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David Dalle
Thursday May 27th, 2021 with David Dalle
New music from Bapi Das Baul, Namgar Lkhasaranova and music from Quebecois composer François Tousignant

Today we will look at Quebecois composer François Tousignant, who died too soon in 2019. Tousignant taught at the University of Ottawa and the University of Montreal and was a champion of new music. He conducted several series of new music in Gatineau and promoted new music through the National Arts Centre and local festivals, as well as on the radio. Despite his diverse career, Tousignant thought of himself primarily as a composer, and the Canadian Music Centre has helped fill out the discography of his compositions with a new recording of his music by Ensemble Paramirabo, a Montreal based ensemble whose focus is Canadian contemporary music. Before we get to the music of François Tousignant, we will start with two more new recordings. The first from the Buryat singer Namgar Lkhasaranova and her group "Namgar". The Buryats are a Mongolian ethnicity who live mostly in the Russian Republic of Buryatia in Southern Siberia. They mix traditional instruments and throat singing with some contemporary touches. The second new release is from the 8th generation Baul singer Bapi Das Baul (Baul is a mystical musical tradition from the Bengal region of Eastern India and Bangladesh).
Boori deeguur yabakhadaa
Namgar - Nayan Navaa - ARC New
Khadin khursa nogoondo
Namgar - Nayan Navaa - ARC New
Urda uula
Namgar - Nayan Navaa - ARC New
Tokhoi zandan emeele
Namgar - Nayan Navaa - ARC New
Allha Magh De Pani De
Bapi Das Baul & Baul Bishwa - River of Happy Souls - ARC New
Intimate Enemy
Sarathy Korwar & Upaj Collective - Night Dreamer Direct-to-Disc Sessions - Night Dreamer
Dhun (Bhangra)
Bismillah Khan - Shaadi Ki Shehnaiyan - EMI
Ki Je Jala Dile
Bapi Das Baul & Baul Bishwa - River of Happy Souls - ARC New
Anatole, sans parole for cello and piano
Francois Tousignant/Ensemble Paramirabo - Music of Francois Tousignant - Canadian Music Centre Canadian New
Sonate pour clavecin
Francois Tousignant/Ensemble Paramirabo - Music of Francois Tousignant - Canadian Music Centre Canadian New
Trois paysages proustiens
Francois Tousignant/Ensemble Paramirabo with Catherine St-Arnaud - Music of Francois Tousignant - Canadian Music Centre Canadian New
Un vetement pour la lune (with Feu! Chatterton)
Ballake Sissoko - Djourou - No Format New
Interactive CKCU
David Dalle (host)
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3:09 PM, May 27th, 2021
PeterB
Thank you David, as always! Many glorious sounds today, and many i do not know of until now. As always, much happy homework... Especially groking the Francois Tousignant/Ensemble Paramirabo (on now). And of course, Sarathy Korwar & Upaj Collective.

3:48 PM, May 27th, 2021