This Island Earth
Sunday January 24th, 2010 with Alnoor Allidina
Rest of the Best + interview with Philippe Lafreniere
Longer cuts and other omissions from our group 'Best of the Decade' show that aired on January 10th. One of our top picks was Ottawa/Mexico based People Project and so today we also feature an in-studio interview with co-leader Philippe Lafreniere.
| Hour one begins in India with French trumpeter Erik Truffaz. |
| Tarana Erik Truffaz - Benares - EMI |
| Sittin' On Top Of The World Harry Manx - West Eats Meet - Independent 
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| Crazy Love Harry Manx - Wise And Otherwise - Independent
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| Clandestino Manu Chao - Clandestino - Virgin |
| Desaparecido Manu Chao - Clandestino - Virgin |
| Houe djein nada Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Echos Hypnotiques - Analog Africa 
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| Ahouli Vou Yelli Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Echos Hypnotiques - Analog Africa
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| Who Is This America dem Speak of Today? Antibalas - Who Is This America? - Artemis |
| We spend hour two with guest Philippe Lafreniere, talking about People Project, Souljazz Orchestra, and and new funk/r&b project called Phil Motion. |
| Les Mots People Project - Natural - Independent
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| People People Project - People Project - Independent
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| People, People The Souljazz Orchestra - Manifesto - Do Right!
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| Negus Negast The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun - Strut
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| The Streets People Project - Natural - Independent
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| Higher Than Mercy Kobo Town - Independence - Independent
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| The Rocket Phil Motion - Unreleased - Independent
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| Worth While Phil Motion - Unreleased - Independent
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| Felicidade People Project - People Project - Independent
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| Hour three is the reverse of hour 1 -- we begin in Africa and end as we began, with a raga. |
| Hwa-Hwa Thomas Mapfumo - Hokoyo - Water |
| Nyoka Musango Lora Chiorah-Dye and Sukutai - Safarini in Transit: Music of African Immigrants - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Chakacha Frank Ulwenya - Safarini in Transit: Music of African Immigrants - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Mwari Komborera I Africa Lora Chiorah-Dye and Sukutai - Safarini in Transit: Music of African Immigrants - Smithsonian Folkways |
| Tene Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko - Africa to Appalachia - Independent
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| The instrumentation on the next track was incorrectly announced. Impressively, there are only two instruments on this cut -- Sakhi plays rubab and Toryalai Hashimi plays tabla. |
| Raga Madhuvanti Homayun Sakhi - The Art of the Afghan Rubab - Smithsonian Folkways |
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