At the End of the Earth: Altan and "Far Beyond Carrickfinn"

Acclaimed Irish band Altan bring us the random tune for today. Far Beyond Carrickfinn is from their album The Widening Gyre (2015). 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.

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altan_%28band%29; http://altan.ie/

Grounded: Manu Chao and "Por el Suelo"

Manu Chao brings us the random tune for today, called Por el Suelo. The performing name of José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao, Manu Chao is a French-born musician of Spanish descent who sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese among others. His influences are punk, rock, French chanson, Spanish-American salsa, reggae, ska, and Algerian raï. He also layers music, lyrics and sound recordings over each other, and often reuses sound from earlier songs to create new ones. Chao can also be very political in his music, taking on topics such as immigration, love, ghetto life and drugs. He is a personal friend of Zapatista leader Subcommandante Marcos, and he has many followers on the European left. You can find Por el Suelo, which translates to "on the ground," on his 1998 album Clandestino.

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

Clear Cutting: Razia with "Slash and Burn"

Our random song takes to to Madagascar and is sung by Razia Said, also known as Razia. Drawing on her African influences and incorporating R&B and jazz, she records many songs in the Malagasay language, and aims the point of her songs toward protection and preservation of Madagascar's environment. A self-proclaimed nomad who has lived in Africa, France, Italy, Ibiza, Bali and New York City, she entertains us here with her song Slash and Burn. Recorded in English, it is an indictment of some of the techniques used in Madagascar to clear forest land. Slash and Burn can be found on her 2010 album Zebu Nation.

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Sources: http://www.raziasaid.com/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razia

And It's Wonderful Too: Beirut and "Scenic World"

Our random tune for today is called Scenic World and is by Beirut. Beirut was initially formed as a solo project by Albuquerque-born and Santa Fe resident Zach Condon, which later expanded into a full band. Condon recorded the bulk of Beirut's debut album, Gulag Orkestar, in his bedroom and finished the album with the assistance of Neutral Milk Hotel's and A Hawk and a Hacksaw's Jeremy Barnes. The strength of the recordings brought Condon a contract with Ba Da Bing Records under the name of Beirut, and the album was released in 2006 in conjunction with some live shows in New York - Condon recruited some friends to play the concerts and they became the band Beirut. Beirut has released three albums, the latest in September 2015, and Condon has been involved in several side projects. Scenic World is from Beirut's 2006 debut CD, Gulag Orkestar.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut_(band)

Not a Sandwich: The Chieftains and Sting with "Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)"

Today's random tune pairs a legendary Irish band with a legendary English singer and bassist. Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) is performed by The Chieftains with Sting. 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. In this collaboration, they are paired with Sting, a onetime member of the English rock band The Police who has since had a flourishing solo career. Sting is known for incorporating jazz, reggae, classical, new age and worldbeat into his music, has won a variety of awards and is one of the best selling music artists of all time. You can find Mo Ghile Mear on the Chieftains album The Long Black Veil (1995).

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

Do a Little Dance: Väsen with Mike Marshall and Darol Anger and "Timo's Jig"

Today's random tune, Timo's Jig is a product of a Swedish band with a couple of American folk musicians. Väsen is a Swedish folk music ensemble formed officially in 1990 for a music gathering in Norway. Väsen plays traditional instruments such as the nyckelharpa but it was adding a guitar that gave the band a unique sound. They play on this song with American mandolin player Mike Marshall, a leader in the New Acoustic Music movement that blends folk, bluegrass, jazz and world music. Also featured on the song is Marshall's longtime collaborator Darol Anger, an American violinist with an extensive background in jazz, folk and classical music. Timo's Jig can be found on the 2007 album Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4sen; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(musician); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darol_Anger

Rising from the Super Eagles: Ifang Bondi and "Salimata"

Ifang Bondi brings us our random tune for today, called Salimata. A band from The Gambia, Ifang Bondi (the band's name means "Be Yourself") formed in the early 1970s from the band The Super Eagles and at first concentrated on Western pop music. Later, they began to exhibit a more African sound with vocal harmonies accompanied by kora, guitar and keyboards. One of their band members is internationally known artist and ritti player Juldeh Camara. You can find Salimata on their 1998 album Gis Gis.

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Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifang_Bondi; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juldeh_Camara

Early in the Morning: Bert Jansch and "Crimson Moon"

Today's random tune, Crimson Moon, is by the late folk and acoustic guitar icon Bert Jansch. A leading figure in the British folk music revival scene in the 1960s, he was the co-founder of the band Pentangle but he also had a large library of solo work as well. His music was inspired by musicians such as Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee and British folk musician Anne Briggs, but he also was influenced by jazz. Bert Jansch got his start in the Glasgow music scene in the early 1960s, and moved to London in 1963 where his recording career began. He also began to be noticed by other musicians, with Donovan covering one of Jansch's songs (Do You Hear Me Now) on his Universal Soldier EP, and Led Zeppelin covering Jansch's song Blackwaterside as Black Mountain Side on their debut album - Jansch considered suing Led Zeppelin over copyright infringement but his label didn't want to go up against Led Zeppelin and Jansch didn't have the personal funds to pursue his own legal action. While in London, Jansch intermingled with many other guitar players with whom he'd meet and play guitar, all of them influencing one another. In 1968, he and John Renbourn formed the nucleus of Pentangle, which recorded and performed for five years. From the late 1970s until his death in 2011, Jansch's work consisted mostly of solo material, punctuated by bouts with illness such as alcoholism, heart surgery and other issues. However, also received recognition for his work in the form of two BBC 2 Radio Folk Awards; in 2001 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his solo work, and in 2007 Pentangle received a Lifetime Achievement Award and played together for the first time in two decades at the award event. Rolling Stone, in 2003, ranked Jansch as number 94 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists (though he has since fallen off the list), and he influenced many musicians such as Jimmy Page, Mike Oldfield, Paul Simon, Nick Drake and Donovan. Jansch died of lung cancer in 2011. You can find Crimson Moon on his 2000 album of the same name.

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

Two of the Same: Beausoleil and "Tous les Deux pour la Même"

Our random tune for today, Tous les Deux pour la Meme, is by Louisiana Cajun group Beausoleil. Beausoleil was founded in 1975, released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well-known groups from playing traditional and original music in the Creole tradition of Louisiana. They have also gone beyond the traditional, incorporating rock and roll, jazz, blues, calypso and other genres. They are an extensive touring band, and they sing in both English and Colonial Louisiana French. The band takes its name from Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, who led the Acadian resistance to British deportation from Canada and led 193 exiles to safety in Louisiana. The band almost didn't come to be - Michael Doucet, one of the founders, was going to New Mexico to study Romantic Poets, but he won a Folk Arts Apprenticeship sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. As he puts it: "I traded William Blake for Dewey Balfa," and he sought out every living Cajun/Creole performer to learn what he could about Cajun music and their techniques. He even encouraged some to resume performing. They are one of the few Creole/Cajun groups to win a Grammy. Tous les Deux pour la Meme can be found on their 1997 compilation The Best of Beausoleil, on the 1999 compilation Vintage Beausoleil, and on the 2007 album Allons a Lafayette & More!

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeauSoleil;

Alignment is Good: Eileen Ivers and "Linin' Track"

Linin' Track, our random tune for today, is performed by Eileen Ivers, an American fiddler who grew up in the Bronx. Exposed to music, the violin, and to Ireland at an early age, she was slated to have a career in mathematics but increasingly found her interest lay in her violin, and she left her post-graduate work to pursue a career in music. She is a founding member of the iconic Celtic folk group Cherish the Ladies and performed on the Riverdance tour. Her solo work has been termed eclectic, focusing on American folk but also incorporating salsa, funk, jazz and Irish traditional music. Linin' Track is from her 2016 album Beyond the Bog Road, which has a theme of Irish immigration and assimilation into the pool of other immigrants and their traditions in the United States. Linin' Track is a traditional tune previously sung by musicians such as Lead Belly. This version features Deirdre Brennan (sister of Moya Brennan and Enya) and Tommy McDonnell on vocals, and highlights the fact that many Irish immigrants found work keeping railroad tracks aligned where they were often working side by side with African-Americans, so the song juxtaposes both Irish traditional and American blues in the music.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Ivers; http://georgegraham.com/reviews/ivers2016.html

After Ten: Líber Terán and "Después de las Diez"

Our random song for today is Después de las Diez by Líber Terán. Líber 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. Después de las Diez can be found on his 2008 album El Gitano Western.

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Sources: http://www.liberteran.com/; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_de_Abajo_%28band%29

The Voice: Tabu Ley Rochereau and "Mokolo Nakokufa"

The late Tabu Ley Rochereau brings us our random tune for today, called Mokolo Nakokufa. A legendary African musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rochereau had one of the two most influential bands in Africa, the Orchestre Afrisa International which he formed in 1970 after fronting an earlier band, African Fiesta, which was also hugely successful. He was also responsible for providing the jump start to the careers of many well-known African musicians, such as Papa Wemba and Sam Mangwana. He pioneered African soukous (rumba), and made it international by incorporating Cuban, Latin American and Caribbean rumba styles with Congolese traditional music as well his own. He purportedly wrote over 3,000 songs, and made 250 albums in the course of his career, and he has been known both as the Elvis of African music and as the Frank Sinatra of African music. Rochereau was also involved in politics. Initially a supporter of the Mobutu regime in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), he eventually had to go into exile in 1988 and he spent time abroad in Paris and the United States. His music was banned at times as well. However, after Mobutu was deposed, he returned and joined the government of Laurent Kabila and then Joseph Kabila. Rochereau is reportedly responsible for fathering over 100 children with different women, including the French rapper Youssoupha. He passed away in 2013 and was given an official mourning by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. You can find Mokolo Nakokufa on many albums; we got it on the compilation album Tabu Ley Rochereau: The Voice of Lightness (2007)

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

Don't Be Afraid - It's Fun: André Tanker and "Wild Indian Band"

Today's raucous song is a Carnival song from the late Trinidad & Tobago musician and composer André Tanker. Starting at the age of seven with a steelpan given to him by pianist Ellie Mannette, he moved on to guitar and cuatro (a type of lute) when he was 12 and 13, eventually playing small parties with musician Ray Holman when they were in their teens. He formed his first band, the Flamingos, and added jazz and Cuban influences while his band played at the Trinidad Hilton. He began to connect with the wider Caribbean music and musicians, which evolved his music to include themes of black consciousness and liberation. He later developed an interest in Indian classical music and was influenced by musicians such as Ravi Shankar. Tanker has been compared to Bob Dylan by Trinidadian calypso artist David Rudder for the influence that he had on the music of his country. This song, Wild Indian Band, refers to the dance and music groups that perform during Carnival season, and can be found on the 1996 album Children of the Big Bang, on the 2008 album Wild, and on all kinds of various artists compilations including Putumayo Presents: Carnival (2001).

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Tanker

Gone But Not...: Moya Brennan and Órla Fallon with "Forgotten"

Today's ethereal random song is by Moya Brennan and Órla Fallon. Moya Brennan, also known as the First Lady of Celtic Music, first achieved fame with the band Clannad which was formed in 1970. In 1992 she released her first solo album. She has since released 12 albums as a solo artist or in collaboration with others and three live albums, as well as her work with Clannad. She also has been a vocal advocate for the blind and nature preservation, as well as those struggling with addiction based on her own struggles with alcohol and drugs as recounted in her autobiography. Órla Fallon is a harpist who first achieved musical success with the group Celtic Woman. She is also a member of the chamber choir Anúna. She released her first solo album in 2000 and joined Celtic Woman in 2004 as a founding member. She left the group in 2009 to have a break and focus on her family, but in 2010 she became the first former member of Celtic Woman to star in her own TV special, Celtic Christmas on PBS. She also released two Christmas albums that year, and another solo album in 2011. You can find this song, Forgotten, on the double album The Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2011) released by Readers Digest and which was a PBS Special.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moya_Brennan; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93rla_Fallon

Painting Their Union: Zein al Jundi and "Wijjak Ma'ii"

Syrian songstress Zein al Jundi sings today's random song, called Wijjak Ma'ii. al Jundi was born in Damascus, began singing at the age of 5 years old and became a household name in Syria for 12 years. She then decided to leave music and went to Texas to pursue a bachelors in architecture and a masters in urban design at the University of Texas at Austin. However, she found that she still loved music, and after receiving her degrees went back to singing. She currently lives in Austin, and besides singing and recording she owns a dance studio specializing in bellydance and a store that sells fine, handcrafted goods from Egypt, Syria and Morocco. She has released three albums. Wijjak Ma'ii can be found on her 2010 album Sharrafouni and on the various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Arabia (2008). The song is the longing of one lover for another.

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Sources: https://worldmusiccentral.org/2017/12/31/artist-profiles-zein-al-jundi/

Not To Put a Pall on Things: Ravi Shankar and "Death"

Today's random tune is a macabre one. By Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, the song Death is part of a suite of songs called Transmigration Macabre which is a soundtrack that he composed for a British art film called Viola, in which a man is convinced that his dead wife has come back as a cat that pursues him. A Bengali Indian musician and composer, Shankar is best known for his influences on American and British rock music, particularly that of George Harrison. However, his compositions were in Hindustani classical forms, and his sitar playing style was unique from that of his contemporaries, giving him a distinct sound. You can find Death on the 1967 album Transmigration Macabre (Original Soundtrack from the Film Viola), which was re-released in 2013.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar; https://www.youtube.com/embed/uhooJxw7PYM

Put a Fire in Your Belly: Gizira Band and "Wings of Isis"

Other than being labeled on Amazon as "well-known" and "one of Cairo's most well-known and established bands," I can't find anything else on the Gizira Band, which performs our random tune for today. The song is called Wings of Isis, and it can be found on the various artists compilation Lights! Camera! Belly Dance! (2008).

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Sanctuary: Los Texmaniacs and "Atotonilco"

Los Texmaniacs brings us the random tune for today. From San Antonio, Texas, Los Texmaniacs were created in 1997 by Max Baca to play traditional conjunto and tejano music but also to incorporate rock and jazz while honoring the old traditions. Baca was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and followed his grandfather and father in learning the accordion beginning at age 5. He was invited by one of his idols, the great Flaco Jiménez, to play in Jiménez' band in San Antonio where he learned to play the bajo sexto (bass) using all six sets of strings in the traditional style. In forming Los Texmaniacs, Baca wanted to keep alive the style of another groundbreaking band, The Texas Tornados. This song, Atotonilco, can be found on their 2012 CD Texas Towns and Tex-Mex Sounds. The title refers to a church complex and sanctuary near San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Texmaniacs; http://www.texmaniacs.com/

Dreamers: The Prodigals and "The Immigrant"

In these times when immigration is being debated, the focus of today's random tune is timely. The Immigrant 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. The Immigrant can be found on their 1999 album Go On.

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigals

He Lived the Highlife: Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and "Ka-Anyi Jikota"

Today's random tune is by Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, a Nigerian highlife musician also known just as Osadebe. Of the Igbo people, Osadebe's career spanned 40 years. He came from a family of musicians and dancers, and he started his career in Lagos singing at nightclubs with bands and orchestras. He eventually put out his first solo album in 1958, and eventually over his career he composed over 500 songs. While he started out doing Igbo highlife, his music came to also include elements of calypso, samba, bolero, rumba, jazz and waltz. As he matured, his music also began to reflect social commentary less confrontational but along the same lines as his countryman Fela Kuti. When highlife music began to fall out of favor in the 1980s, yielding to Jùjú music and Afrobeat, he gradually began turning his priorities to fatherhood over music and released his last album in 2000. Osadebe died in 2007. This song, Ka-Anyi Jikota, can be found on his last album, 2000's Kedu America, and on The Rough Guide to Highlife (2003).

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

Hide the Pelt, Keep the Dude: Heather Dale and "The Maiden and the Selkie"

Our random tune for today is by Heather Dale - and is a love story involving seals that can shed their skin and become human. Heather Dale is a Canadian Celtic music and songwriter who mostly performs her own compositions. Her songs are inspired by folklore and mythology, and some fantasy literature, and she draws on musical styles such as Celtic folk, folk rock, new age and world music. She is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronisms, where she began her performing career, and where she is known as Mistress Marian of Heatherdale, and she has received the Society's highest award for achievement in the arts. She is particularly fond of Arthurian tales and legends, which has inspired many of her songs. She is also an outspoken advocate of independent Canadian musicians, and has never signed a contract with a major record label. This song, The Maiden and the Selkie, can be found on her 2010 album The Green Knight.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Dale; http://heatherdale.com/

No Weeds Allowed: The Mediaeval Baebes and "L'Amour de Moi"

Our random tune for today is by the Mediaeval Baebes. The Mediaeval Baebes began in 1996 when a group of friends led by Katherine Blake of Miranda Sex Garden broke into a North London cemetery and sang a capella in flowing white robes and leaf garlands. They soon became an ensemble, and their first album, Salva Nos, shot to number two on the classical charts. It not only are they very talented, they are also very beautiful women. The group has since had many incarnations. They sing in an array of obscure and ancient languages, and have placed three albums in the top ten of the classical charts and participated in the BBC's television series The Virgin Queen. This song, L'Amour de Moi, is from their 2002 album The Rose and can also be found on their 2003 CD Mistletoe & Wine. The song is sung in French, and is an allegory where love is equated with a pretty garden.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medi%C3%A6val_B%C3%A6bes

Solstice Sweetness: Children of Cameroon and "Jeux du solstice de décembre : Mbolo"

Today's random song is the product of the work of Francis Corpataux, an associate professor at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada. He traveled the world, visiting more than 25 countries, to observe and listen to children and teenagers in their daily lives. From his recordings, a number of songs featuring those children were compiled into a 17 disc collection called Le chant des enfants du monde. This song, Jeux du solstice de décembre : Mbolo, is a song for the December solstice and is sung by children in Cameroon. It can be found on Le chant des enfants du monde, Vol. 13 : Cameroun, compiled by Francis Corpataux and released on the Arion label in 2010.

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Source: https://www.franciscorpataux.com/

Bang the Drum: Te Vaka and "Vevela"

Today's random tune is a percussion instrumental by South Pacific group Te Vaka. With members from the South Pacific islands and New Zealand, Te Vaka performs contemporary Oceanic music in a style they call South Pacific fusion. Founded in 1995 by Opetaia Foa'i, they have won a number of awards and have been labeled the most successful contemporary band playing Pacific music by the BBC. They use traditional instruments such as the pate and pa'u (drums) and most of their songs are written in the Tokelauan language, though some songs are in Samoan and Tuvaluan. This song, Vevela, is from their 2011 album Havili.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Vaka and http://www.tevaka.com/

Popera: Sertab Erener and "Buda"

Turkish pop music singer Sertab Erener brings us our random tune for today, called Buda. Best known for winning the 2003 Eurovision song contest, Erener was born and raised in Istanbul where she first studied opera. However, she began working with Turkish pop idol Sezen Aksu, and released her first album in 1992. She has performed hit songs for Turkish dubbed versions of Disney movies, and in 2004 she released her first English language album. In 2005 she recorded a much lauded version of Madonna's Music which was featured on the soundtrack to the documentary Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. Buda can be found on her 2005 album Aşk Ölmez, and on the 2006 various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Turkish Groove.

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

Rejoice: AO Music and "Jabulani"

Today's random tune is by AO Music and is called Jabulani, a Zulu word meaning rejoice. AO Music is a pan-cultural world music group that employs the vocal talents of South African singer and composer Miriam Stockley in conjunction with children's choruses from around the world. The group sings in a mixture of ancient languages and made-up words so that no one ethnicity is emphasized in any song. Composition and performance is by Richard Gannaway, Jay Oliver and Miriam Stockley using digital sampling with a variety of acoustic instrumentation from different indigenous groups as well as contemporary elements. The group has released five albums. Jabulani can be found on their 2017 album Asha.

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Source: https://soundcloud.com/aomusic-1

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Mellow Man: Baba Zula and Mad Professor with "Zerzevat Adam"

Today's song, Zerzevat Adam, is brought to us by Baba Zula and Mad Professor. Founded in 1996, Baba Zula is an alternative group that creates a psychedelic sound combining traditional Turkish instruments, electronica, reggae and dub. At the core of their sound is the saz, a Turkish bouzouki-like stringed instrument with a bright, high-pitched sound. Baba Zula became well known outside of Turkey when they appeared in the 2005 documentary Crossing the Bridge, and have since performed in many high profile world music festivals. They have released eight albums. Mad Professor is a dub music producer and engineer from Guyana known for original productions and remix work. He is a leading figure of dub's second generation and as such has been instrumental in bringing dub into the digital age. Zerzevat Adam can be found on Baba Zula with Mad Professor's 2005 album Duble Oryantal. Google Translate translates the song title as Mellow Man...so there you go.

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/Baba_Zula; http://ariwa.com/layouts/page-without-frame/mad-professor/

The Quick Route: Cathie Ryan and "Home by Bearna"

Cathie Ryan sings our random tune for the day! Cathy Ryan is an Irish-American native of Detroit, Michigan who was exposed early to Irish musicians such as Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, as well as American musicians such as Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves and Hank Williams. In her childhood she idolized her father, a tenor, who taught her how to interpret and honor songs by knowing their histories and contexts. She was also exposed to the music of Appalachia from neighbors who had migrated to Michigan to work in the auto factories and she gained an appreciation for the likes of Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline, as well as the local music out of Motown. Moving to New York, she learned more about traditional Irish music from her then husband singer-songwriter Dermot Henry and mentor Joe Heaney. After graduating from CUNY with a degree in English Literature and Secondary Education, she began teaching at Lehmann College in the Bronx, but left the classroom behind as her singing career began to blossom. She still continues to teach workshops in traditional Irish singing and Irish mythology and folklore. This song, Home By Bearna, can be found on her 1998 album The Music of What Happens.

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/Cathie_Ryan; http://www.cathieryan.com/

Spring Has Sprung: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and "Rirollalla"

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, a band from southern Italy, brings us today's random tune called Rirollalla. Formed in 1975, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is a seven piece band that specializes in contemporary interpretations of pizzica music, a traditional style in southern Italy. They have recorded 19 albums and have worked with musicians such as Ballaké Sissoko, Ibrahim Maalouf, Piers Faccini, Stewart Copeland and composer Ludovico Einaudi. Rirollalla can be found on their 2015 album Quaranta, which is a live-to-tape album made during their 40th anniversary year. The song is in dialect but seems to be celebrating the arrival of spring.

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/Canzoniere_Grecanico_Salentino

Good Golly, It's Mali: Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté with "Debe"

Today's random tune is some death core metal from Northern Europe. April Fools! Today's real song is performed by Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté. Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006, was a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Mali renowned as one of Africa's greatest musicians, and the person who represents the intersection between Malian music and the blues. Known as the African John Lee Hooker, his playing style on guitar was similar to Hooker's blues. He sang in several African languages, and won two Grammy awards. Toumani Diabaté is a Malian kora player who not only plays traditional Malian music but also has collaborated cross-culturally in blues, jazz, flamenco and other international styles with musicians such as Björk and Taj Mahal, among others. This song, Debe, is from their Grammy Award winning album (for best traditional world music) In The Heart of the Moon (2005).

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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Farka_Tour%C3%A9; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9