This Island Earth
Sunday July 8th, 2018 with Manmohan Panesar
Loads of hot new releases + some older gems
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 a number of new releases from around the globe and some older gems thrown into the mix. Expect to hear music from Benin, Brazil, Finland. Estonia, Turkey, Tunisia, India, Norway, Algeria, Croatia, Afghanistan, Mali, Basque, Mexico, Ethiopia, Cuba, and some fusion efforts that defy any attempt to categorize. Keep it locked here at CKCU.
| We start off with a Brazilian song sung beautifully by a Croatian artist - some wonderful percussion starts off this track. |
| Upa Neguino Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company - Riva 
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| We continue with accordion for the next set and start off with a long and adventurous track fusing together folk and free jazz from a Norwegian accordionist, Frode Haltli. Fasten your seat belts for this long and gorgeous piece. |
| Neid Frode Haltli - Avant Folk
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| Gernika Samurai Accordion - Te
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| Road Assistance Johanna Juhola - Diivan Jäljet - Shadow of a Diva
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| Keelega-Meelega (With Tongue and Mind) [feat. Nathan Riki Thomson] Mari Kalkun - Ilmamõtsan
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| Now on to some Rai music from Algeria, starting off with the king of Rai, Khaled, with a classic cut. Then we follow up with three tracks from a new release with some jazzy, Gnawan take on rai music. As with all rai music it tetters on the edge of cheesiness but I love it. Great stuff. |
| Sahra Khaled - Sahra |
| Waliye (feat. Lotfi Attar) Fanfaraï Big Band - Raï Is Not Dead
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| Hamouda Fanfaraï Big Band - Raï Is Not Dead
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| Jilalija Fanfaraï Big Band - Raï Is Not Dead
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| Foties Trio Tatavla - Tatavla (feat. Tcha Limberger, Dimos Vougioukas & Benjamin Clément)
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| Chiraz Imed Alibi, Michel Marre & Mounir Troudi - Salhi
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| Eski Kordon Zeybeği (feat. Mustafa Göçer) Ali Fuat Aydin & Cenk Guray - Öte (For the memory of Tanburi Cemil Bey)
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| We stay in the middle east (Iraq) for another track but then move to South Asia with some classical and minimalism. |
| Dialogue Rahim AlHaj Trio - One Sky
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| Durgeshwari Alap Alam Khan - Immersion
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| The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand (with Sarod Improvisation) Soumik Datta, O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra & Hugo Ticciati - White Light: The Space Between
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| Hawa Hawa The Bollywood Brass Band - The Bollywood Brass Band |
| Felix Kolo Boban Markovic & Lajko Felix - Srbija AllStars Sounds Global |
| Mhm a-ha oh yeah da-da! Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar - Mhm a-ha oh yeah da-da! |
| Now on to Latin America, starting off with some politically-tinged electronica from Mexico. |
| Escribeme Pronto Mexican Institute of Sound - Pinata |
| Mortal à Toa (feat. Tulipa Ruiz, Ava Rocha & Liniker e os Caramelows) Anelis Assumpção - Taurina
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| Cuidado con el Tumbador Orquestra Akokan - Orquestra Akokan |
| O Que E O Que E Zizi Possi - The Rough Guide to Samba |
| Eso Pedro Torres - Luz de Luna: The Best Boleros from the Costa Chica
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| Exit stage left with a brief visit to the continent of Africa, raging from west to east. |
| A Min We Vo Nou We Les Sympathics de Porto Novo - African Scream Contest 2 (Analog Africa No. 26)
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| Fadjamou (feat. Tony Allen) [St Germain Remix] Oumou Sangaré - Mogoya Remixed
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| Sintayehu Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band - Wede Harer Guzo |
| Kabioye Lekan Babalola - Songs of Icon |
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1:10 PM, July 8th, 2018