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This Island Earth
Sunday May 6th, 2012 with Ron Steeds & Vincent Strohmaier
Lots of grooves, Tinariwen and the Test Quintet

A groovin' afternoon on This Island Earth...
Slither (show theme)
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water - Angel
Let's start this groovin' afternoon with the title track from percussionist Steve Reid's DAXAAR album recorded in Africa, then on to Barcelona and then on to Peru...
Daxaar
Steve Reid - Daxaar
Ayoub
Orquestra Arab de Barcelona - Libertad
Constelacion
Los Destellos - The Roots Of Chica 2: Cumbias From Peru - Barbes Records
El Diablo
Compay Quinto - The Roots Of Chica 2: Cumbias From Peru - Barbes Records
Colegiala
Los Ilusionistas - The Roots Of Chica 2: Cumbias From Peru - Barbes Records
On to a little Indian fusion music from a recording led by double violinist Shankar, then on to Africa for some Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville and Thiago Franca, and finish off in the USA with Galactic
Al's Hallucinations
Shankar - M.R.C.S. - ECM
Boutsiane
Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville - Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville
Xangoe
Thiago Franca - Etiopia
Ha Di Ka
Galactic - Carnivale electricos New
For our third and final set of the first hour we start with some reggae from a band from Ghana (who recorded this album in Benin - go figure), some beautiful music from Greece and finish off with some desert blues from the new album by Bombino - Agadez - to take us into Vincent's feature on Tinariwen...
The Way of Jah
Classique Vibes - Suffer Hell On Earth
Let's Go To The Moon For a Promenade
Manou Hadjidaki, Lena Platanos, Savina Yannatou - To 62 Tou Manou Hadjikaki
Tar Hani (My Love)
Bombino - Agadez
Vincent profiles the desert blues group Tinariwen
Imididiwaren
Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions - Wayward Records/World Village
Bismillah
Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions - Wayward Records/Worold Village
Tinariwen set 2...
Tenhert
Tinariwen - Imidiwan - Outside Music
Intitayagen
Tinariwen - Imidiwan - Outside Music
Assauf Ag Assuf
Tinariwen - Imidiwan - Outside Music
Tinariwen set 3
Aden Osamnati
Tinariwen - Tassili - V2 Records
Djegh Ishilan
Tinariwen - Tassili - V2 Records
Tenere Taqqim Tossam
Tinariwen - Tassili - V2 Records
Tinariwen set 4...
Imidiwan
Tinariwen - Aman Iman - World Village
Now, for something completely different - the Italian group Test Quintet...
Consapevolmente Sette
Test Quintet - La Gatta Nel Sacco - Labirinti Sonori
Saragolla
Test Quintet - Saragolla - Musica Delle Sfere
Drummatu
Test Quintet - La Gatta Nel Sacco - Labirinti Sonori
More Test Quintet...
Pendolo
Test Quintet - Saragolla - Musica Delle Sfere
Interactive CKCU
Rose
Love this music! Thank you for the stuff you chose.

2:52 PM, May 6th, 2012
Ron Steeds (host)
Hi Rose, Thanks, I thought about you in the desert. Vincent

2:54 PM, May 6th, 2012
Josef
Hi Vincent. Great music, good show

2:57 PM, May 6th, 2012
Ron Steeds (host)
Hi Papa, Thanks I'm glad your liking it. Vincent

3:05 PM, May 6th, 2012
Frank Marshall
Really enjoying this edition! Thanks for a great show!

3:17 PM, May 6th, 2012
Ron Steeds (host)
Thanks Frank I glad your enjoying it. Vincent

3:20 PM, May 6th, 2012
thomas-uschi
Hi vicent, thanks for your email, we enjoy your radioshow greetings from uschi and thomas in freiburg germany

9:32 AM, May 11th, 2012
Alnoor Allidina (host)
Listening (way) after the fact. Sounds great!

9:51 AM, June 1st, 2012
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