Alnoor Allidina presents new acquisitions in the first hour. The rest of the program looks at ways that the piano has been adopted by different cultures, including our own: in hour two, Kamila Premji and Nadine Blum present a documentary on the piano that, until recently, resided at the Hartman's grocery store on Bank Street.
| We spend the first hour listening to recent acquisitions. Bela Fleck is coming to Ottawa on March 1 - http://www.ottawajazzfestival.com - I've finally picked up his Grammy-winning album as well as that of co-musician Bassekou Kouyate. |
| Dreams He is a Ball of Fire...or a Hummingbird III Gamelan Madu Sari - New Nectar - Songlines 
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| Dande Ephat Mujuru - Journey of the Spirit - Alulu |
| Pakugyenda balebauo Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart: - Rounder |
| Musow (For Our Women) Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula - Sub Pop 
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| Bolemon Les Percussions de Guinee - Djembe Genies - Megaphon |
| New York is Killing Me Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here - XL
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| Pamukkale The Whitefield Brothers - Earthology - Stones Throw
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| Alin The Whitefield Brothers - Earthology - Stones Throw
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| Harom Kerom D'Va - Fonok - Indies Scope |
| Pingu Hop D'Va - Fonok - Indies Scope |
| The rest of the program is devoted to the piano, in various roles.
The Souljazz Orchestra has just put out their first all-acoustic disc in which the piano plays a prominent role. They have two upcoming CD releases in the area: the Ottawa release is February 26th at Babylon and the Gatineau release is March 13th at Le Petit Chicago. http://www.myspace.com/souljazzorchestra |
| Lotus Flower The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun - Strut
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| In the next two ethio-jazz cuts, the piano provides a rhythmic ostinato pattern over which the song unfolds. In the third, it takes on a more traditional harmonic role. |
| Esketa Dance Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information 3 - Strut |
| Muluqhn Mhllhssh Hidhtch alu - Ethiopiques Volume 1: Golden Years of Modern Music - Buda |
| When Am I Going To Reach There? Metche Dershe - Ethiopiques Volume 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale - Buda |
| The next set features jazz hybrids with Indian classical and Mongolian folk music as well as a groove based on a piano sample. |
| Saraswati Erik Truffaz - Benares - EMI |
| River Jarahai Namgar - About Water |
| I've Known Rivers Courtney Pine - Modern Day Jazz Stories - Verve |
| Ottawa is part of the world this week! Up next: Food for the Soul, a documentary by Nadine Blum and Kamila Premji about the piano that until recently resided within the Hartman's grocery store in downtown Ottawa.
Through the stories of Hartman’s pianists Anne-Marie Murray and William Blais, fan Bebee Dawood, and store manager Robert St. Amour, this piece tells the story of how the Hartman’s piano became a store fixture and a community gathering-place, explores the concept of nourishing the spirit through music, and examines the void that has been left in the wake of the piano’s removal. |
| Food for the Soul Kamila Premji and Nadine Blum - n/a
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| Now to Latin America: piano stylings from Cuba, Argentina, and Brazil. |
| Mambo Influenciado Jay Rodriguez and Chucho Valdez - Live In Verona - Explore |
| Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club - World Circuit |
| Soltando Chispas Ruben Gonzales - Sabor de Cuba - n/a |
| Nena Francisco Aguabela - H20 - Ubiquity |
| Adios Nonino Astor Piazolla - El Tango |
| Super Sport Tosca Tango Orchestra - Waking Life Soundtrack |
| Aguas De Marco Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Unknown Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Sebastiana Tania Maria - Viva Brazil - Cuisine Non-Stop: Introduction to the French Nouvelle Generation |
| Odds and ends (if only all odds and ends were this good). We start in France, move to Burma for some snow and end in South Africa for those who prefer the sun. |
| Rene Bouteille La Tordue - Cuisine Non-Stop: Introduction to the French Nouvelle Generation - Luaka Bop |
| Lover of the Winter and the Snow Tonte Theintan - Princess Nicotine - Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar Vol 1 - Sublime Frequencies |
| African Sun Abdullah Ibrahim - African Sketchbook - Enja |
| The Creator Has a Master Plan Bobby Matos - Viva Cubop Vol. 1 - Ubiquity |
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