World on 3 - Lopa Kothari

Lopa Kothari introduces a session by the British-Asian singer Susheela Raman. Plus all the latest sounds from around the world. Producer James Parkin. Susheela Raman is one of the leading artists and the pre-eminent vocalist to emerge from the Asian Diaspora. Born in the UK to Tamil parents, Raman aims to push musical and cultural barriers, finding new connections between India, Europe, Africa and the world. With her artistic partner and husband Sam Mills, Raman released her first album - Salt Rain - in 2001 on Narada, an American subsidiary of EMI. It went gold in France and in the UK was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize. She also won the Best Newcomer award from BBC Radio 3. In 2003 she released her second album Love Trap which featured amongst other collaborators the Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and Tuvan singer Albert Kuvezin of the group Yat-Kha. The title track is a re-interpretation of an Ethiopian song from the seventies by the singer Mahmoud Ahmed. To date, she's sold half a million albums, and is currently preparing to launch her third release. World on 3 Presented by Lopa Kothari Produced by James Parkin Tel 020 7765 4661 Fax 020 7765 5052 e-mail [email protected] Friday 12th March 2010 Samra Oya Sayed Khalifa Album: Egypt Noir –Nubian Soul Treasures Piranha CD-PIR2337 Keita: La Difference Salif Keita Album: La Difference Decca/Universal O. Kaplan/T. Muskat/T.Yosef: Blue eyed Black Boy Balkan Beat Box Album: Album: Blue Eyed Black Boy Crammed Discs CRAW 55-p Studio Session Susheela Raman (vocal) Aref Durvesh (tabla) Kumar Raghunathan (violin/vocal) Kartik Raghunathan (vocal) Sam Mills (guitar) Trad, Arr. Raman: Muthu Kumar Susheela Raman & Ensemble BBC Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby and Steve Bittlestone, Broadcasting House, March 2010 Trad, Arr. Raman: Pal Susheela Raman & Ensemble BBC Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby and Steve Bittlestone, Broadcasting House, March 2010 Chris Eckman/Ousmane Ag Mossa: Black Gravity Dirtmusic Album: BKO Glitterhouse Records GRCD704 King of Sapin The Tallest man on the Earth Album: The Wild Hunt Dead Oceans Records DOC040 Joey Burns/John Convertino: Hoja en Blanco Amparo Sanchez Album: Tucson-Habana Wrasse Records WRASS257 Vestido Loco Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto Album: Mambo Loco Analog Africa AALP067 João Lyra/Mauricio Carrilho: Caçuá Nicholas Krassik Album: Caçuá Rob Digital Records RD084 Studio Session Trad, Arr. Raman: Daga Daga Susheela Raman & Ensemble BBC Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby and Steve Bittlestone, Broadcasting House, March 2010 Trad, Arr. Raman: Ennapane Susheela Raman & Ensemble BBC Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby and Steve Bittlestone, Broadcasting House, March 2010 Mulatu Astatke: Fikratchin Mulatu Astatke Ft. Menelik Wossenatchew Album: New York – Addis – London –The story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 Strut Records STURT051CD David Baruchel/Manuel Nectoux/Georges Chaccour/Benjamin Herbiere: Des Fois Babylon Circus Album: La Belle Etoile Skycap Records CAP059 Sri Patnam Subramanyaiyar: Raghuvamsha Jyotsna Srikant Album: Insight Carnatic classical Instrumental Violin Duet by Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth Theme Audio SJ002 Arr. Steinar Raknes: Sunnen Elle Skaidi Album: Where the Rivers Meet DAT Records DATCD-44 Egwo umu agbogho Joy Nwosu & Dan Satch Album: Nigeria Special: Volume 2 Modern Highlife & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 Soundway SNDWCD020P Galbi el Atouf Salwa Abou Greisha Album: Egypt Noir –Nubian Soul Treasures Piranha CD-PIR2337