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(Nonesuch Records)Ry Observations
Virtuosic guitarist and Buena Vista Social Club booster Ry Cooder talks about the oddball drag-racers at the heart of a project called "I, Flathead." Later: a look at rise of classical and world music in video games. This is a repeat broadcast.
Ry Cooder Completes His "California Trilogy"
Ry Cooder is best known for his eclectic guitar-driven albums and his collaboration with Cuban musicians in the Buena Vista Social Club project. His latest release, a CD-and-novella combo called "I, Flathead," completes his "California Trilogy" of albums. It follows the fictional musician Kash Bush, his alien friend Shakey, and their obsession with racing cars fashioned from military surplus parts and flathead engines. He joins us to talk about it. This is a repeat broadcast.
Playing the Battlefield
The sounds of classical and world music are infiltrating the world of video games. "Battlefield: Bad Company" features brazen orchestral tracks and lush string quintets played by a roster of top New York new-music players. Another recent game features the choir Mysteries of the Bulgarian Voices. We’ll talk to two composers, Olivier Deriviere ("Alone in the Dark") and Mikael Karlsson ("Battlefield: Bad Company"), about the changing industry. This is a repeat broadcast.
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