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This Island Earth
Sunday May 6th, 2018 with Manmohan Panesar
Odds AND Ends, mainly recent acquisitions from bargain bins and thrift shops

Welcome to THIS ISLAND EARTH, CKCU's world music program, broadcast every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. Stay with us this afternoon (Sunday 1-4pm) at CKCU 93.1 FM in the greater Ottawa area or at ckcufm.com from anywhere around the world. This afternoon we feature an eclectic mix of odds and ends, mainly recent acquisitions found in bargain bins and thrift shops. Enjoy and please do drop me a line.
Some spiritual jazz with a worldly flavour to start off.
Street Rap
Maulawi - New Thing!
Little Sunflower
East New York Ensemble - New Thing!
Some more jazz vibes in this set - Chinese, Senegalese and more general West African sounds prevail.
Portrait of Cheikh Anta Diop
Randy Weston - Khepera
Sindiely (Song for the Black Beauty)
Mor Thiam - Dini Safarrar (Drums of Fire)
Kele Mubana (Overpain and Struggle to Black)
Mor Thiam - Dini Safarrar (Drums of Fire)
Kanfera (Return of Fisher)
Mor Thiam - Dini Safarrar (Drums of Fire)
Electronica from Brazil, France, Mali and Congo.
Easy Boom
Drumagick - Sampa Nova: Sao Paolo, A Tropical Flash of the Future
Sambassim
Fernanda Porta - Sampa Nova: Sao Paolo, A Tropical Flash of the Future
Sao Paulo, Dim do Dia
Jair Oliveira - Sampa Nova: Sao Paolo, A Tropical Flash of the Future
O Futuro Pertence A Jovem Vanguarda
Max deCastro - Sampa Nova: Sao Paolo, A Tropical Flash of the Future
Chroniques Marxiennes
Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra - Pulsion
French Connexion
Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra - Pulsion
Spoons
Mali Music / Damon Albarn / Afel Bocoum / Toumani Diabaté - Mali Music
Nzonzing Familia
Konono No. 1 - Konono No. 1 Meets Batida
Moving away from electronica to some more rootsy sounds and staying in Africa
Ake Bo Je
Bukky Leo & Black Egypt - Afrobeat Visions
Sinuhe
Jimi Tenor/Tony Allen - Inspiration Information
Tapha Niang
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Bopulevard d'Independence
Mansa
Super Rail Band - Super Rail Band
Ciew Mawele
Issa Bagayogo - Tassoumakan
Now into the Middle East and South Asia but before that a great cut from a Canadian electronica group from the 70s.
Ibistix
Syrinx - Tumblers from the Vault 1970-1972
White Light in the Desert
Amaan Ali Khan & Ayaan Ali Khan - Reincarnation
Mathnavi
Parissa & Ensemble Dastan - Shoorideh
Rag Manj Khammaj
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan & Pandit Nikhil Banerjee - Signature Series
Interactive CKCU
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Welcome to TIE! Any Earthlings out there listening??Hit us here with any comments, questions or criticisms.

1:05 PM, May 6th, 2018
PB
A pleasing level of lawlessness emanating presently! ;^)

1:52 PM, May 6th, 2018
Manmohan Panesar (host)
PB! Lawlessness is sometimes necessary and good for the soul. Glad you agree.

1:53 PM, May 6th, 2018
SAM
Hello man mowing I am sorry but that’s what my dictation software wants to call you today. Really enjoying the show just completed all the vacuuming now it’s time to get to work on the kitchen and the bathroom with this great music playing to keep me company thank you so much

2:12 PM, May 6th, 2018
Manmohan Panesar (host)
Hi SAM. No worries, I've been called much worse than that. I'm glad we're your soundtrack for cleaning!

2:15 PM, May 6th, 2018