World on 3 - 08/09/2008

Charlie Gillett is joined by an unnamed trio specially created for a festival in Siberia, uniting the musicians Justin Adams, Lu Edmonds and Ben Mandelson. Ben Mandelson and Lu Edmonds were lifetime members of The 3 Mustaphas 3 and are currently among Billy Bragg’s Blokes. Lu was in the Damned for a while (not as a founder member) and Ben had been in Orchestra Jazira, one of the first British bands to play African music (1982-83). Ben was A&R for Globestyle Records from its formation in 1983 until it sort of petered out, having come close to 100 albums. The label was a branch of Ace Records and it was Roger of Ace together with Ben who initiated the infamous meeting where the term ‘world music’ was coined Ben - a prolific record producer - was a founder of WOMEX and is still involved, but not as closely as in the early years; he was on the jury for the BBC Awards as the WOMEX representative Lu has been in too many bands to mention and has done a lot of work with musicians in Kazakhstan. Justin Adams was guitarist in Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart and is currently in The Robert Plant Band. He produced most of Lo’Jo’s albums and at an early Festival of the Desert he heard some Tuareg musicians who impressed him so much, he took them into the nearest radio station to record the album The Radio Tisdas Sessions on his own Wayward label. That band was Tinariwen. He also produced their third album, for Independiente. The album Soul Science by Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara was winner of Culture Crossing category at this year’s Radio 3 Awards for World Music The trio made their world debut at the Sayan Ring Festival in Siberia in July Chiwoniso Nguva Ye Kufara (Chiwoniso Maraire) (4:38) Album: Rebel Woman Cumbancha CMB-CD8, track 4 Šaban Bajramović: I Bar Val Pudela (Šaban Bajramović) (2:30) Album: Princes among Men Asphalt Tango CD-ATR 1608, track 9 Sa Ding Ding: Holy Incense (4:04) WOMAD 2008: Radio 3 Stage Mable John: Your Good Thing (Hayes & Porter) (2:57) Album: The Sound of the City: Memphis EMI 7243 539 462 2, side B track 5 Trioboliques: Gulay Guajira (Trad. arr Trioboliques) BBC Session Trioboliques: Lu Edmonds (Cümbüs), Justin Adams (Gibson electric guitar), Ben Mandelson (Mandolin and Khomus) Trioboliques: Wayfaring Stranger (Trad. arr Trioboliques) BBC Session Terakaft: Akh Iss Udar (Kedou Ag Ossad/Terakaft) (4:35) Album: Akh Iss Udar World Village 468084, track 1 Genady Sosunov: Mäni Khäytoghi (Trad.) (2:46) Album: The Music of The Mountain Jews Hebrew University of Jerusalem AMTTI CD 9801, track 12 Ebenezer Obey: Elere Ni Wa (Ebenezer Obey) (3:03) Album: Eyi Yato LP: Oti OTI508, side B track 2 One String Sam: I Need One Hundred Dollars (Sam Wilson) (2:25) 7” single JVB JVB40, side B Replikas: Omur Sayaci (Replikas) (3:25) Album: Avaz Doublemoon DM 0026, track 7 Umalali: Merua (Trad. lyrics, music by UI Duran) (3:12) Album: Garifuna Women's Project Cumbancha CMB-CD-6, track 2 Lahlumlenze: Iwewe (Sipho Nxumalo) (4:52) Album: Esibhedlela UP Independent CDUKU055, track 1 Yat Kha: Solun Changi Sovet Churtum (Trad. arr A Kuvezin) (5:15) Album: Yenesei-Punk Global Music Centre GMCD9504, track 1 Trioboliques: Dark Sea (Trad. arr Trioboliques) BBC Session Trioboliques: Lu Edmonds (Cümbüs), Justin Adams (Gibson electric guitar), Ben Mandelson (Mandolin and Khomus) Trioboliques: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (B. Benjamin, S. Marcus, G. Caldwell) BBC Session Mariza: Beijo de Saudade (feat. Tito Paris) (B. Leza) (4:17) Album: Terra EMI 50999 2 29423 2, track 5 Buena Vista Social Club: Orgullecida (C. Segundo) (3:23) Album: At Carnegie Hall World Circuit WLWCD080, side B track 1 Skáidi: Taxidriver (T. Anders, P. Sara) (2:05) Album: Where The Rivers Meet Dat DATCD44, track 4 Ivory Coasters: Kinzengi Nzengi (S. Boardman) (4:48) 12” Single Politone PT 001, side A track 2