#2867: Cross-Cultural Music

Recent recordings of cross-cultural music, including the Bombay Dub Orchestra, Natacha Atlas, Sussan Deyhim, Issa Bagayogo, and more. Listen to selections from "3 Cities," the latest from the Bombay Dub Orchestra, along with something by Issa Bagayogo, from his "Mali Koura" release, which draws from the dance clubs of Bamako and London. Also, hear from Natacha Atlas, and her CD "Ana Hina," acoustic versions of songs originally performed by Arabic singers Fairuz and Abdel Halim Hafez, along with some settings of poetry by poem Frida Kahlo and the traditional Scottish folk song, "Black is the Colour." Plus, music from Sussan Deyhim's "Soliloquy," for a Shirin Neshat video installation.

PROGRAM #2867, Recent Cross-Cultural Music (First aired on Wed., 11/12/08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Bombay Dub Orchestra	3 Cities	Spiral [7:30]	Six Degrees #1153 www.sixdegreesrecords.com
Natacha Atlas	Ana Hina	La Teetab Alayi [3:00] El Nowm [6:00]	World Village 450005 www.worldvillagemusic.com
Sussan Deyhim	Soliloquy	Black Sand [1:30] Falak [1:30] Chase Out the Devil [1:30]	Venus Rising Records www.venusrisingrecords.com www.sussandeyhim.com Available as a download at Amazon.com*, or Emusic.com
Bombay Dub Orchestra	3 Cities	Junoon [5:30]	See above.
Natacha Atlas	Ana Hina	La Shou El Haki [3:00] Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana) [6:30]	See above.
Issa Bagayogo	Mali Koura	N’Tana [3:30]	Six Degrees #1151 www.sixdegreesrecords.com
Natacha Atlas	Ana Hina	He Hesitated, excerpt [1:00]	See above.
Issa Bagayogo	Mali Koura	Namadjidja [5:00]	See above.