A look back today at a few of the terrific albums released in 2018. We won't be able to hear all of them today, many of them have appeared many times on previous shows, and a few recent releases are still waiting to be featured on the show. Here is my list (in no particular order):
-Utsav Lal "Indian Classical Music on the Piano" Independent
-Afrika Mamas "Iphupho" ARC
-Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds "Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds" Analog Africa
-Igor Stravinsky/Marc-Andre Hamelin & Leif Ove Andsnes "The Rite of Spring" Hyperion
-Hailu Mergia "Lala Belu" Awesome Tapes From Africa
-Alam Khan & Indranil Mallick "Immersion" AMMP
-Susana Santos Silva "All the Rivers" Clean Feed
-Catherine Bent "Ideal" Independent
-Jeremy Dutcher "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa" Independent
-Lubomyr Melnyk "Fallen Trees" Erased Tapes
-Anouar Brahem, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Django Bates "Blue Maqams" ECM
-Abu Obaida Hassan "The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan" Ostinato Records
-Various "Small Island Big Song" Small Island Big Song
-Igor Levit "Life" Sony Classical
-Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba "Routes" Twelve Eight Records
-Amira Medunjanin & Trondheim Solistene "Ascending" Town Hill
-Musica de Selvagem "Volume Unico" Shhpuma/Selo Risco
-Anna Thorvaldsdottir/International Contemporary Ensemble "Aequa" Sono Luminos
-Frank Horvat/Mivos Quartet "For Those Who Died Trying" Atma Classique
-Hans Zender/Julian Regardien, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Robert Reimer "Schuberts Winterreise" Alpha Classics
-Various "Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan" Ostinato Records
-Michael Hersch/Patricia Kopatchinskaja, International Contemporary Ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Tito Munoz "End Stages/Violin Concerto" New Focus Recordings
| Iphupho Afrika Mamas - Iphupho - ARC |
| Saya Diali Cissokho & Karia Ba - Routes - Twelve Eight Records |
| Ma Cherie Diali Cissokho & Karia Ba - Routes - Twelve Eight Records |
| Gandjal Kessoum Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds - Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds - Analog Africa |
| Tizita Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu - Awesome Tapes from Africa |
| The Recovered Road To Al-Sham Anouar Brahem, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Django Bates - Blue Maqams - ECM |
| Al Mursal Mohammed Wardi - Two Niles to sing a melody: the violins & synths of Sudan - Ostinato Records 
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| Rag Kaushi Kanra: Alap Alam Khan & Indranil Mallick - Immersion - AMMP |
| rag Kaushi Kanra: Vilambit Tintal Alam Khan & Indranil Mallick - Immersion - AMMP |
| Rag Kaushi Kanra: Drut Tintal Alam Khan & Indranil Mallick - Immersion - AMMP |
| A Boa Filha Partiu Catherine Bent - Ideal - Independent |
| Essuwonike Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa - Independent 
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| Senasenai a Mapuljat Siao-Chun tai et al. - Small Island Big Song - Small Island Big Song |
| Fafy Ramo Monja et al. - Small Island Big Song - Small Island Big Song |
| Dewi Sri Gus Teja - Small Island Big Song - Small Island Big Song |
| Kwin Potutu The Yumy Yet Bamboo Band et al. - Small Island Big Song - Small Island Big Song |
| Omby Rajery - Small Island Big Song - Small Island Big Song |
| You can read a lot more about this amazing album and hear a bigger chunk of it:
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/105/38577.html |
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Thanks for this David. Although I did not catch much of it live ... OnDemand later. As usual many things I do not know. Happy homework. ;^) Peace to you, yours, and all.
3:54 PM, December 27th, 2018