World on 3 - Lopa Kothari - WOMAD 2008
Lopa Kothari presents a mix of music from around the world, and introduces more recordings made at the WOMAD 2008 Festival in July 2008, including Senegalese singer/songwriter Wasis Diop. Radio 3 recorded 35 acts from 4 different stages at this year's WOMAD Festival, including musicians from as far afield as Uzbekistan, Kenya and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lopa Kothari introduces more of these recordings in tonight's World on 3, including the Senegalese singer/songwriter and opera composer Wasis Diop. Wasis Diop, like his compatriot Youssou N'Dour, is one of the few African artists to score a top 50 chart hit in the UK, a feat achieved by his 1996 single African Dream. More recently he has produced albums for country singer Serah, and composed the opera 'Opera du Sahel', which has been performed in Amsterdam and Paris. Playlist Wasis Diop: Jine (5:44) Recorded live at Womad 2008 http://www.myspace.com/wasisdiopmusic Soha: Tourbillion (F. Welgryn, A. Essertier, Soha) (2:47) Album: D’ici et d’ailleurs EMI 5099950318100, track 1 http://www.soha.fr http://www.myspace.com/sohamusic Dub Colossus: Azmari Dub (S. Zenebe, Dublulah) (4:55) Album: A Town Called Addis Real World Records CDRW155 (released in October 2008) http://www.myspace.com/dubcolossus Madera Limpia: En la Esquina (Yasel González Rivera, Gerald Thomas Collymore) (3:04) Album: La Corona Out Here OH009, track 1 http://www.myspace.com/maderalimpia http://www.outhere.de La Shica: Iloro (Luis Domercq, Elsa Rovayo, Fernando de la Rúa, Miguel Rodrigáñez, Pablo MartÃn) (3:02) Album: Trabajito de Chinos Warner Music 5144267432, track 2 http://www.lashica.net http://www.droatlantic.com Studio Pagol: Amanaman (Studio Pagol) (4:22) Album: Pagol Team4Action T4A-0701, track 4 http://www.myspace.com/studiopagol Mose ‘Fan Fan’: Sikulu (KiKongo) (4:25) Album: The Congo Acoustic Triple Earth TRECD119, track 4 http://www.triple-earth.co.uk Samba Mapangala and Virunga: Muniache (Samba Mapangala) (4:27) Album: African Classics Sheer Sound SLCD149, track 4 http://www.sheergroup.com Paprika Balkanicus: Rumba (Paprika Balkanicus) (4:38) Album: Paprika Balkanicus White Label CD http://www.paprikabalkanicus.com http://www.myspace.com/paprikabalkanicus Rachid Taha: Camrade (6:50) Recorded live at Womad 2008 http://rachidtaha.artistes.universalmusic.fr Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara: Blues (5:04) Recorded live at Womad 2008 http://www.myspace.com/justinadamsproducer http://www.myspace.com/juldehcamarauk Da Lata: Alice no Pais (Chris Franck, Patrick Forge) (3:50) Album: Beginner’s Guide to World Music Vol.2 Nascente NSBox 008/3, CD3 track 1 Soha: Le Café Bleu (F. Welgryn, A. Essertier) (03:06) Album: D’ici et d’ailleurs EMI 5099950318100, track 8 http://www.soha.fr http://www.myspace.com/sohamusic Hanggai: Flowers (Trad. arr. Ilchi, Robin Haller, Matteo Scumani) (2:58) Album: Introducing Hanggai World Music Network LC11067, track 5 http://www.worldmusic.net/hanggai Speed Caravan: Kalashnik Love () (0:42 + 4:05) Album: Kalashnik Love Newbled NB005, tracks 1 and 2 http://www.myspace.com/mehdihaddabthespeedcaravan http://womad.org/artists/speed-caravan Fairuz: Ya Aked Al-Hagabin (Fairuz) (3:48) Album: Aghani Massrahiat Bint Alhares Nazaer NZR178, track 5 http://www.fairuzonline.com Roberto Fonseca: El Niejo (Roberto Fonseca, Ibrahim Ferrer) (6:46) Album: Zamazu Enja Records ENJ-9499 2, track 10 http://www.robertofonseca.com http://www.myspace.com/robertofonseca Zuco 103: Fulero (Zuco 103) (3:10) Album: After the Carnaval Dox Records DOX051, track 7 http://www.zuco103.com http://www.myspace.com/zuco103 Wasis Diop: Anna Mou (6:15) Recorded live at Womad 2008 http://www.myspace.com/wasisdiopmusic Kraja: Limu Limu Lima/Lille Lasse (Trad.) (3:08) Album: Under Himmelens Fäste Drone DROCD045, track 5 http://www.myspace.com/krajamusic http://www.drone.se Kaounding Cissoko: Niane Bagne Na (Kaounding Cissoko) (4:04) Album: Beginner’s Guide to World Music Vol.2 Nascente NSBox 008/3, CD3 track 3