For this New Sounds, sample some of Regina Carter’s latest offering, "Reverse Thread," a record influenced by rhythms and melodies of Africa. She funded the project herself, thanks to her "Genius" award, traveling through West and East Africa, along with Madagascar. Listen as she arranges music by Malian guitarist Boubacar Traoré and another Malian guitarist, Habib Koite. Plus, there’s music from her western predecessors, Henry Kaiser and David Fanshawe. Also, listen as Ethio-jazzer Mulatu Astatke teams up with UK’s musician collective known as the Heliocentrics, who revolve just as much around Sun Ra as James Brown, Afro and Eastern sounds. And, we have selections from the fourteen additional songs (he couldn’t fit them all on the first release) of Bela Fleck’s effort, "Throw Down Your Heart," recorded on Bela’s journey from Nashville to Mali, The Gambia, Tanzania and Uganda. It’s music from the Africa Sessions, Part 2, where we’ll hear Bela Fleck and Malian musician Afel Bocoum and more.
PROGRAM # 3077, Western Musicians in Africa (First aired on 5/18/2010)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Regina Carter |
Reverse Thread |
Boubacar Traore: Kanou [5:52] |
E1 Entertainment 2090 Available on Emusic.com, iTunes or Amazon.com* |
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Bela Fleck & Afel Bocoum |
Throw Down Your Heart, The Africa Sessions Part 2 |
Salam Aleikum [4:43] |
www.belafleck.com for lossless download. Also available at Emusic.com |
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Regina Carter |
Reverse Thread |
Habib Koite: N’Teri [5:52] |
See above. |
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Bela Fleck |
Throw Down Your Heart, The Africa Sessions Part 2 |
The Rights of Man / Ya Fama [6:09] |
See above. |
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David Fanshawe |
African Sanctus & Dona Nobis Pacem |
Love Song Piano Solo [3:50] |
Silva SILLKD 6003 |
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Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics |
Inspiration Information |
Masenqo [6:23] |
Strut 040 |
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Various Artists |
A World Out of Time; Henry Kaiser & David Lindley In Madagascar |
Tarika Sammy / Fanaon'ny Ankizy [2:23] Tarika Rakoto Frah / The Rakoto Frah Two-Step [2:48]
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Shanachie 64041 www.shanachie.com OR Amazon.com* |
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Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco Feat. Randy Weston |
Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco Feat. Randy Weston |
Chalabati, excerpt [6:00]
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Verve 521 547 |
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the biggest problem is online videos general aren't graded. an effect is they might be able to learn one lick if they;re lucky getting lucky twice is unlikely.
skype is a different question, graded studies are possible.
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