On Demand
New Sounds
-
Kind of Afroblues
For this New Sounds, listen to the blues that kind of wander someplace else. Hear the droning, bluesy grooves of guitarist Brad Barr, of The Slip, on "Bouba's Bounce," drawing inspiration from the late Sandy Bull's psychedelic folk. Also, there's a nod to the blues from Mali, with Bill Frisell's "Boubacar," from the Intercontinentals record. Plus, there’s Arabic-flavored blues, as Taj Mahal adapts the Mississippi Delta blues tune "Catfish Blues" ("I wish I was a catfish swimming in the deep blue sea, I'd have all you good looking women swimming after me … "), with references to the Malian cities of Timbuktu and Bamako as well as the capital city of Zanzibar. And as always, much more.
PROGRAM #2587, “Afroblues” (First aired on Tues. 9-26-06)
|
ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
|
Various Artists: Taj Mahal & The Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar |
Blues Around the World |
Catfish Blues [6:30] |
Putumayo #253 ** www.putamayo.com * |
|
Dama & D’Gary |
The Long Way Home |
Searching for Work [6:30] |
Shanachie #64052 Out of print, but try Amazon.com or other auction sites |
|
Various Artists: Dama Mahaleo |
A World Out of Time: Henry Kaiser & David Lindley In Madagascar |
Kobaka [7:00] |
Shanachie #64041 www.shanachie.com |
|
Boubacar Traore |
Kar Kar |
Kavana [6:00] |
Sterns Africa #1037 www.sternsmusic.com |
|
Various Artists: Brad Barr |
Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 1 |
Bouba’s Bounce [6:00] |
Tompkins Square
|
|
Boubacar Traore |
Kar Kar |
Adieu Pierrette [5:00] |
See above. |
|
Bill Frisell |
The Intercontinentals |
Boubacar [6:00] |
Nonesuch #79661 **
|
|
Ali Farka Toure |
The Source |
Mahini Me [5:00] |
Hannibal #1375**
|
Podcast
Stay up to date.
Subscribe to the Podcast
New Sounds Live
2009-2010 Concert Season
Guitarist Vernon Reid's multi-media "Artificial Afrika" to the music of avant-pop Dutch composer Jacob TV, songs by Elizabeth and the Catapult, new music to silent films by Yasujiro Ozu, and more.
More
New Sounds on Facebook
Befriend us and receive infrequent reminders about show happenings! Oh, and check out our friends!
More
Things With Strings
New Sounds
Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
For this edition of New Sounds, hear new music for strings, including music from Andrew Bird, whose little-known companion album of adventurous instrumentals called “Useless Creatures” incorporates West African rhythms and showcases his multi-layered violin loops.
New Sounds Essentials: World Music
New Sounds
Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
New Sounds presents another night of recommended recordings, this time in the “world music” vein. Hear selections by the Algeria-born and San Francisco-based DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Ethiopian soul singer Mahmoud Ahmed, and others.
Away From Jazz
New Sounds
airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
For this New Sounds, get a load of jazz musicians stepping away from the jazz tradition. There's music from punkass jazz melody-makers Gutbucket off of their latest release, "A Modest Proposal." Also, we'll hear from the latest by Matthew Shipp, called "Harmony and Abyss" and much more.
In Robert Moran's Kitchen
New Sounds
From October 30, 1989, the infamous "cooking show" with composer/raconteur Robert Moran. Recorded while cooking an Indian dinner in John Schaefer's kitchen, for reasons still not entirely clear. Along the way, we hear an "acoustic" version of Cage's 0:00 - for amplification of chopping vegetables and blender. And don't miss the teary conversation as onions are chopped. View the the recipes.
Leave a Comment
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. WNYC reserves the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the WNYC.org Comment Guidelines before posting.