#2941: Recent World Music Releases

New Sounds | Jul 10, 2011

For this New Sounds, we'll sample from a collection of remixes of music by Omar Faruk Teklbilek and hear some Saharan desert blues from Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara.   There's also the Texas-based Ocote Soul Sounds and a recent release from Vieux Farka Toure, "Fondo."  Plus, listen to a marriage of Klezmer and Afropop from reedman Oran Etkin.  And more.

PROGRAM # 2941 Recent Releases of World Music (First aired on Tues. 5/26/09)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Vieux Farka Toure

Fondo

Slow Jam, excerpt [1:30]

Six Degrees 657036 1158-2 www.sixdegreesrecords.com

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada

Coconut Rock

Tres Ratas [4:00]

ESL 151
www.eslmusic.com

Oran Etkin

Kelenia

Nina [7:00]

Moterma Music MTM 24 www.motema.com

Vieux Farka Toure

Fondo

Wale [4:30]

See above.

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara

Tell No Lies

Gainako [7:30]

Real World USCDRW170 www.realworldrecords.com

Vieux Farka Toure

Fondo

Sarama [5:30]

See above.

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara

Tell No Lies

Achoo [5:00]

See above.

Oran Etkin

Kelenia

Yekeke, excerpt [1:00]

See above.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek, remixed

RaRe Elements

Whirling (Nickodemus and Zeb Remix) [9:00]

5 points records 0152 www.5pointsrecords.com

Oumou Sangare

Seya

Iyo Djeli, excerpt [2:30]

Nonesuch 519650
Due out June 9, 2009 www.nonesuch.com

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