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Sunday November 30th, 2014 with Rob Bitschofsky
It's my anniversary on This Island Earth

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It's my anniversary here at the station! As in past years, I'll celebrate with an indulgent three hours of my favorite music. Yep, It's all about ME today. And the world music gods have smiled upon me with a brand-new release (like five days old only! New-new!) of Terry Riley's In C played by Damon Albern's Africa Express and featuring Brian Eno among the singers. Jeepers; it's like Christmas came early. We'll hear the whole glorious 40 minutes or so, along with an extended Kip Hanrahan set, some Philip Glass, Abdullah Ibrahim, Don Pullen's African-Brazilian connection and a couple of tracks from the new Congotronics release. Nice!
Cimili/Drum Talk
Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection - Kele Mou Bana
A Model Bronx Childhood
Kip Hanrahan - Days and Nights of Blue Luck Inverted
"...when I lose myself in the darkness and pain of love, no, this love..."
Kip Hanrahan - Tenderness
You Play With the Night With Your Fingertips
Kip Hanrahan - At Home in Anger (Which Could also be Called, Imperfect. Happily)
Salt in the Mozambique Evening (Glasgow, for Jack Bruce)
Kip Hanrahan - Beautiful Scars
Sitt Al Milla/Zumurrud
Kip Hanrahan - A Thousand Nights and a Night
The Tale of the Youth Behind Whom Indian and Chinese Music Was Played, and the Tale of the Jaundiced Youth
Kip Hanrahan - A Thousand Nights and a Night (Shadow Nights 2)
She Came Through the Chimney
Amon Düül II - Yeti
Brazil
Philip Glass - Orion
Interlude: Brazil and India
Philip Glass - Orion
India
Philip Glass - Orion
In C
Africa Express & Andre de Ridder - Terry Riley's In C Mali New
The Chief's Enthronement/Oyaye
Kasai Allstars - Beware the Fetish New
He Who Makes Bush Fires for Others
Kasai Allstars - Beware the Fetish New
Kele Mou Bana
Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection - Kele Mou Bana
Something About John Coltrane
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda
Blues for a Hip King
Abdullah Ibrahim - Eigene Musik
Black and Brown Cherries
Abdullah Ibrahim African Band - South Africa
Interactive CKCU
Peter B (host)
Terry Riley's In C Mali ... JUST WOW!! That's quite the sound! Luvin' heck outa it, and only just started.

2:30 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Yeah, man. This thing is totally freaking me out. It's amazing! I had no idea they were doing this. Just stumbled over it this morning.

2:32 PM, November 30th, 2014
Vincent
Cool!!

2:33 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Very!

2:34 PM, November 30th, 2014
Vincent
completely electronic music.

2:36 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
I know! It sounds electronic, but it's mostly organic Malian instruments and human voices.

2:37 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Well, and some electric guitar, now...

2:37 PM, November 30th, 2014
PeterB
JUST WOW!! Thanks for playing In C "Mali remix" in its entirety. Not that there is any logical stopping point really. I'm very happily exhausted now. Time for a nap.... ;^)

3:05 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Oh, yeah, glad you dug it. I knew as soon as I heard of it this morning that I'd have to play the whole thing. Had to clear out 40 minutes of other cool stuff I was gonna play, but that's for next time...

3:09 PM, November 30th, 2014
PeterB
Might want to also check out: http://www.thespace.org/artwork/view/incmali Looks to be a video of performance. Caveat: I did not actually fully try it out myself yet -- just a quick glance. Tripped over it poking about. Hate to interrupt other music in progress..

3:36 PM, November 30th, 2014
Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Cool, cool. I'm gonna go watch that right after the show!

3:37 PM, November 30th, 2014
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