playlist for December 02, 2006
host/producer Mark R. Thomas
Øystein Sevåg
Global House
Song From the Planet
Windham
Hill Records
The Pogues
If I Should Fall From Grace with God
Fairytale of New York
Rhino
The
original Celtic Punks, the Pogues, first five albums were recently
reissued. Last month I played the Pogues "Dirty Old Town,"
from the Global Rhythms sampler disc. That tune piqued my interest
so I stopped by Tune Town, our local campus record shop, and purchased
a copy of the Pogues" If I Should Fall From Grace with God."
I was blown-away by their powerful and beautifully crafted song "Fairytale
of New York."
Putumayo
World Music
New Orleans Christmas
James Andrews: Christmas
in New Orleans
Ingrid Lucia: Zat'
You, Santa Claus?
Putumayo
Records
The latest Putumayo World Music release,
"New Orleans Christmas" has eleven tracks featuring the
likes of Big Al Carson with Lars Edegran & his Santa Claus Revelers
and New Orleans takes on classic Christmas tunes but we will be hearing
a couple of tracks that are pure New Orleans.
Blackmore's
Night
Winter Carols
Winter (Basse Dance)
Locomotive
Records
Artist
website: Blackmore's
Night
Former Deep Purple guitarist, Ritchie
Blackmore & vocalist Candice Night along with their fellow band
minstrels craft Rennaissance and Middle Age music in a contemporary
context.
Anne
Roos
Haste to the Wedding
My True Love's Hair
Mairi's Wedding
Artist
website: CelticHarpMusic.com
We will begin this evening
with Celtic Harp music from, Ann Roos and company. Her new cd is one
of the most beautifully packaged cds I've ever seen. It would certainly
make a nice gift for a fan of Celtic Harp music. The album is in four
sections: Prelude Music, Processional Music, Music During the Ceremony,
and Recessional Music. We will hear "My True Love's Hair"
from the first section and "The Gentle Maid" from the second
section.
Ana
Moura
Aconteceu
À Porta Do Fado
Harmonia
Mundi
World
Village Music
Trip Around the World
Artist
website: Ana Moura
World
Beat Pick of the Month
Fado music, from Portugese diva, Ana Moura.
(20 new songs)
Various
Artists
Electric Gypsyland 2
Zelwer:
The Fiancee's Dream
D.J. Click: -
Mahala Raï Banda (Romano Dance)
Crammed
Electric Gypsyland is
a collection of re-interpretations and re-inventions from three leading
Balkan Gypsy bands; Taraf de Haidouks, Koçani Orkestar, and
Mahala Rai Banda. This music is transformed from musicians on the
the Balkan Club Scene.
From the bonus cd, featuring original tracks; we will begin with a
tune by Balkan Gypsy Band, Koçani Orkestar.
Mostar
Sevdah Reunion
A Secret Gate
Cudna Jada Od Mostara Grada
(A Strange Pain in the City of Mostar)
Snail
Records
Artist
website: Mostar Sevdah
Reunion
Sevdalinka or (Sevdah, Turkish for "passion") is known as
the "blues of the Balkans." Its an urban musical genre that
was first introduced to Bosnia during Ottoman times. The group Mostar
Sevdah will be touring the US in the spring and summer of 2007.
Andy
Statman
Awakening from Above
Modzitz Waltz
Shefa Records
Artist
website: Andy
Statman
Klezmer Clarinet music from
Loreena
McKennitt
An Ancient Muse
Caravanserai
Artist
website: Loreena McKennitt
Verve
Records
Lorenna McKennitt's preparation for "An
Ancient Muse" included travels to the inner reaches of Mongolia
and meetings with the Uighur people of North West China, who are said
to be the predecessors of the Celts. She is accompanied by musicians
from around the world from Greece, and Turkey to Norway
Rahim
Alhaj with Souhail Kaspar
When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq
Taqsim Maqam Saba
Smithsonian
Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways just released
a recording by Iraqi oud master, Rahim Alhaj accompanied by percussionist,
Souhail Kaspar. Their music harkens back to the golden age of the
oud, from the Abbasid period (750-1258). Musical instruments have
an extremely long heritage in Iraq. An image of a woman playing a
lute, similar to an oud, is depicted on a Sumerian clay seal from
the prehistoric city of Uruk, date back to (4500-3100 B.C.)
Paul
Avgerinos
Gnosis
Know Thyself
Round
Sky Music.com
Artist
website: Paul Avgerinos
"Gnosis" (knowing &
knowledge) is the next step in Paul Avgerinos' continuing quest for
spiritual insight and enlightenment through music.
It is a rich musical tapestry of ancient Greek chants, tabla, oud,
sarangi, cello and choir.
The
Idan Raichel Project
Music from the Global Rhythms sampler
The Idan Raichel Project: Bo'ee
(Come with Me)
Global
Rhythm - World Music, Culture & Lifestyle
The Idan Raichel Project is an Israeli musical
collaborative that has achieved success with a blend of traditional
Ethiopian folk music, Arabic poetry, Yemenite chants, Biblical psalms
and Caribbean rhythms. We will be hearing Bo'ee, "Come with Me."
Chris
Field
Sub-Conscious
Ave Maria
Tosca
Road
Artist website:
Chris Field
Chris Field is famous for his movie music trailers from "War
of the Worlds" to "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the
"Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Paul
Schwartz
State of Grace III
Center of my Heart
Koch
Records
The
third record in the State of Grace series from Paul Schwartz, featuring
vocals by Lisbeth Scott...
Artist website:
State-of-Grace.net
Windham
Hill
Holiday Guitar Collection
W.G. Snuffy Walden:
The First Noel
Windham
Hill Records
A new collection of timeless Christmas favorites
featuring some of Windham Hill's best loved acoustic guitar artists.
Ashana
All is Forgiven
Ave Maria
Spirit
Voyage Music
Songs
for voice and singing crystal bowls
Kelvin
Mockingbird
Sacred Fire - Meditation songs for Native American
Flute
The Dance of Butterfly, Badger Girl
Canyon
Records
Kelvin Mockingbird was born and raised in the small town of Piñon,
Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. This is his sixth album; his cd,
"Spirits in the Wind" received a Grammy Nomination for Best
Native American Album.
Jeff
Peterson
Slack Key Guitar - The Artistry of Jeff Peterson
Paliku
Palm
Records
New
Hawaiian slack key guitar music from Palm Records, based in Kamuela,
Hawaii.
Aterciopelados
Oye
Que Te Besen
Nacional
Records
New music from a group, that in the early
90's, formed in Bogota, Columbia. Lead by lead singer, Andrea Echeverri
and bassist, Hector Buitrago. they cross musical boundaries from salsa
and bossa nova, from Mexican banda tobolero, and from rumba rock to
reggae and surf-guitar.
Marisa
Monte
Infinito Particular
Até Parece (it almost seems)
Metro
Blue
Artist
website: Marisa Monte
Brazilian
singer Marisa Monte recently released two new records. We will play
the title tracks from both records, here on the World Beat. (liner
notes contain the Portuguese lyrics along with English translation)
Marisa
Monte
Universo Ao Meu Redor
(The
Universe Around Me)
O Bonde do Dom
Metro
Blue
Artist
website: Marisa Monte
Brazilian songstress, Marisa Monte takes a scholarly approach to her
new recording. She visits the people, places, associated
with the Portelo Samba School
to discover a treasure trove of sounds and oral tradition for recreating
the early samba of Rio de Janeiro.
Putumayo
World Music
One World, Many Cultures
Ziggy Marley & Cheb Mami:
Madanite (Jamaica/Algeria)
Putumayo
Records
The newest offering from Putumayo World
Music, "One World, Many Cultures" brings together some of
their favorite tracks uniting different musical worlds. Collaborations
from around the world include the Toots and the Maytals with Willie
Nelson, the Memphis to Mali roots music of Taj Majal & Toumani
Diabate, with the sweet Queen Bee vocals of Ramata Diakité
and we will be hearing the Algerian/Jamaican collaboration of Ziggy
Marley & Cheb Mami.
Rayito
Rayito
Me Faulta
South
Beat Records
Artist
website: Rayito
Twenty-four year old, Madrid native,
Rayito comes from a musical family. His father is a Flamenco guitar
player. At age 14 Rayito moved with his family to Miami where he went
to school at New World School of the Arts. Rayito has already had
opportunities to collaborate with an amazing line-up of partners,
including Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Paco de Lucia, Julio
Iglesias, Paulina Rubio, Ricky Martin. Rayito's debut cd recieved
three Latin Grammy Nominations.
Urban
Legend
Tranquilidad Cubana
The Golden Era
Urban-Legend-Music
"Recorded in Havana, Los Angeles
and New York, the Urban Legend sound is an eclectic blend of Cuban
styles infused with
hip-hop & electronica.
More than 20 top musicians were involved in the recording: from Cuban
percussionists to LA Djs and New York Jazz musicians.
Rob
Symeonn
The Chosen One
Intro
Message
in the Music
Redbud
Recordings
Veteran reggae artist Rob Symeonn's "Chosen
One" is fulled with the righteous rastaman vibrations, blending
roots riddims with sweet, smoky vocals and an uplifting message.
Tartit
Abacabok
Ansari
Crammed
Artist
website: http://www.myspace.com/tartit
Music from the vast expanses of the Sahara desert by the
Tuareg band, Tartit. The group consists of five women and four men
who reside in the Timbuktu region of Mali. They play hypnotic trance-inducing
music: the women sitdown and sing and play cyclic rhythms on their
tinde drums while the men sing and play acoustic and electric guitars.
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