#3979: East Meets West - Asian-Inflected Cross-Cultural Collaborations
For this New Sounds, listen to songs that combine east and west – specifically music that incorporates sounds of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Hear from the young electronic duo, Ya Tosiba who mix Azerbaijani poetry with electronic beats, along with North Indian sarangi, upright bass and bluesy acoustic guitar from the Scottish-English Indian collaborative “supergroup” Yorkston Thome Khan. Plus, hear music from Bahraini-British trumpet and flugelhorn-player, Yazz Ahmed (pictured below), who is one of a number of artists stretching jazz into the current century. And more.
PROGRAM #3979, East Meets West - Asian-Inflected Cross-Cultural Collaborations (First Aired: 5/8/2017)
ARTIST: Yorkston Thome Khan
WORK: False True Piya, excerpt [1:00]
RECORDING: Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
SOURCE: Domino / WIG391
INFO: dominorecordco.com
ARTIST: Najma
WORK: Apne Hathon [5:25]
RECORDING: Qareeb
SOURCE: Shanachie #64009
INFO: shanachie.com
ARTIST: Various: Paban das Baul & Sam Mills
WORK: Tomar Dil Ki Doya Hoyna[5:24]
RECORDING: Real World Notes
SOURCE: RWMM001
INFO: Sampler out of print. But try the full CD, “Real Sugar,” also on Real World
realworldrecords.com
ARTIST: Dosti Music Project
WORK: Travelers [2:38]
RECORDING: Travelers
SOURCE: Found Sound Nation
INFO: foundsoundnation.org | Due out May 26, 2017
ARTIST: Crystal Mooncone
WORK: Perth Airport [4:41]
RECORDING: Listening Beam Five
SOURCE: Innova Records 973
INFO: innova.mu
ARTIST: Yorkston Thome Khan
WORK: False True Piya [6:18]
RECORDING: Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
SOURCE: Domino / WIG391
INFO: dominorecordco.com
ARTIST: Yazz Ahmed
WORK: Jamil Jamal [8:12]
RECORDING: La Saboteuse
SOURCE/INFO: yazzahmed.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Ya Tosiba
WORK: Ketchi / Keçi [6:55]
RECORDING: Love Party
SOURCE: Asphalt Tango LP-ATR 5817
INFO: asphalt-tango.de | Due out June 9, 2017
ARTIST: Kronos Quartet & Homayun Sakhi Trio
WORK: Rangin Kaman, excerpt [3:33]
RECORDING: Music of Central Asia, Vol. 8: Rainbow
SOURCE: Smithsonian Folkways SFW40527
INFO: folkways.si.edu
ARTIST: Kronos Quartet
WORK: Tashweesh [3:24]
RECORDING: Floodplain
SOURCE: Nonesuch 518349
INFO: nonesuch.com
