Playlist 25.02.2019
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 25.02.2019
Playlists
On this week's programme:
The Mekons are veteran punk-rockers who gathered folk and country en route.
The Brussels trio, Kel Assouf, play a hard-core Touareg rock.
Late flowering Dona Onete, now in her 80th year, is Queen of Carimbo music.
uKanDanZ combine Ethiopian vocals with French power trio for maximum danceability.
DAM are a Palestinian hip-hop crew founded in 1999.
Xiomara Fortuna is folklorist and singer from the Dominican Republic.
The Star Band of Dakar were in the forefront of the 1970s Senegalese Cuban craze, while the funky stuff was all the rage in Nigeria.
Soul Bang’s is Souleymane Bangoura, R&B man from Guinea Conakry.
Domenica’s ORieL has a contemporary lovers’ rock style.
Four black women with banjos and a powerful message of triumph over adversity - songs of the US native daughters.
Lula Wiles is a trio, originating in Boston.
Stick In The Wheel are English folk with a punkish attack.
Lisa O’Neill is an Irish singer searching deeper roots.
The Rodopi Ensemble play traditional Thracian songs and dances.
The Astrakan Project is a Breton excursion into Portuguese historical legend, with magnificent illustrations.
Janusz Prusinowski is rootsman par excellence of Polish village music.
Kronos Quartet collaborate with the Iranian Vahdat sisters.
The Gloaming unveil a new masterwork.
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Monday February 25th. The programme goes out every Monday at 10pm to midnight on 103.2FM and is available live at www.dublincityfm.ie
1. The Mekons: “Lawrence of California”.
2. The Mekons: “Mirage”. Both from “Deserted” (forthcoming on Glitterbeat).
3. Kel Assouf: “Ubary”. From “Black Tenere” (Glitterbeat 2019).
4. Dona Onete: “Festa do Tubarão”. Single from forthcoming album “Rebujo” (Mais Um Discos).
5. uKanDanZ: “Gedawo”. From “Yeketelale” (Buda Musique 2018).
6. DAM: “Emta Njawzak Yamma”. Single release on Cooking Vinyl.
7. Xiomara Fortuna: “A Levanta El Alma”. From “Son Verdad” (Ile Akwa 2018).
8. Star Band De Dakar: “Misterioso”. From “Psicodelia Afro-Cubana De Senegal” (Ostinato 2019).
9. Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7: “Obonogbozu”. From the compilation “Nigeria 70 - No Wahala: Highlife, AfroFunk & Juju 1973-1987” (Strut 2019).
10. Soul Bang’s: “Singué Love”. From “Yelenna” (Sony 2019).
11. ORieL: “Breathing”.
12. ORieL: “I’m Leaving”. Both singles on Boomrush Productions.
13. Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell: “Black Myself”.
14. Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell: “I Knew I Could Fly”. Both from “Songs Of Our Native Daughters” (Smithsonian Folkways 2019).
15. Lula Wiles: “Bad Guy”. From “What Will We Do” (Smithsonian Folkways 2019).
16. Stick In The Wheel: “Over Again”.
17. Stick In The Wheel: “Follow Them True”. Both from “Follow Them True” (From Here 2018).
18. Lisa O’Neill: “Rock The Machine”. From “Heard A Long Gone Song” (River Lea 2018).
19. Rodopi Ensemble: “Tora you ptisan ton choro” (Now that they started dancing)”. From “Thraki - Traditional Dance & Songs from Thrace” (ARC 2018).
20. Astrakan Project: “Gwerz Ines”. From “Ines” (Astrakan Project 2019).
21. Janusz Prusinowski Kompania: “Deszezowy (Rainy)”. From “Po sladach / In the footsteps” (Buda Musique 2019).
22. Kronos Quartet with Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat: “My Tresses In The Wind”. From “Placeless” (Kirkelig Kulturverksted 2019).
23. The Gloaming: “Méachan Rudai”. From “The Gloaming 3” (Real World 2019).
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Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell: “Songs Of Our Native Daughters” (Smithsonian Folkways).
2. Leyla McCalla: “The Capitalist Blues” (Jazz Village).
3. Tartit: “Amankor / The Exile” (Riverboat / World Music Network).
4. Lisa O’Neill: “Heard A Long Gone Song” (River Lea / Rough Trade).
5. Astrakan Project: “Ines” (Astrakan Project).
6. Various Artists: “Nigeria 70 - No Wahala: Highlife, AfroFunk & Juju 1973-1987” (Strut).
7. Bâton Bleu: “Weird and Wonderful Tales” (Dixiefrog).
8. uKanDanZ: “Yeketelale” (Buda).
9. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba: “Miri” (Out Here).
10. Stick In The Wheel: “Follow Them True” (From Here).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. The Gloaming: “Méachan Rudai”. From “The Gloaming 3” (Real World).
2. Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7: “Obonogbozu”. From the compilation “Nigeria 70 - No Wahala: Highlife, AfroFunk & Juju 1973-1987” (Strut).
3. ORieL: “Breathing”. Single on Boomrush Productions.
4. Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell: “Slave Driver”. From “Songs Of Our Native Daughters” (Smithsonian Folkways).
5. Kronos Quartet with Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat: “My Tresses In The Wind”. From “Placeless” (Kirkelig Kulturverksted).
