This Island Earth
Sunday January 12th, 2020 with Manmohan Panesar
Favourite releases of 2019. twenty one (21) albums in total as we spin/span the globe!
Welcome to THIS ISLAND EARTH, CKCU's globe spinning program, broadcast every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. We visit every corner of the globe with a an electric mix of styles and genres of music. 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, as we spin the globe and play my favourite releases of 2019. Stay tuned and drop me a line! ---> right there on the right hand side of the screen!
| Sorry for the late start due to the ice buildup on windows and a huge thanks to Colin for holding the fort until I dragged myself in late. If you're listening ON-DEMAND there are a couple of tracks from Rush and then the first track on this playlist starts at about 1:10 pm or shortly after that.
We start with an intense collaboration between the virtuoso Hungarian violinist Lajkó in collaboration with the Polish quintet, Volosi. |
| Side Félix Lajkó & Volosi - Félix Lajkó & Volosi (Fonó Music Hall, 2019) |
| Several tracks from Africa, starting with the sublime and soulful Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni B, haling from Mali. The on to Cameroon, Niger, Mali, Congo and Somalia. |
| Kanougnan Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Miri (Out Here, 2019) |
| Ngwa Blick Bassy - 1958 (No Format, 2019) |
| Kamane Mdou Moctar - Ilana: The Creator (Sahel Sounds, 2019) |
| Zawal Tinariwen - Amadjar (Anti-, 2019) |
| Likoko KOKOKO! - Fongola (Transgressivev) |
| Gobonimada Jira Bakaka Band - Mogadisco - Dancing Mogadishu from 1972-1991 (Analog Africa, 2019) |
| This set features a mix of funky and jazzy/experimental pieces from Yemen, Cuba, Cameroon, South Asia. |
| Ya Raiyat El Khat - Saadia Jefferson (Barov, 2019) |
| Vivo Roberto Fonseca - Yesun (Mack Avenue Music Group, 2019) |
| Water Strings Franck Biyong - Afro Galactic Spaceway (Afrolectric Music Ltd., 2019) |
| Turiya Go: Organic Orchestra, Brooklyn Raga Massive & Adam Rudolph - Ragmala (Meta) |
| We continue in South Asia with a couple of tracks before moving to some EthioJazz, Belize and then on to some psychedelic music from Brazil and Turkey. |
| Coolie Sarathy Korwar - More Arriving (The Leaf Label, 2019) |
| War Song Ustad Saami - God Is Not A Terrorist" (Glitterbeat, 2019) |
| Bahir Dexter Story - Bahir (Soundway, 2019) |
| Chatuye Garifuna Collective - Aban (Stonetree, 2019) |
| Tanto Sessa - Grandeza (Boiled, 2019) |
| Üç Kız Bir Ana Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Kar Yağar (Bongo Joe, 2019) |
| Sevdiğimi Seçtim Umut Adan - Bahar (Riverboat, 2019) |
| I dedicate the next two tracks to the people of Iran, who have victims of injustice for decades from any number of sources. We spin two tracks from two different Persian composers and kamencheh masters (spiked fiddle), then hear from a wonderful Egyptian composer and musician. |
| Dawn: III, Kayhan’s Chahar Kayhan Kalhor and Rembrandt Frerichs Trio - It’s Still Autumn (Kepera) |
| Scattered Memories Saba Alizadeh - Scattered Memories (Karlresords) |
| Al Khawaga Maurice Louca - Elephantine (Northern Spy Records) |
| That does it for my favourite 21 releases of 2019. We exitoff with a classic from Dudu Pukwana. |
| Baloyi Dudu Pukwana - In the Townships |
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1:18 PM, January 12th, 2020