For this New Sounds, listen to an hour of recent recordings of world music, including Guinea’s electric kora player Ba Cissoko and Tibetan émigré singer Soname. There’s also music from Gnawledge, a collaborative project featuring 16 musicians, exploring the roots of flamenco and Arab music. Plus music by Salaam, Afro-Jewish jazz from Oran Etkin, and Balkan party horns from Goran Bregovic.
PROGRAM # 2959, World Music Sampler: Global Pop (First aired on July 14, 2009)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Soname |
Plateau |
Rainbow, excerpt [1:00] |
Fortunate/ World Village 450006 |
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Ba Cissoko |
Séno |
Africa Dance [4:29] |
Sterns Africa 1108 |
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Goran Bregovic |
Alkohol |
Imagine [4:27] |
Blue Wrasse 5315091 / Wrasse Records 238 |
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Oran Etkin |
Kelenia |
Nina |
Moterma Music MTM 24 |
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Soname |
Plateau |
Sun and Moon [6:02] |
See above. |
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Frank London/Lorin Sklamberg |
tsuker-zis |
Blessings Without End [5:48] |
Tzadik 8141 |
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Soname |
Plateau |
Rainbow [3:53] |
See above. |
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Salaam |
Salaam |
Sellefeena [4:39] |
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Gnawledge |
Granada Doaba |
Nunca Fui a Granada [4:23] |
Gnawledge Records 7 |


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