#1064 November 22, 2014 No. 1 PLAYLIST 1. Mahotella Queens ‘Lilizela Mlilizeli’ Alb Tk 13 (4:16) We begin tonight’s showcase with the Mahotella Queens, a South African singing group formed in 1964, still together today and noted for their three-part harmony, rural Zulu roots and , high energy dance and the deep voice Mah-lah-tini with a song of tribute to Nelson Mandela, Li-li-zay-la. The Very Best Of The Mahotella Queens, Manteca World Music, 2005 2. Bassekou Kouyata & NgoniBa ‘Djadje’ Alb Tk 10 3:07 When you talk about musicians rising up from a musical family, Bassekou Kouyate fits the mold. At the age of 12, he started playing the Ngoni-the West African guitar-like stringed instrument. His father played the same instrument and his mother was a praise singer. Today, Kouyaté’s wife, Ami Sacko, performs in his band Ngoni Ba. The song Djadje is dedicated to people who have done great things in their community. Jama Ko, Out Here Records, 2013 3. Peret ‘ Para Poder Olvidarla’ Alb Tk 1 3:19 Perhaps it is because of his garish stage attire that some have called the artis Peh-RET the Elvis of rumba Catalana. From Barcelona the home of the style, Peh-reht performs the love song Pah-rah Podair Ol-vee-dar-lah (Wish I Cound Forget Her). Espana, Putumayo, 2009 4. Deolinda ‘Movimento Perpetuo Associativo’ Sngls2010Tk 3 2.37 Deolinda, a musical family of performers is a Portuguese quartet band founded in 2006 by two brothers. They perform Mo-vee-men-two Pear-peh-two Ah-so-see-ah-chee-voo (Perpetual Motion Membership). Songlines Music Awards 2010, Songlines Magazine Compilation, 2010 5. NorthernLights/Jonathan Edwards ‘Waiting In Vain’ Alb Tk 8 4.39 Northern Lights was an American Progressive bluegrass band formed in 1975 in New England. Their musical career spanned more than three decades. Lead by Jonathan Edwards on voice, Northern Lights add their signature to the Bob Marley work, Waiting In Vain. Tribute To A Reggae Legend, Putumayo World Music, 2010 6. Bob Dylan ‘Visions Of Johanna’ CD1 Tk 12 7.34 Bob Dylan performs the tune Visions of Johanna, was recorded in Nashville for the classic 1966 double record Blonde on Blonde. Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, artist, writer and a most influential figure in American popular music and culture for more than five decades. Starbucks – A 40th Anniversary Collection, Rhino, 2011 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 2 7. Invisible System‘Yeteleye Fikir:Love In Harar’ Sngls2010 Tk10 3.53 Founder Dan Harper who has lived in Brighton, Mali, and Ethiopia uses his travel adventures in his music through what he terms a moving studio base that mixes Ethiopian, dance, trance, rock, funk, world, dub, and, reggae with African vocalists and instruments. The results include songs like Love In Harar. Songlines Music Awards 2010, Songlines Magazine Compilation, 2010 8. Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars ‘Global Threat’ Alb Tk 2 5.13 Formed in the West African refugee camps, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have in the midst of sweeping destruction caused by war, risen to create a new record-one of celebration called Rise And Shine-to be released March 23, 2010…The Refugee All Stars named this selection, it’s called Global Threat. Rise and Shine, Cumbancha, 2010 9. 2raumwohnung ‘Melancholisch Schön’ Alb Tk 4 3.42 2raumwohnung (Tsveye-Rowm-vah noog) meaning two-room apartment, is a German pop duo founded in 2000 in Berlin. The duo puts their signature on the bossa nova number (May lahn coolish Schon), Already Melancholy. Bossa Nova, Putumayo Records, 2011 10. Little Cow ‘Virágok a Réten (Romano Drom Remix)’ Alb Tk 9 3.56 Complete with some of Budapest’s best musicians, Little Cow are for many the hottest band in the former Eastern Bloc because of catch tunes like Vee-rah-goe Coh ree-ten (Flowers In The Field). Gypsy Groove, Putumayo World Music, 2007 11. Balkan Beat Box vs Mahala Rai Banda ‘Red Bula’ Tk 4 4.41 Touched with a splash of reggaeton, the gypsy ensemble Balkan Beat Box vs Mahala Rai Banda, put their competitive musical talent on display with, Red Bula. Electric Gypsyland 2, Crammed Disks, 2006 12. Linda Thompson ‘Katy Cruel’ Sngs #47 Tk 6 2.23 With an interpretation of the well-established tune Katy Cruel, here is British singer Linda Thompson an equally well known performer. Vedrsatile Heart, Rounder Records, 2007 13. Hanggai ‘My Banjo and I’ Alb Tk 1 3.44 Sounds from the Mongolian grasslands where a Chinese folk revival lives and features Hanggai with My banjo and I. Hanggai is a folk group from Beijing China specializing in a blend of Mongolian folk music and more modern styles such as punk rock in a country where genres such as Mando-Pop and Canto-Pop dominate mainstream airwaves. Introducing Hanggai, World Music Network, 2008 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 3 14. Guo Yue & Joji Hirota ‘Goodbye Again’ Alb Tk 11 (7:19) China’s Guō Yuè; is a renowned virtuoso of the di-zi (Chinese bamboo flute) and bawu (Chinese free-reed pipe). You-ee in fact negotiates many types of bamboo flutes. You-ee is joined by Japan’s Joe-jee Hih-roe-tah, composer, Japanese Taiko drummer, multi-percussionist, and singer with the distinctive work Goodbye Again. The Rough Guide To World Music, World Music Network, 1994 15. Fishtank Ensemble ‘Espagnolette’ Alb Tk 2 2.07 With an intimate listen, you can hear a hint of First Nation musical parallels in the chanting and drumming on the work, Ehs-span-yoh-leh-teh performed by the Fishtank Ensemble. Woman In Sin, Fishtank Ensemble, 2010 16. Perez ‘Prez’ Prado ‘Caballo Negro’ Alb Tk 8 2.14 Mambo greatPerez Prado, King of Mambo with Caballo Negro. King Of Mambo, BMG Music, 1989 17. Burguitos ‘Por Los Besos Que Me Das’ Alb Tk 4 3:43 Boorg-EE-tohs with the song por lohs beh-sohs kay may dahs (For the Kisses That You Give Me) hails from Valencia. Espana, Putumayo, 2009 18. Colombiafrica-Mystic Orch ‘Mini Kusuto’ Sgls#47 Tk 3 4.45 From a really solid album consisting of collaborations between Colombian and African musicians, the Colobiafrica- Mystic Orchestra give us a work sung in Spanish dealing with subjects like love, loss, and the connection many Colombians have with Mama Africa. This is the Colombiafrica-Mystic Orchestra and Mini Kusuto. Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-land, Riverboat Records, 2007 19. Matthew Spring… ‘Bear Dance’ #908 Tk 10 5.11 Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe & Jon Banks place their signature on the work Bear Dance. Medieval Music (Joyful Song and Dances), The Gift of Music, 2003 20. Raul Ramirez ‘Amsterdam’ #905 Tk 4 6.36 Raul Ramirez, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, graduated with a degree in chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology, moved to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. After graduating from there with a degree music production and engineering he put his talents to work on composition with tunes like Amsterdam. Ecomusica Musica Vol. 2: Ambient Lounge, Ecomusica, 2006 21. Zum ‘Slivovic Cocktail’ Alb Tk 5 2.45 From London, this again is the band ZUM with Slivovic Cocktail. Inferno, ZUM, 2004 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 4 22. Rokia Traoré ‘Aimer’ Alb Tk 4 4.13 Ami Koita was born in a remote Malian village where she first discovered her love for music. Traoré sings Aimer with lyrics, whether you are grey, I love you, without hesitation, what would my present be to you, a grief of death, flowers or the sun. Tchamantche’, Nonesuch, 2008 23. Edwin BonillaYJesus ‘El Niño’ Perez ‘Angoa’AlbTk 13 4.50 Havana, famed for its rum, tobacco and Afro-Latin rhythms, is home to some of the liveliest party-people on earth. I’ve seen it first hand and had a tough time keeping up, Anyway Cuba is one many places around the world where the celebration of life and music is exhilarating. Specifically, Cubano spirits are united through music, dance and a love of stories as exampled by Edwin Bonil-la y Jesus Perez perform, Angoa. The Rough Guide To Cuban Street Party, World Music Network, 2008 24. Interactivo ‘Pa’que Enamore’ Sngln #47 Tk 11 4.04 Interactivo Juan de Marcos’s independent DM Ahora! label hits the ground running with a debut featuring a collective of talented Cuban artists on Pa’que Enamore. (to fall in love). (Pah Kay “N” Ahl More-ray). Goza Pepillo, DM Ahora! Records, 2006 25. Aicha Kone ‘Aicha Kone’ Alb Tk 4 6.11 Aicha Kone is a singer from Ivory Coast, born in Abidjan, in the neighbourhood of Adjame. She had to convince her father, an honourable doctor, she tells to become a musician Now sone of the most popular artists in Western Africa . Holding Up Half The Sky: Voices of African Women, Shanachie Entertainment, 2005 26. Little Cow ‘Ne Engedj el Sohasem’ TakeDaTrip Tk 2 3.18 Little Cow are a popular Hungarian sensation with a celebrated mix of gypsy music, punk, ska and indie rock performing Don’t Let Me Go – Ne Engedj el Sohasem. (Never Let Me Go) I’m In Love With Every Lady, Eastblok Music, 2010 27. Carolina Chocolate Drops ‘Likes Likker Better Than Me’ Alb Tk 4 4.06 The Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, are an old-time string band from Durham, North Carolina in the U.S. The Drops showcase traditional music of the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina, as learned from African American old-time fiddler, Joe Thompson. The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform Banjo Pickin Girl. Carolina Chocolate Drops Presents Colored Aristocracy: Sankofa Strings, Music Maker, 2005 28. Diego Amador ‘A Mi Tio Diego’ Sngls #47 Tk 10 4.22 A piano solo by Diego Amador With influences ranging from Tomatito and Paco de Lucia to Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, acoustic pianist Diego Amador is an experimental, risk-taking instrumentalist who fuses Spanish flamenco with jazz. Piano Jondo, Nuevos Medios, 2003 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 5 29. Lucy Kaplansky ‘Dreamland’ Alb Tk 1 3.00 Lucy Kap-lan-sky is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky who has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University sings Dreamland. Acoustic Dreamland, Putumayo World Music, 2011 30. Kokolo Afro Beat ‘Trouble Come, Trouble Go’ Alb Tk11 5.19 Kokolo, also known as the Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001. They form part of the early New York Afro beat scene that ignited the genre’s current global revival. The Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revival, World Music Network, 2009 31. Zulu 9.30 ‘Bandidos’ Alb Tk 5 3.45 Zulu 9.30 is a reggae, Latin, An Afro Latin Reggae Band from Barcelona with lively performances, powerful staging solid for dancing. Huellas, Kasba Music, 2008 32. 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 33. Susana Baca ‘Valentin’ Alb Tk 11 5.15 Prominent Peruvian singer of Afro-Peruvian descent Susana Baca has been a key figure in the revival of Afro Peruvian music. The work Valentin gives us a chance to experience her musical gift. Music From The Chocolate Lands, Putumayo Records, 2004 34. Cesaria Evora ‘Destino Negro’ ZoukZouk #1 Tk 5 3.48 From the island nation of Cape Verde, comes Césaria Évora known as the country’s foremost practitioner of the morna, strongly associated with the islands with influences from West African percussion and Portuguese fados. Evora intones Destino Negro. The Very Best Of Cesaria Evora, Lusafrica, 2002 35. Bunzu Sounds ‘Zinabu’ Alb Tk 10 3:20 This is Bunzu Sounds with the 1974 recording Zi-na-bu, which typifies the Ghanaian counter culture movement of the times complete with early Afrobeat influences. World Psychedelic Classics 3, Luaka Bop, 2004 36. Baaba Maal ‘A Song For Women’ Alb Tk 5 6.23 Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer dedicates a song the liberation of women. It’s called A Song For Women from his most recent album Television. Television, Palm Pictures, 2009 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 6 Incues 8P Opening 1. Didier Sustrac ‘Tout Seul’ (France) Alb Tk 3 4.09 With the bossa nova textured number Too CEH-luh, (All Alone), Here is Did-yay Sose-Trah-k’ from France, singing about his pain of being alone all the time…whether here or elsewhere, like waves in the ocean, all alone all the time. Bossa Nova, Putumayo Records, 2011 2. Yungchen Lhamo ‘Mani’ Alb Tk 6 5:22 Yung-chen Yah-mo is a Tibetan singer-songwriter living in exile in New York City. She has won an Australian Record Industry Association award for best Folk/World/Traditional album, and was then signed by Peter Gabriel’s Realworld Record label. Here she is with Mani. Gifted: Women Of The World, Real World Records, 2000 3. Kroke ‘Moondowner’ Songlines #66 Tk 7 3.44 Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) is a Polish trio formed in 1992 in Kraków by three lifelong friends and graduates of the Academy of Music in Kraków. Though known primarily as a klezmer band, Kroke create and play original compositions that employ authentic ornamentation with modes and scales from both Klezmer and Sephardic music, resulting in a sound both contemporary and Jewish as displayed in the tune Moondowner. Out Of Sight, Oriente, 2009 4. Plena Libre ‘Bembe De Plena’ Alb Tk 11 4:57 Plena Libre was founded in San Juan by bass player/composer Gary Nuñez, Plena Libre is well into a 15-year musical voyage that has allowed the orchestra to re-invent the its sound attached to Bomba and Plena music as represented by Bembe De Plena (Plena Party). Puerto Rico, Putumayo World Music, 2000 5. Louis Mhlanga ‘Shungu Iwe’ TravlwidMe Tk 8 5.09 Louis Mhlanga is a South African based Zimbabwean award-winning guitarist and producer. Mhlanga taught himself the guitar at a tender age. Today Mhlanga is considered one of the best Southern African guitarists. His sound is showcased on Shungu Iwe. World Traveler, Sheer Sound, 2005 6. Mario Ortiz ‘Mambo Infierno’ Alb Tk 8 4.06 The Big Band Mario Ortiz finds a partner in the reggaeton textured tune Mambo Infierno. Mario Ortiz All Star Band Tributo 25 Aniversario, Sony Latin Music, 2009 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 7 Incues 9P Opening 1. La Bottine Souriante ‘Cette Bouteille-la’ Alb Tk 1 4.30 US Release Date, Jan 31, 2012, opened this hour of Hg with La Boo Teen Sou-ree-aunt with Say Boo Tay Lah (The Bottle). Appellation D’Origine Controlee, Borealis Records, 2012 2. Luca Mundaca ‘Não Se Apavore’ Alb Tk 4 4.35 Originally from a small town south of São Paulo, Loo-kah Moon DAH-kah has lived in the United States, where she came in search of a record deal and a larger international audience a decade ago. Though the pain of love, Moon-Dah-kah’s sings, Now See Ah-pah VOR-ee, Don’t Cry, don’t be frightened, If I let you go, my pain still remains). Women Of The World Acoustic, Putumayo, 2007 3. El Chivo Sin Ley ‘Bendita Nena’ Alb Tk 2 3.06 The 1970 are remembered as the golden age of traditional bachatat, when an entire band would convene on a single microphone. Bendita Nena (Blessed Child) features one the Bachata legends, Chivo. The Bachata Legends, iASO Records, 2011 4. Mahotella Queens ‘Melodi Ya Lla’ Alb Tk 7 5:23 The Mahotella Queens, a South African singing group formed in 1964 (still together today). The group is noted for their precise three-part harmony, M-baqanga township music – a style of South African music with rural Zulu roots and fast-paced dance moves called mg-qas-hi-yo (meaning music that will last forever) and the deep-voiced Simon “Mah-la-thi-ni”. Here are the Mahotella Queens with Melodi Ya Lla). The Very Best Of The Mahotella Queens, Manteca World Music, 2005 5. Ella Fitzgerald ‘In The Still Of The Night’ CD1 Tk 4 2:41 The “first lady of song”, was an American jazz vocalist. with a unusual range, mpeccable phrasing and intonation, her vocal instrumentalization and dazzling improvisational skill, especially when it came scat singing, here Lady Ella interprets In The Still Of The Night. Starbucks – A 40th Anniversary Collection, Rhino, 2011 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 8 10P Opening Incues 1. Dikanda ‘Dado Miro Dado’ Alb Tk 3 Dikanda is represented in several African dialect and it stands for family. The Group Dikanda group was founded in 1997 in Szczecin, Poland. This is directly connected with the group’s spirit – making music, living and working as if it was a small, loving family. Dikanda performs Dahdo Mihro-Dado Jakhana Jakhana, JARO, 2008 2. Duke Ellington ‘Satin Doll’ CD1 Tk 1 (3:45) Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American composer, pianist and band leader with an amazing career lasting 50 years, fronting his orchestra from 1923 until he passed away in 1974. A central figure in the history of jazz making, Ellington referred to his music as “American Music,” rather than assigning it a specific genre. Some, I’m included could make an argument that his music fits many of the principles assigned to Eurocentric classic music – including the elements of improvisation. Of course there’s no argument about the beauty of Ellington’s classic chart – Satin Doll. 3. Planet Lounge ‘Voices of Pamir’ #908 Tk 4 4.42 From their 205 album Nazim, here is Planet Lounge and Voices Pamir. Nazim, 4MPO, 2005 4. Issa Bagayogo ‘Dama’ Alb Tk 12 5.05 Malian artist Issa Bagayogo with Dama. Timbuktu, Six Degrees Records, 2001 5. Oladad ‘Maintsokely / Little Green (Also A Girl’s Name)’ Alb Tk 2 5.55 Oladad, meaning “Luck” is a hip-hop folk-fusion group from Madagascar performing a fusion of hip-hop, dance and the traditional music of the Bet-sileo people. Oladad calls this selection Little Green. Feedback Madagascar, ARC Music Productions, 2014 #1064 November 22, 2014 No. 9 Outcues 7P Close Wes Montgomery ‘Bumpin’ On Sunset’ CD1 Tk 9 (4:46) Starbucks – A 40th Anniversary Collection, Rhino, 2011 8P Close BassekouKouyata/NgoniBa ‘Segu Jajiri’ Alb Tk 11 (5:30) Jama Ko, Out Here Records, 2013 9P Close Fania All Stars – Mongo Santamaria ‘Sofrito’ Cmpl Tk 3 6.04 Salsa Explosion, Emusica Records, 2007 10P Close Hugh Masekela & Ojah ‘Afro Beat Blues’ Alb Tk 1 (6:47) Hugh Masekela Presents The CHISA Years: 1965-1975 (Rare & Unreleased), BBE Records, 2005 | 
