World on 3 - 03/10/2008
Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, including a selection of recordings from some of Africa's Railway bands. S.E. Rogie: Clua Koonde (‘It Knocked Me Out’) (Sooliman E. Rogie) (4:32) Album: The Palm Wine sounds of S.E. Rogie Workers Playtime PLAYCD9, track 2 Lila Downs: Justicia (Lila Downs, Paul Cohen) (3:48) Album: Shake Away EMI 50999 2 34497 2 5, track 10 http://www.liladowns.com Orkestra del Sol featuring Sincero Minimo: Calypso Collapso (J. Samuel) (4:33) Album: The Moveable Feast Sol Music SOLCD003, track 8 http://www.orkestradelsol.co.uk The Green Arrows: Chipo Chiroorwa (Zexie Manatsa) (2:26) Album: 4-track Recording Session Analog Africa AACD061, track 7 http://www.myspace.com/analogafrica E.T. Mensah: 205 (E.T. Mensah) (3:05) Album: Day by Day – Classic High Life of the 1950s and 1960s RetroAfric RETRO3CD, track 2 http://www.retroafric.com Pedro Bromfman, Cassio Duarte: O Plano (Pedro Bromfman) (3:35) Album: Tropa de Elite – Film Soundtrack Milan Records 399 236-2, track 3 http://www.milanrecords.com M.C. Junior, M.C. Leonardo, Bateria da Rocinha: Nossa Bandeira (M.C. Dandara) (3:35) Album: Tropa de Elite – Film Soundtrack Milan Records 399 236-2, track 4 http://www.milanrecords.com Idris Rahman and Zoe Rahman: You Came Like Welcome Rain (Mukul Dutta, Nochiketa Ghosh) (4:23) Album: Where Rivers Meet Manushi Records MANUCD004, track 5 http://www.zoerahman.com Omara Portuondo featuring Pablo Milanés: Ãmame Como Soy (3:23) Album: Gracias World Village WVF001, track 6 http://www.myspace.com/omaraportuondoworldcircuit Bembeya Jazz: Whiskey Soda (anon) (5:31) Album: The Rough Guide to West Africa Gold Rough Guide RGNET1173CD, track 3 http://www.worldmusic.net Les Amazones de Guinea: Ndaren (anon) (4:19) Album: ‘Wamato’ Sterns Music STCD1106, track 4 http://www.sternsmusic.com Dub Colossus: Ambassel (Sinteyehu Zenebe, Dubulah) (4:48) Album: A Town Called Addis Real World Records CDR W155, track 12 Nation Beat (re-mix Amon): Mare Cheia (4:52) Album: Legends of the Preacher Modiba MODP7.2, track 11 http://www.nationbeat.com http://www.myspace.com/nationbeat Mariza: Minh’alma (Paulo de Carvalho) (4:00) Album: Terra EMI 50999 2 29423 2 6, track 2 http://www.mariza.com Rail Band: Gansana (Salif Keita) (7:09) Album: 2 Mansa Sterns Africa STCD 3039-40, CD2 track 9 http://www.sternsmusic.com Rail Band: Tie Diuguya (Djelimady Sissoko) (4:48) Album: 2 Mansa Sterns Africa STCD 3039-40, CD2 track 3 The Crooked Jades: Shining Darkness Interlude (1:36) and Ohio (1:51) Album: Shining Darkness Jade Note Music CJ008, tracks 10 and 11 http://www.crookedjades.com Minyeshu: Dire Dawa (Minyeshu, E. Lest) (4:43) Album: Dire Dawa Me and My Other Records MMOCD2003, track 5 http://www.minyeshu.nl Takeharu Kunimoto and the Last Frontier: Appalachian Shamisen (3:31) Album: The Rough Guide to the Music of Japan Rough Guide RGNET1211PR, track 14 http://www.worldmusic.net Mariza: Alfama (Ary dos Santos, Alain Oulman) (3:58) Album: Terra EMI 50999 2 29423 2 6, track 8 http://www.mariza.com Kante Manfila, Sorry Bamba: Keleya (Kante Manfila) (4:19) Album: Clash Mandingue Oriki Music ORK004, track 3 http://www.myspace.com/orikimusic Franco: Kinsiona (Trad. arr. Franco) (4:03) Album: The Very Best of the Rumba Giant or Zaire Manteca MANTCD013, track 6 http://www.manteca.co.uk Idris Rahman and Zoe Rahman: Stream of Joy (Rabindranath Tagore) (5:18) Album: Where Rivers Meet Manushi Records MANUCD004, track 9 http://www.zoerahman.com