This Island Earth
Sunday October 2nd, 2022 with Rob Bitschofsky
A tribute to the late, great Pharoah Sanders, who died on September 24th.

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Stopover Bombay
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda

The Creator Has a Master Plan ("Single" edit)
Pharoah Sanders - Kharma

Far-Off Sand
Pharoah Sanders - Save Our Children

Astral Traveling
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi

Thembi
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi

Love
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi

Morning Prayer
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi

Journey In Satchidananda
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda

Japan
Pharoah Sanders - Tauhid

Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
Pharoah Sanders - Summun, Bukmun, Umyun

Soledad
Pharoah Sanders - Journey to the One

Greeting to Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner)
Pharoah Sanders - Elevation

Ore-Se-Rere
Pharoah Sanders - Elevation

Love Is Everywhere
Pharoah Sanders - Wisdom Through Music

The Golden Lamp
Pharoah Sanders - Wisdom Through Music

Mahraba
Maleem Mahmoud Ghania with Pharoah Sanders - Trance of Seven Colors

Country Mile
Pharoah Sanders - Message from Home

Kazuko
Pharoah Sanders - Save Our Children

The Ancient Sounds
Pharoah Sanders - Save Our Children

Morning Tala
Pharoah Sanders - With A Heartbeat

Movement 1 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)

Movement 4 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)

Movement 5 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)

Peace in Essaouira (For Sonny Sharrock
Maleem Mahmoud Ghania with Pharoah Sanders - Trance of Seven Colors

Interactive CKCU

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Broadcasting live again today, folks, with three hours of Pharoah Sanders to celebrate his life and mark his passing on September 24.

12:56 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Shelley Ann Morris
Hi Rob—broadcasting live agin! Yay! I’m tuned in this afternoon. Funny enough, I became aware of Pharoah Sanders’ music through listening to This Island Earth. Looking forward to hearing this tribute.

1:08 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Shelley Ann Morris
Astral Traveling is one of my all time favourites.

1:09 PM, October 2nd, 2022

David Dalle
Never enough Pharoah. Listening along.

1:10 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hey Shelley Ann! Yeah, we've played a ton of his music here over the years. It's a perfect fit for the show, with his fusion of jazz with African, Asian and other cultures.

1:10 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Nice to have you in, DD. Couldn't agree more: Never enough Pharoah!

1:11 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Manmohan
Solid start and looking forward to the ride with Pharoah! I'm going to do part or kost opf next week's show with a different take on Pharoah...songs featuring Pharoah but not from a Pharoah album.

1:24 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Hey Manmohan! Great idea! I'll be listening, to be sure. Never enough Pharoah!

1:26 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
...that'd be Cecil McBee on bass for Thembi, to answer the question I just asked myself on air. He goes full-on Eddie Van Halen in this. It's great!

1:42 PM, October 2nd, 2022

PeterB
Yeah! RIP Pharoah Sanders A big loss in this dimension. We could all aspire to meet you an alternate Astral Plane. Thank you for the dive ... even if inevitably shallow compared to his INCREDIBLE body of work. One of my faves is with Alice Coltrain ''Journey in Satchidananda".... ABSOLUTE SPIRITUAL GOB SMACKER MASTERPIECE.

1:56 PM, October 2nd, 2022

PeterB
OH!!! There is is right now!!!!!

1:58 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
It's like I read your mind, PB. We met on the Astral Plane for a moment there!

2:00 PM, October 2nd, 2022

robert p in gatineau
Thanks !

2:25 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
It's a pleasure, robert p in g: good to have you on board!

2:30 PM, October 2nd, 2022

David Dalle
"Let us go into the house of the lord" was incredible. I also think Pharoah playing "A love Supreme" 5 years before was necessary for this.

2:36 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
For sure, David. It's an amazing number, and no doubt Pharoah would have been a different player if it weren't for the time with Coltrane.

2:40 PM, October 2nd, 2022

oh no, not pb again!
GREAT shoooow RB. Legacy. Crap, gotta go do errands ... OnDement later.

3:00 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Off you go, PB. Catch up later!

3:03 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Shelley Ann Morris
Oh, I just LOVE this! (Kazuo)

3:20 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
Shelley Ann, there's a cool video on YouTube of Kazuko played in a very resonant tunnel, just Pharoah and a harmonium player. Well worth a listen. Manmohan was just checking it out the other day.

3:25 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7EGQzn8e1k

3:26 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
There it is. But, like, check it out AFTER the show!

3:26 PM, October 2nd, 2022

Rob Bitschofsky (host)
There's also an earlier recording of it on Journey to the One. Lovely piece!

3:29 PM, October 2nd, 2022

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