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This Island Earth
Sunday March 9th, 2025 with Alka Sharma
Celebrating International Women's Day

Good afternoon, you are listening to CKCU 93.1 FM and to the program, This Island Earth. My name is Alka Sharma and I'll be here with you until 4 pm. On today's show we're celebrating International Women's Day as it was yesterday. We're going to have an afternoon of music by women.
Lover, Come Back to Me (Live in Cologne in 1954)
Bille Holiday - The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 - 1959
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook
Sinerman (Live in NY in 1965)
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
Four Women
Nina Simone - Wild is the Wind
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross - Diana Ross (1970)
Love Hangover
Diana Ross - Diana Ross (1976)
Matangi
MIA - Matangi
Respect M.E.
Missy Elliott - We Run This
Love is the Drug
Grace Jones - Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions 1998
Feed the Fire
Kinnie Starr - The Cold Sea Canadian
Somtin Hapnin (Water in Me)
Adham Shaikh & Kinnie Starr - Essence Canadian
Hwy 17
Digging Roots - For the Light Canadian
Keep a Fire in the Rain
Amanda Rheaume - Keep a Fire Canadian
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Buffy Saint Marie - Up Here We Belong Canadian
Falling Stars
Leela Gilday - North Star Calling Canadian
Laidu
Rokia Traore - Putumayuo Presents African Cafe
Listening Wind
Angelique Kidjo - Remain in Light
Yayine Menkeratet
Aster Aweke - Sebebu
Bush Lady, Pt. 1
Alanis Obomsawin - Bush Lady Canadian
Yayine Menkratet
Elisape - Taima Canadian
Ficello
Styleto - Fille Lcrymale
8 ans
Matild - Ma Solitude
Derriere le Soleil
Frieda - Derriere le Soleil
Akhujaan
Neha Bhasin and Harrdy Sandhu - Lockdown
Awara
Kiran Aluwalia - Kiran Aluwalia Canadian
Jiya Re
Neeti Mohan - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Interactive CKCU
PeterB
Nina, Missy, MIA, Buffy..... HEROS ALL! Every day is Women's Day.

1:24 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
Agreed! Every day is Women's Day! Thanks for listening Peter!

1:30 PM, March 9th, 2025
Manmohan
I love this track by MIA!

1:52 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
Awesome! It's a great tune!

1:54 PM, March 9th, 2025
PeterB
M.I.A. (on just now) truly alarming video "Born Free". Very disturbing. Sadly, valid given messed up times we are in. *CAUTION* This one is not good for calming! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMvUlxXyz8

1:57 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
I've seen it and it is a disturbing video. Thanks for sending the link. I'll have to re-watch it.

2:03 PM, March 9th, 2025
P
Don't say I didn't warn you. >8^O

2:13 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
I appreciate it! :)

2:14 PM, March 9th, 2025
Neil & DL
Wonderful selections today, Alka. In particular, I love seeing Grace Jones and Elisape included , just as a start. Happy Belated International Women's Day to you., Alka and all our women listeners.

2:49 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
Thank you so much Neil! Much appreciated and thanks so much for listening!

3:04 PM, March 9th, 2025
N & DL
M.I.A. video / music powerful message. ! Definitely art on the edge.

3:06 PM, March 9th, 2025
Alka Sharma (host)
Agreed!

3:17 PM, March 9th, 2025
PeterB
Thank you Alka. Wonderful.

3:55 PM, March 9th, 2025
P
N&DL. Re MIA vid *I* am a ginger......

3:56 PM, March 9th, 2025