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This Island Earth
Sunday April 21st, 2013 with Manmohan Panesar
Scandinavia, Middle East, LAtin America, West, east and South Africa, India

Welcome to THIS ISLAND EARTH, our weekly program featuring 3 hours of music from around the globe, from classical to electronica to folkloric to jazz to hip hop and beyond. Enjoy!
Starting off in Scandinavia with folk musics from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Greenland (yes, Greenland).
Nitti Pomfritti
Vasen - Live at the Nordic Roots Festival - Northside
2 Sostre
Sorten Muld - Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia - World Music Network
Det Var En Gong En Halling
Yggdrasil - Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia - World Music Network
Angskarsmenuett
Troka - Smash - Northside
Saqisaaq
Louis Andreasen - Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia - World Music Network
Moving on to folk/classical music from the Middle East - Lebanon, Kurdistan, Iran and and then Papua Guinea and France/Bulgaria..
I Love you More
Marcel Khalife - Peace Be With You - Nagam
Pigeon's Coo
Marcel Khalife - Peace Be With You - Nagam
Dasrah Belangar
The Kamkars - The Living Fire - Long Distance
Gilaki
Parissa & Ensemble Dastan - Shoorideh - Network
Wanchef
Airileke - Weapon of Choice - Wantok New
Razvivay,
Eva Quartet & Hector Zazou - The Arch - Elen New
Latin America is next, starting off with a psychadelic track from Colombia and then more Earthy sounds from Mexico, Argentina and then a couple of jazzy Cuban tracks.
Lambada de Oceania, Africa y America
Los Piranas - Toma Tu Jabon Kapax - Vampisoul New
Paloma Negra
Lila Downs - Une Sangre - Narada
Busqueda
Chango Spasiuk - Tarefero de mis Pagos - Piranha
Guahira
Roberto Rodriguez - El Danzon de Moises - Tzadik
Escalvo Triste
Marc Ribot - Y Los Cubanos Postizos - Atlantic
Starting the next set with a beautiful acoustic track from Senegal, then moving to funky sounds from 1970s Nigeria and then South Africa, Madagascar and ending in Kenya.
Wallou
Queen Biz - Teranga! Senegal - Sterns New
Alikali Adajo
The Sahara All Stars - AfroBaby - The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-79 - Soundway
Lagos Sisi
Bola Johnson - AfroBaby - The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-79 - Soundway
Africa
Sila and the Afrofunk Experience - Black President - Visila
Bayeza
Soul Brothers - No Easy Walk to Freedom - Music Club
Avelo
Tarika - Big Red - A Musical Journey Through Madagascar - Nascente
Chakacha
Frank Ulwenya - Safarini - Smithsonian Folkways
Sublime north Indian classical rag from the Sangeet Trio, featuring Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on the guitar and accompanied with santoor, bansuri and tampura performing a Jhaptal.
Jhaptal
Sangeet Trio - Inde du Nord - Ocora
Interactive CKCU
Vincent
Greenlandic music cool

2:20 PM, April 21st, 2013
Mick Panesar (host)
Yes, a bit off the beaten track, eh?

2:40 PM, April 21st, 2013
Vincent
Yeah I will listen agian on demand. just came in at the end of second set. Los Piranas and Lila Downs sounded good.

2:43 PM, April 21st, 2013
Marilyn
Came in late for Cuban jazz -- so good! -- Mark Ribot.

3:39 PM, April 21st, 2013
Mick Panesar (host)
Thanks Marilyn. The track ahead is also is also great - Cuban-Jewish jazz from Roberto Rodriguez. Check it out on Listen-On-Demand.

3:45 PM, April 21st, 2013
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