Tempo de verão

We're sitting here in snow, ice and cold, waiting for Christmas - in Brazil (and other points south), they're celebrating on the beach. That's the inspiration for this show - along with a small salute to the people of Bahia. (Ever notice how many songs have been written about Bahian women?)

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1. Samba de Verão, Caetano Veloso, A Bossa do Caetano

2. Águas de março, Elis Regina, Elis (1973)

3. Upa Neguinho, Carlos Malta, Pimenta (Malta)

4. Tarde de Chuva, Raphael Rabello & Paulo Moura, Dois Irmãos (Caju/Milestone, 1991)

5. Xodó da baiana, Raphael Rabello, Relendo Dilermando Reis

6. Falsa baiana, Gal Costa, Fa-Tal Gal A Todo Vapor (Phonogram, 1971)

7. Toda menina baiana, Gilberto Gil, Acoustic

8. A Flor da Laranjeira/Sereia (etc.), Beth Carvalho, Pra Seu Governo (Tapecar/EMI Brasil, 1974)

9. Doralice, João Gilberto, Live at Umbria Jazz (Egea)

10. Rodando a baiana, Joyce, Ilha Brasil (Brasil EMI, 1996)

11. Marina, Ary Barroso, Ary Caymmi-Dorival Barroso (Odeon, 1958)

12. A menina dança, Os Novos Baianos, Acabou Chorare (Som Livre, 1972)

13. Linda Flor, Zélia Duncan, Eu me transformo em outras (Duncan Discos, 2004)

14. No tabuleiro da baiana, João Gilberto, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Brasil (WEA, 1981)

15. Roda, Bola Sete, Shebaba

16. Maricotinha, Maria Bethânia, Maricotinha

17. Na Baixa do Sapateiro, Caetano Veloso, Livro (Nonesuch)

18. La vem a baiana, Carolina Cardoso de Menezes, Teleco-Teco


19. Angel in the Middle, Chris Thompson, Red Morning Rise (Groove Trumpet)

20. André do Sapato Novo, Chico Batera, Lume (Biscoito Fino)

21. Na Cadencia do Samba, Cássia Eller, The Girls from Ipanema

22. Samba Nagô, Dom Um Romão, Dom Um

23. Por Causa Se Você Menina, Jorge Ben, Puro Suinge

24. Rapaz de bem, Bossa Tres & Jo Basile, ...e Jo Basile (AudioFidelity/Ubatuqui)

25. Sambou...Sambou, João Donato, Muito Vontade

26. Ternura, K-Ximbinho, Saudades de um Clarinete



27. Samba do Avião, Míucha & Tom Jobim

28. Forró Brabo, Pascoal Meirelles & Sexteto, Forró Brabo (Rob Digital, 1998)

29. Noite Escura, Quaternaglia Quartet, Presença (Paulus Music)

30. Sofres Porque Queres, Radamés Gnattali Sexteto, Série Depoimento, V. 2 (Odeon/EMI Brasil, 1975)

21. Escapulindo, Turibio Santos, Valsas e Choros (Lumiar)

32. Que seja bem feliz, Clara Nunes, Claridade (Odeon/EMI Brasil, 1975)

33. The Waters of March, Janet Planet & Tom Theabo, The Consequence of Two (Stellar Sound)

34. Lembrança que ficou, Canhoto da Paraíba, O violão brasileiro tocado pelo avesso...

35. Formosa/Deixa, Marcos Sacramento, Saravá, Baden Powell (Biscoito Fino)

36. O Sol Nascerá, Arranco de Varsóvia, Samba de Cartola

37. Balanço Zona Sul, Conjunto Som 4

38. Tarde em Itapoã, Toquinho, Vinícius (Biscoito Fino)

39. Ligia, Vinicius Cantuaria, Horse and Fish

40. Azul Bahia, Joyce, Gafieira Moderna

41. Consolação, Mônica Salmaso & Paulo Bellinati, Afro-Sambas (GSP)

42. Valsa Chorando, Nó em Pingo d'Água, Interpreta Paulinho da Viola

43. Modinha pra Gabriela, Gal Costa

* Photo of baiana and samba de roda by Adenor Gondim.

Other peoples' jazz

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1. Sangam, Charles Lloyd, Sangam (ECM)

2. Django (Donadona), Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia, In cerca di cibo (ECM)

3. Aspen Leaf, George Mraz, Morava (Milestone)

4. Joking Lady, Gianmaria Testa, Extra-Muros (Le Chant du Monde)

5. Bluesette, Christian Escoudé Octet, Gipsy Waltz (Polygram France)

6. Idoma, Nguyên Lê, Three Trios (ACT/Blue Jackel)

7. Rabou-Abou-Kabou, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Odd Times (Enja)

8. Gramelot in 6/8, Simone Guiducci, Chorale (Felmay)

9. Violetas Azuis, Gabriele Mirabassi & Sérgio Assad, Velho Retrato (Egea)

10. Sempre a sonhar, Paulo Moura, Interpreta Radamés Gnattali

11. Florzinha (Petite Fleur), Tania Maria, Viva Brazil (Concord)

12. Miuñera de Carmen, Victor Prieto, Persistencia

13. Dichavado, Guinga, Noturno Copacabana (Velas)

14. Ugly Beauty, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Fire Dance (Milestone)

15. Espejo, Guillermo Klein, Los Guachos III (Sunnyside)



16. Nanã, Edison Machado É Samba Novo

17. Murmullo, Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is (O+)

18. Bolero, Chucho Valdés, Briyumba Palo Congo (Blue Note)

19. Nu Nu, Avishai Cohen, Continuo (Sunnyside)

20. Charms of the Night Sky, Dave Douglas, Charms of the Night Sky (Winter & Winter)

21. O Campeão, Donny McCaslin, Soar (Sunnyside)

22. Camel Rise, Bobby Hutcherson, Montara (Blue Note)

23. Salvador, Egberto Gismonti, Orfeu Novo

24. Barquinho, Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina, Aquarela do Brasil

25. Cochichando, Henrique Cazes & Marcello Gonçalves, Pixinguinha de Bolso (Kuarup Discos)

26. El Viaje, Antonio Arnedo, Colombia (Adventure Music)

27. Fear of the South, Tin Hat Trio, Everything is Illuminated

28. L'etang, Joyce & Banda Maluca, Just a Little Bit Crazy (Far Out/Blue Jackel)

29. Devaneio, Victor Assis Brasil, Desnehos

30. Stone Ridge, Tomasz Stanko, From the Green Hill (ECM)

31. Nigeria, Magic Malik Orchestra, 00237 XP-1 (Label Bleu)

32. Parisian Thoroughfare, Paquito D'Rivera, Calle 54 (Lola/Blue Note)

* "Tabla Player in Switzerland" by bipinchandra.

Brasil rural

Interested in hearing what Brazilians really listen to? We are - and we've posted a new program with music from all over the country. Bossa nova it isn't, but it most definitely is fascinating... Click here to listen.

BTW, our e-mail address is on the station page - if you have queries, requests, etc., please feel free to write!



1. Fruta gogoia, Gal Costa, A Todo Vapor

2. Violeiro, Elomar, Cantorias e Cantadores 2 (Kuarup Discos)

3. O amor daqui de casa, Gilberto Gil, As Canções de Eu, Tu, Eles (WEA Brasil)

4. Guaxo, Helena Meirelles, A Grande Dama de Viola

5. Forró no encontro dos Rios, Itiberê Orquestra Família, Do Pedro Espia (Maritaca)

6. Usina (Tango no Mango), Mestre Ambrosio

7. Assum Branco, Mônica Salmaso, Iaiá (Biscoito Fino/World Village)

8. Embolada de Caboclo/Sinhá Maria, Pereira da Viola, Violeiros do Brasil (Núcleo Contemporâneo)

9. Fica mal com Deus, Quarteto Novo (Odeon/EMI Brasil)

10. Jack Soul Brasileiro, Lenine, Na Pressão (BMG Brasil)

11. Coco do Manoel, Mestre Salustiano, Sonho da Rabeca

12. Repente, Quinteto Armorial, Do Romance ao galope nordestino (Marcus Pereira)

13. Sonhos Guaranys, Renato Teixeira, Sonhos Guaranys

14. Mazurca pantaneira, Roberto Corrêa, Violeiros do Brasil




15. Lamento sertanejo/Asa Branca, Viola Urbana

16. Suite Nordestina (Guerra-Peixe), Água de Moringa, Saracoteando (Rob/Malandro)

17. Cirandeiro, Edu Lobo & Maria Bethânia, Edu & Bethânia (Elenco)

18. Frevo, Egberto Gismonti, Alma (Carmo/ECM)

19. Noite de temporal, Dorival Caymmi, Caymmi e seu violão (Odeon/EMI)

20. Viola meu bem, Dona Edith do Prato (Quitanda/Biscoito Fino)


21. Qui nem jiló, Gilberto Gil, São João Vivo (WEA Brasil)

22. Boi meu, menino, Chico Maranhão, Nosso Chão (Marcus Pereira)

23. Quando eu penso no Bahia, Caetano Veloso, Circuladô Vivo

24. No Rancho Fundo, Hamilton de Holanda, 01 Bytes 10 Cordas (Biscoito Fino)

25. Maria Betânia, Heraldo do Monte, Viola Nordestina (Kuarup Discos)

26. Suite norte, sul, leste, oeste, Hermeto Pascoal, Zabumbê-bum-á (WEA Brasil)

27. Embaixador, Paulo Bellinati, Lira Brasileira (GSP)

28. O Trenzinho do Caipira, Braz da Viola & Orquestra de Viola Caipira, Violeiros do Brasil

29. Folguedos de Roda, Coco Raízes de Arcoverde, Coco Raízes de Arcoverde (Outro Brasil)

30. Glória da Relâmpago, Canhoto da Paraíba, Pisando em Brasa: Walking on Coals (Milestone/Kuarup Discos)

31. Leão do Norte, Lenine & Marcos Suzano, Olho da Peixe (Velas)

32. Flor matogrossense, Renato Teixeira, Sonhos Guaranys

33. Lembrança, Viola Quebrada, Sertaneja (Kuarup Discos)

34. Gente que vem de Lisboa/Peixinhos do Mar, Pena Branca & Xavatinho, Cantorias & Cantadoras 2 (Kuarup Discos)

35. For Hall, Joyce & Banda Maluca, Just a Little Bit Crazy (Far Out/Blue Jackel)

36. Canto do Sertão (Heitor Villa-Lobos), Quarteto Maogani, Água de Beber (Biscoito Fino)

37. Mato Grosso, Tavinho Moura, Violeiros do Brasil

38. Com mais de mil, Raphael Rabello, Cry, My Guitar (GSP)

39. Gaúcho - Corta-jaca, Orquestra Popular de Câmera (Núcleo Contemporâneo/Adventure Music)

40. Noite de São João, Vitor Ramil, Ramilonga (Kuarup Discos)

41. Gauchinha Bem-Querer, Renato Borghetti, Gauderiando (Atração)

World Cup (and more)

OK - it's a good day for France, but for Brazil - horrível probably sums it up best. Still, the music's great, even when the game isn't. Click here for the show. (Please note that we're in the process of cycling old tracks off the playlist and adding new ones - there's more music coming, and this blog will be updated accordingly.)





1. Soccer crowd noise, Bahia (Pulse of the Planet)

2. Touradas em Madri, Carmen Miranda, Música de Futebol (Mr. Bongo)

3. Deixa falar!, Marcos Sacramento, Memorável Samba (Biscoito Fino)

4. Camisa 10 de Gávea, Jorge Ben, Música de Futebol

5. Champ, Gabriele Mirabassi & Sérgio Assad, Velho Retrato (Egea)

6. La Pachanga del Futbol, Mauricio Mosquera, Vamos! Football

7. Footballeur du dimanche, Les Negresses Vertes, Zig Zague (EMI)

8. Meio de Campo, Elis Regina, Personalidade (Polygram)

9. Gol Anulado, João Bosco, Galos de Briga

10. Radamés e Pelé, Zimbo Trio, Caminhos Cruzados

11. O Rei Pelé, Jackson do Pandeiro, Música de Futebol



12. 1 x 0, Trio Madeira Brasil, 3° Compasso Samba e Choro (Biscoito Fino)

13. Ponta de Lança Africano, Jorge Ben, Africa Brasil

14. Não Adianta, Trio Mocotó, Música de Futebol

15. O Ronco de Cuíca (football mix), João Bosco, Música de Futebol

16. Samba e Futebol, Sérgio Santos, Mulato (Blue Jackel)

17. Soccer is Religion, Al-Khafiyeen, The Art of Flight (Nomads Land Records)

18. Jogo Bonito, Palermo Trío, Sentimiento Tanguero (Espa Records)

19. A Ginga do Mané, Jacob do Bandolim, Jacob do Bandolim - Gravações Originais (BMG Brasil)

20. Flamengo, Zé da Velha & Silvério Pontes, Ele e Eu (Kuaurp)

21. Tristeza, Salvador Trio

22. Blues Negre, Cleoma Falcon, Hot Women - Women Singers from the Torrid Regions (Kein & Aber)

23. Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie), Toots Thielmans, Inspiration (Sunnyside)

24. Accordéon, Jacques Mahieux, Paris Musette

25. Chorinho pra Ele, Hamilton de Holanda with Richard Galliano, Samba do Avião

26. Outra Vez, Bossa Tres e Jo Basile

27. Valse au Beurre Blanc, Ed Motta, Dwitza

28. La Tropezienne Samba, Claudio Roditi, Claudio, Rio & Friends (Groovin' High/Verve)

29. St. Germain-des-Prés, Juliette Greco

30. Swingin' Parisian Rhythm, Barney Wilen, Jazz in Paris: Jazz sur Seine (Universal France)

31. Peche a la mouche, Django Reinhardt, Jazz in Paris: Swing 48 (Universal France)

32. Sous les ponts de Paris, Pierre Michelot, Jazz in Paris: Round About a Bass (Universal France)

33. Loin du Brazil, Elek Bacsik, Jazz in Paris: Guitar Conceptions (Universal)

34. Spleen, Enrico Rava & Richard Galliano, Chanson (Duck Records)

35. Attraction, Paris Combo, Live (Koch Records)

36. Quand refleuriront les lilas blancs?, Henri Criolla, Jazz in Paris: Quand refleuriront les lilas blancs (Universal France)

37. Les amants d'un jour, Jean-Michel Pilc, Follow Me (Dreyfus)

38. Salvador Plays the Blues, Henri Salvador, Jazz in Paris: Pardon My English (Universal)

39. Thema de Maella, Daniel Mille, Entre chien e loup (Sunnyside)

40. Brazil, Django Reinhardt, Jazz in Paris: Nuages (Universal)

41. Ten Years Ago, Richard Galliano & Michel Portal, Blow Up (Dreyfus)

42. Saravah, Les Nubians, One Step Forward

43. Lambi Golo Part 1, Meï Teï Shô (featuring Ludovic Vernu), Sound of the World (Wrasse)

Connections

Musical connections abound - ask anyone who's heard Kru music in Sierra Leone. It sounds suspiciously like Jamaican mento, with a dash of Congolese seasoning. Then there's the close-harmony singing and Zulu jive of South Africa - a gorgeous transmutation of their traditional music, blended with American jump blues and jazz. And more... Click here to listen.

Afro-Caribbean music

1. Beautiful Mulatto Girl, Unknown artists, Jawbone of an Ass (Cook Records/Smithsonian Folkways)

2. Belle Madame, Orchestre Créole Delvi, Au Bal Antillais: Franco-Creole Biguines (Arhoolie) Martinique

3. Big Nose Jaral, New Revelation, Calypso Costa Rica (Buda Musique)

4. Out On The Rolling Sea, Joseph Spence, Good Morning Mr. Walker (Arhoolie) Bahamas

5. Went to the Bight, Cat Island Mites, Bahamas: Islands of Song (Smithsonian Folkways)

6. Run Mr. Peters Run, Mr. Peters Boom And Chime, Haul Up Your Foot You Fool (Fire Ant) Belize

7. Eastern Conga, Rupert Clemendore, Le Jazz Trinidad (Cook Records/Smithsonian Folkways)

8. Telenovela, Izaline Calister, Krioyo (World Network) Curação


9. Petite fleur, Henri Salvador, Ses Plus Grandes: The Best of Henri Salvador (Universal International) France

10. Dry Bones, Sons of Andros, Bahamas: Islands of Song

11. Zancudo, Tin Tan, Calypso Costa Rica

12. Crying, Monty Alexander's Ivory and Steel, Island Grooves (Concord Records) Jamaica/US

13. Ezi Myama, Ernest Ranglin, Alextown (Palm Pictures) Jamaica

14. Florzinha (Petite fleur), Tania Maria, Viva Brazil (Concord Records) France/Brazil

South Africa and nearby countries

15. Ndiza Fera Chuma, Sitero Mbewe/Frank Mukweza, African Acoustic: Sounds Eastern And Southern (Original Music) Malawi

16. Lizw Linamoya, Nelson Siboza & The Montanas Brothers, African Acoustic: Sounds Eastern And Southern (Original Music) South Africa

17. Babalasi, Irene Buyiswa Ndumo & The Jury Mpelho Band, Siya Hamba! 1950s South African Country and Small Town Sounds (Original Music)

18. De Makebam, Jazz Dazzlers, Township Jazz and Jive (Music Club) South Africa

19. Baby Are Yeng, Nancy Jacobs & Her Sisters, Township Jazz and Jive (Music Club) South Africa

20. Isicatula, Jury Mpelho Band, Siya Hamba! 1950s South African Country and Small Town Sounds (Original Music)

21. No Doli Wami, Blue Notes, Siya Hamba! 1950s South African Country and Small Town Sounds (Original Music)

22. Ndenzi Na, Father Huddlestone Band, Township Jazz and Jive (Music Club) South Africa

23. Thula Ndivile, Midnight Stars, Siya Hamba! 1950s South African Country and Small Town Sounds (Original Music)



24. Ngi Hamba Ngedwa, Dorothy Masuka, Township Jazz and Jive (Music Club) Zimbabwe/South Africa

25. L'enfant et la gazelle, Miriam Makeba, The Guinea Years (Sterns) South Africa

26. Soweto, Abdullah Ibrahim, Cape Town Revisited (Enja/Tip Toe) South Africa

27. Welele, Letta Mbulu, Letta Mbulu Sings/Free Soul
South Africa

28. Amampondo, Miriam Makeba, The Guinea Years (Sterns) South Africa

29. Elube, S.R. Chitalo & the De Ndirande Pitch Crooners, African Acoustic: Sounds Eastern And Southern (Original Music) Malawi

30. Chemutengure (traditional children's song), Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited, Live at El Rey (Anonymous Web) Zimbabwe

Central and West Africa

31. Madou Whiskey Soda, African Jazz w/Kalle, Mujos, Didi, East Of Africa (Retro Afric) Congo

32. Mama Kwela, African Jazz w/Kalle, East Of Africa Congo

33. Majo, Negro Succes w/Assossa & Diby, East Of Africa Congo

34. Vie Ya Kindumba, Negro Succes w/Zozo, Bijou, East Of Africa Congo

35. Souvenirs - OK Jazz, Kékélé, Congo Life (Sterns) Congo/France

36. Lunch Time, Gabby Omolo & Omondi Jassor, Kenya Music Sampler

37. Mo Ti Yege, I.K. Dairo & His Blue Spots, I Remember (Music of the World) Nigeria


38. Cut Your Coat According to Your Size, Apolos Empire Rhythm Orchestra, Money No Be Sand (Original Music) Nigeria

39. Shake It, Professional Beach Melodians, Money No Be Sand Ghana

40. Grace, Uweka Stars, Zambush Vol. 1: Zambian Hits from the 80s (Sharp Wood)

41. Medley: Cain Ati Abel/Alhaji T'Oyo Mayan/Omi l'Eman, Orlando Owoh, Dr. Ganja's Polytonality Blues (Original Music) Nigeria

42. Angola Kula, Mendes Brothers, Bandera (MB Records) Cape Verde Islands/US

43. Medley: Soul Makossa/Big Blow/Wema Africa, Manu Dibango, La fête a Manu - Live (Buda Musique) Cameroon

44. Don't Let Me Down, Charlotte Dada, Money No Be Sand (Original Music) Ghana


* Photo of conga player by Alessandro Pecci.

Three Continents

From Brazil to the United States to West Africa... click here.



Moacir Santos, The Maestro (Blue Note, 1972)

1. Nanã (Moacir Santos)
2. Bluishmen (Moacir Santos)
3. Luanne (Moacir Santos - J. Livingston - R. Evans)
4. Astral Whine (An Elegy To Any War) (Moacir Santos)
5. Mother Iracema (Moacir Santos)
6. Kermis (Moacir Santos)
7. April Child (Moacir Santos - J. Livingston - R. Evans)
8. The Mirror's Mirror (Moacir Santos)

Moacir Santos, arrangements, voice, baritone sax; Ray Pizzi, soprano and alto saxes; Don Menza, tenor sax; David Duke, oboe; Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Chaim Lewak, piano; Bill Henderson, electric piano; Clare Fischer, organ; Joe Pass, electric guitar; John Heard, bass; other personnel unknown.

René Marie, Live at Jazz Standard (MaxJazz)

1. 'Deed I Do
2. Where Or When
3. It Might As Well Be Spring
4. I Loves You Porgy
5. Nature Boy
6. Bolero / Suzanne
7. Shelter In Your Arms
8. A Foggy Day
9. Paris On Ponce
10. How Can I Keep From Singing?

René Marie, vocals; John Toomey, piano; Elias Bailey, bass;
T. Howard Curtis III, drums. Recorded live at Jazz Standard, New York, New York on November 29 & 30, 2002.

Hank Jones - Cheick Tidiane Seck & the Mandinkas, Sarala (Verve, 1993)

1. Aly Kawele
2. Sarala
3. Maningafoly
4. Tounia Kanibala
5. Komidiara
6. Fantague
7. Make
8. Walidi Ya
9. Soundjata
10. Hank Miri
11. Hadja Fadima
12. Moriba Ka Foly

Hank Jones, piano; Cheick Tidiane Seck, vocals, marimba, Hammond B-3 organ, doum-doum, tambourine, hand claps, eggs, wooden sticks, guita, cabasa, bell-tree.
The Mandinkas: Ousmane Kouyate, vocals, guitar; Manian Damba, Tom Diakite, Assitan "Mama" Keita, vocals, percussion; Amina Annabi, Kasse-Mady Diabate, Fatoumata "Mama" Kouyate, vocals; Aly Wague, flute; Moriba Koita, n'goni; Djely-Moussa Conde, kora; Lansine Kouyate, balafon; Manfila Kante, Djely-Moussa Kouyate, guitar; Eric Vinceno, acoustic bass; Cesar Anot, bass, hand claps, background vocals; Sekou Diabate, bass; Jorge Amorim, doum-doum, cabulete, conga, eggs, percussion; Moussa Sissokho, djembes, tama; Mare Sanogo, djembes, doum-doum. Recorded at Studios Guillaume Tell, Suresnes-Paris, France in April 1995.

Africa Dances

Our latest show is online now - click here to listen.

We decided to break some African gold from the vaults. Here's the playlist, with dates and links, where available.

Africa Dances, Original Music, 1988

1. Afrikia Mokili Mobimba, Kalle-Roger with Rochereau and Orchestre African Jazz (Zaïre)

2. Lisie, Bantous de la Capitale (Congo)

3. Me Nsae Da, Ahamano's Guitar Band (Ghana)

4. Broadway Special, Broadway Dance Band (Ghana)

5. Omo Oloja, Dele Ojo & his Star Brothers Band (Nigeria)

6. Kosao, Salliah & his Accordion (Sierra Leone)

7. Toomus Meremereh Not Good, S.E. Rogie (Sierra Leone)

8. Miss Smodern, Smodern (South Africa)

9. Leribe, Sax Jive (South Africa)

10. Kenyatta Alitsewa Sana, John Mwale (Kenya)

11. Pole Musa, Nashil Pichen/Peter Tsotsi (Kenya)

12. Robinson Olago, Dick Ngoye (Kenya)

13. Kula Ajae na Shari, Yaseen Mohammed (Kenya)

14. Ndio Hall ya Dunia, Salim Abdullah/Cuban Marimba Band (Tanzania)

15. Amina, NUTA Jazz Band (Tanzania)

16. Atshakongwe Wamwe, Nyasa farmworkers (Malawi)

17. Bamgufya ba Kwoti, John Lushi (Zambia)

18. Ugandzibyeli Akuxonga, Mahikwani Makhuvele (Mozambique)

19. Mwami Gwe, Frida Sonko (Uganda)

20. Love is Love, Alemayu Eshete (Ethiopia)

King Sunny Adé, Synchro Series, IndigeDisc (Nigeria)

21. Synchro Series
a) Ota Mi Ma Yo Mi
b) Synchro Feelings/Ilako Medley
c) Synchro System
d) Synchro Reprise

Adewale Ayuba, Mr. Johnson, Play for Me, Flame Tree (Nigeria)

22. Bonsue Time
Hitech
Mr. Johnson, Play for Me
Mo Ti Foro Mi Lo Agba
Mama Ose Paro
Bonsue is my Choice
Ma so Nipa Aids/Sora Nipa Aids
Mo Ti Juba - Isa Ori Firan Mi
Africa Has the Richest Music
Remember 'Six Feet
Mo Ri Iwe Ololufe Mi
Baby Keske
Ope Pataki
Lamento 'Dewala We Want

Azagas and Archibogs: The Sixties Sound of Lagos Highlife, Original Music

23. Eddie's Accident, Eddie Okonta & his Top Aces (Nigeria)

24. Ikoto Part 1, Eric (Show Boy) Akaeze & his Akazas (Nigeria)

25. Olomi Mabo, Isaiah Ejire Kehinde & his Top Modern Stars (Nigeria)

26. Oyehnonkhua, Aigbe Lebarty and his Lebartone Aces

Do Better If You Can, Godwin Kabaka's Oriental Brothers International, Original Music

27. Oh Dear Jesus (Nigeria)

28. Ijemana Iyomana (Are You Coming or Going?) (Nigeria)

Mbuki Mvuki, Original Music

29. Medzi Me Sigya, Professional Uhuru (Ghana)

30. Anadwo Bea, Oppong's Guitar Band (Ghana)

Telephone Lobi, Original Music

31. Fabra Mento Bi, Spike Ayankor's Rhythm Aces (Ghana)

32. Meda Ho Mawo, Black Beats (Ghana)

33. Amma Were Mo, Black Beats (Ghana)

Ije Love, Imo Brothers International, Original Music

34. Agbaram Nime Jehovah (Running to the Arms of God)
(Nigeria)

Other places:

For info. on highlife in Nigeria and Ghana, see Afropop Worldwide's excellent summary of the genre. They've also got a page on Adewale Ayuba's style, fuji.

Brasil Carnaval

OK, we admit it - we're a few weeks behind the curve, but we had a good excuse (our Ray Barretto tribute). We figured you would enjoy another Brazilian playlist, and did it up with Carnaval music that's seldom heard outside of Brazil, along with some cuts that have nothing to do with the celebrations - we just plain like them. Click here to listen.



1. Carnavália, Arnaldo Antunes/Marisa Monte/Carlinhos Brown, Tribalistas, EMI Brasil

2. Rodando a baiana, Joyce, Ilha Brasil, EMI Brasil

3. Maracatu Embolado, Monobloco, 2002, BMG Brasil

4. O Samba e o Tango, Caetano Veloso, Fina Estampa En Vivo, Universal/Polygram

5. Orfeu (Quiet Carnaval), Moacir Santos, Ouro Negro, M,PB/Adventure Music

6. Remeleixo, Deo Rian & Época de Ouro, Ao Jacob, seus Bandolins, Biscoito Fino

7. Frevo, Victor Prieto, Persistencia

8. Sambadalú, Luciana Souza & Marco Pereira, Duos II, Sunnyside

9. Folhas Secas, Joyce, Astronauta, Blue Jackel

10. Caixa de Sol, Nazaré Pereira, Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical, Luaka Bop

11. Zumbido, Paulinho da Viola, Zumbido, EMI Brasil

12. Zum-Zum, Edu Lobo, Cantiga de Longe, Dubas

13. Chapéu Palheta, Toninho Ferragutti, Sanfonemas, Pau Brasil

14. Baião Malandro, Egberto Gismonti, Alma, Carmo

15. Só quero ver, Beth Carvalho, Raízes do Samba, EMI Brasil

16. Fez Bobagem, Marcos Sacramento, Memorável Samba, Biscoito Fino

17. Desde que o Samba é Samba, Caetano Veloso/Gilberto Gil, Tropicália 2, WEA

18. April Child, César Camargo Mariano/Romero Lubambo, Duo, Sunnyside

19. Ternura, Paulo Moura, K-Ximblues, Rob

20. Falsa baiana, Jeff Hamilton Trio, It's Hamilton Time, Lake Street

21. A Felicidade, Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum, Velas

22. O Nosso Amor/A Felicidade, João Gilberto, The Legendary João Gilberto, World Pacific

23. Samba pra Mangueira, Sérgio Santos, Mulato, Blue Jackel

24. Caribenha Nação/Tuaregê e Nagô, Lenine, In Cité, BMG Brasil

25. Balança Pema, Marisa Monte, Rose & Charcoal, Metro Blue

26. Reis e Rainhas do Maracatu, Milton Nascimento, Clube da Esquina 2, EMI Brasil

27. Samba na Neve, Edgar Duvivier, 2° Compasso Samba e Choro, Biscoito Fino

28. O Abre Alas, Antonio Adolfo, Chiquinha com Jazz, Kuarup

29. Bluishmen, Moacir Santos, Ouro Negro, M,PB/Adventure Music

30. Malandro Descendo o Morro, Raphael Rabello, Cry, My Guitar, GSP

31. Doce de Coco, Zélia Duncan, Eu me Transformo em Outras, Duncan Discos/Universal Brasil

32. Minha Palhoça, Mônica Salmaso, Voadeira, Blue Jackel

33. Tristeza, Pé no Chão, Clara Nunes, Samba!, Metro Blue

34. Tive Sim, Cartola, Viva Cartola, EMI Brasil

35. Abluesado, Guinga, Noturno Copacabana, Velas

36. Valsa de Eurídice, Quarteto Maogani, Água de Beber, Biscoito Fino

37. Choreto, Orquestra Popular de Câmara, Adventure Music

38. Manhã de carnaval, Dom Salvador/Edison Machado, Rio 65 Trio, Philips

39. Falsa baiana, Cyro Monteiro, Bresil: Choro - Samba - Frevo, Frémeaux

40. Samba da Bênção, Maria Bethânia, Que Falta Você me Faz, Biscoito Fino

41. Formosa/Deixa, Marcos Sacramento & Clara Sandroni, Saravá, Baden Powell, Biscoito Fino

42. Mangueira Medley, Paulão, Teresa Cristina, et. al., O Samba é Minha Nobreza, Biscoito Fino

43. Bebadosamba, Paulinho da Viola, Bebadosamba, BMG Brasil

44. Esta Melodia, Marisa Monte & Velha Guarda da Portela, Rose & Charcoal, Metro Blue

Remembering Ray Barretto

Our latest broadcast is dedicated to conguero Ray Barretto, who died on Feb. 17th. Ray's seamless fusion of blues, spirituals, jazz and Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican music is arresting, no doubt about it. (Listen to "Motherless Child," which is part of the show; also "Guajira - Summertime," where Ray talks to listeners about this connection.)

Click here to listen.

Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is, O+

1. Drume Negrita (Ernsto Grenet)
2. Murmullo (Aguilar Hurtado Salvador)
3. Mags (Joe Magnarelli)
4. Motherless Child (Traditional)
5. One for Ray (Robert Rodriguez)
6. The View from Here (Myron Walden)
7. Time Was - Time Is (Myron Walden)
8. Palladium Nights (Sean Conly)
9. Syracuse (Bernard Dimey - Henri Salvador)
10. Caper for Chris (Ray Barretto - Joe Magnarelli)

Ray Barretto, congas, timbales, drum set; Joe Magnarelli, trumpet, flugelhorn; Myron Walden, alto sax; Robert Rodriguez, piano; Sean Conly, bass, Vince Cherico, drums; Bobby Sanabria, percussion.

Ray Barretto Sextet, Homage to Art, Sunnyside

1. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
2. United (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
3. Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
4. Noise in the Attic (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
5. Ballade for Buhaina (Composer-arranger: John Bailey)
6. Frère Jacques (Traditional; arranged by Michael P. Mossman)
7. Buh's Bossa (Lee Morgan; arranged by Hans Glawischnig)
8. Lester Left Town (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Michael P. Mossman)

Ray Barretto, congas & percussion; John Bailey, trumpet; Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone; Luis Perdomo, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Vince Cherico, drums.

Ray Barretto & New World Spirit, Taboo, Concord Records

1. Taboo (M. Lecuouna - S.K. Rusell)
2. Bomba-Riquen (Composed and arranged by Ray Barretto)
3. Work Song (Nat Adderley - Oscar Brown, Jr.)
4. Cancion De'L Yunque (Ray Barretto)
5. Guaji-Rita (Hector Martignon)
6. 99 MacDougal Street (Hector Martignon)
7. Montuno Blue (Ray Barretto)
8. Brother Tom (Stanley Turrentine)
9. Lazy Afternoon (J. Moross - J. Latouche)
10. Effendi (McCoy Tyner)

Ray Barretto, congas, quinto; Ray Vega, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, Adam Kolker, tenor & soprano saxes, flute; Hector Martignon, piano; Jairo Moreno, acoustic & electric bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums.

Ray Barretto, My Summertime, EMI France/Owl/Blue Note

9. Summertime (Guajira)

Other places:

NPR's interview with Ray, on Jazz Profiles.

* Photo of Ray Barretto by Jennifer Samuels, for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Mi Tierra

The latest playlist is live - click here to listen... (Special congrats to Bebo Valdés on his Grammy win!)

1. Arriba Voy, Abajo Vengo - Batata y Su Rumba Palenquera, Radio Bakongo, Network

2. Malafa, Bebo Valdés, Recuerdos de Habana, Town Crier/Gazell

3. Fajito Fajarda, Brass Roots, Purple Cha Cha Heels, Accurate

4. Onamatopée, Minino Garay y Los Tambores del Sur, Sunnyside

5. Coquí, Papo Vazquez Pirates & Troubadours, At the Point, Volume 1, Cubop


6. Accha, Ritesh Das & Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Weaving, Naxos World

7. Al-Falaq 113, Meshell Ndegeocello & The Spirit Music Jamia, Dance of the Infidel, Shanachie

8. Motherless Child, Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is, O+

9. Ask Me Now, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band, Rumba Buhaina, Random Chance

10. La Rama, Eliseo Parra, De Ayer Mañana, World Village

11. Speaking Tango, Minino Garay y Los Tambores del Sur

12. Luna Rossa, Caetano Veloso, Omaggio a Federico e Giulietta, Nonesuch

13. Mozambique, Richard Galliano - Michel Portal, Blow-Up, Dreyfus

14. Kalimba (Lua Cheia), Egberto Gismonti, Sol do Meio Dia (and Rarum XI), ECM

15. Dos Gardenias, Maria Rita, WEA

16. Canción de Orfeo (Manha de Carnaval), Los Zafiros, Bossa Cubana, World Circuit/Nonesuch

17. Volver a los 17, Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Claudia Acuña, Una Noche Inolvidable, Palmetto

18. Drume Negrita, Ry Cooder - Manuel Galbán, Mambo Sinuendo, World Circuit/Nonesuch

19. The ‘Adoración' Variations, Edsel Gomez, Cubist Music, Zoho

20. Cumbia Cienaguera, Antonio Arnedo, Colombia, Adventure Music

21. Refavela, Gilberto Gil, Eletracústico, WEA

22. Batoumambe, Habib Koité & Bamada, Fôly!, Contre-Jour/World Village

23. Quien Engaña no Gana, Ojos de Brujo, Barí, World Village

24. Monk Soniquete, Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco, Lola/Sunnyside

25. Mel, Caetano Veloso, Prenda Minha, Universal

26. Chiclete com Banana, Gal Costa, Jackson do Pandeiro: Revista e Sampleado, BMG Brasil

27. Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil), Django Reinhardt, Jazz in Paris: Nuages, Verve (France)

28. Ogguere, Bebo Valdés, El Arte del Sabor, Lola/Blue Note

29. Nave, Guillermo Klein, Una Nave, Sunnyside

30. Nardis, Jacky Terrasson, Smile, Blue Note

31. Júrame, Tania Libertad, Costa Negra, Lusafrica/World Village


Other places:

Flamenco World's interview with Ojos de Brujo.

Ilha Brasil

We've got a great Brazilian playlist up now, with an opening set featuring Joyce. And after that, there's a segment honoring one of our favorite composers, Paulinho da Viola.

Though Paulinho's known primarily as a samba singer and composer, he's equally gifted at writing and playing choros - we've programmed several of them for you, along with a salute to the great names of samba ("Bebadosamba") and a collaboration with longtime friend and musical partner Elton Medeiros.

* And a late addition: Mozar Terra. See below for details.

Here's the complete playlist:

Joyce set (all compositions by Joyce unless otherwise noted).


1. A Banda Maluca - Just a Little Bit Crazy, Far Out (UK), Blue Jackel (US)

2. Havana-me - Ilha Brasil

3. Demorô - Rio Bahia, Mr Bongo (UK)

4. Daqui (Joyce - Rodolfo Stroeter) - Rio Bahia

5. Rodando a baiana - Ilha Brasil (also on The Essential Joyce 1970-1996, Mr Bongo).

6. A Hard Day's Night (Lennon-McCartney) - Just a Little Bit Crazy

7. For Hall - Just a Little Bit Crazy

8. Pra que chorar (Baden Powell - Vinícius de Moraes) - Rio Bahia

9. Taxi Driver - Live at the Mojo Club, Motor Music/Verve (Germany)

Paulinho da Viola (all music and lyrics by Paulinho da Viola, except for "Injúria"and "O Sol Nascera," by Elton Medeiros and Cartola, and "Recada," by Paulinho da Viola and Casquinha).



10. Um Sarau para Raphael (with Nó em Pingo d'Água) - Meu tempo é hoje, Biscoito Fino (Brazil)

11. Dança da solidão - Marisa Monte, Rose & Charcoal

12. Choro Negro - Henrique Cazes & Família Violão, Desde que o Choro é Choro..., Kuarup (Brazil)

13. Vela na breu - Marcos Sacramento, A Modernidade da Tradição, Buda Musique (France)

14. Injuria/Recado/O Sol Nascerá/Jurar com Lágrimas - Paulinho da Viola & Elton Medeiros, Meu tempo é hoje, Biscoito Fino

15. Sarau para Radamés - Rildo Hora and Paulinho da Viola; Café Brasil 1

16. Bebadosamba - Bebadosamba, BMG Brasil

17. Insequecível - Maogani, Cordas Cruzadas, Rob Digital (Brazil)

18. Escapulindo - Turibio Santos, Valsas e Choros, Lumiar Discos (Brazil)


Other instrumental music


19. Memento/Catavento (Nando Carneiro) - David Ganc, Caldo-de-Cana, Kuarup

20. Bayati - Orquestra Popular de Câmara, Núcleo Contemporâneo (Brazil), Adventure Music (US)

21. Só Louco - Tutty Moreno, Forças d'Alma, Malandro
(US), Pau Brasil (Brazil)

Mozar Terra



All tracks from his CD Caderno de Composição, released by Maritaca (Brazil). All compositions by Mozar Terra.

22. Asenção

23. Braços Abertos

24. Flor da Serra

25. Luzes de Vênus

26. Entre o Céu e o Serra

27. Mestiça

28. E o palhaço chorou

29. A Sereia Voou

30. Ícaro

31. Subterrâneo

32. Fantasia para Livia

We're live!

That's right - Hemispherical now has a radio station, Hemispherical Radio. (Clever name, no?!) We went live yesterday, with an African playlist that ranges from Mali and Congo to Sudan and Ethiopia. We'll be posting updates on what's airing as the playlists change. For now, enjoy - and your comments are welcome!

Some highlighted discs:



This disc is the soundtrack (pretty literally) to Banning Eyre's book - a compendium of music from Mali, much of it recorded on site. If you've been looking for an intro. to West African music, this is a great place to start.



Featuring three artists from Sudan - we're playing a track by singer/oudist Abdel Gadir Salim.



This is by far one of the best Rough Guide anthologies - click here for partial liner notes and more audio samples. (Click here for a review on the Afropop Worldwide site.) We've chosen a lot of tracks by Berber artists - Azawan.com, dedicated to the music and culture of the indigenous peoples of North Africa, will give you more insight than we ever could!


Tuareg guitar band Tinariwen is a particular favorite of ours - the BBC recorded their WOMAD 2004 gig in its entirety. (You'll need RealPlayer in order to listen.) There's more audio and plenty of interviews here.

Other places:

Afropop Worldwide's 2001 interview with Habib Koite.

A comprehensive bio. of Moroccan Berber singer Aicha Redouane. (You'll have to scroll down the page a bit.)

Official site for Congotronics 2.

Everything you ever wanted to know (well, almost) on Cameroonian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Francis Bebey. (In French - do check the "discography" section!)