15^th May 2012

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Crazy People – Boswell Sisters – The Boswell Sisters Vol 2 – Collectables Col CD 6462 (Sony) – New Orleans

The Shiek of Araby – John “Paul” Blackman – One Man Band – Folkways FA 2605 (LP) – Louisiana/NY

Berikatsi Var (I am an old man) – Ensemble Basiani – Georgia: Sacred & Secular Vocal Polyphony – Ocora C 560240 – Georgia

Miniyamba – Diabel Cissokho – Kanabory Siyama – World Village – Senegal

O tenebroso giorno – La Venexiana – Gesualdo Madrigals, Book 5 – Glossa – Italy

Gnossienne 1 – Jan Kaspersen – 3 Gymnopédies – Classico CLASSCD 109 – France/Denmark

Borsko Kolo – Unidentified Serbian Brass Band – Golden Horns: Brass Band Music of Serbia – Olympic Records 6133 (LP) – Serbia

Parchman Farm Blues – Hillfolk Noir – Radio Hour – no label – Idaho

Tales of Michael Finn – A Tender Ballad – WC Fields – The Best of WC Fields – Columbia Records (LP) – Pennsylvania

Foi Deus – Quinteto Amália – O Fado Em Concerto – Vidisco – Portugal

Melting Pot – Booker T & the MGs – Stax-Volt Chartbusters Vol 5 – Stax / Fantasy Records Inc – Memphis

Emerging from Sleep – Owen McAulay – Time – sans-culottes release – Scotland

Födelsedagsfesten (Birthday Party) – Triakel – Triakel – Xource Records XOUCD 121 – Sweden

Bwa Iri – Ben Zabo – Ben Zabo – Glitterhoues Records GRCD 763 – Mali

Echo Blues (sig tune) – Frank Wakefield – That was now… this is then! – Rosewood RA 62096 – Tennessee

May 8, 2012

8^th May 2012 – Marley Day! Remix of 10^th May 2011

As Cineworld Cinemas designate this “Marley Day” with all branches nationwide showing Kevin Macdonald’s biography of the reggae legend, Sandy presents a remix of his tribute from last year, showcasing the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers and other reggae and Jamaican sounds.

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Mockin’ Bird Hill – Migil Five – Fab Gear! – Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 2 – Castle Music – London

Get Up Stand Up – Wailers – One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley – Island Def Jam Music Group 586 551-2 – Jamaica

Feel So Fine – Shirley and Lee – Aladdin Magic – United Artists UAS 30187 (LP) – New Orleans

Quadrille 4th figure – Quadrille Band from St Ann – Bongo, Backra & Coolie Jamaican Roots Vol 2 – Ethnic Folkways Records FE 4232 (LP) – Jamaica

Dip Dem – Louise Bennett – Jamaican Folk Songs sung by Louise Bennett – Folkways Records FP 4846 (LP) – Jamaica

Independence Ska – Baba Brooks – 7” single – Treasure Isle Records – Jamaica

Come Down (Pomps and Pride) – Ras Michael& the Sons of Negus – Nyahbinghi – Trojan Records TRS 113 (LP) – Jamaica

Duppy Conqueror – (Bob Marley &) The Wailers – The Lee Perry Sessions – Eldorado 2500 001 (LP) – Jamaica

Population Dub – Tappa Zukie – Escape from Hell – Stars Records (LP) – Jamaica

Natural Collie – Freddie McGregor – Rewind Selecta Reggae Classics Serious Selections Volume 1 – Grapevine CDREG 2 – Jamaica

Curly Locks – Sinéad O’Connor – Throw Down Your Arms – That’s why there’s chocolate and vanilla THCVCD 001 – Jamaica/Ireland

Uptown Top Ranking – Dub Colossus – Rockers Meet Addis Uptown – Real World Records RWEP19 – Jamaica/Ethiopia

No Zion I – Esperanza – Permanent Ska – n/a – Glasgow

Redemption Song – Bob Marley & the Wailers – Uprising – Island ILPS 9596 (LP) – Jamaica

Balkan Reggae – Mahala Raï Banda – Ghetto Blasters – Asphalt Tango Records – Romania

May 1, 2012

1^st May 2012 – Mayday

On this evening’s Planet Waves I’m celebrating May Day, when spring starts to turn into summer and we honour working people worldwide.

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Mae’r Ddaear Yn Glasu (The Earth Is Becoming Green) – Siwsann George – Traditional Songs of Wales – Saydisc CD SDL 406 – Wales

Internationale – Leader of the Hupeh Opera Troupe Orchestra – China – Rounder 4008 (LP) – China

Politiki – Ba Cissoko – Nimissa – Cristal CR 184 – Guinea

Kalenda Maya – Gerald English & the Jaye Consort – Medieval Music – Pye Collector GSGC 14092 (LP) – France/England

The White Cockade / Scotland’s Welcome to the King of Norway / Braes of Tullymet / Reel of Tulloch – John A MacLellan – Scottish Bagpipe Music – Folkways FW 8814 (LP) – Scotland

I’m a Workin’ Chap – Enoch Kent – I’m a Workin’ Chap – Second Avenue SAS 2007 – Scotland

Love is Pleasing – Furnace Mountain – Fly the River – Shepherds Ford Records – Virginia

Sènsènbo – Ben Zabo – Ben Zabo – Glitterhoues Records GRCD 763 – Mali

The Blackbird & The First of May – Micho Russell – The Man from Clare – Trad H.C. CD 011 – Ireland

Black Bird – Lord Melody – Lord Melody 1962 – Cook 931 (LP) – Trinidad

La Mal De Travay – Creole Choir of Cuba – Tande-La – Real World CDRWDJ 181 – Cuba

Kalenda Maya – Hèsperion XXI – Estampies & Danses Royales – Alia Vox – France/Spain

An Awakening: Whitsun Dance & A New Beginning: The Staines Morris – Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins – Anthems in Eden – EMI (Harvest) CDEMS 1477 – England

Primer Noche de Mayo – Flaco Jimenez – Flaco Jimenez y su Conjunto – Arhoolie 3007 (LP) – Tex-Mex

Echo Blues (sig tune) – Frank Wakefield – That was now… this is then! – Rosewood RA 62096 – Tennessee

Apr 24, 2012

24^th April 2012

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Frevo – Astrud Gilberto – Look to the Rainbow – Verve V6 8643 – Brazil

Fon-Fon-Fon – Deolinda – Canção ao Lado – World Connection WC 43084 – Portugal

Freedom Day on 25 April is a national holiday in Portugal

JMF – Roberto Fonseca – Yo – Jazz Village (Harmonia Mundi) – Cuba

Crazy-Eyed Woman – Woody Pines – Counting Alligators – n/a – North Carolina

La canción de Buenos Aires – Débora Russ – Tangos Pendientes – Accords Croisés AC 145 – Argentina

Armenian Martyrs’ Day. April 24th is the day we remember the victims of a forgotten genocide. On April 24, 1915

Grounk – Armenian Folk Group directed by Ara Bartevian, Baghos Kouyoumdjian, zither – Armenian Folksongs and Dances – Vogue VA 160113 (LP) – Armenia

Hypnotize – System of a Down – Hypnotize – Epic Records – California

Lovely Spring – Djivan Gasparian – Moon shines at night – Materiali Sonori (All Saints) 12957 1102 2 – Armenia

Ombra Mai Fù – Kathleen Ferrier with the LSO conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent – Kathleen Ferrier: A Tribute – Decca Records – England

Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953)

Boy in the Sky – Robert Lokat (Stuart Duncan, piano) – Oh My – RLCD 001 – Glasgow

Ni Koh Bedy – Mali Latino – Putumayo Presents African Blues – Putumayo PUT 317 2 – Mali/UK

Sâbil – Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch – Sabîl – Institut du Monde Arabe 321 090 – Palestine

Teke Song – Group of Ngadha people from West-Central Flores – Discover Indonesia – Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40484 – Indonesia

Metamani – Black Paradise – Spirit of Mambesak – Blunt 20046 – West Papua

Apr 18, 2012

17^th April 2012 – at the cinema

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This week Planet Waves goes to the pictures!

To mark the 75th anniversary of the debut of DAFFY DUCK on April 17th 1937 and the release of “Marley” on April 20th, there are songs to do with movies including tracks from Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood – as well as some classic reggae.

The pic is where I used to watch the ‘toons as a boy in Edinburgh

Chica Chica Boom Chic – Carmen Miranda – By Popular Demand – MCA MCLD 19263 – Brazil

Daffy Duck Rhapsody – Mel Blanc – The Great Comedy Songs Vol 3 – KCP – USA

Clint Eastwood – The Upsetters – Return of Django: The Best of the Upsetters – Trojan TJACD 035 – Jamaica

Bela Lugosi’s Birthday – Dreamboys – 7” single – St Vitus Records St V1 – Glasgow

Le Tourbillon de la Vie – Jeanne Moreau – Succès et Confidences – Jacques Canetti Productions / Because Music – France

Rasoo Allah/Yaara Seeli Seeli – Lata Mangeshkar & Hridaynath Mangeshkar – Lata in Concert: An Era in an Evening – Sony 487989 2 – India

Elmer Fudd Medley – The Ritz – Swingin’On A Star – Naked Voice Records – USA

Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) – Bob Marley & the Wailers – Live! – Island Records – Jamaica

Blackboard Jungle Dub version 2 – Upsetters – Blackboard Jungle Dub – Clocktower Records LPCT 0115 (LP) – Jamaica

Melodía de arrabal – Carlos Gardel – The King of Tango Vol 2 – Nimbus NI 7902 – Argentina

‘Imi Au Ia ‘Oe – Keola Beamer – Descendants: Music from the Motion Picture – Sony 798453 2 – Hawai’i

Trench Town Rock – Wailers – Bob Marley: The Lee Perry Sessions – Eldorado 2500 001 (LP) – Jamaica

Life or Death – Omotola – Gba – Blue Pie Records – Nigeria

Echo Blues (sig tune) – Frank Wakefield – That was now… this is then! – Rosewood RA 62096 – Tennessee