Charlie Gillett with sounds from around the world, and a studio session by one of New Zealand's finest, the Wellington-based seven-piece band Fat Freddy's Drop. The band call themselves a 'seven-headed soul monster', but their musical range also stretches to roots, dub, reggae and jazz. A fiercely independent group, they forned their own label The Drop in 1999 to release their first tracks. They made their reputation as a live band playing long improvisations, then in 2006 they released their first full studio album, Based on a True Story, which became an international hit. They now regularly tour summer festivals across the world and their second album, Dr Boondigga and the Big BW - a reference to major record labels - was released in 2009. World on 3 Presented by Charlie Gillett Produced by Roger Short Tel 020 7765 4661 Fax 020 7765 5052 e-mail [email protected] Friday 18th December Adewale: Nigeria Segun Adewale Album: Ase Segun Adewale Records SARPS 5 Mandra Kottarashky Album: Opa Hey! Asphalt Tango CD-ATR 2609 Walk on Guilded Splinters Dr John Album: Gris Gris Atco 7567-80437-2 Chante avec Cithare Francois Muduga Album: Burundi: Musiques Traditionelles Ocora CD HM83 Trouble's Braids Tom Waits Album: Swordfish Trombones Island Records ILPS 19762 In Session Fat Freddy’s Drop Dallas Tamaira (vocals/acoustic guitar) Chris Faiumu (MPC/mixing desk) Iain Gordon (keys/synths) Desmond Kerr (electric guitars) Scott Towers (saxophone) Toby Laing (trumpet) Joe Lindsay (trombone) The Raft Fat Freddy’s Drop BBC Recording by engineers Andrew Smillie, Maida Vale, 2009 Boondigga Fat Freddy’s Drop BBC Recording by engineers Andrew Smillie, Maida Vale, 2009 Trad: Amazing Grace Fiji Police Band Album: Fiji Police Band ODE CDMANU 1489 Hwang Byeong-ki: Recitation of Pleasure in Zen, Part 4 Heo Yoon Jeong Album: Geomungo Solo C&C/EMI CNLR 0626-2 Yang Luang Lai Muang Album: Pin Phia -Old Harp of Lanna Unknown record label Kun-nu-shu Blue Asia Album: Sketches of Myahk Vivid Sound VSCD 9692 Steel and Stone Kris Drever Album: Black Water Reveal 12 Mackaly Hasan Tunc: Ben Seni Sevdiğumi Sevval Sam Album: Karadeniz Kalan CD 454 Sebestyen: Vision Marta Sebestyen Album: I Can See the Gates of Heaven World Village 450009 In Session - Fat Freddy’s Drop Afrique Fat Freddy’s Drop BBC Recording by engineers Andrew Smillie, Maida Vale, 2009 Ray Ray Fat Freddy’s Drop BBC Recording by engineers Andrew Smillie, Maida Vale, 2009 Keita: Baba Salif Keita Album: Moffou Decca 016906 Shobeni Zwelabantu Mayise: Sengizokufa Odade Wethu Album: Kuyoxaban' Amadoda Gallo 505 1865 1745-5-4 Toure/Diabate: Ruby Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté Album: Ali & Toumani World Circuit WLWCD083