#2733: Songs From Around the World

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Hear music by La Mar Enfortuna, the Sephardic side project of legendary noir rock group Elysian Fields, as they explore lost or forgotten music from the 11th to the 16th century, with exotic melodies and instruments. There's also music from Sinikka Langeland, singer and player of the kantele, the traditional Finnish plucked zither. Plus, A song in Aramaic, sung by SAVAE, and others.

PROGRAM #2733, Songs Around the World (First aired on Wed. 11/07/07)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Sinikka Langeland	Starflowers	Den lille Fløyten [300]	ECM #1996** www.ecmrecords.com
Sui Vesan	Merging With The Brook	Circulation [5:00]	World Village #468060 ** www.worldvillage music.com *
Savina Yannatou	Terra Nostra	Schubho Lhaw Qolo [3:30]	ECM #1856** www.ecmrecords.com
David Darling & the Wulu Bunun	Mudanin Kata	Pasibutbut [6:00]	Riverboat #1032** www.worldmusic.net *
Trio Mediaeval	Folk Songs	Det lisle bånet	ECM #2003** www.ecmrecords.com
SAVAE	Ancient Echoes	Abwoon [3:30]	World Library Publications # 002348 www.wlpmusic.com
La Mar Enfortuna	Convivencia	La Puerta Del Rio [5:30]	Tzadik #8120** www.tzadik.com*
Lambarena	Bach et l’Afrique	Ikokou [2:00]	(This track came from the French release.) The US release is on Sony Classical #64542. Available at Amazon.com*
Erika Stucky	Suicidal Yodels	All I Really Want To Do [4:00]	Traumton #4509 www.traumton.de
Spaccanapoli	Lost Souls	Aneme Perze [4:00]	Real World #49542 www.realworldrecords.com

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