Me Too: Hakan Türkürer & Ali Sural with "Dem"

Hakan Türküer & Ali Sural - Dem by sercansungur

Our random song for today is performed by Hakan Türkürer & Ali Sural and is entitled Dem. I couldn't find much information on Türkürer, who I assume is the trumpeter, but Ali Sural is a well known Turkish musician, DJ and prodcer from Istanbul who began his professional career at 17. He has continued to compose, perform on stage, has put out at least one album and has had his works included in many compilations, including the one from which this song was taken, Istanbul Calling, Vol. 2 (2007).

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Opening the Vain: Bob Marley and Wailers with "Waiting in Vain"

Today's random tune is by the legendary Bob Marley and the Wailers, a reggae and ska band that was formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Many of the band's early songs were recorded with the aid of Lee "Scratch" Perry and his studio band The Upsetters. Bob Marley and the Wailers were known for recording some of the most notable reggae songs in history. Tosh and Wailer left the band in 1974, leading to a revamped Wailers lineup, and Marley died in 1981 of malignant melanoma. This song, Waiting In Vain, is from the 1977 groundbreaking album Exodus, which redefined reggae music and was named by Time Magazine in 1999 as one of the three best albums of the 20th century.

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Something to do with Love: Oki and "Kane Ren Ren"

OKI-"KaneRenRen" from BrotherByTheNameOfMagoo on Vimeo.

Indigenous Japanese musician Oki Kano, also known as OKI, brings us the random tune for today. An Ainu Japanese musician who studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, he plays the tonkori, guitar and traditional Ainu percussion, and mixes traditional Ainu music with dub, reggae and other types of world music. He has collaborated with the traditional female Ainu musical group Marewrew (who can be heard in this song) and his own Oki Ainu Dub Band, which does traditional Ainu songs in an electric style with dub rhythms. You can find this song, Kane Ren Ren, on his 2002 album No-One's Land.

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Something To Hold in the Forest at Night: Kirsty MacColl and "Us Amazonians"

Kirsty MacColl, an English singer-songwriter who recorded many pop hits in the 1990s, and made notable appearances on other hits, is the performer of our random tune. Married to producer Steve Lillywhite, MacColl sang backup vocals on the recordings of many of the artists that he produced. She died in 2000 in a tragic accident in Cozumel, Mexico. While diving in an area restricted for swimming only, she was hit by a speedboat that had strayed into the area - she died saving her son who was in the boat's path. She is highly esteemed by musicians and friends who have survived her. Billy Bragg always includes extra verses she wrote in covering his song A New England, a memorial bench has been placed in her honor at the southern entrance to Soho Square in London, and she is always heard during the holidays on her guest vocal in The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, which has been voted as the fan favorite Christmas song on the VH1 video channel. This song, Us Amazonians, can be found on her 2000 album Tropical Brainstorm.

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Three-stepping: Genticorum and "Valse Beaulieu"

Today's random tune is by Québécois traditional music trio Genticorum, who was founded in 2000 and is based in Montreal. Formed by musicians who have a love for French Canadian fiddle tunes and folk music, Genticorum performs their own compositions and arrangements and meld different kinds of acoustical styles. Their lyrics are all in French. They have released five albums. This song, Valse Beaulieu, can be found on their 2009 CD La Bibournoise.

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Heart-Flower: Manitas de Plata and "Toringa"

Flamenco is on tap today as our random tune from Manitas de Plata, a French flamenco guitarist who flouted flamenco rhythmic conventions and achieved worldwide fame. He was born Ricardo Baliardo in 1921 in a gypsy caravan in southern France. He began his career playing in an annual gypsy pilgrimage in Carmargue, France but only agreed to play for a wider public ten years after the death of preeminent gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Pablo Picasso, on hearing him, exclaimed that Manitas de Plata was "of greater worth than I am!" He became known in the US in the 1960s, and he was father of many members of the renowned Gipsy Kings. He died in November, 2014. This song, Toringa, can be found on the 2014 album Flores de Mi Corazón.

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Purified: Golem and "Mikveh Bath"

Our song today, called Mikveh Bath, references the traditional Jewish bath taken by women to purify themselves after menstruation and before marriage. The song is presented by rock-klezmer band Golem, which was created in 2000 in New York City by Annette Ezekiel Kogan, who serves as bandleader, vocalist and accordionist. The band describes their music as Eastern European Jewish folk-rock, and combines elements of rock, punk, and klezmer with lyrics in mainly English, Yiddish and Russian. The name of the band refers to the monster created out of clay to protect the Jewish people, and turned back to clay when it got out of control. The band calls themselves a collective monster that approaches traditional music with respect, but without timidity and resistance to change. Mikveh Bath can be found on Golem's 2014 CD Tanz.

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Two Moons: Amr Diab and "Amarain"

Today's random tune is by Amr Diab, who is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. A winner of the multiple music awards, he is known as the "Father of the Mediterranean Sound," referring to his blend of Egyptian sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instrumentation. When you listen to his music, you can catch touches of flamenco and raï blending with Western pop and traditional Arabic music. He is also a pioneer in video, being the first Egyptian artist to appear in music videos and helping to popularize them in the Arab world. Diab has also appeared in film. He was criticized during the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt for maintaining his silence and moving to London during the tumult, but after Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was deposed he recorded a song called Masr A'let (Egypt Has Spoken) and released it in conjunction with a video showing many of those who had died, and established a charity to help rebuild Egyptian society. He has released 30 official albums. This song, Amarain, can be found on his 1999 album of the same name, and on the Putumayo Presents:Arabic Groove CD (2001). The song's title refers to the singer comparing his lover's eyes to two moons.

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Spiritual Ambients: Shiva in Exile and "Oriental Distortion"

Today's random song is an ambient, drone-style piece called Oriental Distortion. It is by Shiva in Exile, which is a new age/oriental/gothic project started in 2003 and whose lead vocalist and composer is Stefan Hertrich of Munich, Germany, a former video game soundtrack composer who was also a member of goth metal band Darkseed. The name of the band Shiva in Exile is supposed to convey that the modern world may lack a collective spirituality and morality. You can find Oriental Distortion on their 2002 album Ethnic, though I found the song on a special collection called CARE: I am Powerful - Music to Empower Women (2007).

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Quite a Girl: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys with "Katherine"

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, a Cajun Louisiana band brings us today's random tune, a waltz called Katherine. Founded in 1988, the band takes its inspiration from Cajun traditional legends Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard and Walter Mouton. However, the music of Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys has grown into a style that is distinctly Cajun but also unique and personal. They sing almost exclusively in Cajun French. They have been nominated twice for Grammys in the Best Traditional Folk Album category, and in 2013 Steve Riley took home a Grammy as part of The Band Courtbouillon, a Cajun jam band featuring Riley, Wayne Toups and Wilson Savoy. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys have released 11 albums to date as well as one compilation album. Katherine can be found on the 1995 album La Toussaint and on the compilation album The Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (2008).

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Master of Chess and Reeds: Alihan Samedov and "Sen Gelmez Oldun"

Today's random tune is from an Azerbaijani artist named Alihan Samedov. Known for playing wind and other Azerbaijani folk instruments, Samedov came from a musical family and completed his music education at two Azerbaijani music schools. Among the wind instruments he plays are balaban, clarinet, tutek, zurna, oboe and saxophone. He is also a chess master and instructor, as well as the current music director of the Kadıköy Folklore Education Centre in Istanbul. He was also the person in charge of Azerbaijani music at Samanyolu TV's (STV) Music and Entertainment Programs before the Turkish government closed the station in 2016 for alleged links to the Gülen Movement which the government has blamed for organizing the attempted coup d'etat in 2016. You can find this song, Sen Gelmez Oldun, on the 2014 album Balaban (in two versions, no less), and on the various artists compilation Turca Lounge, Vol. 1 (2007).

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Sweet and Savory: Mercan Dede and "Souffle"

Today's tune is by a Turkish-French musician who draws inspiration from Sufi music. Mercan Dede is also known as DJ Arkin Allen, and is a composer, player of the ney (a Turkish flute) and the bendir (a hand drum). He fuses traditional Turkish acoustic music and other eastern styles with electronic sounds, horns, dance beats and his Sufi spirituality. This song, Souffle, is from his 2007 CD Nefes (Breath).

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Shredding It: Oumar Konaté and "Ma Cherie"

Our random tune for today is by Malian guitar master Oumar Konaté called Ma Cherie. Konaté started music at an early age, astounding his hometown of Gao with nightly performances on an old bucket, helmet and drum outside his family's home. He joined the Orchestra of Gao while in high school and accompanied them on their national tour. While in the orchestra, he was introduced to guitar. He went on to enroll in the National Institute of Arts in Bamako and recorded his first album there which brought him to the attention of many artists such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sidi Touré and Khaira Arby. He has performed in numerous festivals all over the globe, and has received accolades worldwide for his music. The recorded version of Ma Cherie can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

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Clarinet in Lounge: Hakim Abdullayev and "Close Your Eyes"

Today's random song is by Hakim Abdullayev and is called Close Your Eyes. I can't find much information on Mr. Abdullayev, though it appears he is a clarinetist and that he may be from Azerbaijan. You can find Close Your Eyes on Abdullayev's album Balaban III: The Land of Fire - Music of Azerbaijan (2005) and on the various artists compilation album Turca Lounge, Vol. 1 (2007).

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Hendrix of the Kora: Prince Diabaté and "Horoya"

Our random song for today is called Horoya and is sung by Prince Diabaté, a griot from Guinea in West Africa. His father was a kora player who broke tradition and also taught Diabaté's mother to play, and Prince Diabaté gained proficiency by accompanying his parents to their concerts. At age 16, he braved outraged soldiers and his own fear to throw himself with his kora at the feet of Guinea's president to play a special song for him - the touched president personally sponsored his musical education. Diabaté takes as inspiration traditional Mandingo and Malinké music, but he also borrows from reggae, rap, blues and funk. He has been called the "Jimi Hendrix of the kora," and he is responsible for creating the sound he calls Mandingo reggae. Horoya can be found on his 2006 album Djerelon.

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Emotional Devotional: Susheela Raman (with Cheb Mami) and "Nagumomo"

Acclaimed British/Indian musician Susheela Raman brings us the random tune for today, called Nagumomo. Raman's parents are Tamil from southern India who emigrated to London in the mid-60s, where Raman was born, then moved to Australia. Steeped in South Indian classical music because her parents were committed to keeping Tamil culture alive, Raman gave recitals and eventually started her own band concentrating on funk and rock & roll. She later moved into music based more on blues and jazz, then traveled to India to rediscover her music roots and explore Carnatic music. Returning to London, she began working with partner Sam Mills on ways to bridge Indian music with a wider Western audience. She released her first album in 2001, and has recorded five more since then. Nagumomo can be found on her debut album, Salt Rain, released in 2001. You can also find it on the various artists compilation CD Putumayo Presents: India (2009). The original song was written by South Indian mystic and poet-composer Thyagaraja and is a devotional to the Hindu deity Rama. Raman reinterprets the song in a jazz style. A nice bonus on this video is that she is joined on the song by Algerian artist Cheb Mami.

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Tribute: Gippy Grewal and "Chamkila"

Punjabi Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film director Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal brings us the random tune for today, called Chamkila. Known for his Punjabi songs, Grewal made his music debut in 2002 and has released ten albums with an eleventh in production. In 2010, he made his film debut in a Punjabi film and his Bollywood debut in 2015. He has also directed two films. You can find Chamkila on his 2016 album Desi Rockstar 2. He is accompanied on the song by DJ Flow, a Punjabi DJ and music producer based in Italy. Chamkila is a tribute to the famous Punjabi singer-songwriter, musician and composer Amar Singh Chamkila. Chamkila and his wife werre gunned down by a gang of youths in 1988 as they arrived for a performance, spawning numerous conspiracy theories.

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Tapped Out: Cara Dillon and "The Parting Glass"

Cara Dillon sings today's random song, called The Parting Glass. An Irish folk singer, Cara Dillon was part of the supergroup Equation and has collaborated with her husband, musician and songwriter Sam Lakeman, as Polar Star. From Dungiven in Northern Ireland, an area steeped in traditional Irish music, she learned local folk songs in school from teachers and at traditional music workshops. Primarily a singer, she can also play fiddle and whistle, but it is her voice that has made her famous and at 14 she won the All Ireland Singing Trophy. She formed her first band, Óige, in 1991 where she put her vision of Irish, Scottish and other traditional music out into the public. In 1995, she left to replace Kate Rusby in Equation and the band recorded one album of which one single was released before the record was shelved. She and Sam Lakeman left Equation because of creative differences with the other band members and formed Polar Star; unfortunately, none of their recordings was ever released. However, she did perform on Mike Oldfield's 1998 album Tubular Bells III. From 2001 to the present, often with help and support of Lakeman, she has released solo albums and her voice has often been compared to that of Kate Bush. You can find The Parting Glass on her 2009 album Hill of Thieves. The song is often sung at the end of a gathering of friends, and can be a powerful song at funerals to honor those who have departed.

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Ancestral Dance: Khaira Arby and "Djaba"

Today's random song, called Djaba, is performed by Khaira Arby. From the northern deserts of Mali, Arby resided in Timbuktu and had to flee after the fundamentalist Islamic takeover of that city. Often called the Queen of Desert Rock, she is a cousin to the great Ali Farka Touré. She uses a varied assortment of instrumentation, such as electric guitar, calabash, traditional violin, acoustic guitar and drumming, and she sings in languages such as Sonrai, Arabic and Tamashek. She is the only singer in her family, and started singing when she was eleven years old. Before working with her own band, she performed with the Troupe du Cercle de Tomboctou and later the Troupe Regionale de Gao. Djaba is from her 2013 release Timbuktu Tarab. The song is about a legendary ancestral Tamashek warrior and "djaba" is also a dance in its own right.

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Gift of Gab: Tinariwen and "Tamiditin"

Today's random song is by the band Tinariwen. The band's name means "deserts" and indeed they are from the Saraha desert region of northern Mali. They were formed in 1979 in Algeria by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, who witnessed his father's execution at age four, and have been called by Slate "rock and roll rebels whose rebellion, for once, wasn't just metaphorical." Alhabib built his own guitar as a child out of a tin can, a stick and bicycle wire and started to play old Tuareg and modern Arabic tunes. In the late 70s, he started exploring chaabi music, Algerian raï and western pop and rock. In the 1980, Ghadafi wanted to build an elite force of Tuareg fighters and issued a decree for all Tuareg living illegally in Libya to join the Libyan army. In military training camps in Libya, Alhabib met other Tuareg musicians, and the result was a collective they began calling Kel Tinariwen (People of the Desert) later shortened to the band's current name. They moved to Alhabib's home country of Mali in 1989, and a Tuareg uprising against the government led to a peace agreement in which the members of the band were able to leave fighting and devote themselves full time to their music. They began to receive international recognition in the late 1990s, and performed in the touring Festival au Désert as headliners and performed at WOMAD in 2001. After that, they toured regularly, and in 2010 represented Algeria at the South African World Cup. An Arabic uprising in Mali in 2012 and a denunciation of "Satan's music" led to the brief abduction of one of Tinariwen's members. Many fled to the Southwestern US to evade capture and record a new album. Their music is "assouf," traditional Tuareg melodies and rhythms with traditional Tuareg instruments, Berber music, Algerian rai, traditional Malian music, regional pop music, and Western rock. You can hear the desert in their driving electric guitars and chanting style. You can also hear the electric blues, though the band is adamant that they never heard the blues until they began touring the US. This song, Tamiditin, can be found on their 2015 release Live in Paris. The lyrics are of a man lamenting how his girlfriend moves from camp to camp talking to everyone.

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Don't Mess with It: Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca with "Tu No Sabes (No te Metas)"

Today's random song is by Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca, called Tu No Sabes (No te Metas). Of Angolan descent but now living in Los Angeles, Lemvo and his band Makina Loca blend music encompassing styles ranging from Cuban salsa, samba and African genres such as soukous and kizomba. He has released seven albums. Tu No Sabes (No te Metas) can be found on his album São Salvador (2000).

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Limpid Pools: DeVotchKa and "Dark Eyes"

DeVotchKa, a Denver-based band, performs our random tune for today. A four piece ensemble, their name is derived from the Russian word for "girl." Their instrumentation, besides guitar, drums and bass can include theremin, bouzouki, accordion and sousaphone. DeVotchKa started as a backing band for burlesque shows, and in particular traveled with and backed noted burlesque performer Dita von Teese. During this time they were also self-releasing records and touring in support of them which earned them an underground following. The band was eventually picked by the directors of Little Miss Sunshine to score the film which earned them a Grammy nomination for best soundtrack. The band, while essentially a rock ensemble, incorporates a gypsy punk feel into many of its songs. This song, Dark Eyes (Ochi Chernye), is on their 2008 CD SuperMelodrama. The song is a famous Ukrainian love song, written in the mid-1800s, referencing the burning desire for a lover.

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Stretching the Bounds of Mediaeval Chant: Richard Souther and Sr. Germaine Fritz with "Praise for the Virgin (O Virga Ac Diadema)"

Today's random song is by Richard Souther, who reinterprets the work of Hildegard von Bingen. Richard Souther is a composer, producer, arranger, sound designer and multi-keyboardist working in the areas of New Age, smooth jazz and contemporary Christian music. A child prodigy who studied piano from the age of three, he eventually became an in-demand session musician until his career was almost derailed by a near-fatal bout of botulism. During his four year recovery, he began to delve into electronic music. In 1994, he recorded his groundbreaking album Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen with vocalists Emily van Evera and Sr. Germaine Fritz, OSB. Von Bingen was a German 12th century writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath who created one of the largest repertoires of any mediaeval composer and who stretched the boundaries of traditional monastic chant. Her music frequently had themes centering around the Virgin Mary, the heavenly in earthly life, and a desire to know the divine. Today's tune, called Praise for the Virgin (O Virga Ac Diadema) can be found on Souther's 1994 album Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen.

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Preserving an Island Nation: Razia and "Babonao"

Razia brings us our random tune for today. Razia is the performing name of Razia Said, and she gets influence for her music from Fela Kuti and Papa Wemba and incorporates R&B and jazz. Originally from Madagascar, she has lived in many places, including France, Italy, Bali and New York City. This song, Babonao, is from her 2010 album Zebu Nation. The album was the result of many trips back to Madagascar and meetings with the country's most prominent band, Njava. They inspired her to write songs in Malagasay, and the album is focused on preservation and conservation Madagascar's environment.

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Appeasing the Spirits: Mariana Sadovska with Kitka and "Lamentation"

Our random tune for today is a beautiful lament by Mariana Sadovska and Kitka. Mariana Sadovska is a Germany-based Ukrainian actress, singer, musician, composer and recording artist. Emerging from the theater world in Lviv, Ukraine, Sadovska worked in theater and theater production and led ethnomusicology trips and arranged cultural exchanges with numerous countries. She moved to New York in 2001 to be a music director with theater company La Mama. During this time she also began working on her own solo performances. She released her first solo CD in 2001. Kitka is a California-based group of all female singers that focuses on Eastern European women's vocal traditions. Their name means "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian. Begun in 1979, they have contributed to major motion pictures such as Braveheart, Jacob's Ladder and Queen of the Damned and have appeared on many national radio shows around the world. This song, Lamentation, can be found on the 2007 album The Rusalka Cycle: Songs Between the Worlds, a vocal theater project and collaboration between Kitka and Sadovska that addressed the horror of the Chernobyl accident. The Rusalki are spirits of women who have died untimely or unjust deaths that reside uneasily in the earth. The project's theme is a summoning of these spirits to appease them and ask for their mediation between living humans and their environment.

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And...Action: Kasai Allstars and "Tshalemba"

The Kasai Allstars bring us the random tune for the day, a joyous song called Tshalemba which was composed for the soundtrack to a movie called Félicité. A 25 piece orchestral group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the members come from five different bands and represent five different ethnic groups. It was long thought that collaboration of members of these disparate ethnic groups, given some longstanding tribal conflicts, was impossible. But these musicians decided to form a "superband" at the encouragement of Belgian producer Vincent Kenis in order to pool their resources. They play a style of music known as Congotronics, which consists of traditional instrumentation and electric sounds, and often has a particular buzzing sound from a fuzzbox. You can find Tshalemba on their newest album, Around Félicité (2017).

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Waiting in Vain: The Prodigals and "Long Ago"

Today's tune, called Long Ago, is by The Prodigals, an American punk band begun in 1997. The band describes their music as jig-punk and can be classified with other Irish music influenced punk bands such as The Pogues and Black 47 in their merging of traditional Celtic melodies with rock rhythms. The band's melodies are carried by a button key accordion with bass and drum underneath. Long Ago can be found on their 1999 album Go On. The song is a lament and a wish for death by a woman abandoned by a lover.

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Unmasking the Masked: Fèmina and "Buen Viaje"

Our random tune for today is by Argentine group Fèmina. Fèmina, based in Buenos Aires, is made up of three women from Argentina's Patagonia region. They classify themselves as a fusion rap group, bringing female voices into a mixture of rap and regional styles that creates something new in the global music scene. They released their first album in 2011, which was a selection of tunes performed live in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina. This song, Buen Viaje, is from their second album Traspasa (2014). Their sound and reputation has been spreading as they have been performing in various festivals around the world.

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Personal Space: Danay Suárez with the Idan Raichel Project and "Closer Now"

Cuban R&B singer and rapper Danay Suárez performs the random tune for today, called Closer Now. Danay Suárez has been getting a lot of attention in Europe, particularly France, and Billboard named her one of the ten up and coming reggaeton artists in 2014. She is joined on the song by the Idan Raichel Project, a group under the leadership of Israeli singer and songwriter Idan Raichel which combines electronic music with Arab and Ethiopian music and Hebrew texts. You can find Closer Now on the Danay Suárez album Palabras Manuales, released in 2017.

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Shazam: 8½ Souvenirs and "Kazango"

8½ Souvenirs, an Austin band of the 1990s that disbanded about 2000, brings us the random tune for today. While called an American swing jazz band led by French-turned-American lead guitarist Olivier Giraud, it was clearly influenced by gypsy jazz and other European and Latin American styles. The band's name came from the Fellini movie 8½ and the Django Reinhardt song Souvenirs. This song, Kazango, is from 8½ Souvenirs' 1995 album Happy Feet.

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Not the Boss of Me: Liber Terán and "Don't Have to Be"

Liber Terán brings us our random song today, an almost ska-like song called Don't Have to Be. Liber Terán is a founding member and former lead singer and guitarist of the Mexican band Los de Abajo, which focused on Latin ska, rock, salsa. reggae, cumbia, Son Jarocho and banda sinaloense. As a solo artist, Terán has expanded his repertoire to explore classic rock and roll and Balkan influences. You can find Don't Have to Be on his 2008 CD El Gitano Western.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.