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This Island Earth
Sunday March 31st, 2013 with Manmohan Panesar
Hugo Chavez tribute, Zimbabwe, new releases

Welcome to This Island Earth, a weekly 3 hour program dedicated to musics from around the globe. Drop me a line if you have any questions or comments. Happy Easter to all. Enjoy!
Starting in Venezueala with a tribute to the late Comrade and Commandante Hugo Chavez who passed away a couple of weeks ago.
Por Aqui Paso
Amaranta Perez - Aqui Andamos
Carta al Commandante Chavez
Cristobal Giminez - Aqui Andamos
La Mujer Boliviariana
Aleydys Manuare - Aqui Andamos
Uh ah Chavez No Se Va
Grupo Madera - Aqui Andamos
A set of music from the Horn of Africa - the Golden Age of Music from the 60s and 70s in Ethiopia...and then a track from Somali singer Maryam Mursal.
Gara Ser New Betesh
Teshome Meteku - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Ene Negn Bay Manesh
Girma Beyene - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Betchayen Tegodahu
Alemayehu Eshete - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Hametegnaw
Seyoum Genreyes - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Belomi Benna
Mahmoud Ahmed - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Yegelle Tezeta
Mulatu Astatqe - The Very Best of Ethiopiques - Union Square
Kufilaw
Maryam Mursal - The Journey - Real World
Zimbabwe is next on our travels. Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi will be performing at Ritual Nightclub in Ottawa on April 7th with opener, Ottawa's own The Mighty Popo.
Toreza
Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi - Wonai - Sheer Sound
Isomiso
Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi - Wonai - Sheer Sound
Chauya Chirizevha
Thomas Mapfumo - The Chimurenga Singles 1976-1980 - Shanachie
Tozvireva Kupiko
Thomas Mapfumo - The Chimurenga Singles 1976-1980 - Shanachie
Njoka
Mokoomba - Rising Tide - IglooMondo New
Africa
Mokoomba - Rising Tide - IglooMondo New
Moving more into classical/folkloric musics from around the globe.
Improvisation for Three and a Half Instruments
Wu Man, Abduvali Abdurashidov & Sirojiddin Juraev - Music of Central Asia Vol. 10: Borderlands - Smithsonial Folkways New
Maktub
Arifa - Anatolian Alchemy - Mundus New
Love Song
Laila Amezian - TriOde - Music & Words New
Asa Branca
Ballake Sissoko - At Peace - No Format New
Raga Pahari
Baluji Shrivastav - Classical Indian Sitar and Surbahar Ragas - ARC
Abbandonato
Vinicio Capossela - Rebetiko Gymnastas - La Cupa New
Algo Estranho Acontece
Antonio Zambujo - Quinto - World Village New
Music from Senegal and Mali...
Minuit
Ernest Ranglin - In Search of the Lost Riddim - Palm Pictures
Bilbasi
Malick Pathe Sow & Bao Sissoko - Aduna - Muziekpublique New
Lan Bamba
Ballake Sissoko - Deli - Bleu/Indigo
Kodo
Abdou Diop - Nootee - Sterns New
New release by one of the new superstars of Brazilian music...hip hop/samba/pop influenced Criolo.
Nao Existe Amor Em SP
Criolo - No Na Orelha - Sterns Brazil New
Linha de Frente
Criolo - No Na Orelha - Sterns Brazil New
Bogota
Criolo - No Na Orelha - Sterns Brazil New
Interactive CKCU
Yolande Bernard
Hi. Congratulations for the choice of music; I really enjoyed the part from the horn of Africa. Keep on the good work.

3:53 PM, March 31st, 2013
Mick Panesar (host)
Thanks Yolande. Keep tuning in. There's always a great selection of music on this program.

5:49 PM, March 31st, 2013
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