They say that music is the universal language. This week we explore musical
 collaborations aimed at bridging cultural, political and social divides.

Episode 21.40 
Airdate: September 27-October 3, 2021

Featuring:
1. Bob Marley and The Wailers w/ Eric Clapton - Slogans (from the album “Africa Unite The Singles Collection” on Tuff Gong Universal)
2. Wasis Diop with Lena Fiagbe - African Dream (from the album “Everything Is Never Quite Enough / One World, Many Cultures” on Triloka / Putumayo)
3. The Idan Raichel Project - Bo’ee (Come With Me) (from the album “Idan Raichel's Project / One World, Many Cultures” on Cumbancha / Putumayo)
4. The Idan Raichel Project - Mi’Ma’amakim (from the album “Idan Raichel's Project” on Cumbancha)
5. Alan Stivell with Youssou N’Dour - A United Earth 1 (from the album “I Douar / One World, Many Cultures” on Francis Dreyfus/Putumayo)
6. Toots and the Maytals w/Willie Nelson - Still Is Still Moving To Me (from the album “True Love / One World, Many Cultures” on V2 Records / Putumayo)
7. Zucchero with Sting - Muoio Per Te (from the album “Zucchero & Co.” on Universal)
8. Santana with Khaled - . Love to the People (from the album “Ya-Rayi” on Universal)
9.  Taj Mahal w/ Toumani Diabaté and Ramata Diakité - Queen Bee (from the album “One World, Many Cultures” on Putumayo)
10. Counting Crows with Blof - Holiday in Spain (Live) (from the album “Holiday in Spain” on Geffen)
11. Rocco De Rosa w/ Martin Kongo - Malonghi (from the album “Hata / One World, Many Cultures” on Il Manifesto)
12. Gigi - Utopia (from the album “Gold & Wax / One World, Many Cultures” on RCA Victor / Putumayo)
13. Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Melissa Etheridge and Joe McBride - Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes (from the album “Long Walk to Freedom” on Gallo)

One World Many Cultures

The sea has always had a profound influence on many cultures. This week we’ll explore how the sea has influenced music around the globe.

Episode 21.44
Airdate: October 25-31, 2021

Featuring:
1. Pepeu Gomes - A Lua E O Mar (from the album “Meu Coração” on Trauma)
2. Angelique Kidjo - Goddess of the Sea (from the album “Fifa” on Mango)
3. Boy Ge Mendes - Cumbia Letu (from the album “Lagoa / Cape Verde” on Tinder / Putumayo)
4. Cesaria Evora  - Cabo Verde Manda Mantenha (from the album “Cafe Atlantico / Cape Verde” on RCA / Putumayo)
5. Oceania - Kihikihi(from the album “Oceania” on Point Music)
6. Freddie Notes and the Rudies - Montego Bay (from the album “This is Ska Too” on Music Collection)
7. Capercaillie - Fear Allabain (from the album “To the Moon” on Green Linnet / Putumayo)
8. Barrio Chino - Saudade (from the album “Voces del Sur / A Mediterranean Odyssey” on Archipel / Putumayo)
9. Solas - The Maid on the Shore (from the album “Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers / Celtic Tides” on Shanachie / Putumayo)
10. Te Vaka - Tagaloa (from the album “Ki Mua” on Creative New Zealand)
11. Celso Machado  - Despedida (from the album “Jongo Le / Brasileiro” on Daqui / Putumayo)
12. Lee Scratch Perry - Seaside (from the album “On the Wire” on Trojan)

Songs Of The Sea

This week we're traveling from Africa to North America and back, following the roots of the blues. The blues was born in the American south, inspired by the traditional music that West African slaves brought with them across the Atlantic. Next, the style moved
north, reaching Chicago and St. Louis, where it took on a more electric, danceable edge.

Episode 22.14 
Airdate: March 28 - April 3, 2022

Featuring: 
1. Afrissippi - Ngol Jimoi (from the album “Fulani Journey” on Knock Down South Records / Electric Catfish Records)
2. Toumast - Ikalane Walegh (from the album “Ishumar” on Wagram)
3. Souad Massi - Inspiration (Illham) (from the album “Honeysuckle” on Wrasse Records / Universal)
4. Balla Tounkara - Toungamagni (Adventure) (from the album “Be Right”)
5. Ramata Diakite with Charlie Musselwhite - Maba (from the album “Maba” on Second Moon Records)
6. Amar Sundy - Ouallache (from the album “Najma / Blues Around the World” on Dixie Frog / Putumayo)
7. Baba Djan - Sabari (from the album “Sabari / Mali to Memphis” on Mercury Records / Putumayo)
8. Laye Sow - Kayba (from the album “Djamano” on Orange World Records)
9. Amadou et Mariam - Mon Amour, Mon Cherie (from the album “Mali to Memphis” on Putumayo)
10. Orchestra Baobab - Dee Moo Woor (from the album “Specialist In All Styles” on Nonesuch Records)
11. Daby Balde - Waino Blues (from the album “Introducing Daby Balde” on World Music Network)
12. Tinariwen - Amassakoul ‘N’ Tenere (from the album “Amassakoul / Mali” on World Village / Putumayo)

African Blues

To celebrate a special Zoukous night at Tanner in Helsinki on May 21, we offer a series of three mixes to add some tropical sunshine in your life:

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.1" by Galactic Mace
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.2" by Fredrik Lavik @afro7
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.3" by Lil Tony @liltony

Art by Arsi Keva <3

Collect them all in your earbuds and come party with us!

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.2" by Fredrik Lavik

Enfin un show de jazz sur Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Tous les 3èmes dimanche du mois, un heure de jazz sous toutes ses formes et ses époques. Réalisé par Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)
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Brand new jazz show on the crazy webradio Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Every third sunday of the month, you can listen to one hour of jazz, all styles, all eras!!. hosted by Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)

TRACKLISTING
OLIVER NELSON« Patterns »
TILLMAN & POTTERS « time is love »
LINDA HILL « leland’s song »
MURIEL GROSSMAN « traneing in »
CHARLES KYNARD « Zebra’s walk »
LAURENT BARDAINNE & TIGRE D’EAU DOUCE « Verte Gronouille »
DUDU PUKWANA «  Madudana (the young ones) »
CHARLES EARLAND « betty boop »
RAICES « Lenguas »
MICHEL MARRE « Matanza »

RADIO MEUH SHOW - LE JAZZ ET LA JAVA #22 (heavenly sweetness)

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“Fofoulah's music is a new voice in the endless Atlantic musical dialogue - what marks them out is the blurring of distinction between West African, jazz and popular music. Their interplay between polyrhythmic Sabar drumming, riffs and free-flowing improvisation can transcend categories…”
++Justin Adams (JuJu, Robert Plant, producer Tinariwen)

The London-based quintet Fofoulah (meaning “it's there” in Wolof) was formed in 2011 and features Tom Challenger (Red Snapper) on saxophone and keyboards, Phil Stevenson (Iness Mezel) on guitar, Johnny Brierley (Outhouse Ruhabi) on bass, Dave Smith (Robert Plant’s Sensational Space Shifters) on drums, and Kaw Secka (Irok) on Sabar drums.

With the rhythms of the Sabar drums - a traditional form of Wolof drumming from Gambia and Senegal – at its heart, Fofoulah’s music has evolved into an inspired cosmopolitan mélange that also incorporates elements of electronic music, dub, improvisation and afro-rock. Like the complex city they live in, their music is shaped and lifted by diverse sound-worlds and cultures.

“Some of us grew up within this culture, some of us studied the rhythms but most importantly we all realized and embraced the undeniable power and energy of these (sabar) drums”
Johnny Brierley (bass)

“This deeply traditional music connects people with sound, rhythm and movement in a very unique and special way and is a constant inspiration in everything we do.”
Dave Smith (drums)

Having performed mainly in the creative hubs of east London and Bristol, in 2013 Fofoulah released the ‘Bene Bop EP’, a collaboration with Senegalese singer Biram Seck. Later that year the band entered the famed Real World Studios near Bath to begin work on their radiant debut album ‘FOFOULAH.’

Produced by drummer Dave Smith (Robert Plant, JuJu) ‘FOFOULAH’ is a previously unvisited crossroads where Sabar rhythms meet dub basslines and sci-fi synths; liquid melodies and Wolof rap entangle with trance-like dance grooves; and raw guitars, horns and samples blend with west and north African song forms.

In the album’s liner notes, bass player Johnny Brierley describes the creative journey that led to the making the album:
“The rhythms and traditions of the drums were essential starting points for our compositions and acted as the building blocks for all the other instruments…our music has developed and evolved with each members musical background and influences being heard within the band…'Fofoulah', our first album, is a snapshot of the band at this moment in time and the result of a constantly developing sound”
In keeping with the band’s expansive approach, the album also features an incredible roster of guest voices: Senegalese singer and Bristol resident Batch Gueye, UK singer / producer sensation Ghostpoet (courtesy of 'Play it Again Sam'), Algerian/Parisian singer Iness Mezel and the acclaimed Gambian born, Fulani musician Juldeh Camara (JuJu, Robert Plant).

Fofoulah is not merely a cross-cultural project. They are a dynamic band born naturally out of personal friendships and varied backgrounds, the nerve net of contemporary London and the post-global interconnectedness we all experience daily. The band is propulsive, innovative, celebratory and always leaning forward. They are a thrilling extension of the deeply rooted Sabar rhythms upon which their music revolves.

“Lets join together, leave conflict and work together. There is peace in community”
--No Troubles (Kelinte)

“If you don’t appreciate the truth of who you are and what the world brings to you, you will struggle. As we work we offer ourselves to the world.”
--The Clean Up (Rahas)

Fofoulah are: Tom Challenger - saxophone/keyboards, Phil Stevenson – guitar, Johnny Brierley – bass, Dave Smith - drums/sabar, Kaw Secka - sabar/tama


Fofoulah feat. Ghostpoet - Don't Let Your Mind Unravel, Safe Travels

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Transparent Water is the new studio collaboration between 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist-composer-bandleader Omar Sosa and Nottingham-based Senegalese singer and kora master Seckou Keita.  It’s slated for release in February 2017.

The project idea grew out of Sosa’s impromptu addition to a mid–2012 date with drummer Marque Gilmore at the CLF Art Café in London, in what was Sosa and Keita’s first musical encounter.  Profoundly moved by the experience, Omar told Seckou he wanted to invite him to work together on a future recording project.
Given their respective touring and recording schedules, it took a year, but in July 2013 Omar and Seckou went into the Fattoria Musica recording studio in Osnabrück, Germany and laid down the core tracks for Transparent Water.

Another chance meeting informs Transparent Water:  in April 2013, Galician bagpiper-pianist-composer Cristina Pato invited Omar to Santiago de Compostela, where Pato hosts an annual residency frequented by associates of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble.  There Omar met Silk Road charter member and sheng master Wu Tong, whom Omar was moved to bring into the project.  In connection with a concert date in Shanghai in July 2014, Omar arranged a side trip to Beijing to record Wu Tong’s traditional flute overdubs.

Tokyo-born, Paris-based koto player Mieko Miyazaki came to Omar’s attention via her recorded work with French jazz guitarist Nguyên Lê.  When Omar finally had the chance to meet her, Mieko’s creative spirit utterly impressed him, and he enlisted her distinctive voice for Transparent Water.

For percussion, Omar turned to longtime collaborator Gustavo Ovalles, who divides his time between France and his native Venezuela.  Ovalles (who can be heard on three prior Sosa projects—Sentir, Ayaguna, and Eggūn) brings the polyrhythmic soul of the African Diaspora to Transparent Water.

Paris-based drummer-producer Steve Argüelles crafted the mix with Omar, having previously worked on Sosa’s award-winning Mulatos and Afreecanos CDs.

Transparent Water is the latest example of Omar Sosa’s transcendent determination to seek new combinations, a manifestation of improvisatory freedom wherein the musical destination is subordinate to the extemporaneous joy of shared artistic expression.  Omar observes that, as he did with Sentir, “What I wanted to do was create something totally improvised.”

Transparent Water—suggestive of translucence and flowing light—is a deeply spiritual recording that reveals its inspiration in the close and compassionate listening of artists engaged in a genial and captivating musical conversation, liberated from time itself, reaching across five continents to probe the collective spirit of the human condition.

In The Forest (5.14)

Japanese 10-piece ensemble Minyo Crusaders performed at Le Guess Who? 2019, following the release of their debut album ‘Echoes of Japan’.

About:
Minyo Crusaders breathe new life into traditional Japanese folk songs (‘minyo’) by merging them with Latin, African and Caribbean rhythms and flourishes of exotica. By doing so, the 10-piece band creates some of the most infectious, fresh sounding cross-continental roots music in years, proficient in both punchy melodies and inventive arrangements.

Captured on Saturday, 9 November 2019, at TivoliVredenburg's Grote Zaal.
Recorded and mixed by Marc Broer & Martijn van Waveren.
Photography by Jorah Sarah.

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Minyo Crusaders - Tanko Bushi

Entretien avec Manu Dibango réalisé en 2012, en public, sur la Scène de Cybele pour Jazz à Vienne à l’initiative de Benjamin Tanguy (un grand merci à lui pour l’invitation). Le lendemain le festival proposait une carte blanche à cette immense artiste camerounais qui aura traversé une bonne partie du 20e siècle, son ténor et ses compositions à la main : la colonisation, les indépendances, l’afro-centrisme afro-américain, le jazz, la soul, les musiques africaines de la rumba congolaise au renouveau du makossa camerounais et j’en passe… J’ai laissé l’entretien dans son entièreté, et dans l’ordre en essayant d’illustrer par des passages de sa discographie qui correspondent le plus possible à ce dont nous sommes en train de parler. Evidemment, le choix des morceaux est tout à fait subjectif…je garde le souvenir d’un grand bonhomme, d’une grande humanité, d’une grande humilité et d’un sourire ravageur. Paix à son âme.



Playlist

1-Manu Dibango Face A n°1-Répondez-nous seigneur (45T) 1963
2-Extract from Gjon Mili movie-Jammin' the blues/Marie Savage-Sunny side of the street 1944
3-Grand Kalle & L'African Jazz-La vida Africa 1963
4-Manu Dibango face B n°1-Guantanamera (45T) 1963
5Manu Dibango-Coconut 1972
6-Manu Dibango-O Boso (45T) 1972
7-Manu Dibango-New Bell 1972
8-Manu Dibango-Night in Zeralda 1972
9-Manu Dibango-Du bush a bush 1975
10-Manu Dibango & Fania All Stars-Soul Makossa 1975
11-Manu Dibango Grand orchestre-hommage a Duke Ellington 
12-Cheick Tidiane Seck feat Manu Dibango-African cook book 2020
13-Manu Dibango-L'arbre a palabres 1985
14-Manu Dibango- Lagos go slow 1975 
15-Manu Dibango-Manudi 1982
16-Manu Dibango-Otetena munja 1963


playlist des morceaux derrière les voix

1-Manu Dibango face B n°1 « Figaro cha-cha-cha"
2-Grand Kalle & L'African Jazz-Table Ronde
3-Manu Dibango-Matumba
4-Manu Dibango-Motapo
5-Cheick Tidiane Seick feat Manu Dibango-Timbuktu
6-Manu Dibango-Electric Africa
7-Manu Dibango-Repondez-nous seigneur

Spéciale Manu Dibango (James Stewart for Nova Lyon 89.8fm)

Delve into duende – the emotional fire and stamp of modern flamenco on this Rough Guide. Pay homage to the living flamenco tradition with the guitars of Son De La Frontera and the legendary voice of Carmen Linares, before discovering contemporary twists from the likes of Lenacay, and Ladino innovator Yasmin Levy.

For more information: www.worldmusic.net/flamenco

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO FLAMENCO

From Israel to the Camargue, and from Barcelona to North Africa, flamenco forms and fusions are enchanting the faithful and converting new audiences.

Lenacay – born out of the disbanding of hip-hop flamenco innovators Ojos de Brujo in 2011 – seems to spin almost out of control with their fusions of bulerías, tangos, rumbas and soleas with Balkan, Latin and Indian music as well as club rhythms like dubstep and drum & bass, but are centered by flamenco. La Xula, who play sultry, avant-garde flamenco seduce by stealth.

Jerusalem-born Yasmin Levy brings her distinctive Ladino Jewish tradition to flamenco. While hers seems like a new branch, you might equally say she is rediscovering a forgotten strand of the roots of flamenco. Martirio, from Huelva, takes the sound forward through jazz treatments, and is equally at ease with tango, son and guaracha. ‘Fandangos’ plays off a moody midnight swing piano against her soaring flamenco vocal line.

Spanish label Nuevos Medios, sometimes referred to as the ‘Tamla Motown of flamenco’ is the home of Moorish-Cuban guitar quintet Son de la Frontera, flute and saxophone virtuoso (and Chick Corea collaborator) Jorge Pardo and Tomasa Guerrero Carrasco aka La Macanita, a singer who has stayed faithful to the gypsy cante style typical of her home town, Jerez de la Frontera.

These artists and the likes of Carlos Piñana, Londro, Carmelita Montoya and Carmen Linares are only ‘conservative’ in the sense that they embrace and nurture the ineffable, intangible quality of Andalusian flamenco: all are respected live performers, and bring that experience to their passionate, genre-expanding recordings.

Flamenco has a reputation for angst but with Mayte Martín’s ‘Por La Mar Chica Del Puerto’ we discover its intimate side. Completely different, but also heart-felt, the Camargue-based Gitano Family turn even the gloomiest images into bittersweet country songs.

This Rough Guide to Flamenco also comes with a bonus disc, featuring the music of Buenos Aires-based Al Toque Flamenco.

Al Toque Flamenco: En Tres - taken from The Rough Guide To Flamenco

Hosted by former KFOG personality Rosalie Howarth and Putumayo founder Dan Storper, the Putumayo World Music Hour (PWMH) is an internationally syndicated radio show that takes listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures.

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