Apr 10, 2012

10^th April 2012

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James V of Scotland: 10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542

The Titanic set sail for its maiden voyage on April 10th, 1912

Syrba from Godjjiunechta village – Kaval solo and Flouerach Orchestra – Anthology of Music of the Peoples of the U.S.S.R.(Lithuania & Moldavia) – Chant du Monde CM 335 (LP) – Moldova

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

Gibsom Street – Laura Nyro – New York Tendaberry – Columbia/Legacy 508069 2 – New York

Great Titanic – Hobart Smith – The Old Timey Rap – Topic 12T 187 (LP) – Virginia

God moves on the water – Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was The Night – Sony Music – Texas

Shadhâ (Fragrance) – Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch – Sabîl – Institut du Monde Arabe 321 090 – Palestine

Flowers of the Forest – PM Angus MacDonald – The Tartan Top Twenty: The Pipes and Drums – Lismor LCOM 5279 – Scotland

Sanctus from Miss Dum Sacrum Mysterium – Harry Christophers & the Sixteen – Robert Carver – Coro Records – Scotland

Jolly Beggar & reel – Planxty – Planxty – Shanachie Records – Scotland/Ireland

Veres Az Eg – Chet Nuneta – Pangea – Le Chant du Monde 274 1699 – Moldova/France

Túl a vizen (Across the water) – Éva Kanalas & Géza Fábri – Túl a vizen – Across the Water: Hungarian Csángó folk songs from Moldavia – Pan Records – Moldova

Tshaka Uliqhawe – Insingizi – Ndebele Songs – Ocora C 560239 – Zimbabwe

Djamakoyo – Adama Yalomba – Putumayo Presents African Blues – Putumayo PUT 317 2 – Mali

Apr 3, 2012

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After last week’s all-new show, this evening’s Planet Waves has some older favourites, including music from Senegal where they celebrate Independence Day tomorrow 4th April.

3^rd April 2012 – Senegal

Flint Hill Special – Flatt & Scruggs – The Golden Era – Rounder CD SS 05/A 22614 – North Carolina

Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012)

Shen Khar Venakhi – Ensemble Basiani – Georgia: Sacred & Secular Vocal Polyphony – Ocora C 560240 – Georgia

Tri Byulbyula Peyat – Trio Bulgarka – “Bulgarka” Folk Trio – Balkanton BHA 11548 (LP) – Bulgaria

Hamburger-polka fra Hardanger – Vestlandsgruppa – Folk Music of Norway – Topic Records (LP) – Norway

Slave’s Lament – Jean Redpath – The Songs of Robert Burns, Vols. 3 & 4 – Philo Records – Scotland

Mariami Janki – Abdoulie Samba – Griots: Ministers of the Spoken Word – Folkways FW 4178 (LP) – Senegal

Satisfied – Woody Pines – Counting Alligators – no label – North Carolina

Djam Leelii – Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck – Djam Leelii – Mango Records – Senegal

Jacinto Chiclana – Débora Russ – Tangos Pendientes – Accords Croisés AC 145 – Argentina

Bhairavi: Dhun, Deepchadi Tal – Manilal Nag – Jog, Bhairavi 1994 – Raga Records – India

I bid you goodnight – Pindar Family – Teresa Sterne: A Portrait – Disc 2: Highlights from the Nonesuch Years – 7559 79619 2 – Bahamas

7 Seconds – Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry – single – Columbia Records – Senegal/Sweden

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

Mar 27, 2012

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27^th March 2012 – New releases

Rebel Blues – Lëk Sèn – Putumayo Presents African Beat – Putumayo PUT 311 2 – Senegal

Kanabory Siyama (Don’t run from your ethnicity) – Diabel Cissokho – Kanabory Siyama – World Village – Senegal

Song of the Bird – Cactus Blossoms – The Cactus Blossoms – self-released – Minnesota

Que Buenos Aires tenga voz – Débora Russ – Tangos Pendientes – Accords Croisés AC 145 – Argentina

Samba Ti, Samba Eu – Brazuka Fina – Putumayo Presents Brazilian Beat – Putumayo PUT 315 2 – Brazil

Shen Khar Venakhi – Ensemble Basiani – Georgia: Sacred & Secular Vocal Polyphony – Ocora C 560240 – Georgia

A Breeze – Edith Leerkes, Herman Van Veen – Songs in the Distance – Le Chant du Monde 2742038 – Holland

Lweny Dong Pe – Watmon Cultural Group – World Routes – Nascente NASCE 001 – Uganda

C-Line Woman – Heritage Blues Orchestra – And Still I Rise – Raisin’Music RM 1010 – USA

Drums of Freedom – Bard – The Springtime Fool – no label – England

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

Ninna nanna ri la rosa – Wild Myrtles – Songcatcher – self-released – Sicily/Edinburgh

Sleepy Head – Jim Byrne – The Innocent – Hillhead GWE Records – Glasgow

Gnawa Stop – Roberto Fonseca – Yo – Jazz Village (Harmonia Mundi) – Cuba

Mar 20, 2012

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Sandy Semeonoff plays mainly acoustic music from around the world. This week Sandy marks the International Day For Elimination of Racial Discrimination tomorrow Wednesday 21 March as well as celebrating Norooz, the Persian New Year – and the coming of spring!

20^th March 2012 – Norooz

March 20^th 1937 – Jerry Reed born Atlanta GA

March 20^th 2012 – Persian New Year

March 21^st 2012 – International Day For Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Guitar Man (Buddha Remastered – 2000) – Jerry Reed – RCA Country Legends: Jerry Reed – Sony Music – Georgia

Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking) – Janis Ian (Blind Girl Grunt) – The Best of Broadside 1962-1988 – Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40130 – New York

When Will I Get to Be Called a Man? – Big Bill Broonzy – Trouble in Mind – Smithsonian Folkways SFW 40131 – Mississippi

Norooz – Alireza Ghorbani, Majid Derakhshani – Fasl-e-Baran (Season of the Rain)-Iranian Traditional Music – Soroush Multimedia Inc. – Iran

Le Oud Fou – Mounir Bachir – The Secret Life of Arabia – Club du Disque Arabe AAA 166 – Iraq

Kyzyl Gül (Red Flower) – Kenjekul Kubatova – Music of Central Asia vol. 4: Bardic Divas: Women’s Voices in Central Asia – Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40523 – Kyrgyzstan

Mi Negra Ave Maria – Roberto Fonseca feat poet Mike C Ladd – Yo – Jazz Village (Harmonia Mundi) – Cuba

Spring Sonata 1st movement Allegro (opening) – Yehudi & Hepzibah Menuhin – Beethoven “Spring” & “Kreutzer” Sonatas – EMI SXLP 30164 (LP) – Germany

It Might As Well Be Spring – Astrud Gilberto – Astrud Gilberto’s Finest Hour – Decca – Brazil

Mikham beram koh – Zohreh Jooya – Afghan Music – Arc Music – Afghanistan

Dancing Under the Walnut Tree – Kayhan Kalhor – I Will Not Stand Alone – World Village 468100 – Iran

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

The Bloody Fields of Flanders – Kevin MacLeod & Alec Finn – Polbain to Oranmore – Greentrax CDTRAX 239 – Scotland

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

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13^th March 2012

Irish Reels: Miss Monaghan / Teetotaller’s Reel – Pibroch Mackenzie – The Mull Fiddler – Waverley ZLP 2115 (LP) – Mull

Tango de la Amargura – Orquestra Àrab de Barcelona – Libertad – World Village WV 498052 – Spain

Drop Down (Don’t Feel Welcome Here) – Sleepy John Estes – Blues History – Vintage Masters Inc – Tennessee

Umameke Dearowakod – Lani Singers – Ninalik Ndawi – Dancing Turtle Records DTR 013 – West Papua

Pastoral: also known as Nocturne No. 8 – Benjamin Frith – John Field Piano Music Vol 1 – Naxos 8.550761 – Ireland

Andaloussia – Salim Halali – The Secret Life of Arabia – Club du Disque Arabe AAA 166 – Algeria

Spanish Caravan – The Doors – Waiting for the Sun – Elektra – California

Birds and Ships – Natalie Merchant – Billy Bragg & Wilco: Mermaid Avenue – Elektra 7559 62204 2 – USA

Golondrinas – Débora Russ – Tangos Pendientes – Accords Croisés AC 145 – Argentina

Wait Til the Couds Roll By – Pharis & Jason Romero – A Passing Glimpse – Lula Records LULA 1102 – British Columbia

Congress Reel/Fisherman’s Island (Ed Revy)/Return to Milltown – Wild Asparagus – Best of Wild Asparagus – Great Meadow GMM 2013 – Ireland/New Hampshire

Erotokritos Kritikos – Alkinoos Ioannidis – Tesseris Dromoi Gia Ton Erotokrito – Warner/EGE – Greece

Alkinoos Ioannidis playing Oran Mor 2^nd April

Caramelo – Ketama, Toumani Diabate, Danny Thompson – Duende: The Passion & Dazzling Virtuosity of Flamenco – Ellipsis Arts ELLI CD 3352 – Spain/Mali

N’Tenlebidjé – Ba Cissoko – Nimissa – Cristal CR 184 – Guinea

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

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6^th March 2012

Otto’s Polka – Sven Runar Wiik – Folkmusik Från Sibbo – TAPLP 003 (LP) -  Finland

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

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

Moon/Light – Herbie Hancock and Foday Musa Suso – Village Life – CBS 26397 (LP) –  - The Gambia/Chicago

Hawaiian Skies – Jeff Peterson – Descendants: Music from the Motion Picture – Sony 798453 2 –  - Hawai’i

The Lady with the Braid – Dory Previn – Mythical Kings and Iguanas – Capitol Records – New Jersey

I Am Enamoured of the Sultan excerpt – Beihdja Rahal – In the Mood for the Nouba – Institut du Monde Arabe 321 079 080 – Algeria

Sweeter Than A Rose – Jim Byrne – The Innocent – Hillhead GWE Records – Glasgow    -    Free Record Store Gig: LOVEMusic, Dundas St, Glasgow — 24 March at 15:30

The Davis Limited – Jimmie Davis – The Railroad in Folksong – RCA (LP) –  - Louisiana

Auringolunta – Kiila – Beginner’s Guide to Scandinavia – Nascente NSBOX 079  – Finland

The Sporting Pitchfork / The Rambling Pitchfork – Mick O’Brien & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh – Kitty Lie Over – Acm Records  – Dublin

Thank You For Hearing Me – Sinéad O’Connor – single – Ensign CDENYDJ 662 –  - Ireland

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