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Global Village Tuesdays with Betto Arcos

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GLOBAL VILLAGE PLAYLIST 7/15/08
Guest host: CC Smith


INTRO: Baka Beyond, "Rhythm Tree" Rhythm Tree (Ryko)
[Baka Beyond appears at the Skirball July 24. www.skirball.org]
Rockamovya, "Coolin' It" Rockamovya (Young Tree)
Jose Conde & Ola Fresca, "Summertime" Revolucion (Mr. Bongo)

Tcheka, "Tuti Santiagui" Lonji (Times Square)
[Tcheka appears at the Skirball July 17. www.skirball.org]
Mayra Andrade, "Lua" Navega (Sterns)
Rokia Traore, "Tounka" Tchamanchte (Nonesuch advance)
Issa Bagayogo, "Tcheni Tchemakan" Mali Koura (Six Degrees advance)
Chiwoniso, "Irobukairo" Rebel Woman (Cumbancha advance)

KISSING COUSINS: BANJO AND NGONI -- African and American Blues
Otis Taylor, "Simple Mind" Recapturing the Banjo (Telarc)
Bassekou Kouyate, "The River Tune" Segu Blue (Out Here)
Jayme Stone/Mansa Sissoko, "June Apple" Africa to Appalachia (JS)
Afrissippi, "Nduumandii/Hands Off That Girl" Fulani Journey (Knock Down South)

Honeyboy Edwards, "Roamin' and Ramblin'" Roamin' and Ramblin' (Earwig)
Eric Bibb, "Stayed on Freedom" Get on Board (Telarc advance)
Markus James, "All That You Can't Keep" Snakeskin Violin (Firenze)
Justin Adams/Juldeh Camara, "Sanakubay" Soul Science (World Village)

Balla et ses Balladins, "Paulette" The Syliphone Years (Sterns)
Celestin Ukwu, "Okwukwe Na Nchekwube" Nigeria Special (Soundway)
Godwin Ezike, "Torri Wowo" Nigeria Special (Soundway)

James Thomas, "Jon Jo Ko" Living Is Hard (Honest Jons)
King Radio, "Man Smart Woman Smarter" Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (World Music Network)
Samba Mapangala & Virunga, "Malako" African Classics (Sheer Sounds)

Contact CC Smith via www.GetTheBeat.com



 
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Global Village with Betto Arcos - Playlist for Tuesday, July 8, 2008


"Flamenco World"

SET 1
Camaron de la Isla/ Nana del Caballo Grande/ Leyenda del Tiempo/Polygram
Hozan Yamamoto/ Encuentros/ Otoño/ Nuba Recs
Enrique Morente/ Cantar del Alma/ Lorca/ Virgin-Spain
Martirio/ Tierra y Luna/ De Granada a la Luna/ Sombra Recs

SET 2
Ketama-Toumani Diabate/ Pozo del Deseo/ Songhai 2/ Hannibal
Vicente Amigo/ Ojos de la Alhambra/ Ciudad de las Ideas/ Sony-BMG
El Lebrijano/ Calle de San Francisco/ Casablanca/ Orq. Arabigo-Andaluza/EMI
Tomatito-Sheikh Al Tuni/ Flamenco Sufi/ Vengo-soundtrack/ Princess Films

SET 3
Estrella Morente/ Volver/ Mujeres/ Virgin-Spain
Bebo & Cigala/ Vete de Mi/ Lagrimas Negras/ Calle 54-BMG
Michel Camilo-Tomatito/ Libertango/ Spain Again/ Universal Music

SET 4
Son de la Frontera/ Tangos de mi Novia/ Son de la Frontera/ World Village
Jose Merce/ El Rey/ Que te Vaya Bonito-Tributo a Mexico/ Warner Music-Spain
Mariza-Miguel Poveda/ Meu Fado Meu/ Fados-soundtrack/ EMI-Spain
Pata Negra/ Blues de la Frontera/ The Young Flamencos/ Hannibal

SET 5
Javier Ruibal/ Aurora/ Sahara/ Riverboat Recs
Chambao/ Respira/ Con Otro Aire/ Sony-BMG
Radio Tarifa/ La Tarara/ Temporal/ Nonesuch-World Circuit
Pedro Soler-Renaud Garcia Fons/ Cante del Guajiro/ Al Sur

SET 6
Buika/ Buleria Alegre/ Ni Niña Lola/ Warner Music
Ojos de Brujo/ Feedback/ Techari/ Six Degrees
Pepe Habichuela/ Yerbagüena/ Yerbagüena/ Nuevos Medios-Spain
Paco de Lucia/ Zyryab/ Zyryab/ Verve Music
 
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Global Village with Betto Arcos - Playlist for Tuesday, July 1, 2008

"A Latin American Travelogue"

ARTIST/ SONG/ ALBUM TITLE/ LABEL

SET 1
Ensamble Continuo/ El Fandanguito/ Laberinto en la Guitarra/ Urtext
Chapinlandia/ Tristezas Quetzaltecas/ Marimba music of Guatemala/Folkways
Francisco Tepas/Polka Pipil/ Raices Latinas/ Folkways
Ensemble Wabaruagun/ Arumahani/ Songs of the Black Caribs/ Ocora
Aurelio Martinez/ Santo Negro/ Garifuna Soul/ Stonetree Recs

SET 2
Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy/ Un gigante que despierta/ Raices Latinas/Folkways
Ruben Blades/ Bochinches/ Mundo/ Sony Music
Lucia Pulido/ El Pilon/ Religious and Pagan Songs from Colombia/ Intuition
Claudia Calderon/ El Trapiche/ El Piano Llanero/ Fundacion Bigott-Venezuela

SET 3
Cheo Hurtado/ Seis por Derecho/ Cuatro Arpas y un Cuatro/ CHH
Carmen Gonzalez/ Caderona/ Koral y Esmeralda/ Triple Earth
Lucila Campos/ Toro Mata/ El Alma del Peru Negro/ Luaka Bop
Edmar Castañeda/ Afrojoropo/ Cuarto de Colores/ E.C.

SET 4
Luzmila Carpio/ Wiñay Llaqta/ Kuntur Mallku/ Accords Croisses
Francesca Ancarola/ Manifiesto/ Lonquen-Tribute to Victor Jara/ Petroglyph

SET 5
Celso Duarte/ Cascada/ De Sur a Sur/ Studio Harp
Kevin Johansen/ Campo Argentino/ The Nada/ Sony/LAL Recs
Ruben Rada/ Africa Cancion Antigua/ Montevideo/ Big World
Arnaldo Antunes/ Num Dia/ Qualquer/ Biscoito Fino

SET 6
Yusa/ Conga Pasajera/ Haiku/ Tumi Recs
Viento de Agua/ Ahora Si/ Materia Prima/ Folkways
La India Canela/ Con el Gusto Adentro/ Merengue Tipico/ Folkways
Conjunto Bernal/ Mi Unico Camino/ Mi Unico Camino/ Arhoolie
Miguel Zenon/ Chorreao/ Jibaro/ Marsalis/Rounder Recs
 

 
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Betto Arcos - Playlist for Tuesday, June 24, 2008

"Recent releases and some classics"

SET 1
Marcin Wasilewski Trio/ Cinema Paradiso/ January/ ECM
Silvio Rodriguez/ Vida y Otras Cuestiones/ Descartes/ Fonomusic
Rosa Passos/ Atras da Porta/ Romance/ Telarc
Vinicio Capossela/ Pena del Alma/ Ovunque Proteggi/ Atlantic-Italy

SET 2
Mouss & Hakim/ Chehilet Laayani/ Origines Controlees/ Atmospheriques
Souad Massi/ Bladi/ Acoustic-The Best of Souad Massi/ Wrasse Recs.
Rachid Taha/ Habina/ Rock el Casbah-Best of Rachid Taha/ Wrasse Recs.

SET 3
Emmylou Harris/ How Could She Sing the Wildwood Flower/ All I intended to be/Nonesuch
Cassandra Wilson/ Dust my Broom/ Loverly/ Blue Note
Bill Frisell/ Monroe Part 2/ History, Mystery/ Nonesuch Recs

SET 4
Toumani Diabate/ Ismael Drame/ The Mande Variations/ World Circuit-Nonesuch
El Hadj N'Diaye/ Jaly/ Geej/ Marabi
Wendo Kolosoy/ Bokilo Mabe/ On the Rumba River/ Marabi
Les Amazones de Guinee/ Be ni Son/ Wamato/ Syllart-Stern's

SET 5
Miles from India/ All Blues/ A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis/Times Square
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures/ Dream Garden/ Justin' Time Recs
Enrico Rava-Stefano Bollani/ Felipe/ The Third Man/ ECM

SET 6
Gianmaria Testa/ Lucia di Notte/ Lampo/ Le Chante du Monde
Rupa & the April Fishes/ Mal de Mer/ Estraordinary Rendition/ Cumbancha
Bola de Nieve/ Ay Amor/ Bola de Nieve/ Nuevos Medios-Spain
Xuefet Yang/ Yi Dance/ 40 Degrees North/ EMI Classics
 
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Global Village with Betto Arcos - Playlist for Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

 

Artist/ Track-Song/ CD-Album Title / Label

 

SET 1

Alfredo Rodriguez/Almendra/ Oye Afra-Live/ O Plus Music

Cassandra Wilson/ Caravan/ Loverly / Blue Note

Aldo Romano/ Non Mi Dire/ Etat de Fait/ Dreyfuss Jazz

Bill Frisell/ Probability Cloud/ History, Mystery/ Nonesuch

 

SET 2

Mavis Staples/ We'll Never Turn Back/ We'll Never Turn Back/ Anti

Ry Cooder/ My Dwarf's Getting Tired/ I, Flathead/ Nonesuch

Ersi Arvizu/ Mil Besos/ Friend for Life/ Anti

 

SET 3

Yusa/ Conga Pasajera/ Haiku/ Tumi Recs.

Al Green/ Take Your Time/ Lay it Down/ Blue Note

Orchestra Baobab/ Cabral/ Made in Dakar/ World Circuit-Nonesuch

Bo Diddley/ Bo Diddley/ Say it Loud/ Rhino Recs

 

SET 4

Dan Zanes & Friends/ El Botellon/ Nueva York/ Festival Five Recs

Conjunto Jardin/ El Ahualulco/ Yerba Buena/ Trova Recs

Quetzal/ Voces/ Die Cowboy Die/ Quetzal Music

Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico/ Huapango/ Enrique Diemecke/INBA

 

SET 5

Rachid Taha/ Bent Sahra/ Rock el Casbah-Best of/ Wrasse Recs

Kiosk/ Bitarbiat/ Amor de la Velocidad/ Bamahang Productions

Robert Wyatt/ A Beautiful Peace/ Comic Opera/ Domino Recs

Tin Tan/ Contigo/ Mi Antologia/ Capitol Recs.

Brad Mehldau Trio/ O que Sera/ Live at the Village Vanguard/ Nonesuch

 
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GLOBAL VILLAGE PLAYLIST 5/6/08

Guest host: CC Smith

Deepak Ram, "All Blues" Steps (Golden Horn)

African Virtuoses, "Ballade Sure la Lagune" African Virtuoses (Sterns)

Susheela Raman, "Sharavana" Music for Crocodiles (Narada)

Debashish Bhattacharya, "Ganga Kinare" Calcutta Chronicles (Riverboat)

Daby Toure, "Banta" Stereo Spirit (Real World)

Benjamin Escoriza, "Hambre" Alevanta (Riverboat)

Toumast, "Kik Ayittma" Ishumar (Real World)

Justin Adams/Juldeh Camara, "Sana Kubay" (World Village)

Roots Rock Society, "La Familia" (RRS single)

Grupo Fantasma, "Rebotar" Sonidos Gold (Fantasma)

Cachao, "Emboba" Cuba Linda (EMI)

Ricardo Lemvo, "Malambo" Isabela (Mopiato Music)

Orch. Baobab, "Nijaay" Made in Dakar (Nonesuch)

Djavan, "Alegre Menina" I Love Brazil (Manteca)

Djavan, "Coracao Leviano" Malasia (Epic)

[DJAVAN APPEARS JUNE 13 AT THE FORD AMPHITHEATER, L.A.: www.braziliannites.com ; 818-566-1111]

Gilberto Gil, "Refavela" Ao Vivo/Quanta Live (Mesa)

Gilberto Gil, "Pilula de Alho" Quanta (Mesa)

[GILBERTO GIL APPEARS JUNE 29 AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL, L.A., AND JUNE 30 AT FOURTH AND B, SAN DIEGO: www.braziliannites.com ; 818-566 1111]

Jovino Santos Neto, "Festa Na Macuca" Alma do Nordeste (Adventure Music)

Mariza, "Barco Negro" Africa Calling (Real World)

Mapumba, "Mwafwako" African Party (Putumayo)

Maureen Lupo Lilanda, "Mbalumina" Soul Masala (Zammo)

Wendo Kolosoy, "Mamule" On the Rumba River (Marabi)

Contact CC Smith via www.GetTheBeat.com

 
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I want to thank everyone at KPFK for giving me the opportunity to bring you “music from around the world and around the block” for the past five years.  Particular thanks to former Tuesday host, Simeon Pillich, and to all of the Global Villagers for their support and camaraderie.   

To you who listened through fearful displays of nervousness, occasional bouts of sleepiness, and frequent displays of absentmindedness because I was engrossed in the music and not the control board, my warmest thanks.  I look forward to joining you in the future as a guest host.      

Artists like today’s guest, the Lian Ensemble, are a potent reminder of music’s ability to touch hearts, minds, and souls.  Don’t miss their upcoming concerts at Mount St. Mary’s College, Chalon Campus. 

Next week, another Global Village unfolds as the new Tuesday host, Betto Arcos, takes the reigns.  Until next time … Be well.   

smotley@ucla.edu

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Artist

Country

Song Title

Album

Label

Roberta FlackUSAJust Like a WomanChapter TwoAtlantic
Jane BirkinFranceJavanaiseArabesqueNarada
Joni MitchellCanadaHarry’s House-CenterpieceHissing of Summer LawnsAsylum
Gianmaria TestaItalyGli amanti di RomaLampoLe Chant du Monde
Eugenia LeónMexicoCorazón GiganteTatuagesIndependent
Vinicius CantuariaBrazilGalopeCymbalsKoch
El-FunounPalestineMiriam

Zaghareed:

Music for the Palestinian Holy Land
Sounds True
Hamza el DinSudanNagrishadA WishSounds True
Miles from India EnsembleVariousIfe (Fast)Miles from IndiaTimes Square

Grand Performances presents Miles from India Ensemble

Sunday, 1 June, 8p

California Plaza350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

FREE www.grandperformances.org

   

11:00 am - Noon

Artist

Country

Song Title

Album

Label

Dwight TribleUSAPeaceLiving WaterPassin’ the Vibe
Yunchen LamoTibetTaraAmaRealWorld
Enzo AvitabileItalyFigliule ca ‘ce jate a la MaronneSacro SudFolkClub Ethnosuoni

GUEST: Lian Ensemblewww.lianrecords.com 

Lian Ensemble and Bahram Baljelan

Saturday, 31 May, 8p and Sunday, 1 June, 7:30p

Hannon Theater Mount St. Mary’s College12001 Chalon Road, Los Angeles

Tickets & Information: 310.473.3466, 818.758.9995, 310.477.8617 

Marcin Wasilewski TrioPolandCinema ParadisoJanuaryECM
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetUSAA Fuller WineAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetNettwerk
 
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A world of thanks to Abigail Washburn and Yoshida Brothers for wonderful music and conversation.  Don’t miss their new cds: Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet (Nettwerk) and The Best of Yoshida Brothers: Tsugaru Shamisen (Domo). Queries? Suggestions?

Drop a note to me at smotley@ucla.edu. 

10:00 am – 11:00 am
ArtistCountrySong TitleAlbumLabel
Pigram BrothersAustraliaMoonlightThe Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal MusicWorld Music Network
Archie RoachAustraliaJamu DreamingThe Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal MusicWorld Music Network
Pukatja KungkasAustraliaUwa WiyaThe Rough Guide to Australian Aboriginal MusicWorld Music Network
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati CanoUSATe Quise Olvidar (I Wanted to Forget You)Amor, Dolor y LágrimasSmithsonian Folkways
Reynaldo “El Papi” DiazColombiaFidelina¡Ayombe!Smithsonian Folkways
La India CanelaDomincan RepublicLas Siete Pasadas (The Seven Passages)La India Canela: Merengue Típico from the Dominican RepublicSmithsonian Folkways
Orlando “Puntilla” Rios y El Conjunto Todo RumberoCubaTío columbiaOrlando “Puntilla” Rios y El Conjunto Todo Rumbero: A Tribute to Gonzalo Asencio Tío Tom 1919-1991Smithsonian Folkways
GUEST: Abigail Washburnwww.abigailwashburn.com
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetUSAGreat Big Wall in ChinaAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetNettwerk
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetUSABanjo Pickin’ GirlAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetNettwerk
   11:00 am - Noon
ArtistCountrySong TitleAlbumLabel
GUEST: Abigail Washburn (continued … )www.abigailwashburn.com
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetUSAA Fuller WineAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetNettwerk
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetUSAStrange ThingsAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow QuartetNettwerk
Los Lonely BoysUSAStaying with MeForgivenSony
GUESTS: The Yoshida Brothers

www.domo.com/yoshidabrothers/

Featured tracks from The Best of Yoshida Brothers: Tsugaru Shamisen (Domo)

 
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Many thanks to Etran Finatawa’s Alhousseini Mohamed Anivolla and Sandra van Edig for sharing the beauty of the Toureg and Woodabe to us.  Pick up their latest release,

Desert Crossroads, at any good independent music store. 

Abigail Washburn and the Yoshida Brothers will be my guest on 13 May. 

Queries? Suggestions?

Drop a note to me at smotley@ucla.edu.   

tHIS WEEK’S Don’t Miss List 

check back on the 13th …

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Artist

Country

Song Title

Album

Label

Leonor Dely & Millero Congo

Colombia

Lumbalú

Embrace the World: Volume 1

Insignia Records

R. Carlos Nakai

Navajo-Ute

Song for the Morning Star

Thing Global: Native America

World Music Network

Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures

Various

A Vision of Pure Delight

Dream Garden

Justin Time

Jorge Albuquerque, Marcos Amorim, Rafael Barata

Brazil

Waterfall

Revolving Landscapes

Adventure Music

Cuarteto de Clarinetes de Caracas

Venezuela 

Bebé

Suelos

Cacao Musica

Otis Taylor

USA

Live Your Life

Recapturing the Banjo

Telarc

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet

USA

Strange Things

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet

Nettwerk

Fannie Lou Hammer

USA

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Classica African American Gospel

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Barbara Dane and The Chambers Brothers

USA

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

Barbara Dane and The Chambers Brothers

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Mavis Staples

USA

This Little Light of Mine

We’ll Never Turn Back

Anti-

Bob Dylan

USA

The Times They Are A-Changin’

The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Sony

11:00 am - Noon

Artist

Country

Song Title

Album

Label

GUESTS: Etran Finatawa’s

 

Alhousseini Mohamed Anivolla (vocals, guitar) &

Sandra van Edig (manager, translator)

www.etranfinatawa.com 

Rob Levit & Emiko Susilo

USA/Indonesia

Manggalagita

Asmarandana

Symbol System

 


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