from influences that span eras and genres. A band that dabbles in electronica and swing music with influences from across the world. From their newest release from Wooden Hat Records, comes the album La Doom Wah Zell, du fuhnk, and the tune We’ve Got What You Want.

La Demoiselle Du Fonque, Wooden Hat Records, 2013

20. Afrocubism ‘Jarabi’ Alb Tk Tk 6 (5:57)

Cuban singer-songwriter Eliades Ochoa, musicians from his band Grupo Patria, Mali’s Djelimady Tounkara (guitar), Bassekou Kouyate (stringed instrument ngoni), Grammy winner Toumani Diabate, on the lute-like kora, griot singer Kasse Mady Diabate and Lassana Diabate who plays the balafon, a percussion instrument related to the xylophone came together to craft the much anticipated album Afrocubism. The albums includes the track Jabari. Afrocubism, World Circuit, 2010

21. Nasio Fontaine ‘Hypocrites’ Alb Tk 2 (4:13)

For a number of years I traveled the Caribbean collecting as much as my wallet would allow, recordings from various islands. In 2007 on the Island of Martinique, I discovered the little known music of reggae artist Nasio Fontaine who at the time was himself shopping around his own CD Universal Cry. Two years later, his ship came in. Nasio as he goes by today sings Hypocrites. Universal Cry, Greensleeves, 2006

22. Tim O’Brien ‘All I Want’ Sglns71 Tk 9 3.48

Singer-songwriter Tim O’Brien draws from many influences to create a unique blend of traditional bluegrass, honky tonk, folk, and swing.

Chicken & Egg, Howdy Skies Records, 2010

23. Fleurs Noires (Black Flowers) ‘Tango Atroz’ Sglns 52 Tk 9 2.53

From Spain to Italy by way of Africa comes the tango, first authored by men with women playing a role. With modernity, came a reversal of that trend showcasing the all women ensemble (Floor New-wah), Black Flowers. Members are of French and Argentinian decent united by their passion for the Tango that celebrates their cultural differences, varied talent as accomplished musicians.

Orchestre De Tango, Milan Records, 2007

24. Mediaeval Baebes ‘Umlahi’ TakeDaTrip Tk 8 2.15

The Mediæval Bæbes are an English women’s choral ensemble founded in the 1990s…the group is a collection of friends who share a love of medieval music and ranges from 7 to 12 members. Mirabilis, Nettwerk, 2005

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25. Fruko Y Sus Tesos ‘Sale el Boogaloo’ II Tk 11 4.14

Fruko y sus Tesos is a salsa group from Colombia which enjoys immense popularity throughout the Latin American world formed in 1970 by Ernesto Fruko Estrada who modeled it after the New York salsa sound of the Fania All-Stars, one of the leading salsa groups at the time. Some have referred to Fruko y Sus Tesos as Colombia’s most important export due to works like Sale el Boogaloo.

The Rough Guide To Salsa Dance (ft. nt. Album ii), World Music Network, 2010

26. DukeEllington “Don’t Get Around Much Any More”#658 Tk 5 3.16

Those who argue that Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz will likely get a little push back, though for certainly his legacy measures up with other leading notables in all of jazz. As well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years, Ellington loved being on the road showcasing his charts like Don’t Get Around Much Any More.

Essential Duke Ellington, (1928) Sony, 2005

27. Nina Simone ‘Mood Indigo’ Alb Tk 10 (2:28)

This is the inimitable singer, songwriter and pianist Nina Simone with an interpretation of Ellington’s classic chart Mood Indigo. Nina Simone: Compact Jazz, UMG, 1989

28. Vishtèn ‘Shetland’s Magical Bus’ Alb Tk 2 3.08

Here’s more Canadian roots music by the trio, Vishtén and their revival representation of Acadian music, the ancestor of modernistic Cajun music featuring a touch of bluegrass, and more with Shetland’s Magical Bus, a tune inspired by Vishtén after a 2009 bus ride they say, with a great bunch of musicians in Scotland. Mosaïk, Distribution Plages, 2012

29. Corey Harris/Ali Farka Touré ‘Special Rider Blues’ Alb Tk 2 (4:56)

Corey Harris is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Virginia. On the tune Special Rider Blues, Harris is joined Ali Farka Toure- the late Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, hailed as one of the African most respected artists.

The Rough Guide To The Ulitmate Musical Adventures, World Music Network, 2008

30. Gasper Lawal ‘Awon-Ojise-Oluwa’ Alb Tk 9 (6:24)

Nigerian Artist Gasper Lawal started out as a session drummer and percussionist with both the Rolling Stones and Ginger Baker in the 60s in London. Influenced by the music of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown, he took the psychedelic music scene in a new direction with (Yah-rah Sue lah–lah) Awon-Ojise-Oluwa.

World Psychedelic Classics 3, Luaka Bop, 2004

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31. Michiko Suga ‘Ushibuka Haiya Bushi’ Alb Tk 1 2.45

Japan’s Michiko Suga performs Ushibuka Haiya Bushi, a song with a distinctive history when women would entertain ship crews during the Edo period 1603 -1868 and though the song originates from this period, it has not been lost as thousands of women of all ages dance to the song down the streets of Japan.

The Rough Guide To The Music Of Japan, World Music Network, 2008

32. Thanh Quy ‘Ngoi Tua Song Dao’ Alb Tk 2 5.50

The vibrant music of Vietnam comes alive with the artist Than Quy performing Ngoi Tua Song Dao from the northern region of Vietnam, east of Hanoi is a providence that is home to Vietnam’s oldest singing tradition of call and response known as ‘Quan Ho’ that dates back to the 13th century. Singer Quy Trang lends her voice to the performance. The Rough Guide To The Music Of Vietnam, World Music Network, 2007

33. Sierra Maestra ‘Me Guardas Rencor’ Alb Tk 3 3.20

Sierra Maestra are a Cuban band started in 1976. They sought to revive the 1920s classic son, which came from the mountain range on the east of Cuba. The ensemble performs (May Guar-das Rain-core)Me Guardas Rencor-Are you Angry With Me. Sonando Ya, World Village, 2010

34. Deepak Chopra/Adriana Castelazo “In Love With You” Tk 11 2.56

(DEE pak Choh Prah) MD and an occasional musician linked to multicultural styles of music features Mexican singer Ahn-driana Kah steh-lah-zo on the selection In Love With You. Latin Lounge, Putumayo, 2005

35. Carlos Barbosa-Lima “Cachita” (Salsa Symp) Tk 8 2.52
Carlos Barbosa-Lima has long been a skillful interpreter of a wide range of musical genres…from Gershwin to Bach, Jobim to Debussy…born in Brazil, Barbosa-Lima began studying the guitar when he was seven …studied with legendary Segovia…enjoys the challenge of exploring new innovations in music inclusive of the work Cachita.

Siboney, Zoho Music, 2004

36. Tinariwen ‘Imidiwan Ma Tennam’ Alb Tk 1 (4:41)

On their 2011 album Tassili, the renowned band Tinariwen whose South Eastern Algerian desert music is at once exotic and familiar, as heard on Imidi-wan Ma Ten-nam. A song that asks the profound question, what have you got to say about the painful time we live in as a nomadic and displaced people. Tassili, Anti, 2011

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37. BBK ‘A Tata Shandiabana Wiya’ Alb Tk 4 3.56

A field recording of this next work gives this next work the charm and feel of actually being in the village as the song unfolds set in the south eastern part of the Congo, where young musicians are creating their own style of music the locals call karindula, featuring the hand made giant banjo like stringed instrument,with strings made of plastic, the type used on a weed wacker. With choral support and in the language of Luba from Katanga, the musician and chorus sing of children who have been away, come back home. From a distance they shout to their parents, “we are here” as they come closer they “wako” –hello in the language from Katanga.

The Karindula Sessions, Crammed Discs, 2011

38. Tinariwen ‘Tamatant Tilay’ SdOFtWorld CD2 Tk 11 3.19

This band of musicians called Tinariewn from the Tuareg ethnic group of the northwest African desert, took venues in Europe and the United States by storm in the mid-2000s decade, mixing indigenous African rhythms, political lyrics, hypnotic guitar solos, and a sense of melancholy arising from the recent troubled history of the Tuareg people. Sound Of The World, Warner Music, 2007

39. O’Yaba ‘Thube’ Cmpl Tk 13 4.40

The reggae rhythms of Zimbabwe come alive through music of the band O’Yaba. Led by singer T’shi-diso Fako, O’Yaba’s music reflects a call for freedom.

Putumayo Presents: The Best Of World Music, Vol. 4 – African, Putumayo World Music, 1993

40. Jandy Feliz ‘Los Amores’ Tk 11 4.11

(Yan-dee) Jandy Feliz, singer-songwriter from the Dominican Republic sings Los Amores. The Caribbean, Putumayo, 2006

41. Andres Linetzky/Ernesto Romeo “Sentimientos” Tk 12 4.31

Ahn-DRACE lih-Neht-Skee and Air-NES-toh roh-May-oh perform a tango like number

called Sen-tih MYen-Tos….electronic meets classic tango with a splash of Jazz…

Latin Lounge, Putumayo, 2005

42. Novalima ‘Chinchivi’ SdOFtWorld CD1 Tk 11 4.01

Peru’s famed collective Novalima performs Chinchivi.

Sound Of The World, Warner Music, 2007

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43. Baaba Maal ‘Wango’ #705 Tk 9 6.12

Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several albums, both for independent and major labels. In July 2003, he was made a UNDP Youth Emissary. His father was a fisherman, Baaba Maal was expected to become a fisherman as well. However, Baaba Maal devoted himself to learning music from his mother and his school’s headmaster. He went on to study music at the university in Dakar before leaving for postgraduate studies on a scholarship at Beaux-Arts in Paris. He has become quite famous in Africa and is also the most internationally famous musician from Senegal, with the possible exception of Yossou N’Dour.

I Senegal, Frochot Music, 2006

44. Craig Riley ‘Tribal Tension’ #709 Tk 11 2.42

A prolific creator of many different computer generated sounds

Music From Around The World (Instrumental), Hot Ideas, 2007

45. Bombay Dub Orchestra ‘Bohemia Junction’ Alb Tk 7 (6:43)

Bombay Dub Orchestra is the electronica/orchestral project of composer’s Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay-the two have established an impressive following from main-stage performances like the UK’s Big Chill Festival. Bombay calls this work Bohemia Junction. Tales From The Grand Bazaar, Bombay Dub Orchestra, 2013

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Incues

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1. Vishtèn ‘Le Vieux Pi La Vieille’ Alb Tk 10 3.32

We open this hour with Canadian roots music by the trio, Vishtén and their revival representation of Acadian music, the ancestor of modernistic Cajun music featuring a touch of bluegrass, and more with (Luh-View Pee-Lah Vuhv-yae) Le Vieux Pi La Vieille. The song is about and elderly woman who chases her man down and show him who the boss is.

Mosaïk, Distribution Plages, 2012

2. TriBeCaStan ‘Bwiti’ Alb Tk 1 3:47

Multicultural and poly-stylistic, New York City’s TriBeCaStan is one of contemporary music’s most eclectic ensembles, using diverse instruments from around the globe to create an exotic palette of sonic colors that bend jazz and world music. Their sound is truly international fusing , Balkan, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin and African musical elements with dazzling effect as featured on Bwiti.

New Songs From The Old Country, Evergreene Music, 2013

3. Adriana Calcanhotto ‘Justo Agora’ Alb Tk 3 (3:44)

Ah-driana Cahl-can-wah-two is a Brazilian singer/composer. Her melancholic songs are often categorized as belonging to the MPB genre. She began her professional career in 1984 and released her first studio album in 1990. Ah-driana sings Zhu-two Ah-gorr-ah (right nown) Women Of Latin America, Putumayo World Music, 2004

4. Debashish Bhattacharya & Friends ‘Kirwani One.5+8.Five’ Sglns #92 Tk 7 (6:38)Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya the incarnation of Ameer Khoosru, the pioneer of Indian lap slide guitar, is globally admired all over the world with a huge following of international students. De-bah-shish Bhattacharya and friends including jazz-rock legend John McLaughlin and American bluegrass player Jerry Douglas rendered and original composition anchored in part to North Indian Hindustani art music called Kirwani One point five plus eight point five. Beyond The Ragasphere, Riverboat Records, 2013

5. The Jolly Boys ‘Take Me Back To Jamaica’ Alb Tk 3 (3:51)

Antonio, Jamaica. It was formed in 1945 and had great commercial success in the late 1980s and 1990s among reggae and world music fans. Calypso: Vintage Songs From The Caribbean, Putumayo World Music, 2002

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Incues

1. Richie Havens ‘Lady Madonna’ Spring Spirit Tk 5 1.59

Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941) is an American folk singer and guitarist. Havens is perhaps best known for his intense rhythmic guitar style, soulful covers of pop and folk songs and his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival. Richard P. Havens was born in Brooklyn, the eldest of nine children, first started singing street corner doo-wop and performed with The McCrea Gospel Singers at 16.

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Richie Havens

2. Miriam Makeba ‘Pata Pata’ Tk 14 3.23

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and hailed as the mother of Africa, the late Miriam Makeba had a long and dramatic career behind her, both as a singer and human rights campaigner. Many hold that Makeba was bin fact the first vocalist to put African music onto the international map in the 1960s. She renders her signature song Pata Pata.

Mama Africa – The Very Best Of Miriam Makeba, Manteca, 2001

3. Franco/Tpok Jazz ‘Mujinga’ Cngo Gld Tk 10 (10:33)

François (Fran-swah) Luam-bo Ma-kia-di aka Franco, was a major figure in twentieth century Congolese music, and African music in general and Known for his mastery of the rumba, and nicknamed the “Sorcerer of the Guitar” for his seemingly effortlessly fluid playing. A founder of the seminal group OK Jazz, Franco is counted as one of the originators of the modern Congolese sound because of tune like Mu-jin-ga

The Rough Guide To Congo Gold, World Music Network, 2008

4. Moussu T e Lei Jovents ‘Bolega Banjo’WdOfMus CD2Tk 2 4.16 (4:16) Moo-shoe Tee-eh-lay Zhoe-vents consist of the founder of Massilia Sound System (Tatou) together with its guitarist (Blu) and a famous Brazilian percussionist (Jam). The group takes its inspiration from Marseille (Mar-say-ee) in the thirties, a veritable musical melting pot, where Provencal songs could be heard alongside local operettas and the Afrocentric sounds of the West Indies, Brazil, and the blues and jazz bursting onto the scene at the time. Moo-shoe Tee-eh-lay Zhoe-vents performs Bolega Banjo. World Of Music, Warner Music, 2006

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Incues

1. Bunzu Sounds ‘ Zinabu’ Cmpl Tk 10 3.20

Nigerian Artist Gasper Lawal started out as a session drummer and percussionist with both the Rolling Stones and Ginger Baker in the 60s in London. He took the psychedelic music scene in a new direction with Awon-Ojise-Oluwa.

World Psychedelic Classics 3, Luaka Bop, 2004

2. Afrocubism ‘Jarabi’ Alb Tk Tk 6 (5:57)

Cuban singer-songwriter Eliades Ochoa, musicians from his band Grupo Patria, Mali’s Djelimady Tounkara (guitar), Bassekou Kouyate (stringed instrument ngoni), Grammy winner Toumani Diabate, on the lute-like kora, griot singer Kasse Mady Diabate and Lassana Diabate who plays the balafon, a percussion instrument related to the xylophone. Afrocubism, World Circuit, 2010

3. Tinariwen Amassakoul ‘N’ Tenere’ Alb Tk 4 (4:15)
The band is tih-NAH-ree-wen, song: ah-mah-sah-kool en-ten-eh-ray (The Traveler in The Desert) from the desolate Sahara Desert of Northern Mali is the home of the nomadic Tamashek tribe…they use a distinctive rich indigo dye to color their headscarves…they roam the desert herding camels and goats…..the song tells the benefits of desert life. Mali, Putumayo, 2005

4. Hank Crawford “You’re The One” (#652) Tk 13 4.20

With an unmistakable blues wail, full of emotion-altoist Hank Crawford …Born in Memphis, Crawford was steeped in the blues tradition from an early age. He began playing piano but switched to alto when his father brought one home from the army. …after graduating from High School Crawford played in bands fronted by Ike Turner, B.B. King, Junior Parker, and Bobby “Blue” Bland at Memphis’ Palace Theater …1958 Crawford went to college in Nashville where he met Ray Charles. Charles hired Crawford…remained with Charles’ band …until 1963… Atlantic Jazz: Soul, Atlantic, 1990

5. La Compagnie Creole “Sere Swen” (zoukzoo 2) Tk 2 3.58

La Compagnie Créole is a popular 1980s French pop band. They originally started singing in creole but quickly adopted French as their main language. They are known mostly for the feel-good and happy-go-lucky quality reverberating in all of their songs: popular themes and imagery include colorful rainbows, sunshine, music and harmless animals as a positive morale booster all set to Caribbean rhythms.

Zouk Creole, Mastersun, 2005

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Outcues

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Salsa Celtica ‘Córrela’ Alb Tk 5 (5:03)

El Camino, Disco Leon, 2007

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Jussara Silveira ‘Lá Vem A Baiana’ Alb Tk 4 (4:03)

Samba Bossa Nova, Putumayo World Music, 2002

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Eddie Palmieri ‘Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso II’ Alb Tk 1 (5:24)

The Rough Guide To Salsa Dura NYC, World Music Network, 2007

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Angélique Kidjo ‘Batonga’ Cmpl Tk 2 4.36

Putumayo Presents: The Best Of World Music, Vol. 4 – African, Putumayo World Music, 1993