This Island Earth
Sunday December 30th, 2018 with Manmohan Panesar
My Favourite Listens of 2018 - about 25 Recordings that caught my ear in the last 12 months!
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, I'll be presenting my favourite 'world' music listens of the year 2018 - I've chosen about 25 albums that caught my ear. Expect to hear wonderful tracks from Indigenous Australia, the south Pacific Islands, Iran, Egypt, Palestine, Golan Heights, Cuba, Inner Mongolia, Haiti, Tunisia, Iraq, France, India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger, Mali, Morocco, Somalia, and some fusiony tracks. Enjoy and please do drop me a line. Season's Greetings to all.
| We start with a stellar record from the late Australian indigenous artist, Gurrumul, accompanied by the Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, West Australian symphony orchestras and Queensland's Camerata Chamber Orchestra. Stunningly beautiful. The we move to the South Pacific and from there to Cuba and Haiti with a couple of fine recordings from artists from each of those islands. |
| Galiku (Flag) Gurrumul - Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) 
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| Alie Sike Small Island Big Song Feat Ben Hakalitz & Koyawa - Small Island Big Song
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| Oba Okonkolo - Cantos
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| Cuidado con el tumbador Orquestra Akokan - Orquestra Akokan
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| Moso moso Moonlight Benjamin - Siltane Caribbean
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| Kouzen Melissa Laveaux - Radyo Siwel 
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| For the second set we move to the Middle East and North Africa with some truly amazing recordings! |
| Waliye (feat. Lotfi Attar) Fanfaraï Big Band - Raï Is Not Dead
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| Life Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami - Melodic Circles: Urban Classical Music from Iran
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| Ayez Awsal Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca & Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa
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| Sabah 47Soul - Balfron Promise
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| Sidi Kommi Ammar 808 - Maghreb United
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| Sahra TootArd - Laissez Passer
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| Ahlam NES - Ahlam
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| In this third set we hear several cuts from the continent of Africa, starting off in Niger with a duo of women Tuareg vocalists. |
| Eghas Malan Les Filles de Illighadad - Eghas Malan
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| Awal 3MA (Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi & Rajery) - Anarouz
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| Regrets Djeneba & Fousco - Kayeba Khasso
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| Nterini Fatoumata Diawara - Fenfo
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| Hiyeeley Dur-Dur Band - Dur-Dur of Somalia Vols 1 & 2
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| Insimbi BCUC - Emakhosini
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| Mayaya (Pt. 1 & 2) Stella Chiweshe - Kasahwa: Early Singles
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| Now on to Inner Mongolia with an outstanding recording from AnDa Union, followed by a couple of excellent South Asian releases... |
| Boomborai AnDa Union - Heemor
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| Maya’s Dream (Kalavati) Anandi Bhattacharya - Joys Abound
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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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| Letter 4. The Last Time We Will Fly Birds – Riyadh Rahim Al Haj - Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet
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| We end of the show with some fusiony tracks and odds and ends I somehow did not insert earlier on in the show. |
| Sinko Moy The Turbans featuring the London Bulgarian Choir - The Turbans
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| Cubafro Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi - CUBAFROBEAT
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| Cria de Favela Criolo - Espiral de Ilusao
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Welcome to TIE! Earthlings, hit us here with any comments, questions or criticisms. Let me know if you have any favorite listens of 2018 that might not be on my list!!
1:15 PM, December 30th, 2018