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Chance Meeting
Friday October 15th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
Melodic and Rhythmic Patterns from Africa and South-East Asia

Chance meeting on a Gamelan of drums and snakey grooves R.I.P. Alèmayèhu Eshèté (1941-06 - 2021-09-02)
Sao Sakit Mae
The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band - 21st Century Molam - Studio Lam - 2014
Eskègizéw Bèrtchi
Alèmayèhu Eshèté (Alemayehu Eshete) - (Ethiopiques) Éthiopiques 8: Swinging Addis - Amha / Buda Musique - 1974 / 2000
Take Me With You My Darling, Take Me With You (Dinimaak A Habibi Dinimaak)
Master Musicians of Jajouka - Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Jajouka - Rolling Stones Records - 1971
Bopong
Sekehe Legong Bidadari Indra Parwati - Music Of Bali - Gamelan Semar Pegulingan From The Village Of Ketewel - Lyrichord - 1986
Friends and Gardens
Hu Vibrational - Beautiful - Boonghee Music 2 - Soul Jazz - 2004
Wètètié Maré
Mulugèn Mèllèssè (Muluken Melesse) - (Ethiopiques) Éthiopiques 1: Golden Years of Modern Music - Amha / Buda Musique - 1975 / 1997
Gentleman
Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70 - Gentleman - EMI - 1973
Gyil Dance
Odinga Guy Warren - Native Africa - KPM - 1969
Alokèrkum Nèbèr (Almokerkum Nebere)
Hirut Bègèlè (Hirut Bekele) - (Ethiopiques) Éthiopiques 3: Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music - Amha / Buda Musique - 1972 / 1998
Trance Gong
Gamelan Pacifica - Trance Gong - ¿What Next? Recordings - 1994
Rom Jongvak Twist (Dance Twist)
Pan Ron (Pen Ran ប៉ែន រ៉ន) - Cambodian Rocks - Parallel World - 1995 (rec. 1965-1975)
Interactive CKCU
Leege
So peppy! Streamed it this morning with my coffee - perfect to go with a hectic start to the day.

10:41 AM, October 15th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Leege, thanks for giving a listen ahead of time! Hope the hectic subsides.

3:02 PM, October 15th, 2021
Adriana
Loving this track!!! All the tracks have been great so far.

3:43 PM, October 15th, 2021
peebee
HEAVY Ben! Hard to go wrong with Fela & Africa 70!!!!! COOL AS S&%#@! Bum wiggling hard, and drumming along...

3:45 PM, October 15th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Adriana - glad to know you're diggin' the tunes!

3:49 PM, October 15th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
'sup PB!? when the groove plays... resistance is futile

3:49 PM, October 15th, 2021
Adriana
I was feeling a bit down and listening to these tunes really made a difference!!

3:50 PM, October 15th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
In the words of Albert Ayler, "music is the healing force of the universe". I, too, perked up when the show came on me biased, of course ;)

3:55 PM, October 15th, 2021
Candace
Hi HB!

3:58 PM, October 15th, 2021
A
Music definitely is healing! Have an awesome weekend!!

3:59 PM, October 15th, 2021
p
HA! "futile" is one of my strong suits! q;^) Adriana: Bum wiggling in any form ...... And, whack a drum if y'all got 'em.

4:36 PM, October 15th, 2021