World on 3 - WOMAD 2008

Mary Ann Kennedy with more highlights from this year's WOMAD Festival, including a taste of the Rio Carnival from Brazilian band Monobloco, and Tuareg desert blues fromTerakaft. Notes:- Monobloco brought the Rio Carnival to WOMAD - they are one of Brazil's most popular 'bloco', or street-bands, and they perform every year in the Rio Carnival. They have been hailed as a breath of feresh air on the carnival scene, as they play not only samba rhythms, but a wide variety of other traditional beats too. Even their rehearsals attract thousands of spectators in Rio. They performed in the Siam Tent on the Saturday afternoon of the Festival. Terakaft are a desert blues band from Mali, started by two founder-members of fellow Touareg band Tinariwen. Their name means 'Caravan' in Tamashek, and they played their first concert in 2001. They were also in the Siam Tent, closing the Friday night-Saturday morning session at 1.45am. Playlist Hotel Palindrone: Thernberger Hochzeitsstuecke & Branohm (traditional arr. Breathnach) (6:06) BBC recording from Womad 2008 Massukos: Ndjango (Massukos) (5:40) Album: Bumping Poo Productions PPLCD001, track 2 Lo Còr de la Plana: Lèva ti dau mitan (E. Théron) (4:28) Album: Tant Deman Buda Musique 3017530, track 10 Monobloco: Abertura (2’28”), Cosinha do pai (2:07) and Vou Festejar (3:15) BBC recording from Womad 2008 John McCusker: McGoldricks (John McCusker) (3:06) Album: Yella Hoose and Goodnight Ginger Navigator Records NAVIGATOR7DCD, CD2 track 11 Paul Brady: Arthur McBride (traditional, arr. Paul Brady) (7:16) Album: Nobody Knows – The Best of Paul Brady Rykodisc RCD 10491, track 14 Tashi Lhunpo Monks (15:20) BBC recording from Womad 2008 Interview with Andrew McGregor Maeve Mackinnon: Mac Iain ’ic Sheumais (traditional) (3:13) Album: Don’t Sing Lovesongs Foot Stompin’ Records CDFSR1735, track 1 Emilio Balcarce y Orquesta: Si sos brujo (Emilio Balcarce) (3:40) Album: Café de los Maestros Wrasse Records WRASS226, CD1 track 9 Catriona McKay with Alistair MacDonald: Swan LK243 (Catriona McKay) (4:39) Album: Starfish Climster Records GLIMCD02, track 4 Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra: Mali Sadio (traditional) (6:50) Album: Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra World Circuit WCD074, track 4 Terakaft: Three pieces (16:55) BBC recording from Womad 2008 Lo Còr de la Plana: La Noviòta (6:10) and La Vielha (3:53) BBC recording from Womad 2008