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Host John Schaefer with Gary Lucas and Najma Akhtar Irene TrudelNajma Akhtar and Gary Lucas
New York guitarist/composer Gary Lucas and the Anglo-Indian singer Najma Akhtar step away from their bands and debut their mostly acoustic new project, a musical partnership that began in May 2007 when Gary invited Najma to join him onstage at a London concert. The fusion of influences and musical styles that Akhtar and Lucas is nothing short of brilliant and wonderfully unique. Listen for the results on this New Sounds program.
PROGRAM #2795, With Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas (First aired on Thursday, 5-1-08)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Najma |
Atish |
Ghoom Charakana [7:30] |
Shanachie #64026 www.shanachie.com * |
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Gary Lucas |
Busy Being Born |
Shekhinah [2:00] Himay Ma Tov [3:00] |
Tzadik #7121 www.tzadik.com |
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Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas |
Live |
Rishte [4:30] |
Not commercially available. |
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Jimmy Page & Robert Plant |
No Quarter |
Battle of Evermore [5:00] |
Atlantic #82706 Available at Amazon.com* |
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Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas |
Live |
Aksar [5:00] Tan Yr Hide (4:00) |
See above. |
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
Devotional And Love Songs |
Allah Hoo Allah Hoo, excerpt [4:00] |
Real World #62300** www.realworldrecords.com * |
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I had been advised that the New Sounds program tonite at 11:00 would feature " A night on the old market place". What happened, when will it be played?
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