------------17TH SEPTEMBER, TRANCE, SPIRITUAL MUSIC, ------------
Hello, I hope all is well in your world and welcome to the latest broadcast
news.
I'll start off with someone else's news, Jane Cornwell wrote an interesting
article in the Guardian, we posted a link on the website. On the eve of the
London African Festival, she asks what the British African diaspora are
listening to...its something that has always struck me. The difference between
community events and those billed under the heading "world music" is quite
noticeable, take the Africa Oye festival in Liverpool which attracts a wide
diverse crowd, yet just down the road at the Liverpool Philharmonic the
demographic for an African Soul rebels gig, billed under the banner of World
Music is predominantly European and middle aged...
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1229 ]
Who know's what the answer is, perhaps WOM@tt and their Best of British have
some answers. You can catch Nsimba Foggis and Taxi Patta Patta at their latest
promotion on 25th September. GondwanaSound listeners have been promised a
discount.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1233 ]
In Sheffield we had our very own answer to diversity with the first outing of
Mim Suleiman's band playing some deep grooves...the way in which Pole Pole has
evolved is staggering, a broody arabo tantalising percussive journey in which
no-one was stood still. Guests throughout the evening included Kadialy Kouyate,
Last Three days, The Subtropics and Mulembas dance class. We were also privvy
to some of the first glimpses of the film by Sandra Thomas shot on location with
Mim as she played a homecoming concert at this year's Sauti Za Bausara.
If like us at GondwanaTowers you've had some memorable festival experiences
this year, do go and register to vote at the UK Festival awards site. There's a
category for best overseas festival, so no prizes for guessing where our vote is
going.
[ http://uk.festivalawards.com/ ]
....and on the subject of festivals, there's no business like the festival
business particularly when artists pull out. Angelique Kidjo apologises to
Musicport for cancelling, read the news of her repleacement and an interest late
confirmation.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1236 ]
Occasionally, we like to be amongst the first with the news. The Roma Queens
and Kings are abdicating to pave the way for a Roma republic and the first
Battle of the Brass Bands. This will be the new "Gypsy" May tour. Dates for
Europe and the first bands to battle it out are all here.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1234 ]
Featured new releases in this weeks broadcast come from Natacha Atlas and the
posthumous release from Lobi Traore.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1237 ]
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1239 ]
and with the Barbican's Transcender weekend coming up we play a few spiritual
and trancey numbers including something from Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin who I
look forward to seeing enormously.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1220 ]
Also appearing during the Transcender weekend is Afghan musician Homayun Sakhi
we played his track last week from the Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan. This week its our album of the week and I got on the phone to its compiler Simon
Broughton to find out more...you can hear extracts of our conversation along
with selected tracks on this week's broadcast.
That's about it for now
Hope you can join me Friday 9am for an hour of global roots and grooves on
Sheffield Live 93.2FM and [ http://www.sheffieldlive.org ]
Jill
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Hello, I hope all is well in your world and welcome to the latest broadcast
news.
I'll start off with someone else's news, Jane Cornwell wrote an interesting
article in the Guardian, we posted a link on the website. On the eve of the
London African Festival, she asks what the British African diaspora are
listening to...its something that has always struck me. The difference between
community events and those billed under the heading "world music" is quite
noticeable, take the Africa Oye festival in Liverpool which attracts a wide
diverse crowd, yet just down the road at the Liverpool Philharmonic the
demographic for an African Soul rebels gig, billed under the banner of World
Music is predominantly European and middle aged...
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1229 ]
Who know's what the answer is, perhaps WOM@tt and their Best of British have
some answers. You can catch Nsimba Foggis and Taxi Patta Patta at their latest
promotion on 25th September. GondwanaSound listeners have been promised a
discount.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1233 ]
In Sheffield we had our very own answer to diversity with the first outing of
Mim Suleiman's band playing some deep grooves...the way in which Pole Pole has
evolved is staggering, a broody arabo tantalising percussive journey in which
no-one was stood still. Guests throughout the evening included Kadialy Kouyate,
Last Three days, The Subtropics and Mulembas dance class. We were also privvy
to some of the first glimpses of the film by Sandra Thomas shot on location with
Mim as she played a homecoming concert at this year's Sauti Za Bausara.
If like us at GondwanaTowers you've had some memorable festival experiences
this year, do go and register to vote at the UK Festival awards site. There's a
category for best overseas festival, so no prizes for guessing where our vote is
going.
[ http://uk.festivalawards.com/ ]
....and on the subject of festivals, there's no business like the festival
business particularly when artists pull out. Angelique Kidjo apologises to
Musicport for cancelling, read the news of her repleacement and an interest late
confirmation.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1236 ]
Occasionally, we like to be amongst the first with the news. The Roma Queens
and Kings are abdicating to pave the way for a Roma republic and the first
Battle of the Brass Bands. This will be the new "Gypsy" May tour. Dates for
Europe and the first bands to battle it out are all here.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1234 ]
Featured new releases in this weeks broadcast come from Natacha Atlas and the
posthumous release from Lobi Traore.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1237 ]
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1239 ]
and with the Barbican's Transcender weekend coming up we play a few spiritual
and trancey numbers including something from Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin who I
look forward to seeing enormously.
[ http://www.gondwanasound.co.uk/node/1220 ]
Also appearing during the Transcender weekend is Afghan musician Homayun Sakhi
we played his track last week from the Rough Guide to the Music of Afghanistan. This week its our album of the week and I got on the phone to its compiler Simon
Broughton to find out more...you can hear extracts of our conversation along
with selected tracks on this week's broadcast.
That's about it for now
Hope you can join me Friday 9am for an hour of global roots and grooves on
Sheffield Live 93.2FM and [ http://www.sheffieldlive.org ]
Jill
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