Occitan Ballad: Moussu T e lei Jovents and "Sus l'Autura"

Moussu T e lei Jovents brings us our random tune for today. A Marseilles-based band that is inspired by the music of Marseilles between 1920 and 1930 and the melting pot that the city was and remains, Moussu T e le Jovents range musically from the blues to reggae to Brazilian music to music hall. The band splits its time between Marseilles, a French commune called La Ciotat, and Recife, Brazil. They are very comfortable singing in Occitan, the regional language of the southern third of France. They have released eight albums. This song, Sus l'Autura, can be found on Moussu T e lei Jovents' 2006 album Forever Polida.

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Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussu_T_e_lei_Jovents

Albanian ZZZ's: Savina Yannatou and Primera en Salonico with "Albanian Lullaby"

Today's song, Albanian Lullaby, is by Savina Yannatou and Primera en Salonico. Savina Yannatou is a renowned Greek singer who has teamed up with Greek jazz and traditional musicians Primavera en Salonico to explore Sephardic and Mediterreanean music. They have 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. Albanian Lullaby can be found on their 2008 album Songs of an Other.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savina_Yannatou

From Macedonia to You: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble with Black Sea Hotel and "Sadila Jana"

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble and Balkan vocalists Black Sea Hotel bring us a song called Sadila Jana. Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese American cellist, a onetime child prodigy who has performed with orchestras around the world, and has also ventured out of traditional classical music to record American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese music, Argentine tangos and Brazilian music. His Silk Road Ensemble is a project to bring musicians together from countries associated with the historical Silk Road. Black Sea Hotel is a New York-based vocal group that gathers music from master singers, archival recordings, and other choral arrangements to create their tripartite harmonies. You can find Sadila Jana on Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensembles' 2016 album Sing Me Home, which Yo-Yo Ma describes as a tribute to culture and how it helps people meet, connect and create new things. The song is a traditional Macedonian folk tune.

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.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_Ma; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkroad_(arts_organization); http://www.blackseahotelusa.com/

Gypsy by Way of Appalachia: The Luminescent Orchestrii and "Mur Stojmeno"

Mur Stojmeno is the name of today's random tune, and it is performed by The Luminescent Orchestrii, an experimental group based in the United States and active from 2002 - 2012. Their oeuvre consisted of music influenced by Middle Eastern, gypsy, and traditional European music along with Appalachian fiddles, hip hop beats and an attitude often found in punk bands. They often used instruments that they had modified to create their sound. Mur Stojmeno can be found on their 2009 album Neptune's Daughter.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luminescent_Orchestrii

Waking in the Morna: Nana Matias and "Pays Sol"

Today's random song is by Cape Verdean singer Nana Matias. She and her sister, singer Dulce Matias, sang in piano bars in Mindelo, Cape Verde as they were getting their start in music. Matias specializes in "mornas," a type of ballad that is slow and reflective. These types of songs were also associated with the early careers of notable Cape Verdean performers like Cesaria Evora. Matias now lives and records in France. On this song, Pays Sol, she is backed by her uncle on guitar and by her sister on vocals. Pays Sol can be found on the 1999 compilation CD Putumayo Presents: Cape Verde.

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Source: Putumayo CD jacket

Just a Little Libation: Balkan Beat Box and "Sunday Arak"

Our random tune for today is by Balkan Beat Box, founded in 2003 by Tamir Muskat and Ori Kaplan in New York City. An Israeli band, their goal is to take ancient and traditional music and combine it with hip hop to create a more modern sound that would appeal to people in dancehalls and clubs. They cite as influences Boban Marković, Rachid Taha, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Manu Chao, and Charlie Parker. This song, Sunday Arak, is from Balkan Beat Box's 2005 eponymous debut release. The song refers to an anise-flavored liquor popular in Israel and Lebanon.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Beat_Box

Not Yet Zombie: Fela Ransom Kuti and the Koola Lobitos with "Amaechi's Blues"

Today's random song is an early tune by an African and music legend, Fela Ransom Kuti, accompanied by his quintet the Koola Lobitos. A Nigerian musician and composer who played many instruments, Fela Kuti was a pioneer of Afrobeat. In 1958, Kuti was sent to London to study medicine, but decided to study music instead and formed his first band, the Koola Lobitos, who fused jazz and highlife music. After five years in London, he moved back to Nigera and reformed the Koola Lobitos but after a while, he decided to move to Ghana to try a different direction. It was in Ghana that he first started playing what would be called Afrobeat, a unique fusion of jazz, funk, highlife, psychedelia and traditional chants and rhythms of West Africa. In 1969, he spent 10 months in Los Angeles where he became acquainted with the Black Power movement, and this experience would influence his future music, as well as drive his human rights and political activities. He became not only a revered musician, but a political figure as well. He frequently decried Nigerian political corruption and mistreatment of Nigerian citizens and consequently was arrested over 200 times. Personally, he also believed in polygamy as part of a greater African culture, and participation in this practice may have led to his contraction of HIV/AIDS which was his official cause of death in 1997, although his exact cause of death remains controversial. His funeral featured a five-sided glass coffin for full public viewing. His music has since undergone a revival, helped by the Broadway musical Fela! which was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, and an annual Felabration festival in Lagos. You can find this song, Amaechi's Blues, on the 2016 Fela Kuti retrospective Highlife-Jazz and Afro-Soul, issued by Knitting Factory.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti

RIP Mercy: Fiamma Fumana and "Mercy is Dead"

Mercy is Dead is the title of our random song for today, by the Italian group Fiamma Fumana. Formed 1999, the band mixes traditional Italian music, particularly the female vocal tradition of Northern Italy, with electronica. Their name translates as "flame fog" or "fire mist." They started out as a trio, but added two members for their second album, and use a mix of modern, traditional and electronic instrumentation. Mercy is Dead can be found on their 2003 album Home. The song is an anti-fascist protest song.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiamma_Fumana; http://www.roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/fiammafumana

What's Going On?: Herencia de Timbiqui with Puerto Candelaria and "¿Que Pasa en mi Casa?"

Today's random song is a question: ¿Que Pasa en mi Casa? It is performed by Herencia de Timbiqui and Puerto Candelaria. Herencia de Timbiqui is a group of eleven Colombian musicians of African descent that build their music around the marimba and folk music styles and fuse it with contemporary urban music. They have released five albums since their founding in 2000. Puerto Candelaria was also founded in Colombia in 2000, and its distinctive sound comes from popular Colombian rhythms. You can find ¿Que Pasa in me Casa? on Herencia de Timbiqui's 2015 CD This is Gozar (Timbiquí Edition).

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Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herencia_de_Timbiqu%C3%AD; http://www.riotartists.com/no-tours-currently-planned/puertocandelaria/

It's Gorse, of Course: The Chieftains and "The Wren in the Furze"

The Chieftains, an Irish ensemble formed in Dublin in 1962, performs our random song for today, which is called The Wren in the Furze. The Chieftains developed their music primarily around the distinctive sound of the uileann pipes. They took their name from the title of a novel by Irish author John Montague. Besides releasing several critically acclaimed albums, they are just as well known for their collaborations with such artists as Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Sinead O'Connor and Roger Daltry. They have released 44 albums. The Wren in the Furze is from their 1991 album The Bells of Dublin.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chieftains; http://www.thechieftains.com/main/

Providing a Spark: Charanga Cakewalk and "Chispas"

Today's song is performed by Charanga Cakewalk and is called Chispas. Charanga Cakewalk is the brainchild of Michael Ramos. Ramos is a Latino Chicano Mexican who also describes himself as a citizen of the world. A once sideman and rocker who played with John Mellencamp, Paul Simon, Patty Griffin and others and was a sometime member of the BoDeans and The Rembrandts, he maintained a keen interest in the Latino music of his childhood. Ramos has made Charanga Cakewalk the leading proponent of a style called cumbia lounge. Within his musical landscapes, you might hear tejano, flamenco, merengue, salsa, garage rock, ska and reggaeton. Charanga Cakewalk has released three albums. Chispas is from his 2004 album Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge.

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Source: http://www.americanmusicandsound.com/en/pages/artists/michaelRamos.html

Up With the Sun: Maggie Boyle with Paul Downes and "Dawning"

Today's random tune is by the late Maggie Boyle, an English folk singer, flautist, whistler and bodhran player. She was married to English folk singer and guitarist Steve Tilston, and was a member of the group Ship of Fools with him. She may be best known for performing most of the music in the movie version of the Tom Clancy thriller Patriot Games (1992). She died of cancer in late 2014. This song, Dawning, is from her 2012 album Won't You Come Away, a collaboration with guitarist Paul Downes.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Boyle

She Swings: Great Big Sea and "Dancing with Mrs. White"

Great Big Sea brings us today's song, called Dancing with Mrs. White. Great Big Sea is a band that was formed in 1989 under the name Newfoundland Republican Army and has become known for its rock interpretations of Newfoundland folk songs drawing from the island's Irish, Scottish and Cornish heritage. Every year between 1996 and 2000 they won East Coast Music Association's Entertainers of the Year until they stopped submitting their name to allow other bands to compete. They have also been nominated several times for the Juno Awards, Canada's top music awards. They have released nine studio albums, three compilation albums, and three live albums. As of 2015 the band is said to be retired, though members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have been performing solo but using Great Big Sea Material. Dancing with Mrs. White is from Great Big Sea's 1998 album Rant and Roar.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Big_Sea

Fahrenheit 456: Daymé Arocena and "El 456"

Today's random tune is performed by Daymé Arocena, an Afro-Cuban jazz singer from Havana who has been described by The Guardian as Cuba's finest young female singer. A singer since she was eight, she was fronting a band by the age of 14. A musical prodigy, Daymé Arocena is also a composer, arranger, choir director and band leader. She is also a practitioner of Santería, and often performs in white on stage as a statement of her beliefs. This song, El 456, can be found on her 2016 album One Takes.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daym%C3%A9_Arocena; https://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/artist/dayme-arocena/

Word to Your Mother: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys with "Oh Mam (Oh Mom)"

Happy Valentine's Day! Now don't forget your mama! Today's random song, Oh Mam (Oh Mom), is performed by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, a Cajun band from Southern Louisiana. 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 personal to them. They sing almost exclusively in Cajun French. They have been nominated twice for Grammys in the Best Traditional Folk Album category and have released 11 albums to date as well as one compilation album. Oh Mam (Oh Mom) can be found on their 2003 album Bon Reve, and their Best of Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys CD of 2008.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Riley_and_the_Mamou_Playboys

The Pain of Women: Habib Koité and Bamako with "Tere"

Today's random tune is by Habib Koité, a Senegalese singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Mali whose band, Bamada, is a West African supergroup made up of many well-known musicians. Koité tunes his guitar to a pentatonic scale and plays it on open strings, much like the one would play the African ngoni. His music can be reminiscent of both blues and flamenco, two styles he has picked up in his musical career. He also has an intimate and relaxed vocal style that makes his music sound calm and even moody. Born to musician parents, he learned how to play by watching and listening. After graduation from the Bamako Institute of the Arts, he formed Bamada in 1988. He began touring outside of Africa in 1994, and his music got a huge boost when three of his songs were included with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. He has released eight albums - his latest came out in 2014. This song, Tere, is from his 2001 CD Baro. The song refers to bad luck, especially that of women.

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Koit%C3%A9

The Spell is Broken: Kirsty MacColl and "Nao Esperando"

Nao Esperando, our random tune for today, is brought to us by Kirsty MacColl, an English singer-songwriter who recorded many pop hits in the 1990s and made notable appearances on other hits. 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. To give you an idea of the esteem she is held in, 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 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. Nao Esperando, can be found on her 2000 album Tropical Brainstorm.

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_MacColl

A Little Late or Early: Beltane and "Sweet Solstice Night"

Today's random tune is called Sweet Solstice Night. It is performed by Beltane, a Boise, Idaho quintet. There isn't much information on them, though Amazon reviews by listeners say that the band evokes an earlier, ancient time. You can find Sweet Solstice Night on their 2012 self-titled debut album Beltane.

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Sources: https://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/beltane-self-titled/Content?oid=2743576

We Got a Ways to Go: Nawal and "For a Dignified Humanity"

Nawal brings us today's random tune, called For a Dignified Humanity. A musician from Comoros, Nawal takes the traditional music of Comoros and incorporates influences from African and Arabic traditions. She sings in Comorian, French, Arabic and English and she is a multi-instrumentalist. Nawal is one of the first women from her country to take the international stage and she is known today as "The Voice of Comoros." For a Dignified Humanity is from her 2011 album Embrace the Spirit.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawal, http://www.nawali.com/

Life is Good: Toni Costa and "A Vida É Boa"

Today's random tune is a nice rock/R&B song by Brazilian guitarist Toni Costa with vocals by Evelyn Castro. Costa was born in Rio de Janeiro but moved to Salvador where he began to learn and perfect his guitar playing, and where he was also influenced by the music of Bahia. In 1977 he moved to the US to study at the Berklee College of Music and while there he played in salsa bands around the Boston area. In 1980 he returned to Brazil where he became a composer, arranger, and instrumentalist who has worked for many major Brazilian musicians including Gal Costa, Luis Melodia, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. He has released four full length albums. This song, A Vida É Boa, will be sure to put some sunshine in your day and can be found on his 2016 EP Berçário de Estrelas.

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Sources: http://www.guitarclub.com.br/toni-costa

Ghoulish: Aylin Aslim and "Güldünya"

Your random tune for today is from Turkey and is sung by Aylin Aslim. Aylin Aslim was born in Germany but raised in Turkey from the age of one year onward. In her career, she has switched back and forth between rock and electronica, singing in bands of both types in Istanbul. Her first album was released in 2001 and she has put out four albums, the latest in 2013. This song, Güldünya, is a melancholy tune about dying which asks "who is aware of who is buried in this world?" You can find Güldünya on Aslim's 2005 album Gül Yabani.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylin_Asl%C4%B1m

A Dark Haired Woman: Diskreetse Mango Trio and "Must Naine"

Our random tune for today is by the Diskreetse Mango Trio from Estonia. Founded in 2003, the Diskreetse Mango Trio formed around a fresh new sound by fusing traditional Estonian folk music with modern styles such as rock and reggae. The band became very popular in Estonia and won the 2007 Estonian Music Awards on the strength of their debut album. The band has put out two albums, the latest in 2014, and four singles. You can find this song, Must Naine, on their 2007 debut album Prigadi-Pragadi.

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Sources: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskreetse_Mango_Trio, http://www.diskreetsemangotrio.ee/

Giving 'Em the Boot: Gaelic Storm and "Kelly's Wellies"

Today's random tune is by Gaelic Storm and is called Kelly's Wellies. Gaelic Storm is an American Irish band formed in 1997 in Santa Monica, California. They play traditional Irish and Scottish music, as well as original music in the Celtic and Celtic rock genres. Gaelic Storm got a huge break in 1997 when they were cast as the steerage band in the blockbuster movie Titanic. They have burnished their resume by touring aggressively and adding new instrumentation to their ensemble, such as Uileann, Highland and Deger (electronic) bagpipes. Kelly's Wellies can be found on their 2006 album Bring Yer Wellies.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Storm

His Golden Voice: Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band with "Oye Asem"

Today's random tune is by Ghanaian highlife singer Pat Thomas. He is the nephew of legendary Ghanaian guitarist King Onyina, who recorded with Nat King Cole. Pat Thomas began his musical career in the 1960s collaborating with musician Ebo Taylor and his band the Blue Monks, but eventually formed his own band, Sweet Beans, and recorded his first album in 1974. He then formed the band Marijata, but in 1979 he relocated to Berlin after the Ghanaian coup and eventually ended up in Canada. Known as "The Golden Voice of Africa," he is now performing with his Kwashibu Area Band. This song, Oye Asem, can be found on the 2015 album Pat Thomas and the Kwashibu Area Band which was released to mark his 50th year in music - it was his first album in over a decade. He was joined on the album for some songs by legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Thomas_(highlife_musician), https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pat-thomas-mn0001009626/biography

I Want You to Want Me: Gael García Bernal and "Quiero Que Me Quieras"

A fun movie that we saw a few years ago, Rudo y Cursi, provides us with today's random song, Quiero Que Me Quieras. Yes, it is a Norteño-style cover of Cheap Trick's I Want You to Want Me, and it is sung by Mexican actor Gael García Bernal . The 2008 movie Rudo y Cursi is about two half-brothers, played by Bernal and Diego Luna, who are small-town soccer players that dream of using their skills in the game to get off the plantation. Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor, director and producer best known for roles in movies such as Amores Perros, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel and the television series Mozart in the Jungle. The context of the video is that Bernal's character has become a major soccer star in Mexico City, with all the celebrity that comes with it. That includes making music videos even though he is not a musician. You can find Quiero Que Me Quieras on the soundtrack for Rudo y Cursi (2009).

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudo_y_Cursi, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gael_Garc%C3%ADa_Bernal

No Tuning Needed: Stan Getz and João Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim and "Desafinado"

Stan Getz and João Gilberto composed and play today's random tune. The song, Desafinado, also features Antonio Carlos Jobim. Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist known as The Sound because of the warmth of his tone. João Gilberto is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist whose recordings established the Brazilian genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Antonio Carlos Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. His songs were instrumental in the creation of bossa nova. You can find Desafinado, which translates to "Off Key," on the seminal jazz album Getz/Gilberto (1964). This is also the album that introduced the world to the Jobim classic The Girl From Ipanema. The album won Grammy Awards in 1965 for Best Album, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and Best Engineered Album (non-classical) as well as Record of the Year for The Girl From Ipanema. It is ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Gilberto, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getz/Gilberto

Incarnations: Kunal Ganjawala and Rattan Mohan Sharma with "O Mohini O Kamini"

A song from an Indian animated film is our random tune for today, called O Mohini O Kamini. The song is from the film Dashavatar, which tells the story of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the dashavatara, who exist to triumph over evil. Rama and Krishna are two of the most famous incarnations of Vishnu. The song is vocalized by popular Indian playback singer Kunal Ganjawala and classical Indian vocalist Rattan Mohan Sharma, and with music and lyrics by Anand Kurhekar and Sandeep Khare. You can find O Mohini O Kamini on the 2008 soundtrack to Dashavatar.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashavatara, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunal_Ganjawala, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattan_Mohan_Sharma

Bayou Bagpipes: Tartanic and "Desert Storm"

Today's random tune is performed by Tartanic, a band from Houston, Texas that boasts "not one but TWO Highland Bagpipes, 2 percussionists, 2 smokin' dancers, 8 drums, 6 drones, 18 notes, fast fingers, high comedy, flying bagpipes, taste-defying stunts and scorching hot music played at over 120 beats per minute with driving speed and high-volume, all brought to you by 4 men without pants and 2 talented lasses." They promise a "barrage of sound" that creates new interpretations of dance, tribal, swing and hip hop through fusion with Highland bagpipes and world percussion. This song, Desert Storm, can be found on their 2008 album Uncivilized.

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.

Sources: https://www.facebook.com/pg/tartanicofficial/about/?ref=page_internal; http://www.tartanic.net/