It's All Greek to Me: Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico with "Sumiglia" and "Radile"

You get a little more bang for your random tune buck today. The randomizer picked the song Radile by Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico, but the only video I could find was concert footage that included their song Sumiglia also. Savina Yannatou is a renowned Greek singer who has teamed up with Greek jazz and traditional musicians Primavera en Salonico to explore at first Sephardic and Mediterreanean music but has since expanded to include music from around the world. Starting out with classical guitar lessons, Yannatou began studying singing and later completed postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Her repertoire is mainly Greek music, though she has also made forays into free jazz and avant-garde. She also is a songwriter and composer for theater, dance and video. Sumiglia can be found on the 2005 album Sumiglia by Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico. Radile can be found on their 2008 album Songs of an Other.

Humorous Rambling: Altan and "Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone"

Today's random song is from Irish band Altan, and is a set of reels called Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone. Altan was originally formed in County Donegal by vocalist and fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy in 1987 after the pair initially released a pair of albums as a duo. They named the band after a lake in County Donegal. County Donegal has a rich tradition of Irish music and styles, and Altan made this music available to the world and in the process became known worldwide with a popularity to match The Chieftains. Kennedy died of Ewings sarcoma in 1994, leaving Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh to keep the band going. Besides The Chieftains, they have worked with musicians such as Enya, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt and Alison Krauss. Humours of Andytown... is from their 1993 release Island Angel.

This is Why I Need a Raise: Old Blind Dogs and "To the Beggin' I Will Go"

On this sad anniversary, today's song is by Old Blind Dogs called To the Beggin' I Will Go. Old Blind Dogs were formed in 1990 when the three founding members met on a "buskers holiday" in the Scottish Highlands. The band was originally distinctive as it represented the music and traditions of Northeastern Scotland and sang in the dialect of Aberdeen and the region. The band focuses on traditional Scottish and Celtic music, with influences from rock, reggae, jazz, blues and Middle Eastern rhythms. To the Beggin' I Will Go can be found on their 1999 CD The World's Room.

Listen to the Latest Global Music Show at the KUNM Two Week Archive!

You can listen to the latest KUNM Global Music show at the KUNM Two Week Archive! Just go to the archive, put in Monday, September 7 at 10 pm and let it run. Here is the playlist from the evening:

1. Fire is Low, Freshlyground (South Africa), Radio Africa
2. Farima, Bamba Wassalou Groove (Mali), Farima
3. Owour Won Gembe, Owiny Sigoma Band (Kenya/UK), Nyanza
4. Mela Mela, Qwanqwa (Ethiopia), Volume Two
5. Karpatskyi Rep, DakhaBrakha (Ukraine), Light
6. Sañanaru, Aurelio (Honduras), Lándini
7. Kangna, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad (Pakistan), The Reluctant Fundamentalist Movie Soundtrack
8. Fununkesaya, Kasse Mady Diabate (Mali), BBC Radio 3 - Awards for World Music
9. Buje Buje, Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics (Nigeria/UK), Jaiyede Afro
10. Rumba SoYo, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Angola/US), La Rumba SoYo
11. Kelmti Horra (My Word Is Free), Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia), Kelmti Horra (Bonus Track Version)
12. Ba'hari Ghibb, The Spooky Men's Chorale (Australia), The Spooky Man in History
13. Girls' Night In Galway, Gaelic Storm (United States), Matching Sweaters
14. Banks of Newfoundland, John Jones (UK), Never Stop Moving
15. Courage, The Souljazz Orchestra (Canada), Resistance
16. Kemekem, Qwanqwa (Ethiopia), Volume Two
17. Debho, Daby Touré (Mauritania), Amonafi
18. Sengigugile, Insingizi (Zimbabwe), African Harmonies
19. Tawwalt El Gheba, Omar Souleyman feat. Gilles Peterson (Turkey/UK), Bahdeni Nami
20. Hasaposerviko, Elektra Kurtis & Ensemble Elektra, Bridges from the East
21. Ani Tzame Psalm 122 (121) "Laetatus sum", The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz & Timna Brauer & Elias Meiri Ensemble (Austria/Israel), Chant for Peace
22. Rum Jhum Rumu Jhumu, Khiyo (UK), Khiyo
23. Akashta Kanpchhilo Kyan?, Khiyo (UK), Khiyo
24. Simple Reflejo, Lulacruza (Colombia), Circular Tejido
25. Que Vida É Essa, Wal Sant'ana (Brazil), Rough Guide To Psychedelic Samba
26. Africa, King Selewan and his Calypsonians (Trinidad &Tobago), Discovering Calypso
27. Mami Watta, King Selewan and his Calypsonians (Trinidad &Tobago), Discovering Calypso
28. Canto da Ema / All On a Mardi Gras Day, Nation Beat feat. Cha Wa (US), Carnival Caravan - EP
29. Geragotikos Sirtos, Du-Sems Ensemble (Turkey), Music from Turkey & Greece

Not Never: The Twain Shall Meet and "Solstice"

The Twain Shall Meet brings us our song of the day, entitled Solstice. The Twain Shall Meet is comprised of Egyptian cellist Ashraf Hakim and guitarist Scott Wurtz. I couldn't find much substantive information on the musicians. Solstice can be found on their 2008 eponymous album The Twain Shall Meet.

Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner: El Naan and "Charro del Marinero y la Estrella"

El Naan is a band from the Castilian region of Spain. Starting from a base of Castilian regional music, they connect the music with other roots music from all over the world. This rollicking song, Charro del Marinero y la Estrella, is from their 2015 album Código de Barros, a crowd-funded effort which explores the different influences in Spanish music, including Celtic, Arabic and musics from the Americas, Africa and the Far East that went forth from Spain and came back again.

Joking Around: Habib Koité and "Baro"

Today's song, Baro, comes to us from Mali. Habib Koité is a Sengalese singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Mali whose band, Bamada, is a supergroup of West African musicians. Koité is an unusual guitarist, tuning his guitar on a pentatonic scale and playing on open strings like one would play an African n'goni. His styles can often sound like blues and flamenco. His singing is more relaxed and intimate as compared with his contemporaries. Baro can be found on his 2001 album of the same name and on the Putumayo compilation CD Acoustic Africa. Title of the song means "The Chat," and talks about the Malian tradition of joking around with each other which in turn helps foster social peace and harmony between people and groups.