On the show tonight, you either heard or you missed the following.
Nortec Collective- Bar Inferno- CD Tijuana Sessions Vol 3 (mp3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
Calexico- Guero Canelo- CD Ahora Yo A Ti una collecione de remixes pour Panoptica (Noarte Label)
Leigh Cline & Nikolas Michailidis- Tsambasin- CD Al Asha Bi Daha (www.scimitarmusic.com)
Rachel Cogan & Tony Lewis- Panjaneh / Houdetsanes Kontilies- CD Transience Contemporary Modal Music (www.orpheusmusic.com.au)
Ashok Roy- Rag Bilashkani- CD Master of the Sarod (Larrikin LRF 333)
Speaking with Kevin Crawford from Lunasa - 18 minute interview. Incidental music from Lunasa's CD Redwood. This interview can be downloaded for 30 days at this link.
www.savefile.com/files/507848
Nadya Golski- Papillon Noir- CD Nadyas 101 Candles Orkestra - private compilation (www.nadya.com.au)
Mariza- Primavera- CD Concerto em Lisboa (www.mariza.com)
Salif Keita- Moriba- Cd M'Bemba
Next week an interview with Sylvain Leroux from the NY based group Source, as well as Mexican diva Lila Downs.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Powerspot Playlist 14 February 2007
On the show tomorrow night, sonic treats from the following. Hope that some of you may be able to tune in. We stream live via www.2ser.com from 1900 EST. I welcome and thank you in advance for any promotional material you might send in to be played on the show.
Judy Campbell's Mosaic with Bandika Ngao- CD Colours of Kenya
-Bandika's Song
-Meeting Point (www.maju.com for tour dates East Coast of Australia)
Various Artists- CD Midnight in Mali
-Artistes (www.calabashmusic.com mp3 download)
V/A Rough Guide To The Music of South Africa 2nd Edition
- MAHLATHINI and the MAHOTELLA QUEENS - Umuntu Ngumuntu
-CHICCO - Umagubane
Source- Tonight's African Jazz Band
-Magali
-Eva
Rachid Taha- CD Diwan 2
-Maydoum
-Ghanni Li Shwaya
Gotan Project- CD Lunatico
-Notas
-Mi Confesion
Astor Piazzolla- CD La Camorra
- Soledad
Anouar Brahem- CD Barrakh (ECM Records)
-Barrakh
Dino Saluzzi- Cite De La Musique (ECM Records)
-Winter
Local Live Music Information
Sangeet Australia presents
Direct from Calcutta in One Performance Only
DON'T MISS OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST FROM INDIA
Mehfil Series: Recital Number One
CLASSICAL KHYAL VOCALIST
SUGATA MARJIT
with
BOBBY SINGH (Tabla)
SUKHI SINGH (Harmonium)
Friday 16th February 2007 7:30pm
(performance approx. 2 hours w. interval)
Reiby Hall Yoga Studio
37 Station St (off Enmore Rd)
Newtown
Mehfil Series: Recital Number Two
ADRIAN MCNEIL (Sarod)
PANDIT RAMCHANDRA SUMAN (Tabla)
Sunday 25th February 2007 3:30pm
(performance approx. 2 hours w. interval)
The Dickson Space
35-39 Dickson Street (off King St)
Newtown
Tickets at the door of each venue $20/$15con. (student/pensioner/unemployed)
Family discounts available. Refreshments available. Disabled access available at both venues.
SPECIAL TICKET OFFER!
SHOW YOUR TICKET FROM THE 16TH FEB TO RECEIVE $5 OFF YOUR TICKET ON 25TH FEB!!
With these mehfils (soirees) only 9 days apart we are offering this discount to encourage you to celebrate the beginning of our mehfil season for 2007 by indulging in both concerts for a taste of Vocal and Instrumental music.
For more info 0416 352 900 or www.sangeetaustralia.org
Judy Campbell's Mosaic with Bandika Ngao- CD Colours of Kenya
-Bandika's Song
-Meeting Point (www.maju.com for tour dates East Coast of Australia)
Various Artists- CD Midnight in Mali
-Artistes (www.calabashmusic.com mp3 download)
V/A Rough Guide To The Music of South Africa 2nd Edition
- MAHLATHINI and the MAHOTELLA QUEENS - Umuntu Ngumuntu
-CHICCO - Umagubane
Source- Tonight's African Jazz Band
-Magali
-Eva
Rachid Taha- CD Diwan 2
-Maydoum
-Ghanni Li Shwaya
Gotan Project- CD Lunatico
-Notas
-Mi Confesion
Astor Piazzolla- CD La Camorra
- Soledad
Anouar Brahem- CD Barrakh (ECM Records)
-Barrakh
Dino Saluzzi- Cite De La Musique (ECM Records)
-Winter
Local Live Music Information
Sangeet Australia presents
Direct from Calcutta in One Performance Only
DON'T MISS OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST FROM INDIA
Mehfil Series: Recital Number One
CLASSICAL KHYAL VOCALIST
SUGATA MARJIT
with
BOBBY SINGH (Tabla)
SUKHI SINGH (Harmonium)
Friday 16th February 2007 7:30pm
(performance approx. 2 hours w. interval)
Reiby Hall Yoga Studio
37 Station St (off Enmore Rd)
Newtown
Mehfil Series: Recital Number Two
ADRIAN MCNEIL (Sarod)
PANDIT RAMCHANDRA SUMAN (Tabla)
Sunday 25th February 2007 3:30pm
(performance approx. 2 hours w. interval)
The Dickson Space
35-39 Dickson Street (off King St)
Newtown
Tickets at the door of each venue $20/$15con. (student/pensioner/unemployed)
Family discounts available. Refreshments available. Disabled access available at both venues.
SPECIAL TICKET OFFER!
SHOW YOUR TICKET FROM THE 16TH FEB TO RECEIVE $5 OFF YOUR TICKET ON 25TH FEB!!
With these mehfils (soirees) only 9 days apart we are offering this discount to encourage you to celebrate the beginning of our mehfil season for 2007 by indulging in both concerts for a taste of Vocal and Instrumental music.
For more info 0416 352 900 or www.sangeetaustralia.org
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Powerspot Playlist 24 Jan 07
Here's what's spinning on the CD player in Studio 1 tonight. Hope some of you can tune in and have a listen..
BOB MARLEY- CHEER UP- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- ALL IN ONE- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- CAUTION- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- LIVELY UP YOURSELF- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- NATURAL MYSTIC- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
The Wailers- Dub Marley
Think of this as a little bit of reggae history. During breaks in the sessions for Rastaman Vibration, the Wailers (without Bob Marley) recorded ten of Marley's songs. The instrumental cuts and their dub versions saw very limited release in Jamaica in 1976. Why they were recorded is a mystery, but here they're reprised together.
**THE WAILERS- GET UP STAND UP DUB- CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- GET UP STAND UP
THE WAILERS- I SHOT THE SHERIFF INSTRUMENTAL- CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- I SHOT THE SHERIFF
**KEN LAZARUS- I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE- CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com))
KEN LAZARUS- BEATLES GOT TO GO- CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
MONTY MORRIS- INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN-CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
**BOB MARLEY- EXODUS
** THE WAILERS- SOUL REBEL DUB - CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
Telek- Boystown
**Telek- Bunaik- CD Serious TAM (Real World)
"...A visionary reggae artist with a deeply spiritual side....his thin, reedy voice and potent lyrics cry out against injustice, while pointing the way to a better life." Dirty Linen (8-9/01, p.80) - "...Telek draws from his ancient culture...but combines it with a modern pop sensibility....an ingratiating sound and one that allows him to embrace global pop in a way that has never been done quite this way until now..."
Legend has it that, as a child, George Mamua Telek chewed a sacred betel nut, opening his dreams to his ancestors - and inspiring his amazing songs. Whatever its true source, this powerful and stirring music bespeaks the spirit and proud heritage of his tribal people, the Tolai of Papua New Guinea, yet dramatically transcends cultural borders with a lush, accessible sound that won a coveted Australian ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
With the spacious production of David Bridie (of the Australian band Not Drowning Waving) and the collaboration of Australian Aboriginal artists Archie Roach and Kev Carmody, Telek forges a brilliant hybrid of world and pop music. Weaving ancestral drums (the hourglass-shaped kundu and the massive slit-log garamut) with lulling, tropical guitar and his island's unique "snaking" vocal harmonies - sung in the Tolai's Kuanuan language and a Creole called Tok Pigin - Telek's evocative songs combine such ancient elements of Tolai culture as midal (magic charms) and malira (love magic) with a pop sensibility influenced by the Beatles.
In England to record at Real World Studios, Telek's first stop after landing at Heathrow was to have his picture taken crossing Abbey Road. But despite his western influences and his national success throughout PNG and Australia, Telek remains deeply rooted in his native volcanic village of Raluana, on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain.
Te Vaka- Nukutehe / Se Ma La Losa- CD Nukutehe
Te Vaka- Nukutehe
The Tokelau Islands of Polynesia are one of the tiniest nations on the planet. With just 1700 sprawled across ten square kilometres and no harbour or airport to speak of, the Island’s indigenous drum-driven rhythms and musical Tokelau language might have remained one of world music’s best kept secrets if it weren’t for the talent and savvy of ten-member group Te Vaka (the canoe). Founded by singer-songwriter Opetaia Foa’i in 1995 and based, along with 5,000 other Tokelauans, in Auckland, New Zealand, Te Vaka have won plaudits for their unique fusion of socially aware lyrics, modern instrumentation - guitars,
keyboards, flutes, even body percussion - and traditional Maori, Samoan and Tokelauan sounds. Their hi-energy live show - all grass skirts and giant log drums - has thrilled audiences everywhere from WOMAD Singapore to Ronnie Nukekehe the latest Album for Polynesian World Music group Te VakaScotts in London.
Nukukehe (Different land), their third album, is both a plea for environmental and social awareness and a celebration of Polynesian culture, featuring a series of rollicking, mellifluously voiced tracks, backed by soaring harmonies and featuring male and female chants. Standouts include ‘Alamagoto’ a joyous, timbale-fuelled paean to the Pacific; Sei ma le Losa’, a tribute to the late Greenpeace founder David McTaggert; and the sweetly swaying dance number Te Hiva’. Te Vaka say they aim do for Polynesian song and dance what Riverdance did for Irish music, which may or may not be a good thing. Either way, Nukukehe will certainly make people sit up and take notice.
**Rachid Taha- Agatha / Josephine- CD Diwan 2
**Bob Holroyd- Games without Frontiers / Re Awakening The Spirit- Cd Without Within (Six Degrees)
Bob Holroyd is a second-generation fourth-world musician. As if sitting in master control of the global village, he slides virtual tendrils across the world from his studio in England, transporting sounds into his computers and keyboards and deploying them across an electronic panorama that eschews big beats in favor of the polyrhythmic groove. On his fourth CD, Holroyd mixes and matches ethnic samples, including Koi San tribesman from the Kalahari desert on the exuberant "Looking Back" and a Chinese erhu in "The Spaces in Between." The album flows unpredictably as Holroyd enters deep space on "Dreams of Olduvai" and inserts highlife horn charts on "Rafiki." He is also a commercially savvy artist. He orchestrates a global groove cover of Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers," built around the criminally overlooked singer-songwriter Happy Rhodes, that could gain airplay--at least on a global radio of the imagination. --John Diliberto
Bob Holroyd's music explores the terrain where technological and primeval music intersect. Although realized in a London recording studio, Holroyd's fourth full-length collection, Without Within, features elements of Asian and African cultures flourishing within the rhythms and melodies. One of the tracks, titled "Dreams of Olduvai," evokes the African region holding the earliest evidence of human life. That reference could allude to the appeal of any given Bob Holroyd track, where the digital magic of his recording studio enables the musically articulate Englishman to summon visions of lost worlds. Remarkably, his primordial songs and soundscapes play equally well in dance clubs or in a place like the edge of the Olduvai Gorge echoing both man's earliest musical aspirations and his most recent inventions.
Without Within achieves a status all too rare among contemporary electronic-abetted music, in that it avoids categorization. While quick to praise the efforts of other forward-looking artists whose work encompasses both primordial and digital cultures, Holroyd has long ago left his influences behind and carved his own musical path. His musical signature - sinuous melodies unfolding atop polyrhythms that function as Morse Code for the Id - is best described by a track title from Without Within: "The Space Between."
1 Giant Leap- Money- Audio extract from the DVD 1 Giant Leap (www.1giantleap.tv)
BOB MARLEY- CHEER UP- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- ALL IN ONE- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- CAUTION- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- LIVELY UP YOURSELF- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- NATURAL MYSTIC- CD SOUL ALMIGHTY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
The Wailers- Dub Marley
Think of this as a little bit of reggae history. During breaks in the sessions for Rastaman Vibration, the Wailers (without Bob Marley) recorded ten of Marley's songs. The instrumental cuts and their dub versions saw very limited release in Jamaica in 1976. Why they were recorded is a mystery, but here they're reprised together.
**THE WAILERS- GET UP STAND UP DUB- CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- GET UP STAND UP
THE WAILERS- I SHOT THE SHERIFF INSTRUMENTAL- CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
BOB MARLEY- I SHOT THE SHERIFF
**KEN LAZARUS- I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE- CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com))
KEN LAZARUS- BEATLES GOT TO GO- CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
MONTY MORRIS- INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN-CD SKA DOWN JAMAICA (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
**BOB MARLEY- EXODUS
** THE WAILERS- SOUL REBEL DUB - CD DUB MARLEY (MP3 from www.calabashmusic.com)
Telek- Boystown
**Telek- Bunaik- CD Serious TAM (Real World)
"...A visionary reggae artist with a deeply spiritual side....his thin, reedy voice and potent lyrics cry out against injustice, while pointing the way to a better life." Dirty Linen (8-9/01, p.80) - "...Telek draws from his ancient culture...but combines it with a modern pop sensibility....an ingratiating sound and one that allows him to embrace global pop in a way that has never been done quite this way until now..."
Legend has it that, as a child, George Mamua Telek chewed a sacred betel nut, opening his dreams to his ancestors - and inspiring his amazing songs. Whatever its true source, this powerful and stirring music bespeaks the spirit and proud heritage of his tribal people, the Tolai of Papua New Guinea, yet dramatically transcends cultural borders with a lush, accessible sound that won a coveted Australian ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
With the spacious production of David Bridie (of the Australian band Not Drowning Waving) and the collaboration of Australian Aboriginal artists Archie Roach and Kev Carmody, Telek forges a brilliant hybrid of world and pop music. Weaving ancestral drums (the hourglass-shaped kundu and the massive slit-log garamut) with lulling, tropical guitar and his island's unique "snaking" vocal harmonies - sung in the Tolai's Kuanuan language and a Creole called Tok Pigin - Telek's evocative songs combine such ancient elements of Tolai culture as midal (magic charms) and malira (love magic) with a pop sensibility influenced by the Beatles.
In England to record at Real World Studios, Telek's first stop after landing at Heathrow was to have his picture taken crossing Abbey Road. But despite his western influences and his national success throughout PNG and Australia, Telek remains deeply rooted in his native volcanic village of Raluana, on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain.
Te Vaka- Nukutehe / Se Ma La Losa- CD Nukutehe
Te Vaka- Nukutehe
The Tokelau Islands of Polynesia are one of the tiniest nations on the planet. With just 1700 sprawled across ten square kilometres and no harbour or airport to speak of, the Island’s indigenous drum-driven rhythms and musical Tokelau language might have remained one of world music’s best kept secrets if it weren’t for the talent and savvy of ten-member group Te Vaka (the canoe). Founded by singer-songwriter Opetaia Foa’i in 1995 and based, along with 5,000 other Tokelauans, in Auckland, New Zealand, Te Vaka have won plaudits for their unique fusion of socially aware lyrics, modern instrumentation - guitars,
keyboards, flutes, even body percussion - and traditional Maori, Samoan and Tokelauan sounds. Their hi-energy live show - all grass skirts and giant log drums - has thrilled audiences everywhere from WOMAD Singapore to Ronnie Nukekehe the latest Album for Polynesian World Music group Te VakaScotts in London.
Nukukehe (Different land), their third album, is both a plea for environmental and social awareness and a celebration of Polynesian culture, featuring a series of rollicking, mellifluously voiced tracks, backed by soaring harmonies and featuring male and female chants. Standouts include ‘Alamagoto’ a joyous, timbale-fuelled paean to the Pacific; Sei ma le Losa’, a tribute to the late Greenpeace founder David McTaggert; and the sweetly swaying dance number Te Hiva’. Te Vaka say they aim do for Polynesian song and dance what Riverdance did for Irish music, which may or may not be a good thing. Either way, Nukukehe will certainly make people sit up and take notice.
**Rachid Taha- Agatha / Josephine- CD Diwan 2
**Bob Holroyd- Games without Frontiers / Re Awakening The Spirit- Cd Without Within (Six Degrees)
Bob Holroyd is a second-generation fourth-world musician. As if sitting in master control of the global village, he slides virtual tendrils across the world from his studio in England, transporting sounds into his computers and keyboards and deploying them across an electronic panorama that eschews big beats in favor of the polyrhythmic groove. On his fourth CD, Holroyd mixes and matches ethnic samples, including Koi San tribesman from the Kalahari desert on the exuberant "Looking Back" and a Chinese erhu in "The Spaces in Between." The album flows unpredictably as Holroyd enters deep space on "Dreams of Olduvai" and inserts highlife horn charts on "Rafiki." He is also a commercially savvy artist. He orchestrates a global groove cover of Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers," built around the criminally overlooked singer-songwriter Happy Rhodes, that could gain airplay--at least on a global radio of the imagination. --John Diliberto
Bob Holroyd's music explores the terrain where technological and primeval music intersect. Although realized in a London recording studio, Holroyd's fourth full-length collection, Without Within, features elements of Asian and African cultures flourishing within the rhythms and melodies. One of the tracks, titled "Dreams of Olduvai," evokes the African region holding the earliest evidence of human life. That reference could allude to the appeal of any given Bob Holroyd track, where the digital magic of his recording studio enables the musically articulate Englishman to summon visions of lost worlds. Remarkably, his primordial songs and soundscapes play equally well in dance clubs or in a place like the edge of the Olduvai Gorge echoing both man's earliest musical aspirations and his most recent inventions.
Without Within achieves a status all too rare among contemporary electronic-abetted music, in that it avoids categorization. While quick to praise the efforts of other forward-looking artists whose work encompasses both primordial and digital cultures, Holroyd has long ago left his influences behind and carved his own musical path. His musical signature - sinuous melodies unfolding atop polyrhythms that function as Morse Code for the Id - is best described by a track title from Without Within: "The Space Between."
1 Giant Leap- Money- Audio extract from the DVD 1 Giant Leap (www.1giantleap.tv)
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Powerspot Playlist 17 Jan 07
Jon Hassell- Map of Dusk / Myths 3 La Nouvelle Serenite Sub Rosa 005
a striking experimental piece entitled ‘Map of Dusk’, made up of what sounds like quickly struck marimba, organ and flute, all blended into a dense foggy soup of atmospheric sound. The piece was recorded in 1985 and was performed with J.A Deane, offering a good glimpse into the work of an intriguing artist who has worked with David Sylvian, Terry Riley, Bjork, David Toop and many others.
Hariprasad Chaurasia with Shib Sankar Ray- Shivranjani Dhun- CD Four Dhuns - Nimbus NI 5527
Dhuns originate in the songs and melodies of rural India. They are often performed as relaxation pieces at the end of a classical Indian music concert. Although located in a raga framework, the rules for melodic movement are not as strict as in the pure classical approach. They are sometimes described as 'light' or 'semi-classical', yet these imported western terms seem unable to do justice to the profound expression and sensuousness which a great musician such as Chaurasia, drawing on a seemingly inexhaustible well of musical experience, can bring to these tunes.
Shakti- Shringar-Remember Shakti- Saturday Night in Bombay- Verve Catalog #4400141642
Guitarist John McLaughlin is one of the true legends of modern jazz. On Saturday Night in Bombay, two distinct musical genres, traditional jazz and Indian classical music are fused together to form a powerfully energetic record. Saturday Night in Bombay features the current touring version of McLaughlin's Indian/Western improvisational quartet, which includes Zakir Hussain, U. Shrinivas, and V. Selvaganesh-Remember Shakti.
A simple look at the map shows that the capital of Maharashtra is where north meets south, a rendezvous that John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain couldn't fail to keep. So it was there, in front of a crowd of initiates or newly-converted, that the friends of more than thirty years closed this new chapter of their awesome reunion after a tour of the music planet that had seen them drift deliriously from continent to continent making this a truly monumental recording.
Leigh Cline & Nikolas Michailidis- Tsambasim / Enan Astren Ekseven - AL ASHA BI DAHA TRADITIONAL SONGS OF THE EASTERN BLACK SEAS (www.scimitarmusic.com)
The title is a traditional Black Sea call for flagging dancers to rejoin the circle: one more
time! Canadian multi-instrumentalist Leigh Cline is rightly respected for his work in
Greek and Turkish traditions, and here he teams up with Greek vocalist Nikolas
Michailidis for a set of 16 pieces from the Turkey/Georgia border.
Available via the Scimitar website at www.scimitarmusic.com or also from www.leighcline.com
Ojos de Brujo- Nana- Techari
various tracks
Based around the rousing flamenco guitar work of Ramon Gimenez and the thoughtful vocals of Marina "la Canillas" Abad, Ojos De Brujo are one of the leading exponents of the new, globally influenced Spanish pop movement.
Special guests include Faada Freddy from Senegalese hip hop collective Daara J, Asian Dub Foundation's Prithpal Rajput, and Nitin Sawhney, South Indian fusion artist and British TV star (who returned the favor after ODB collaborated on two tracks for his album Philtre).
Cuban pianist Roberto Carcassés also makes an appearance alongside respected flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, and Cuban tres/flamenco guitar player Raúl Rodríguez from Son de la Frontera.
Ryuichi Sakamoto / Richard Horowitz ao
Soundtrack to Sheltering Sky
Loneliness / The Sheltering Sky Theme / Marnia's Tent / Croulov Limma / Sheltering Sky Soundtrack- Virgin Records 2-91597
a striking experimental piece entitled ‘Map of Dusk’, made up of what sounds like quickly struck marimba, organ and flute, all blended into a dense foggy soup of atmospheric sound. The piece was recorded in 1985 and was performed with J.A Deane, offering a good glimpse into the work of an intriguing artist who has worked with David Sylvian, Terry Riley, Bjork, David Toop and many others.
Hariprasad Chaurasia with Shib Sankar Ray- Shivranjani Dhun- CD Four Dhuns - Nimbus NI 5527
Dhuns originate in the songs and melodies of rural India. They are often performed as relaxation pieces at the end of a classical Indian music concert. Although located in a raga framework, the rules for melodic movement are not as strict as in the pure classical approach. They are sometimes described as 'light' or 'semi-classical', yet these imported western terms seem unable to do justice to the profound expression and sensuousness which a great musician such as Chaurasia, drawing on a seemingly inexhaustible well of musical experience, can bring to these tunes.
Shakti- Shringar-Remember Shakti- Saturday Night in Bombay- Verve Catalog #4400141642
Guitarist John McLaughlin is one of the true legends of modern jazz. On Saturday Night in Bombay, two distinct musical genres, traditional jazz and Indian classical music are fused together to form a powerfully energetic record. Saturday Night in Bombay features the current touring version of McLaughlin's Indian/Western improvisational quartet, which includes Zakir Hussain, U. Shrinivas, and V. Selvaganesh-Remember Shakti.
A simple look at the map shows that the capital of Maharashtra is where north meets south, a rendezvous that John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain couldn't fail to keep. So it was there, in front of a crowd of initiates or newly-converted, that the friends of more than thirty years closed this new chapter of their awesome reunion after a tour of the music planet that had seen them drift deliriously from continent to continent making this a truly monumental recording.
Leigh Cline & Nikolas Michailidis- Tsambasim / Enan Astren Ekseven - AL ASHA BI DAHA TRADITIONAL SONGS OF THE EASTERN BLACK SEAS (www.scimitarmusic.com)
The title is a traditional Black Sea call for flagging dancers to rejoin the circle: one more
time! Canadian multi-instrumentalist Leigh Cline is rightly respected for his work in
Greek and Turkish traditions, and here he teams up with Greek vocalist Nikolas
Michailidis for a set of 16 pieces from the Turkey/Georgia border.
Available via the Scimitar website at www.scimitarmusic.com or also from www.leighcline.com
Ojos de Brujo- Nana- Techari
various tracks
Based around the rousing flamenco guitar work of Ramon Gimenez and the thoughtful vocals of Marina "la Canillas" Abad, Ojos De Brujo are one of the leading exponents of the new, globally influenced Spanish pop movement.
Special guests include Faada Freddy from Senegalese hip hop collective Daara J, Asian Dub Foundation's Prithpal Rajput, and Nitin Sawhney, South Indian fusion artist and British TV star (who returned the favor after ODB collaborated on two tracks for his album Philtre).
Cuban pianist Roberto Carcassés also makes an appearance alongside respected flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, and Cuban tres/flamenco guitar player Raúl Rodríguez from Son de la Frontera.
Ryuichi Sakamoto / Richard Horowitz ao
Soundtrack to Sheltering Sky
Loneliness / The Sheltering Sky Theme / Marnia's Tent / Croulov Limma / Sheltering Sky Soundtrack- Virgin Records 2-91597
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Powerspot Playlist 10 Jan 07
Dear All,
On the show tonight musical selections from the following CD's. The show broadcasts from 6.30pm till 8.30pm Sydney time. Hope some of you can tune in and have a listen.
Artists / CD / Track / Label
Rachel Cogan & Tony Lewis- Transience-For Fardin / Panjaneh- Orpheus Music OM 602 (www.orpheusmusic.com.au)
Pepe Habichuela- A Mandeli-Tracks Guadiana / Boabdil / Resuene- Hannibal Records HNCD 1315
Gerardo Nunez- Calima -Tracks Sancti Petri / Tabaco Y Oro- Alula ALU 1007
Ali Farka Toure- Savane-Tracks Yer Bounda Fara / Savane- World Circuit CD 075 (www.worldcircuit.co.uk)
Various Artists- Electric Gypsyland 2
Balkan Beat Box- remix of Mahala Rai Banda's Red Bula
DJ Click- remix of Mahala Rai Banda's Romano
DanceSmadj- remix of Kocani Orkestar Mi Bori San Korani Crammed Disc CRAW 37-P (www.crammed.be)
Duoud with Abdulatif Yagoub- SAKAT
Mal Agfani / Wa Raeiah Label Bleu LBLC 2598 (www.labelbleu.com)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah- Krishna Lila
Marajanima / Govinda- Six Degrees Records (www.sixdegreesrecords.com)
Ravikiran & Jayanthi- The Lotus Garden- South Indian Classical Music
Kanjadalayatakshi / Parihachakama- Latisphere LAT1015
Ghazal- As Night Falls On The Silk RoadMy Eyes My Heart- Shanachie Label 66011
On the show tonight musical selections from the following CD's. The show broadcasts from 6.30pm till 8.30pm Sydney time. Hope some of you can tune in and have a listen.
Artists / CD / Track / Label
Rachel Cogan & Tony Lewis- Transience-For Fardin / Panjaneh- Orpheus Music OM 602 (www.orpheusmusic.com.au)
Pepe Habichuela- A Mandeli-Tracks Guadiana / Boabdil / Resuene- Hannibal Records HNCD 1315
Gerardo Nunez- Calima -Tracks Sancti Petri / Tabaco Y Oro- Alula ALU 1007
Ali Farka Toure- Savane-Tracks Yer Bounda Fara / Savane- World Circuit CD 075 (www.worldcircuit.co.uk)
Various Artists- Electric Gypsyland 2
Balkan Beat Box- remix of Mahala Rai Banda's Red Bula
DJ Click- remix of Mahala Rai Banda's Romano
DanceSmadj- remix of Kocani Orkestar Mi Bori San Korani Crammed Disc CRAW 37-P (www.crammed.be)
Duoud with Abdulatif Yagoub- SAKAT
Mal Agfani / Wa Raeiah Label Bleu LBLC 2598 (www.labelbleu.com)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah- Krishna Lila
Marajanima / Govinda- Six Degrees Records (www.sixdegreesrecords.com)
Ravikiran & Jayanthi- The Lotus Garden- South Indian Classical Music
Kanjadalayatakshi / Parihachakama- Latisphere LAT1015
Ghazal- As Night Falls On The Silk RoadMy Eyes My Heart- Shanachie Label 66011
Necks News
Just a reminder that The Necks commence their 2007 tour with dates in Melbourne and Sydney next week. Seats are selling fast, so don't delay
JANUARY Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th:
MELBOURNE
Corner Hotel Tix $25 (+$2 booking fee), door price: $28 (if available), doors open 8.30 Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone bookings 9427 9198, online bookings www.cornerhotel.com
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th:
SYDNEY,
Sydney Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, Hyde Park North Tix $35 (+ $3.20 booking fee), doors open 7:00 bookings 1300 888 412 www.sydneyfestival.org.au or Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au tel 02 9209 4614
You can buy all The Necks' albums online at www.thenecks.com
JANUARY Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th:
MELBOURNE
Corner Hotel Tix $25 (+$2 booking fee), door price: $28 (if available), doors open 8.30 Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone bookings 9427 9198, online bookings www.cornerhotel.com
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th:
SYDNEY,
Sydney Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, Hyde Park North Tix $35 (+ $3.20 booking fee), doors open 7:00 bookings 1300 888 412 www.sydneyfestival.org.au or Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au tel 02 9209 4614
You can buy all The Necks' albums online at www.thenecks.com
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
POWERSPOT PLAYLIST 3 JAN 07
1-4 intros
5 Azam Ali- Spring Arrives- CD Elysium for the Brave **
In a career which spans over a decade and includes eight collaborative and solo albums, Azam Ali has confirmed her place as one of the most prolific, versatile, and gifted singers on the world music stage today.
Her dedication to defying cultural specificity in music, and her unwillingness to settle into one form of musical expression have earned her the respect of both her peers and critics worldwide. When one looks at her entire body of work, it is hard to deny Azam her rightful place among the best singers and composers in music
today.
Helping to seamlessly bring all of these diverse sounds together are a talented cast of musicians which includes King Crimson’s rhythm section of Trey Gunn and Pat Mastellotto, Persian classical violinist Kiavash Nourai, and noted film composers Tyler Bates and Jeff Rona, the latter of whom is known for his collaborations with Dead Can Dance. Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo, Azam’s collaborators in her latest musical venture, Niyaz, have also lent their talents to this project. Released on Six Degrees Records, Niyaz’ debut blends ancient Persian and Urdu Sufi poetry, rich acoustic instrumentation, and modern electronics.
Their CD has been hailed by critics worldwide as one of the most groundbreaking of its time. The album charted on Billboard's world music chart for four consecutive weeks, peaking at #12. Niyaz also entered WMCE, the World Music Charts of Europe, at #76 and was the only Iranian group whose CD made it into the top 150 of the best albums of 2005 .
Azam is internationally recognized for her work with Vas, the critically acclaimed, best selling, world music duo she co-founded in 1996 with percussionist Greg Ellis. From 1997- 2004 Vas released four albums on the Narada label. Their music, which they described as "alternative world," focused mainly on the ancient
relationship between the drum and voice. Their distinct cinematic sound blended influences of Indian, Persian, Western and other musical styles into a unique configuration that transcended categorization and cultural specificity. Though in their early days Vas drew many comparisons to Dead Can Dance, they patiently surpassed that comparison with each album they released, earning them their place in the musical hierarchy of bands whose innovation set a standard for others to aspire to.
In 2002 Azam released her first self produced highly successful solo album, Portals of Grace, which featured her singing renditions of ancient Western European medieval songs. Billboard described this album by saying, “It's unlikely that this year will bring a more spellbinding vocal album than Portals of Grace.” Azam’s exceptional voice and emotive performances on this album earned her much critical acclaim and once and for all solidified her place as a highly respected singer in the World music scene.
Azam Ali, who currently resides in Los Angeles, was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in India from the age of four in the small town of Panchgani, a beautiful hill station in the state of Maharashtra. There she attended an international co-educational boarding school for eleven years, all the while absorbing India's rich music and culture throughout her formative years. The course Azam would eventually choose in her life would be very much influenced by her fortuitous upbringing in a school which emphasized the importance of the arts and spirituality, and aimed through moral and academic excellence, to produce promoters of social transformation imbued with the spirit of service to mankind. It is this objective that would take shape in Azam's music in the coming years. The Iranian revolution of 1979 changed the course of Azam's life as it did for many other Iranians. Unwilling to bring her daughter back to a country filled with uncertainty, her mother decided to give up her home, and together they moved to America in 1985 when Azam was just a teenager.
Shortly after moving to the United States, Azam fell in love with the Persian santour (hammered dulcimer) and it became clear to Azam that she wanted to pursue a career in music. Though she had an innate gift for singing since she was a child and sang often at home and school functions, Azam had no particular interest in becoming a vocalist. She had her heart set on becoming an instrumentalist and so began studying the santour under the guidance of Persian master Manoocher Sadeghi, During the eight years of her extensive studies with Ustad Sadeghi in which she became an accomplished hammered dulcimer player, Azam began to realize that she was unable to express the full range of emotions she experienced through her instrument. It was during one of these lessons that her teacher heard her sing for the first time.
Completely taken, he told her that her voice had a rare emotional quality about it which should be cultivated and nurtured. It was through his encouragement that Azam began to explore her voice as the vehicle through which she would
finally be able to fully express herself, a voice which Billboard magazine would later describe as, "a glorious unforgettable instrument."
While pursuing formal training in various vocal traditions like Western classical, Indian, Persian, and Eastern European, Azam's true passion has been to explore the immense potential of the human voice, specifically its capability to transcend language, cultural, and spiritual barriers when expressing pure emotion. When asked about her approach to singing Azam explains, "What intrigues me most about the human voice, is its ability to make all things transparent through its power of transformation. The voice is not just a conduit for words. For me it is like an abstract dream in which everything makes perfect sense."
"I am pertinacious in my need to expand. By nature, I am not one who can physically remain in one place for too long. I imagine that is the case because I have been transplanted enough times in my life that I am well aware of the influence the external environment has on the inner one, and how that can affect perception. So naturally, my music is going to reflect this inability to remain static, and this inability to identify myself with just one specific culture. I think of all the different music that I have done and will continue to do almost as photographs of my evolution, and just like photographs, in some I may look great and in some I may not.
What matters to me is that I risk, I, trust, I strive, and let things unfold as they may." Azam's immense talent and ability to adapt her voice to any musical style have drawn the attention of many diverse artists and film composers. Azam has collaborated in the studio and on stage with numerous artists like Serj Tankian of System of a Down, The Crystal Method, Pat Mastellato and Trey Gunn of King Crimson, Dredg, Chris Vrenna formerly of Nine Inch Nails, Ben Watkins of Juno Reactor, Buckethead, Steve Stevens, film composer Tyler Bates, Mercan Dede, the world renowned Japanese group Kodo, Zakir Hussain, Omar Faruk
Tekbilek, and Mickey Hart with whom she also toured for two years as a lead singer in his group Bembe Orisha.
Azam's distinctive voice can also be heard on myriad film and television scores among which include “Matrix Revolutions,” “Godsend,” “Papparazi,” the upcoming major motion picture 300, Children of Dune, Earthsea, Dawn of the Dead, Alias, and The Agency.
Elysium for the Brave, Azam's second solo album, signals a new turn in her musical evolution. The album, her most ambitious work to date, brings together musicians from varied musical backgrounds performing in diverse permutations. Singing predominantly in English for the first time, the songs are based on lyrics written by Azam herself and reveal a poetic lyricism heard only in glimpses of her previous works.
From the new CD’s opening track, “Endless Reverie,” it becomes immediately apparent that Ali has moved into new and exciting sonic territory. The frame drum pulse is familiar but the percolating synthesizer textures and haunting vocals sung in English take the song into a darkly beautiful place that exists between the worlds of electronic rock and global fusion. This fascinating terrain is also occupied by the tracks, “In Other Worlds,” and ”Forty One Ways.” While impeccable electronics and programming abound on Elysium for the Brave, they are balanced throughout the CD with traditional instrumentation. The gorgeous oud and hand drums which propel “Spring Arrives” and the insistent ney flute which lends a haunting quality to “In this Divide” are brilliant examples of how organic and electronic instrumentation can beautifully co-exist. In fact, despite the mix of ancient and modern instrumentation, Elysium for the Brave is a highly coherent body of work that weaves together all of Azam's cultural and musical influences into a tapestry of atmospheric rock, electronic, and global sounds.
6 Azam Ali- I Am A Stranger In This World
7 Azam Ali- Abpde **
Eden is a new compilation from Six Degrees Records that focuses on the "deeper" end of music from around the world. Featuring Cheb i Sabbah, Niyaz, the MIDIval PunditZ (featuring Anoushka Shankar), Karsh Kale, Bombay Dub Orchestra and others.
8 In The Shadow of Life w/ Niyaz
9 Rebirth w/ Midival Punditz
10 Beautiful w/ Karsh Kale
11 Desert Drive w/ Euphoria **
National Geographic GeoReMixes
Close Window
National Geographic GeoReMixes Recently, National Geographic World Music approached some of our favorite world music artists and asked if they had any new music or unheard remixes they wanted to share with our audience.
The response was overwhelming, and included contributions from some of the most cutting-edge artists working in world music today. From New York's Antibalas and Barcelona's Ojos de Brujo to Tijuana's Nortec Collective and London's Bombay Dub Orchestra, this project pulls together the most progressive and forward thinking artists of the new century.
The result was a baker's dozen of 13 exclusive new tracks from 12 amazing artists that just may change the way you think about world music.
Recently, NGWM approached some of our favorite world music artists and asked if they had any new music or unheard remixes they wanted to share with our audience.
The response was overwhelming, and included contributions from some of the most cutting-edge artists working in world music today. From New York's Antibalas and Barcelona's Ojos de Brujo to Tijuana's Nortec Collective and London's Bombay Dub Orchestra, this project pulls together the most progressive and forward thinking artists of the new century.
The result was a baker's dozen of 13 exclusive new tracks from 12 amazing artists that just may change the way you think about world music.
Ska Cubano: "No Me Desperes (The Sea Remix)"
Remixed by: The Sea The original Colombian cumbia bands went out of business because they had too many musicians and were hugely expensive. Anglo-Cuban outfit Ska Cubano (pictured) reimagines these big bands with a ska twist on the huge, melodramatic "No Me Desperes," where a massive rhythm section meets squawking, honking, screaming brass, and wild clarinets.
Antibalas: "Ja Joosh/ My Country" (AfroStreet Remix)
Remixed by: AfroStreet New York artists Antibalas and Rich Medina team up to create a cool but defiant commentary on the current political situation. This is a departure from classic Nigerian Afrobeat. Here Antibalas draws inspiration from the golden age of Ethiopian pop of the late '60s and early '70s popularized by musicians such as Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatqe, Alemayehu Eshete, and others. The track revisits the times when socially conscious music was on the airwaves, stages and tongues of party people around the world.
Karsh Kale: "Manifest" (Kaushik Ambient Remix)
Remixed by: Kaushik On has latest album Broken English, London-born and New York-raised Karsh Kale balances his Indian heritage with rock 'n' roll, hip hop and atmospheric pop for his most diverse release to date. The original opening track on Broken English, "Manifest," immediately claims the album's musical territories, MC Napoleon raps while Vishal Vaid sings, and their bilingual interplay is echoed by the programmed sounds of Western drums and the dhol drum. Kaushik's Ambient remix echoes a more spaced out ethereal vibe, while maintaining all of the original sensibilities.
Nortec Collective: "Tengo La Voz" (Karsh Kale Remix)
Remixed by: Karsh Kale South Asian DJ Karsh Kale remixes Tijuana electronica leaders Nortec Collective on this unique interpretion of "Tengo La Voz" ("I Have the Voice"). Nortec made a splash in 2000 with a critically-acclaimed debut that turned traditional notions of Mexican music upside down.
Los Amigos Invisibles: "Yo No Se" (DJ Afro's Edit)
Remixed by: DJ Afro Originally a techno merengue by Diviana, "Yo No Se" has now been transformed into a super smooth house track with Los Amigos Invisibles and DJ Afro's remix. The album version of this song appears on Los Amigos Invisibles' latest album, SuperPop Venezuela, and is an homage to the Venezuelan artists and songs that have most influenced the double Latin Grammy nominees. Produced by famed DJ Dimitri From Paris, the fifth Los Amigos Invisibles album sees the band bring their distinctive sound to reverential and decidedly fun interpretations of Venezuelan songs that "provided the soundtrack to our adolescence and early adult life," explains guitarist José Luis Pardo.
Yerba Buena: "Fever" (Blaze Remix)
Remixed by: Blaze Helmed by producer/bandleader Andres Levin, Yerba Buena's Grammy-nominated debut album was widely hailed with both serious critical acclaim and breathless praise from the dance floor. Now, Levin and the members of the Yerba Buena caravan are set to delve even further into the evolving multicultural musical fusion of bilingual New York.
Ex-Centric Sound System: "Mara" (Remater 0.1)
Remixed by: Yossi Fine Living in Israel at the time, Yossi Fine's experimentation with dubbing Ethiopian music into a hip hop beat in the mid '90s made a big mark on his musical direction, but never made it out on a record. Until now. "Mara", which is a greeting chant similar to a village welcome, is combined with a masengo (one-stringed violin) solo in this hip new remix from Ex-Centric Sound System's founding member.
Bombay Dub Orchestra: "Compassion" (Earth Mix)
Remixed by: Adam Lamprell The Bombay Dub Orchestra is the brainchild of two English musicians, Andrew T. Mackay and Garry Hughes, who wanted to combine electronic sessions recorded in the UK with orchestral sessions recorded in Bombay India. On their self-titled debut, the duo recorded with the cream of Bombay's Indian classical music scene. Here, their lush brand of South Asian orchestral electronica gets the remix treatment from Adam Lamprell. Mid-tempo trip-hop propels a rich tapestry of orchestral strings in "Compassion," with occasional wisps of Indian and Western instruments and subtle hints of '60s cinema.
Charanga Cakewalk: "El Ballad de Jose Campos" (2 Vatos Remix)
Remixed by: Michael Ramos Recorded at The Cumbia Lounge in West Austin, this previously all-instrumental piece is a look back at a 1976 incident in Houston where a Mexican youth was picked up by the police, beaten, handcuffed, and thrown off of a bridge into a bayou, where he drowned. The officers were charged, fined one dollar and put on probation. This track is a reflection on what might have become of Jose Campos Torres had he not been killed so recklessly.
Smadj: "Rouge-Violet" (Smadj Remix)
Remixed live by: Smadj "Rouge-Violet" was a part of Smadj's third album, Take It and Drive. Performing with different teams of musicians including Laurent de Wilde, Cheick Tidjane Seck, Malik Mezzadri, Dierdre Dubois, Peirre Fruchard, Artkonik, Dom Farkas, and Rokia Traoré, Smadj would play the same repertoire but in a different way each time depending on the team he worked with. Improvisation with electronica was the goal of these meetings, playing the computer like an instrument, pushing them in one direction or another to create a new universe around them.
Eccodek: "Juju in This Dub"
Remixed by: Eccodeck "Juju in This Dub" features the vocals of Nigerian Bamidele Bajowa and the gorgeous kora playing of Malian griot Mansa Sissoko. The whole performance is sewn together by the multi-instrumentalist and producer Andrew McPherson. His textured keyboard parts and thick, reggae-influenced bass grooves set up a foundation on which both Mansa and Bamidele confidently work their magic. Together the three join hands to create a dub-inflected cross cultural postcard.
Nortec Collective: "Olvidela Compa"
Remixed by: Rosco The already chilled-out Nortec Collective track "Olvidela Compa" ("Forget About It, Brother") takes an even more laid-back turn on this bass-heavy remix by Mexico City electronic act Rosco.
Ojos de Brujo: "Feedback" (Nitin Sawhney Remix)
Remixed by: Nitin Sawhney Among the 14 tracks on Barcelona-based band Ojos de Brujo's latest release, Techarí, is "Feedback," a composition built around one of the most exciting rhythms particular to Flamenco music: the bulería. The remix track is a unique collaboration with the innovative London-based Asian artist Nitin Sawhney, and features various musical influences and instruments from India, the Middle East, and Spain. All are woven around Marina Abad's flamboyant style of flamenco singing.
12 Smudge- Rouge Violet
13 Bombay Dub Orchestra - Adam Lamprell's Earth Mix of Compassion
14 Ojos de Brujo- Feedback remixed by Nitin Sawhney
15 daniel lanois id
16 Ska Cubano- No Me Desesperes (The Sea Remix)
17 Los Amigos Invisibles- Yo No Se (DJ Afro's Edit)
18 Yerba Buena- Fever Remix
19 Nitin Sawhney id
20 Antibalas - Ja Joosh (My Country) w/Rich Medina & Afrostreet
21 Charanga Cakewalk- El Ballad De Jose Campos Torres 2 Vatos Remix
22 ecodek- Juju In Those Strings (Shivaboom Mix)
23 Karsh Kale- Manifest (Kaushik Ambient Remix)
24 Ex Centric Sound System- Marra (Yossi Fine Primal Remix
25 Niyaz- Dilruba- Traveller 06 compilation
5 Azam Ali- Spring Arrives- CD Elysium for the Brave **
In a career which spans over a decade and includes eight collaborative and solo albums, Azam Ali has confirmed her place as one of the most prolific, versatile, and gifted singers on the world music stage today.
Her dedication to defying cultural specificity in music, and her unwillingness to settle into one form of musical expression have earned her the respect of both her peers and critics worldwide. When one looks at her entire body of work, it is hard to deny Azam her rightful place among the best singers and composers in music
today.
Helping to seamlessly bring all of these diverse sounds together are a talented cast of musicians which includes King Crimson’s rhythm section of Trey Gunn and Pat Mastellotto, Persian classical violinist Kiavash Nourai, and noted film composers Tyler Bates and Jeff Rona, the latter of whom is known for his collaborations with Dead Can Dance. Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo, Azam’s collaborators in her latest musical venture, Niyaz, have also lent their talents to this project. Released on Six Degrees Records, Niyaz’ debut blends ancient Persian and Urdu Sufi poetry, rich acoustic instrumentation, and modern electronics.
Their CD has been hailed by critics worldwide as one of the most groundbreaking of its time. The album charted on Billboard's world music chart for four consecutive weeks, peaking at #12. Niyaz also entered WMCE, the World Music Charts of Europe, at #76 and was the only Iranian group whose CD made it into the top 150 of the best albums of 2005 .
Azam is internationally recognized for her work with Vas, the critically acclaimed, best selling, world music duo she co-founded in 1996 with percussionist Greg Ellis. From 1997- 2004 Vas released four albums on the Narada label. Their music, which they described as "alternative world," focused mainly on the ancient
relationship between the drum and voice. Their distinct cinematic sound blended influences of Indian, Persian, Western and other musical styles into a unique configuration that transcended categorization and cultural specificity. Though in their early days Vas drew many comparisons to Dead Can Dance, they patiently surpassed that comparison with each album they released, earning them their place in the musical hierarchy of bands whose innovation set a standard for others to aspire to.
In 2002 Azam released her first self produced highly successful solo album, Portals of Grace, which featured her singing renditions of ancient Western European medieval songs. Billboard described this album by saying, “It's unlikely that this year will bring a more spellbinding vocal album than Portals of Grace.” Azam’s exceptional voice and emotive performances on this album earned her much critical acclaim and once and for all solidified her place as a highly respected singer in the World music scene.
Azam Ali, who currently resides in Los Angeles, was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in India from the age of four in the small town of Panchgani, a beautiful hill station in the state of Maharashtra. There she attended an international co-educational boarding school for eleven years, all the while absorbing India's rich music and culture throughout her formative years. The course Azam would eventually choose in her life would be very much influenced by her fortuitous upbringing in a school which emphasized the importance of the arts and spirituality, and aimed through moral and academic excellence, to produce promoters of social transformation imbued with the spirit of service to mankind. It is this objective that would take shape in Azam's music in the coming years. The Iranian revolution of 1979 changed the course of Azam's life as it did for many other Iranians. Unwilling to bring her daughter back to a country filled with uncertainty, her mother decided to give up her home, and together they moved to America in 1985 when Azam was just a teenager.
Shortly after moving to the United States, Azam fell in love with the Persian santour (hammered dulcimer) and it became clear to Azam that she wanted to pursue a career in music. Though she had an innate gift for singing since she was a child and sang often at home and school functions, Azam had no particular interest in becoming a vocalist. She had her heart set on becoming an instrumentalist and so began studying the santour under the guidance of Persian master Manoocher Sadeghi, During the eight years of her extensive studies with Ustad Sadeghi in which she became an accomplished hammered dulcimer player, Azam began to realize that she was unable to express the full range of emotions she experienced through her instrument. It was during one of these lessons that her teacher heard her sing for the first time.
Completely taken, he told her that her voice had a rare emotional quality about it which should be cultivated and nurtured. It was through his encouragement that Azam began to explore her voice as the vehicle through which she would
finally be able to fully express herself, a voice which Billboard magazine would later describe as, "a glorious unforgettable instrument."
While pursuing formal training in various vocal traditions like Western classical, Indian, Persian, and Eastern European, Azam's true passion has been to explore the immense potential of the human voice, specifically its capability to transcend language, cultural, and spiritual barriers when expressing pure emotion. When asked about her approach to singing Azam explains, "What intrigues me most about the human voice, is its ability to make all things transparent through its power of transformation. The voice is not just a conduit for words. For me it is like an abstract dream in which everything makes perfect sense."
"I am pertinacious in my need to expand. By nature, I am not one who can physically remain in one place for too long. I imagine that is the case because I have been transplanted enough times in my life that I am well aware of the influence the external environment has on the inner one, and how that can affect perception. So naturally, my music is going to reflect this inability to remain static, and this inability to identify myself with just one specific culture. I think of all the different music that I have done and will continue to do almost as photographs of my evolution, and just like photographs, in some I may look great and in some I may not.
What matters to me is that I risk, I, trust, I strive, and let things unfold as they may." Azam's immense talent and ability to adapt her voice to any musical style have drawn the attention of many diverse artists and film composers. Azam has collaborated in the studio and on stage with numerous artists like Serj Tankian of System of a Down, The Crystal Method, Pat Mastellato and Trey Gunn of King Crimson, Dredg, Chris Vrenna formerly of Nine Inch Nails, Ben Watkins of Juno Reactor, Buckethead, Steve Stevens, film composer Tyler Bates, Mercan Dede, the world renowned Japanese group Kodo, Zakir Hussain, Omar Faruk
Tekbilek, and Mickey Hart with whom she also toured for two years as a lead singer in his group Bembe Orisha.
Azam's distinctive voice can also be heard on myriad film and television scores among which include “Matrix Revolutions,” “Godsend,” “Papparazi,” the upcoming major motion picture 300, Children of Dune, Earthsea, Dawn of the Dead, Alias, and The Agency.
Elysium for the Brave, Azam's second solo album, signals a new turn in her musical evolution. The album, her most ambitious work to date, brings together musicians from varied musical backgrounds performing in diverse permutations. Singing predominantly in English for the first time, the songs are based on lyrics written by Azam herself and reveal a poetic lyricism heard only in glimpses of her previous works.
From the new CD’s opening track, “Endless Reverie,” it becomes immediately apparent that Ali has moved into new and exciting sonic territory. The frame drum pulse is familiar but the percolating synthesizer textures and haunting vocals sung in English take the song into a darkly beautiful place that exists between the worlds of electronic rock and global fusion. This fascinating terrain is also occupied by the tracks, “In Other Worlds,” and ”Forty One Ways.” While impeccable electronics and programming abound on Elysium for the Brave, they are balanced throughout the CD with traditional instrumentation. The gorgeous oud and hand drums which propel “Spring Arrives” and the insistent ney flute which lends a haunting quality to “In this Divide” are brilliant examples of how organic and electronic instrumentation can beautifully co-exist. In fact, despite the mix of ancient and modern instrumentation, Elysium for the Brave is a highly coherent body of work that weaves together all of Azam's cultural and musical influences into a tapestry of atmospheric rock, electronic, and global sounds.
6 Azam Ali- I Am A Stranger In This World
7 Azam Ali- Abpde **
Eden is a new compilation from Six Degrees Records that focuses on the "deeper" end of music from around the world. Featuring Cheb i Sabbah, Niyaz, the MIDIval PunditZ (featuring Anoushka Shankar), Karsh Kale, Bombay Dub Orchestra and others.
8 In The Shadow of Life w/ Niyaz
9 Rebirth w/ Midival Punditz
10 Beautiful w/ Karsh Kale
11 Desert Drive w/ Euphoria **
National Geographic GeoReMixes
Close Window
National Geographic GeoReMixes Recently, National Geographic World Music approached some of our favorite world music artists and asked if they had any new music or unheard remixes they wanted to share with our audience.
The response was overwhelming, and included contributions from some of the most cutting-edge artists working in world music today. From New York's Antibalas and Barcelona's Ojos de Brujo to Tijuana's Nortec Collective and London's Bombay Dub Orchestra, this project pulls together the most progressive and forward thinking artists of the new century.
The result was a baker's dozen of 13 exclusive new tracks from 12 amazing artists that just may change the way you think about world music.
Recently, NGWM approached some of our favorite world music artists and asked if they had any new music or unheard remixes they wanted to share with our audience.
The response was overwhelming, and included contributions from some of the most cutting-edge artists working in world music today. From New York's Antibalas and Barcelona's Ojos de Brujo to Tijuana's Nortec Collective and London's Bombay Dub Orchestra, this project pulls together the most progressive and forward thinking artists of the new century.
The result was a baker's dozen of 13 exclusive new tracks from 12 amazing artists that just may change the way you think about world music.
Ska Cubano: "No Me Desperes (The Sea Remix)"
Remixed by: The Sea The original Colombian cumbia bands went out of business because they had too many musicians and were hugely expensive. Anglo-Cuban outfit Ska Cubano (pictured) reimagines these big bands with a ska twist on the huge, melodramatic "No Me Desperes," where a massive rhythm section meets squawking, honking, screaming brass, and wild clarinets.
Antibalas: "Ja Joosh/ My Country" (AfroStreet Remix)
Remixed by: AfroStreet New York artists Antibalas and Rich Medina team up to create a cool but defiant commentary on the current political situation. This is a departure from classic Nigerian Afrobeat. Here Antibalas draws inspiration from the golden age of Ethiopian pop of the late '60s and early '70s popularized by musicians such as Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatqe, Alemayehu Eshete, and others. The track revisits the times when socially conscious music was on the airwaves, stages and tongues of party people around the world.
Karsh Kale: "Manifest" (Kaushik Ambient Remix)
Remixed by: Kaushik On has latest album Broken English, London-born and New York-raised Karsh Kale balances his Indian heritage with rock 'n' roll, hip hop and atmospheric pop for his most diverse release to date. The original opening track on Broken English, "Manifest," immediately claims the album's musical territories, MC Napoleon raps while Vishal Vaid sings, and their bilingual interplay is echoed by the programmed sounds of Western drums and the dhol drum. Kaushik's Ambient remix echoes a more spaced out ethereal vibe, while maintaining all of the original sensibilities.
Nortec Collective: "Tengo La Voz" (Karsh Kale Remix)
Remixed by: Karsh Kale South Asian DJ Karsh Kale remixes Tijuana electronica leaders Nortec Collective on this unique interpretion of "Tengo La Voz" ("I Have the Voice"). Nortec made a splash in 2000 with a critically-acclaimed debut that turned traditional notions of Mexican music upside down.
Los Amigos Invisibles: "Yo No Se" (DJ Afro's Edit)
Remixed by: DJ Afro Originally a techno merengue by Diviana, "Yo No Se" has now been transformed into a super smooth house track with Los Amigos Invisibles and DJ Afro's remix. The album version of this song appears on Los Amigos Invisibles' latest album, SuperPop Venezuela, and is an homage to the Venezuelan artists and songs that have most influenced the double Latin Grammy nominees. Produced by famed DJ Dimitri From Paris, the fifth Los Amigos Invisibles album sees the band bring their distinctive sound to reverential and decidedly fun interpretations of Venezuelan songs that "provided the soundtrack to our adolescence and early adult life," explains guitarist José Luis Pardo.
Yerba Buena: "Fever" (Blaze Remix)
Remixed by: Blaze Helmed by producer/bandleader Andres Levin, Yerba Buena's Grammy-nominated debut album was widely hailed with both serious critical acclaim and breathless praise from the dance floor. Now, Levin and the members of the Yerba Buena caravan are set to delve even further into the evolving multicultural musical fusion of bilingual New York.
Ex-Centric Sound System: "Mara" (Remater 0.1)
Remixed by: Yossi Fine Living in Israel at the time, Yossi Fine's experimentation with dubbing Ethiopian music into a hip hop beat in the mid '90s made a big mark on his musical direction, but never made it out on a record. Until now. "Mara", which is a greeting chant similar to a village welcome, is combined with a masengo (one-stringed violin) solo in this hip new remix from Ex-Centric Sound System's founding member.
Bombay Dub Orchestra: "Compassion" (Earth Mix)
Remixed by: Adam Lamprell The Bombay Dub Orchestra is the brainchild of two English musicians, Andrew T. Mackay and Garry Hughes, who wanted to combine electronic sessions recorded in the UK with orchestral sessions recorded in Bombay India. On their self-titled debut, the duo recorded with the cream of Bombay's Indian classical music scene. Here, their lush brand of South Asian orchestral electronica gets the remix treatment from Adam Lamprell. Mid-tempo trip-hop propels a rich tapestry of orchestral strings in "Compassion," with occasional wisps of Indian and Western instruments and subtle hints of '60s cinema.
Charanga Cakewalk: "El Ballad de Jose Campos" (2 Vatos Remix)
Remixed by: Michael Ramos Recorded at The Cumbia Lounge in West Austin, this previously all-instrumental piece is a look back at a 1976 incident in Houston where a Mexican youth was picked up by the police, beaten, handcuffed, and thrown off of a bridge into a bayou, where he drowned. The officers were charged, fined one dollar and put on probation. This track is a reflection on what might have become of Jose Campos Torres had he not been killed so recklessly.
Smadj: "Rouge-Violet" (Smadj Remix)
Remixed live by: Smadj "Rouge-Violet" was a part of Smadj's third album, Take It and Drive. Performing with different teams of musicians including Laurent de Wilde, Cheick Tidjane Seck, Malik Mezzadri, Dierdre Dubois, Peirre Fruchard, Artkonik, Dom Farkas, and Rokia Traoré, Smadj would play the same repertoire but in a different way each time depending on the team he worked with. Improvisation with electronica was the goal of these meetings, playing the computer like an instrument, pushing them in one direction or another to create a new universe around them.
Eccodek: "Juju in This Dub"
Remixed by: Eccodeck "Juju in This Dub" features the vocals of Nigerian Bamidele Bajowa and the gorgeous kora playing of Malian griot Mansa Sissoko. The whole performance is sewn together by the multi-instrumentalist and producer Andrew McPherson. His textured keyboard parts and thick, reggae-influenced bass grooves set up a foundation on which both Mansa and Bamidele confidently work their magic. Together the three join hands to create a dub-inflected cross cultural postcard.
Nortec Collective: "Olvidela Compa"
Remixed by: Rosco The already chilled-out Nortec Collective track "Olvidela Compa" ("Forget About It, Brother") takes an even more laid-back turn on this bass-heavy remix by Mexico City electronic act Rosco.
Ojos de Brujo: "Feedback" (Nitin Sawhney Remix)
Remixed by: Nitin Sawhney Among the 14 tracks on Barcelona-based band Ojos de Brujo's latest release, Techarí, is "Feedback," a composition built around one of the most exciting rhythms particular to Flamenco music: the bulería. The remix track is a unique collaboration with the innovative London-based Asian artist Nitin Sawhney, and features various musical influences and instruments from India, the Middle East, and Spain. All are woven around Marina Abad's flamboyant style of flamenco singing.
12 Smudge- Rouge Violet
13 Bombay Dub Orchestra - Adam Lamprell's Earth Mix of Compassion
14 Ojos de Brujo- Feedback remixed by Nitin Sawhney
15 daniel lanois id
16 Ska Cubano- No Me Desesperes (The Sea Remix)
17 Los Amigos Invisibles- Yo No Se (DJ Afro's Edit)
18 Yerba Buena- Fever Remix
19 Nitin Sawhney id
20 Antibalas - Ja Joosh (My Country) w/Rich Medina & Afrostreet
21 Charanga Cakewalk- El Ballad De Jose Campos Torres 2 Vatos Remix
22 ecodek- Juju In Those Strings (Shivaboom Mix)
23 Karsh Kale- Manifest (Kaushik Ambient Remix)
24 Ex Centric Sound System- Marra (Yossi Fine Primal Remix
25 Niyaz- Dilruba- Traveller 06 compilation
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Powerspot 20 December 06
Tomorrow night's show features some of those discs which I thought were my highlights for the year (or ones which gave me great pleasure to listen to at any time) , and not necessarily released in 2006. At time of writing this is what I am bringing into the studio and not necessarily playing in the same order.
Kim Sanders & Peter Kennard- Trance'n'Dancin
Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim- Ceasefire
Rachid Taha- Diwan 2
Spirit of Mambesak- Black Paradise
V/A- Traveler 06 (Six Degrees Records)
Duoud- Sakat
Richard Khuzami- Fused
Ali Farka Toure- Savane
Papua New Guinea Stringbands with Bob Brozman- Songs of the Volcano
Karsh Kale- Broken English
Te Vaka - Tutuki
Source- Tonight's African Jazz Band
V/A- One World Many Cultures
Ba Cissoko- Electric Griot Land
Idan Raichel Project
If we have time some live work from Trilok Gurtu and Nils Petter Molvaer
Jazzbaltica Salzau, 2. Juli 2005. Details below.
Radio Broadcast 14. Oktober 2005 DLF Deutschlandradio
Trilok Gurtu Group
Trilok Gurtu - Perkussion
Nicolas Fiszman - Gitarre, E-Bass
Lars Danielsson - Violoncello, Kontrabass
Nils Petter Molvaer - Trompete
Mike Lindup - Piano, el. Tasteninstrumente
Lastly let me wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas and a happy, prosperous and musical 2007.
Kim Sanders & Peter Kennard- Trance'n'Dancin
Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim- Ceasefire
Rachid Taha- Diwan 2
Spirit of Mambesak- Black Paradise
V/A- Traveler 06 (Six Degrees Records)
Duoud- Sakat
Richard Khuzami- Fused
Ali Farka Toure- Savane
Papua New Guinea Stringbands with Bob Brozman- Songs of the Volcano
Karsh Kale- Broken English
Te Vaka - Tutuki
Source- Tonight's African Jazz Band
V/A- One World Many Cultures
Ba Cissoko- Electric Griot Land
Idan Raichel Project
If we have time some live work from Trilok Gurtu and Nils Petter Molvaer
Jazzbaltica Salzau, 2. Juli 2005. Details below.
Radio Broadcast 14. Oktober 2005 DLF Deutschlandradio
Trilok Gurtu Group
Trilok Gurtu - Perkussion
Nicolas Fiszman - Gitarre, E-Bass
Lars Danielsson - Violoncello, Kontrabass
Nils Petter Molvaer - Trompete
Mike Lindup - Piano, el. Tasteninstrumente
Lastly let me wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas and a happy, prosperous and musical 2007.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Powerspot 12 December 2006
Tonight's show has musical contributions from the following (and in no particular order at time of writing)
U Srinvas & Michael Brook- CD Dream (Real World)
V/A- Arabian Travels 2 (Six Degrees Records)
Bill Laswell- Hear No Evil Remixes
Shakti- CD Remember Shakti
Ba Cissoko- Electric Griot Land
Dhafer Yussef- CD Digital Prophecy (Enja)
Idan Raichel Project- CD Idan Raichel Project
Aneesh Pradhan- CD Tabla the solo tradition
Source- CD Tonight's African Jazz Band
Nadya's 101 Candle Orkestra- CD Crazy Moon
V/A- CD Turkish Groove (Putumayo)
V/A- CD Goddess Divine Energy (Celestial Harmonies)
U Srinvas & Michael Brook- CD Dream (Real World)
V/A- Arabian Travels 2 (Six Degrees Records)
Bill Laswell- Hear No Evil Remixes
Shakti- CD Remember Shakti
Ba Cissoko- Electric Griot Land
Dhafer Yussef- CD Digital Prophecy (Enja)
Idan Raichel Project- CD Idan Raichel Project
Aneesh Pradhan- CD Tabla the solo tradition
Source- CD Tonight's African Jazz Band
Nadya's 101 Candle Orkestra- CD Crazy Moon
V/A- CD Turkish Groove (Putumayo)
V/A- CD Goddess Divine Energy (Celestial Harmonies)
The Necks Tour Dates
OZ TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED:
The Necks have announced the following Australian tour dates for January -
February 2007:
JANUARY
Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th:
MELBOURNE, Corner Hotel
Tix $25 (+$2 booking fee), door price: $28 (if available), doors open 8.30
Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone bookings 9427
9198, online bookings www.cornerhotel.com
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th:
SYDNEY, Sydney Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, Hyde Park North
Tix $35 (+ $3.20 booking fee), doors open 7:00 bookings 1300 888 412
www.sydneyfestival.org.au or Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au tel 02 9209 4614
FEBRUARY
Friday 16th:
CAIRNS, Tanks Art Centre
bookings www.ticketlink.com.au 07 4031 9555 doors open 7:00
Saturday 17th:
BRISBANE, Judith Wright Centre Of Contemporary Art
bookings (07) 3872 9000 www.jwcoca.qld.gov.au
Sunday 18th:
BYRON BAY, Cultural and Community Centre
02 6685 5659 www.heartofbyron.org.au
The Necks have announced the following Australian tour dates for January -
February 2007:
JANUARY
Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th:
MELBOURNE, Corner Hotel
Tix $25 (+$2 booking fee), door price: $28 (if available), doors open 8.30
Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), phone bookings 9427
9198, online bookings www.cornerhotel.com
Saturday 13th to Tuesday 16th:
SYDNEY, Sydney Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent, Hyde Park North
Tix $35 (+ $3.20 booking fee), doors open 7:00 bookings 1300 888 412
www.sydneyfestival.org.au or Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au tel 02 9209 4614
FEBRUARY
Friday 16th:
CAIRNS, Tanks Art Centre
bookings www.ticketlink.com.au 07 4031 9555 doors open 7:00
Saturday 17th:
BRISBANE, Judith Wright Centre Of Contemporary Art
bookings (07) 3872 9000 www.jwcoca.qld.gov.au
Sunday 18th:
BYRON BAY, Cultural and Community Centre
02 6685 5659 www.heartofbyron.org.au
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Powerspot 29 November 2006
Tabla master Talvin Singh will be DJ'ing on Saturday night at The Factory, a new music venue over in Enmore. I hope he pulls his tablas out at some stage and plays along but somehow I doubt it. Anyhow, tonight's show is top heavy with tabla masters of one sort or another. Selected tracks from the following, and in no particular order of play at time of writing
Bobby Singh- CD Random Factors
Trilok Gurtu- CD Remembrance
Karsh Kale- Cd Realize
Tabla Beat Science- Karsh Kale / Talvin Singh / Zakhir Hussain- Tala Matrix
Talvin Singh- CD Ha
Talvin Singh- CD OK
Colin Walcott- / John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack de Johnette- CD Cloud Dance
Also music by Nadya's 101 Candles Orchestra. They have a gig coming up this week- details below.
Saturday 2nd DecemberPaddington RSL226 Oxford Street Paddington 2021 NSW
Show starts 7.30pmTickets $25, concessions $15.
For bookings phone Rafal, on 0415 490 102.Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
Just returned back from touring Hungary Poland and France, NADYA’S 101 CANDLES ORKESTRA will perform at the Paddington RSL for one night only! Don’t miss this romantic evening of Eastern European romance and French Chanson lead by world music diva Nadya Golski. Join her and her fabulous band on the 2nd of December at the Paddington RSL. They will be supported by the fantastic UNDER FIRE GUITARS, Django Reinhardt meets Carlos Jobim in a passionate ensemble of Latin American and Balkan guitars. Part/proceeds go to Father Isaac’s homeless people’s charity.
Sunday 31st December Ignite 2007 with a wild and romantic nite as the the Candles serenade and thrill your senses.@ master blacksmith Francesco Petrolo’s enchanted ForgeNew Years EveUnder the Stars and IndoorsCandles @ Francesco’s ForgeNadya’s 101 Candles Orkestra live @ blacksmith’s forge! From 8pm till all night long.Kids welcomeGypsy DJPerformances from special guestsMeditteranean and Balkan BanquetBYO$50 per person $30 concession
Sculpt your own memento of 2006Gypsy and Eastern European film screenings in other roomBarrista making great coffee all niteChill Out room for Mum’s and kidsPlenty of on street parkingAt home atmosphereCall Mr Dabrowski 0415490102Email lucy@nadya.com.au
Please join Sangeet Australia for the final recital for 2006. Introducing to our Mehfil series Sarangan Sriranganathan on Sitar.
SANGEET AUSTRALIA:
Supporting Hindustani Music
presents
SARANGAN SRIRANGANATHAN - sitar
BOBBY SINGH - tabla
SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2:30PM
THE DICKSON SPACE
35-39 DICKSON STREET NEWTOWN
TICKETS AT THE DOOR $15/12 con
Family discounts available. Wheelchair access available. On street parking. Enter via King Street. Short walk from Newtown train station or bus route 422 from Railway Square.
Performance approximately two hours with interval. Light refreshments available.
EXPERIENCE ACOUSTIC CLASSICAL MUSIC FROM INDIA
SOUL STIRRING AND PASSIONATE RAGAS IN A TRADITIONAL AND INTIMATE SOIREE SETTING.
About the Artists:
Sarangan Sriranganathan is a well known, award winning accomplished singer and musician from Sri Lanka who now resides in Sydney. The sitar is one of his many achievments. His recent concerts include The Commonwealth Games Festival and Womadelaide. More Information on www.sarangan.net
Bobby Singh is a much loved fixture in the Australian music scene performing extensively both locally and overseas. Increasingly he is exploring multiple fusion line-ups but trained rigourously as a classical musician under the tutelage of Aneesh Pradhan.
Bobby Singh- CD Random Factors
Trilok Gurtu- CD Remembrance
Karsh Kale- Cd Realize
Tabla Beat Science- Karsh Kale / Talvin Singh / Zakhir Hussain- Tala Matrix
Talvin Singh- CD Ha
Talvin Singh- CD OK
Colin Walcott- / John Abercrombie / Dave Holland / Jack de Johnette- CD Cloud Dance
Also music by Nadya's 101 Candles Orchestra. They have a gig coming up this week- details below.
Saturday 2nd DecemberPaddington RSL226 Oxford Street Paddington 2021 NSW
Show starts 7.30pmTickets $25, concessions $15.
For bookings phone Rafal, on 0415 490 102.Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
Just returned back from touring Hungary Poland and France, NADYA’S 101 CANDLES ORKESTRA will perform at the Paddington RSL for one night only! Don’t miss this romantic evening of Eastern European romance and French Chanson lead by world music diva Nadya Golski. Join her and her fabulous band on the 2nd of December at the Paddington RSL. They will be supported by the fantastic UNDER FIRE GUITARS, Django Reinhardt meets Carlos Jobim in a passionate ensemble of Latin American and Balkan guitars. Part/proceeds go to Father Isaac’s homeless people’s charity.
Sunday 31st December Ignite 2007 with a wild and romantic nite as the the Candles serenade and thrill your senses.@ master blacksmith Francesco Petrolo’s enchanted ForgeNew Years EveUnder the Stars and IndoorsCandles @ Francesco’s ForgeNadya’s 101 Candles Orkestra live @ blacksmith’s forge! From 8pm till all night long.Kids welcomeGypsy DJPerformances from special guestsMeditteranean and Balkan BanquetBYO$50 per person $30 concession
Sculpt your own memento of 2006Gypsy and Eastern European film screenings in other roomBarrista making great coffee all niteChill Out room for Mum’s and kidsPlenty of on street parkingAt home atmosphereCall Mr Dabrowski 0415490102Email lucy@nadya.com.au
Please join Sangeet Australia for the final recital for 2006. Introducing to our Mehfil series Sarangan Sriranganathan on Sitar.
SANGEET AUSTRALIA:
Supporting Hindustani Music
presents
SARANGAN SRIRANGANATHAN - sitar
BOBBY SINGH - tabla
SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2:30PM
THE DICKSON SPACE
35-39 DICKSON STREET NEWTOWN
TICKETS AT THE DOOR $15/12 con
Family discounts available. Wheelchair access available. On street parking. Enter via King Street. Short walk from Newtown train station or bus route 422 from Railway Square.
Performance approximately two hours with interval. Light refreshments available.
EXPERIENCE ACOUSTIC CLASSICAL MUSIC FROM INDIA
SOUL STIRRING AND PASSIONATE RAGAS IN A TRADITIONAL AND INTIMATE SOIREE SETTING.
About the Artists:
Sarangan Sriranganathan is a well known, award winning accomplished singer and musician from Sri Lanka who now resides in Sydney. The sitar is one of his many achievments. His recent concerts include The Commonwealth Games Festival and Womadelaide. More Information on www.sarangan.net
Bobby Singh is a much loved fixture in the Australian music scene performing extensively both locally and overseas. Increasingly he is exploring multiple fusion line-ups but trained rigourously as a classical musician under the tutelage of Aneesh Pradhan.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Powerspot Playlist 8-11-06
Hi All
On the show tonight tracks from the following releases (and in no particular order of play at time of writing)
The Idan Raichel Project- CD The Idan Raichel Project-
Various Arists- World Circuit Presents.....
Te Vaka- CD Te Vaka
Sidi Mansour- Rimitti
Various Artists- Congotronics 2 Buzz N' Rumble From The Urban Jungle
Debashish Bhattacharya- Calcutta Slide Guitar
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra- CD Boulevarde de L'Independance
Ali Farka Toure- CD Savane
Duoud- CD Sakat
Pt. Premkumar Mallik- In Praise of the Goddess- Devotional Songs from North India (Celestial Harmonies)
Music from India- Goddess Divine Energy (Celestial Harmonies)
Takashi Hirayasu & Bob brozman- Nankuru Naisa
The Newtown Festival will be happening this Sunday. I'll be manning the 2SER stall from 10am and then doing a set on the 2SER stage from 1100 onwards. It should be a fun day for all.
Check out the website for more info...http://www.newtowncentre.org/festival/
Regards, and hope that some of you will tune in and listen.
On the show tonight tracks from the following releases (and in no particular order of play at time of writing)
The Idan Raichel Project- CD The Idan Raichel Project-
Various Arists- World Circuit Presents.....
Te Vaka- CD Te Vaka
Sidi Mansour- Rimitti
Various Artists- Congotronics 2 Buzz N' Rumble From The Urban Jungle
Debashish Bhattacharya- Calcutta Slide Guitar
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra- CD Boulevarde de L'Independance
Ali Farka Toure- CD Savane
Duoud- CD Sakat
Pt. Premkumar Mallik- In Praise of the Goddess- Devotional Songs from North India (Celestial Harmonies)
Music from India- Goddess Divine Energy (Celestial Harmonies)
Takashi Hirayasu & Bob brozman- Nankuru Naisa
The Newtown Festival will be happening this Sunday. I'll be manning the 2SER stall from 10am and then doing a set on the 2SER stage from 1100 onwards. It should be a fun day for all.
Check out the website for more info...http://www.newtowncentre.org/festival/
Regards, and hope that some of you will tune in and listen.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Joseph Tawadros performance 15-11-2006
2006 Freedman Fellowship Winner Oud Virtuoso
JOSEPH TAWADROS LIVE IN CONCERT
with Special Guests JAMES TAWADROS (Req) and BEN RODGERS (Bass)
WHEN: Wednesday, 15th November, 2006 - 8pm
WHERE: Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium Of Music
ADDRESS: Macquarie St, Sydney
TICKETS: $25 Full / $20 Concession
BOOKINGS : email - joe@josephtawadros.com - www.josephtawadros.com
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
2SER Radiothon information
2ser Radiothon: Support a Higher Frequency
October 20 -27
2ser kicked off their annual Radiothon today, celebrating the importance of independent media.
“ Supporting independent media is more important than ever” explains Tanya Stephenson, 2ser
Marketing and Development Manager.
“As we have already seen in the past week, the laws will set off a frenzied chain reaction of take up,
takeover, devour and conquer in the commercial media realm. However, as community media cannot
be taken over by commercial interests, 2ser will remain independent and untouched by the coming
storm - as long as listeners and the community choose to support it”.
With no play-listed music and independent, unbiased current affairs programs, 2ser is committed to
providing a media platform that operates in contrast to the otherwise highly commercial world of
news and issue reporting, advertising and music promotion. 2ser also continues to be one of the only
stations in which its presenters are allowed to voice their political opinion on air.
“ According to the most recent McNair Research, people are increasingly tuning in to community
radio to access local information and news, specialist music and talks programs, and to listen to a
station that plays Australian music and supports local artists” Tanya ads.
“The ‘Support a higher frequency’ Radiothon provides listeners with the opportunity to show their
support of 2ser and help ensure that the station and its programs continue for at least another 27
years.”
During Radiothon, people are invited to 'support a higher frequency' by subscribing to 2ser. The
station holds an educational community broadcasting licence and receives no government funding,
so relies on the support of local businesses and listeners so it can continue to provide Sydney with
an independent, local and real media alternative.
Subscription costs from just $33 per year for concession holders, with special packages also
available to businesses and artists (bands, DJs, performing artists). And to sweeten the deal,
subscribers joining up during Radiothon will not only be supporting a vital media alternative, but also
receive a copy of 2ser’s new “frequency” magazine, a Spunk compilation CD and 2ser key ring,
access to great prizes all year, and entry into the draw to win up to $50,000 worth of prizes, including
an Intrepid Travel “Road to Angkor” Trip for two, two days recording/mixing at Big Jesus Burger
Studios, subscriptions to the Monthly, New Matilda and Arts Hub, loads of CD and movie packs, and
more!
For more information about Radiothon or to subscribe to 2ser, call 9514 9514 or visit www.2ser.com.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
PANDIT RAMCHANDRA SUMANJI (tabla)
Asian Dance and Music Centre
presents
TAAL TARANG 2006
PANDIT RAMCHANDRA SUMANJI (tabla)
accompanied by Friends and Students
An Annual Celebration of Hindustani Rhythm, Dance and Music.
Saturday 28th October 7:30pm
Tickets $20 and $15 concession at the door.
Lithuanian Club
16-20 Meredith St
Bankstown
(near Bankstown Train Station)
Performers include:
Pandit Ramchandra Suman (tabla)
Inkaran Kantarajah (tabla) Chris Fields (tabla) Stephen (pakhawaj) Angeline (kathak dance), Shobha Bali, Anil Kumar and Sunita Sethi (vocals), Colin Berryman (sitar) and Adrian McNeil (sarod).
Come along and enjoy a variety night of classical and light classical music from India. Help to support live music in Sydney and raise funds for Panditji's Asian Dance and Music Centre.
For more info please call 0421 808 817 or 9796 7401
presents
TAAL TARANG 2006
PANDIT RAMCHANDRA SUMANJI (tabla)
accompanied by Friends and Students
An Annual Celebration of Hindustani Rhythm, Dance and Music.
Saturday 28th October 7:30pm
Tickets $20 and $15 concession at the door.
Lithuanian Club
16-20 Meredith St
Bankstown
(near Bankstown Train Station)
Performers include:
Pandit Ramchandra Suman (tabla)
Inkaran Kantarajah (tabla) Chris Fields (tabla) Stephen (pakhawaj) Angeline (kathak dance), Shobha Bali, Anil Kumar and Sunita Sethi (vocals), Colin Berryman (sitar) and Adrian McNeil (sarod).
Come along and enjoy a variety night of classical and light classical music from India. Help to support live music in Sydney and raise funds for Panditji's Asian Dance and Music Centre.
For more info please call 0421 808 817 or 9796 7401
Monday, October 23, 2006
Nils Petter Molvaer interview
A good read for those interested in the music of this talented Nordic trumpeter
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=23039
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=23039
Kim Sanders Live 12 Novemebr 06
Multi-instrumentalist and World Music pioneer Llew Kiek will join Kim Sanders & Friends for a not-to-be-missed performance at the Clarendon in Katoomba on Sunday November 12.
Kiek will play bouzouki, oud and Turkish baglama (or saz). “I love the sound of the baglama”, said Kim Sanders yesterday. “To me, it’s the sound of Turkey. It takes me right back there every time I hear it. And every time I go to Turkey and hear a baglama for the first time, I always feel that wave of emotion. It’s a very emotional instrument.”
Sanders has studied, recorded and performed extensively in Turkey and plays a number of Turkish instruments himself. These include the the ney – the flute used in the ritual of the “Whirling Dervishes” - and the mey. He also plays Bulgarian
gaida (bagpipe), kaval (wooden flute) and tenor sax. And the Aardvark will also wail.
The band is propelled by eclectic bassist Steve Elphick and tabla master Bobby Singh.
The concert will feature a unique mix of Balkan Gypsy thrash tunes, haunting Sufi meditations, Indo-jazz grooves and uncategorizable originals.
Kim Sanders: ney, gaida, kaval, mey, tenor sax, aardvark
Llew Kiek: baglama, bouzouki, oud, keyboards
Steve Elphick: double bass
Bobby Singh: tabla
Photo: Peter Elfes C. 2006
The Clarendon
68 Lurline Street, Katoomba
12 November
Doors open and dinner 6pm, music starts 7.30
Info and bookings enquiries@clarendonguesthouse.com.au or 02 4782 1322
Visit Kim’s website http://www.netspace.com.au/~kimsanders
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Nick Gold interview mp3
Here's the interview from last night. Nick Gold is the creative genius behind the World Circuit label and they have just released an excellent compilation entitled World Circuit Presents.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Powerspot 18 October 06
Tracks from the World Circuit release Best of played on Powerspot tonight aren as follows.
Chan Chan -Buena Vista Social Club
Boul di Tagal- Cheik Lo
Rumba Argelina- Radio Tarifa
Rire Zarga Quana- Bellemou Messaoud
Al Vaiven Mi Carreta- Nico sanquito
Tumbanga- Orlando Cachaito Lopez
Flor de Amor- Omara Portuando
Tapha Niang- Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra
El Carretero- Guuillermo Portobales
Juan Pena- Sierra Maestra
El Son Te Llama- Orchestra Baobab
A Love Supreme- Anga Diaz
Dr Binol- Shirati Jazz
DU Du- Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Silencio- Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo
Chan Chan -Buena Vista Social Club
Boul di Tagal- Cheik Lo
Rumba Argelina- Radio Tarifa
Rire Zarga Quana- Bellemou Messaoud
Al Vaiven Mi Carreta- Nico sanquito
Tumbanga- Orlando Cachaito Lopez
Flor de Amor- Omara Portuando
Tapha Niang- Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra
El Carretero- Guuillermo Portobales
Juan Pena- Sierra Maestra
El Son Te Llama- Orchestra Baobab
A Love Supreme- Anga Diaz
Dr Binol- Shirati Jazz
DU Du- Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Silencio- Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Powerspot 11 October 2006
Here's what I played on tonight's show.
Niyza- CD Niyaz- Ghazaal / Arezou (Six Degrees Records)
Midival Punditz- CD Midival Times- Kesariya (Six Degrees Records)
Hans Zimmer- S/T Black Hawk Down- Synchrotone
Joseph Tawadros- CD Storyteller- Storyteller
Jon Hassell- CD Maarifa Street- Divine SOS / New Gods
Bugge Wesseltoft- CD Moving- Moving
Various Artists- Putumayo Presents Acoustic Africa feat. Angelique Kidjo, Vusi Mahlasela, Djelimady Tounkara
Various Artists- Electric Gypsyland 2 (Crammed Discs)
Various Artists- World Circuit Presents - Ali Farka Toure- Amandrai (live) (pre release copy)
Next week I am running an interview with Nick Gold from the World Circuit label. Nick has been producing an array of wonderful recordings from around Cuba, Senegal & West Africa for many years now and has won 4 Grammy's for his work with the likes of Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder & the Buena Vista Social Club. He is a very likable man with many stories and more importantly many fine releases on the label. To celebrate 20 years surviving the music industry World Circuit have released an excellent compilation highlighting music from their well known and lesser known acts from over the years. We'll be highlighting this release next week on the show.
I spoke briefly tonight about the Songlines Festival up in the Blue Mountains ovr the next three weekends. Here is the link if you want to know more.
Kim Sanders is having a couple of gigs around Sydney in the next few weeks. Check it out via this link.
Niyza- CD Niyaz- Ghazaal / Arezou (Six Degrees Records)
Midival Punditz- CD Midival Times- Kesariya (Six Degrees Records)
Hans Zimmer- S/T Black Hawk Down- Synchrotone
Joseph Tawadros- CD Storyteller- Storyteller
Jon Hassell- CD Maarifa Street- Divine SOS / New Gods
Bugge Wesseltoft- CD Moving- Moving
Various Artists- Putumayo Presents Acoustic Africa feat. Angelique Kidjo, Vusi Mahlasela, Djelimady Tounkara
Various Artists- Electric Gypsyland 2 (Crammed Discs)
Various Artists- World Circuit Presents - Ali Farka Toure- Amandrai (live) (pre release copy)
Next week I am running an interview with Nick Gold from the World Circuit label. Nick has been producing an array of wonderful recordings from around Cuba, Senegal & West Africa for many years now and has won 4 Grammy's for his work with the likes of Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder & the Buena Vista Social Club. He is a very likable man with many stories and more importantly many fine releases on the label. To celebrate 20 years surviving the music industry World Circuit have released an excellent compilation highlighting music from their well known and lesser known acts from over the years. We'll be highlighting this release next week on the show.
I spoke briefly tonight about the Songlines Festival up in the Blue Mountains ovr the next three weekends. Here is the link if you want to know more.
Kim Sanders is having a couple of gigs around Sydney in the next few weeks. Check it out via this link.
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