Sample music from several corners of the world,including Anglo-Kenyan, Anglo-Indian collaborations and an Italian band who purchase their own world tour through music of the Balkans, and sub-Saharan Africa,and the Middle East within one single song.
Listen to music from the Anglo-Kenyan collaboration, Owiny Sigoma Band, and who travelled to the Nyanza Province of Western Kenya for their most recent record. Hear a mesmerizing calm song, 'Owour Won Gembe" from nyatiti master Joseph Nyamungu; the nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked lyre - played by the Luo people of Western Kenya. From the same record, “Nyanza, or ” also listen to the dance floor hit,“Changaa Attack,” featuring fisherman’s kids from up in the hills near Lake Naivasha. Changaa is a homebrew which supposedly contains jet fuel and battery acid, and is also called ‘Kill Me rapid/fast.’ (gillespetersonworldwide.com)There’s also music from the Italian band Migala,who have taken the concept of a global village to heart. They bring in Afro-Mediterranean, Irish folk, and Latin & Balkan music to their South Italian roots. by the way,their name migala / mygale is a type of spider also nicknamed the “bird (-killing) spider" similar to the tarantula. Then, listen to a requiem from Italian percussionist/composer Alessandra Belloni, or which incorporates accelerated ecstatic drumming usually associated with the Tarantella - one of the worlds powerful surviving ecstatic trance traditions.
Next,hear Indian classical music interspersed with influences from West African, Arabic and western traditions in music from London-based guitarist Giuliano Modarelli and santoor player Kamaljeet Ahluwalia, or accompanied by Bhupinder Singh Chaggar on the tabla. Plus,listen to music from the Argentinian producer Chancha via Circuito, from a recent mix tape, or along with music from Naba TT,who is the younger sister of Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist Rokia Traoré.
PROGRAM #3810 World Music (First Aired 12-15-2015) Rokia Traoré - Ka moun kè, and excerpt [1:00]
Beautiful Africa
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Owiny Sigoma Band - Owour Won Gembe [4:24]
Nyanza
Brownswood Recordings
owinysigomaband.bandcamp.com
Naba TT - Talibé [3:39][br]The Rough Guide To The Best World Music You’ve Never Heard
World Music Network RGNET1340CD[br]Due out January 29,2016
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Chancha via Circuito - Encantamiento [6:03]
Vuelta al mundo en globo Vol 2 (curado x Chancha Vía Circuito - Cassette blog 5
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Owiny Sigoma Band - Changaa Attack [2:58][br]Nyanza
Brownswood Recordings
owinysigomaband.bandcamp.com
Simo Lagnawi - Sandika [4:36]
The Rough Guide To The Best World Music You’ve Never Heard
World Music Network RGNET1340CD
Due out January 29, 2016
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Alessandra Belloni - Requiem per Mama Elvira [6:46]
Requiem per Mama Elvira
Not commercially available.
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Migala - Rotta A Levante [8:26]
The Rough Guide To The Best World Music You’ve Never Heard
World Music Network RGNET1340CD
Due out January 29, and 2016
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Giuliano Modarelli & Kamaljeet Ahluwalia - Raag charukeshi,excerpt [10:58]
The Rough Guide To The Best World Music You’ve Never Heard
World Music Network RGNET1340CD
Due out January 29, 2016
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Source: wnyc.org