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The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Thursday's) show features the fresh energy and almost un-pronounceable name of young Welsh/Irish/English band Uiscedwr, also Shooglenifty offshoot Luke and James' surprisingly effective mandolin and premier Guinean group Keletigui Traore's 'Little drummers.'
Source: www.uiscedwr.com
Phenomenal folk trio Uisce dwr is one of Britain’s most exciting contemporary bands. Featuring founder members Anna Esslemont on fiddle and vocals and Cormac Byrne on bodhran and percussion (of Seth Lakeman band fame), the result is the most thrilling modern folk music you’re ever likely to hear. .....
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Wednesday's) show features the new album by Texas singer/songwriting pioneer Guy Clark, also a track by Sam Baker and African grooves from Keletigui and Co. and NSW group the strides.
Source: www.guyclark.com
Official website for Guy Clark. Clark is that rare breed of writer who puts himself willfully, directly in inspiration's path, and whose expert hand illuminates, never flattens, the mystery.
Jim Cummins Great show!
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Toosday's show - very W.African, with our CD of the week by Keletigui et ses Tambourinis and today's feature, by Malian producer Cheick Tidiane Seck. In the course of it, we hear some African/jazz fusions. Also Bulgarian music from the Martenitsa choir.
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Monday's) show is about Charlie Parr, the Minnesota bluesman with a love of old sounds and a grasp of new dilemmas. Also vintage sounds from W.Africa, Dee Dee Bridgewater's African album and Tim Sparks' sparkly guitar version of klezmer.
Source: www.charlieparr.com
One spring day in 1979, a young Charlie Parr made his way down to East Side Lake in Austin, Minnesota carrying a Johnson 9.9 outboard motor and half of a gallon of gas. His pockets were stuffed with stolen cans of Blatz. ...
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Friday's) show - W.African vintage and modern pop from a beauriful new Keletigui et ses Tambourinis reissue and from Cheick Tidiane Seck's latest, banjo primitive and ultra modern from Charlie Parr and Bela Fleck, Ego Lemos' plaintive voice and 2 Texas singer-songwriters - Sam Baker and Guy Clark.
Source: www.guyclark.com
Official website for Guy Clark. Clark is that rare breed of writer who puts himself willfully, directly in inspiration's path, and whose expert hand illuminates, never flattens, the mystery.
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Thursday's) show is a fun calypso one, with Relator singing songs by Spider, Lord Melody and Lord Kitchener and we'll hear some vintage Kitch too. Also the Catholics in a Carribean mood and more of Sam Baker, reading the signs of today.
Source: andynarell.net
Relator - vocal, guitar Andy Narell – steel pans, iron Dario Eskenazi - piano Gregory Jones - bass Pedro Martinez - congas, timbales, bongos Mark Walker - drums
Tony Hughes Hello you Lucky ol son of a gun! Loved the Bela Fleck.So you going to play som Kitchener tomorrow? We have a birthday party coming up at yah...T
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Wednesday's) show features the virtuosic trio of Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer. Also Bela's African collaborations with Vusi Mahlasela and with Malian musicians, more of Sam Baker's wonderful songs, and a preview of our Calypso show tomorrow.
Source: www.belafleck.com
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Toosday's show - we introduce Ego Lemos, the soulful E. Timorese singer/songwriter who wrote the title song for the film 'Balibo.' Also something from Gurrumul, who helped bring about Ego's recording, and more from Sam Baker.
Source: www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au
Skinnyfish Music - Dynamic contemporary and traditional indigenous media services.
Brigitte Wiebe Wow! Loved that song about the Mennonite. Having grown up as one (in North America), it was deliciously surprising to hear that word on the radio in Australia...
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Monday's) show features a CD that collects rare recordings from the Middle East in the early part of the 20th century, also Sam Baker's song about a Mennonite from Mexico who leaves the fold in Texas...
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Two-Faced Friday's show introduces plaintive E Timorese singer songwriter Ego Lemos, Calypsonian 'Relator' and our CD of the week next week - 'Cotton' the 3rd in Texas songman Sam Baker's 'Mercy' trilogy. Also this week's favourites - Jeff Lang, Stefano Bollani, Puerto Plata and 'Africa to Appalachia'
Tony Hughes Hey Lucky !Just droppin by to say high !
The Daily Planet | ABC Radio National Today's (Thursday's) show has an all W. African flavour with the featured CD by Guinea-born, Sydney-based percussionist Sibo Bangoura, the Catholics live tribute to Fela Kuti and Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko's 'Africa to Appalachia' project.
Source: douniya.com
Douniya - West African Drum and Dance, brings together some of Australia's finest West African & Australian musicians and dancers to share the traditions of West African music and culture.
