Skip to Main Content

In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday November 29th, 2023 with Heavy Ben
Gondwana Records

The best in contemporary spiritual, modal, and soul-jazz! A spotlight on Gondwana Records, founded in 2008 by Manchester, UK trumpeter Matthew Halsall. https://www.gondwanarecords.com/ https://gondwanarecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@gondwanarecords/videos https://www.hhv-mag.com/feature/gondwana-records-soul-and-character/?lang=en Reviews of Matthew Halsall's 2020 album "Salute To The Sun" https://www.jazzrevelations.com/post/matthew-halsall-salute-to-the-sun-interview-review https://www.allaboutjazz.com/salute-to-the-sun-matthew-halsall-gondwana-records "Halsall's trademark unflashy playing brings out the best from his band, as he draws upon his spiritual influences of Alice Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders to present this new music on the ideas of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature." (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")
An Ever Changing View
Matthew Halsall - An Ever Changing View - Gondwana - 2023 New
Lower East Side
Chip Wickham - Cloud 10 - Gondwana - 2022
Higher Regions
Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit - Gondwana, Jazzman - 2010, 2016
Mama
Phi-Psonics - The Cradle - nightnote records, Gondwana - 2020, 2022
The Creator Has A Master Plan
The Gondwana Orchestra Featuring Dwight Trible (orig. Pharoah Sanders) - Colors - Gondwana - 2018
Harmony with Nature
Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun - Gondwana - 2020
Horizons
Jasmine Myra - Horizons - Gondwana - 2022
Rejoicing
Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light - Gondwana - 2023 New
Labyrinths
Mammal Hands - Gift From The Trees - Gondwana - 2023
Paradise Cinema
Paradise Cinema - Paradise Cinema - Gondwana - 2020
What The World Needs Now Is Love
Dwight Trible With Matthew Halsall (orig. Jackie DeShannon, composed by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David) - Inspirations - Gondwana - 2017
Swallow Me
Allysha Joy - Acadie : Raw - Gondwana - 2018
Nica's Dance
Nat Birchall - Akhenaten - Gondwana, Jazzman - 2009, 2016
Only A Woman
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra feat. Josephine Oniyama - Into Forever - Gondwana - 2015
Struggle
Hania Rani - Ghosts - Gondwana - 2023
Patterns
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - When The World Was One - Gondwana - 2014
Love & Life
Chip Wickham - Love & Life - Gondwana - 2023
Mary Emma Louise
Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park - Gondwana - 2012 (rec. 2010)
We Walk in the Gardens of Our Ancestors
Phi-Psonics - Octava - Gondwana - 2023
Stories From India
Matthew Halsall - Oneness - Gondwana - 2019 [rec. 2008]
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi and welcome to the show!

9:03 PM, November 29th, 2023
Dave Aardvark (host)
Tremendous. And totally new to to me outside those crucial influences! :D thanks for sharing widely/ with us

9:33 PM, November 29th, 2023
Leege
Fantabulous for my study music!

9:36 PM, November 29th, 2023
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Dave, thanks for the comment. Glad to introduce this music to our listeners!

9:41 PM, November 29th, 2023
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Leege, is "study play list" where we're going?

9:48 PM, November 29th, 2023
Leege
It's much better than youtube generated low-fi study playlists and very different than my usual binural beats. Also, the harp is the best.

10:51 PM, November 29th, 2023
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks Leege and all for tuning in tonight. Concur on jazz harp!

11:01 PM, November 29th, 2023