Her Appetite Hurts: Beausoleil and "Chanson de Cinquante Sous"

Today's random tune is by the band 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. This song, Chanson de Cinquante Sous, can be found on their 2013 CD From Bamako to Carencro. The song is a humorous warning to not take your beautiful, but hungry, girl to a restaurant with only 50 cents in your pocket, lest you get beat up for not being able to pay for her big meal.

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

Freedom by War: Modena City Ramblers and "L'Aquilone dei Balcani"

Italian band Modena City Ramblers brings us our random tune for the day. Started as a hobby in 1991 by a group of friends that wanted to play Irish music together, the Modena City Ramblers (or MCR) is an Italian folk band heavily influenced by Celtic themes and is often classified as folk rock. A band with an open lineup, they have had several people leave and return sporadically. They are outspoken in their left wing politics, and their lyrics often speak out against the Mafia and fascism. They have released 14 albums and 5 EPs. This song, L'Aquilone dei Balcani, is from their second album, 1996's La Grande Famiglia. The lyrics reference the Balkan War in the 1990's and are of a kite, flying tethered over a city until one day, a rocket of war gives it freedom.

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

You Spin Me Right Round: The Afro Celt Sound System and "Whirl-Y-Reel 1"

Today's random tune is by the Afro Celt Sound System, a fusion band that mixes modern electronic dance rhythms with traditional Irish and West African songs. They were formed by British producer Simon Emmerson and Afro-pop star Baaba Maal in 1991. Since then they've been proclaimed a world music supergroup, and have collaborated with Peter Gabriel, Sinead O'Connor, Robert Plant, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ayub Ogada and many other pop and world stars. This song, Whirl-Y-Reel 1, can be found on their 1996 debut release Volume 1: Sound Magic.

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Source: http://www.afroceltsoundsystem.com/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Celt_Sound_System

Shell Shocked: Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy with "The Dutchman"

Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy bring us the random tune for the day. Makem, who died in 2007, was a folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller known as the Bard of Armagh. Internationally acclaimed, he was a member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. A baritone, he played a number of instruments including 5 string banjo, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, bodhrán and bagpipes. Liam Clancy, who died in 2009, was the youngest member of The Clancy Brothers. He was known for his powerful voice. Bob Dylan considered Clancy the greatest ballad singer ever and he was a hero to the young Dylan as he was learning his craft. He was a central figure in the folk revival of Europe and North America. This song, The Dutchman, can be found Clancy's 1974 album Farewell to Tarwaithie and its 1993 re-release under the title The Dutchman, and on the retrospective album The Makem and Clancy Collection by Readers Digest (2011). This video is concert footage from 1983.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Clancy

On the Right Fut: Maldita Vecindad and "Fut Callajero"

Our random tune for today is brought to you by Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio, a Mexican rock band. Often known simply as Maldita, or Maldita Vecindad (the Damned Neighborhood), they one of the most influential bands in Mexico and are known as pioneers of rock en español. They have a sound that draws upon many influences, including ska, rock, and traditional Cuban styles such as bolero and son, and is also drawn from their urban and working class origins. You can find this song, Fut Callejero (Pura Diversión), on their 2009 album Circular Colectivo, on the compilation album Nacional Card 2010 and on the 2011 compilation Rock Mundial.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldita_Vecindad;

Brass and Bhangra: Red Baraat and "Akhiyan Udeek Diyan"

Red Baraat brings us today's raucous random tune, which sounds like someone dropped a New Orleans brass band in the middle of an Indian village celebration. Founded in 2008 by Sunny Jain, Red Baraat hails from Brooklyn and has been called one of the best party bands around by NPR. An eight piece outfit, they feature instrumentation such as the dhol, drumset and other percussion, sousaphone and other horns. They have played a variety of festivals around the United States and the world. This song, Akhiyan Udeek Diyan, can be found on 2015 release, Gaadi of Truth.

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Source: https://www.redbaraat.com/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Jain

Not Found: Emel Mathlouthi and "Ma Lkit"

Today's song is an intense mix of rock, electronica and traditional music by Emel Mathlouthi, a Tunisian singer-songwriter originally well known in France but who became the voice of popular uprising when she penned and recorded two songs, Ya Tounes Ya Meskina and Kelmti Horra, that became anthems for the Tunisian Revolution. She began writing songs as a student, but became frustrated by the lack of opportunities and the political apathy of her classmates. Eventually she moved to Paris after the Tunisian government banned her songs from radio and television. However, bootleg copies of her performances in France circulated through Tunisia, and her songs had an impact on the 2010 uprising against the government. You can find this song, Ma Lkit, on her debut album, Kelmti Horra, released in 2012 to critical acclaim.

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

Heal to This: Hardstone and "Uhiki [Pinye's Remix]"

Today's random tune is sampled from Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing and is called Uhiki [Pinye's Remix]. The song is performed by Kenyan musician Hardstone, who was at the top of Kenya's music scene in the late 1990s, and has since moved to the United States and started his own independent record label, Stone Island Entertainment. Hardstone's music blends ragga, reggae, and hip hop, and he is multilingual, singing in English, Swahili and Kikuyu. He is considered a pioneer of Kenya's urban music scene, and he is the first East African musician to be signed by Atlantic Records. You can find Uhiki, both his original version and Pinye's Remix, on his 1997 debut album Nuting but de Stone. Uhiki [Pinye's Remix] can also be found on the various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: African Groove (2003).

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardstone_(musician)

The First Word of the Q'uran: Oumar Konaté and "Bisimillah"

Today's tune is by Malian electric guitarist Oumar Konaté and called Bisimillah. 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. Bisimillah can be found on his 2014 CD Addoh.

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Source: http://www.clermontmusic.com/oumar-konate/

The Lives of Women: Justin Adams with Anneli Drecker and "Wassoulou"

English guitarist Justin Adams brings us today's random tune. Adams in blues and African styles, and he started his career in the band The Impossible Dreamers. He also worked for a time with Jah Wobble in his group Invaders of the Heart. Adams also co-wrote Robert Plant's 2005 album Mighty Rearranger, and has partnered with Gambian griot Juldeh Camara on four albums. This song, Wassoulou, is from his 2017 album Ribbons. He is joined on the song by Norwegian singer and actor Anneli Drecker, who fronts the dream pop band Bel Canto. The title of the song refers to a region in western Africa distinguished by a style of call and response music performed mostly by women on traditional instrumentation with themes around childbearing, fertility and polygamy.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Adams; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli_Drecker

Emirati Patsy Cline: Balqees and "Majnoun"

Emirati singer Balqees, the performing name of Balqees Ahmed Fathi, brings us today's random tune, a pop tune from her 2013 debut album Majnoun. Her father, a Yemeni musician, gave her the musical genes and she started music with instruments and singing at a young age. She has released three albums. This song's title, Majnoun, translates to "Crazy" and is the singer asking herself why she is so crazy in love over someone.

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

A Little Psychotherapy Needed: Old Blind Dogs and "Edward"

Today's song gets to some dysfunctional family dynamics in a murder ballad called Edward by the Old Blind Dogs. 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. Edward can be found (as Edward) on their 1999 CD The World's Room, and as Young Edward on their 2005 CD Old Blind Dogs Play Live.

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

What Is It Good For: Phạm Mộng Hải and "Hát Văn"

We often hear music from American musicians who were inspired by the Vietnam War - indelible sounds that have lived with those of us of a certain generation, mostly baby boomers. Today's random tune takes us to the other side of the equation in Vietnam, who also have musicians that experienced and often were active actors in what they call the American War, and whose songs of meditation, reflection and healing are just as powerful in their country as American songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger. From the 2015 album Hanoi Masters: War is a Wound, Peace is a Scar, today's song is called Hát Văn (Help Us In This Life), and is performed by Phạm Mộng Hải. While I don't have much information on Phạm Mộng Hải, the album is made up of artists who perform with traditional Vietnamese instrumentation, including an instrument called a k'ni which is a kind of mouth violin that is spoken through to deliver what one producer called an extraterrestrial sound. The instrument was considered to have such mystical qualities that private playing was outlawed.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/12/hanoi-masters-40th-anniversary-end-vietnam-war-wound-peace-scar

Not Me in the Morning: Mungal with Nitin Sawhney and "Awake"

Today's random tune is called Awake and is by Mungal and Nitin Sawhney. Mungal is an Indian-Trinidadian musician who was born into a musical family and learned instruments, such as the harmonium, dholak and dhantal, from the age of 8. He also played clarinet, taught himself the mandolin, and at twenty-seven, he took up the sitar and practiced secretly for eight years. After revealing himself as a sitar player, he took first prize in a competition. In his 40s, he turned from Indian classical music to Indo-Trinidadian jazz-calypso. He is teamed up on Awake with Nitin Sawhney, a British-Indian musician, producer and composer. Combining Asian and other themes with jazz and electronica, he explores themes of multiculturalism, politics and spirituality. As a child, Sawhney studied piano, classical and flamenco guitar and tabla. After meeting up with acid-jazz keyboardist James Taylor and joining his quartet, he also began working with tabla player Talvin Singh and formed the Tihai Trio. After dropping out of school, Sawhney formed the comedy group The Secret Asians with friend Sanjeev Bhaskar and developed the award winning BBC comedy show Goodness Gracious Me. After, he refocused on music and released his debut album in 1993. He has released nine albums, has contributed scores for stage, screen, television and video games, and has remixed a wide variety of artists including Sting, Jeff Beck and Paul McCartney. Awake can be found on Mungal's album Dreadlocks (2000) and on the 2002 various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: Asian Groove.

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Source: http://www.wrasserecords.com/Mungal_42/biography.html; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitin_Sawhney;

Hopping to the Music: Lúnasa and "The Cullybacky Hop"

Today's random tune, The Cullybacky Hop, is a song by Irish band Lúnasa. Lúnasa is named after an ancient harvest festival, and they primarily play Irish traditional music. The band was pieced out of musicians that played in support of original band member Sean Smyth's solo tour in the mid-1990s. Their first album was a live album with recordings from the band's initial tour, and was critically acclaimed. The group has released seven studio albums, one live album, and has been featured on various artist compilations of Irish music. The Cullybacky Hop can be found on their 2006 album Sé.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BAnasa_(band)

Boundary-less: Malika Zarra and "No Borders"

Today's random tune, No Borders, is performed by Malika Zarra. Zarra was born in Morocco to a Berber mother and a Moroccan father and she grew up in Paris though her family remained culturally Moroccan in the home. She became interested in jazz because she noticed its improvisational similarities to Arab music, and studied jazz in Tours and Marseilles. She began getting attention when she started singing jazz standards with her own Arab translations. She is influenced by styles such as traditional Berber music, Gnawa music, Chaabi, French popular music, jazz, house, funk, dance, and traditional African music, and her personal influences include artists such as Farid al-Atrash, Um Kalthoum, Warda Al-Jazairia, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. You can find No Borders on her 2011 CD Berber Taxi. While the song sounds like it has lyrics, it is really Zarra's wordless voice playing off the bass playing of the song's composer, Mamadou Ba.

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

Soku It Up: Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder with "Banga"

Today's random tune explores a common musical legacy and interests. Banga is by the great Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré and the American musician, songwriter, composer and producer Ry Cooder. Ali Farka Touré was a Malian singer, multi-instrumentalist and one of the most renowned African musicians. His music fits right into the intersection of traditional Malian music and North American blues. Known as the "African John Lee Hooker," he sang in several African languages. In 2004, he became mayor of a small town and spent his own money on improving infrastructure. He died in 2006 of bone cancer. Ry Cooder is an American producer and guitarist known for his slide guitar and his interest in roots music. He has collaborated with many musicians both from the US and abroad, and his albums have covered many different genres, including folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel and rock among others. He also produced the worldwide hit album Buena Vista Social Club. Banga can be found on their Grammy-award winning collaboration Talking Timbuktu (1994). I believe the fiddle-like sound on this track is a soku, a Malian single string fiddle.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Farka_Tour%C3%A9;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry_Cooder

A Good Wind: Luisa Maita and "Um Vento Bom"

Today's random tune, Um Vento Bom, is by Luisa Maita, a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Born into a musical family in São Paulo, Brazil, she learned to sing samba and bossa nova as well as her father's compositions, and her professional career began at age seven singing jingles. She founded her first band, Urbanda, in 1999 and began collaborating with musicians from her generation. A collaboration with Brazilian singer Virginia Rosa, who recorded two of Maita's songs for one of her albums, encouraged Maita to continue writing songs. In 2010 she recorded her solo album Lero-Lero, which led National Public Radio to hail her as the "New Voice of Brazil." Her music draws inspiration from the samba, but also pop influences such as Michael Jackson, Prince and Stevie Wonder. You can find Um Vento Bom on her 2010 release Lero-Lero. The song encourages the listener to enjoy good fortune and times when they arrive.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADsa_Maita

Steppin' and Hoppin': Altan and "The Tin Key/Sam Kelly's Jig/The Gravediggers"

A few jigs to get give you a spring in the step make up our random tune for today. The jigs are performed by Altan, which 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 Ewing's 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. This set of jigs, called The Tin Key/Sam Kelly's Jig/The Gravediggers, can be found on their 2015 album The Widening Gyre.

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

For a Married Woman: Los Texmaniacs and "Por una Mujer Casada"

A tale of stealing a married woman is on tap for today's random tune, performed by Los Texmaniacs. 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, Por una Mujer Casada, can be found on their 2012 CD Texas Towns and Tex-Mex Sounds. In the song, a man tells of his love for a married woman, the threat of death from her husband, and how he plans to take her away.

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

Romantic, Sexy Time: Bob Marley and the Wailers with "Turn Your Lights Down Low"

Today's random song is a romantic ballad by Bob Marley and the Wailers, a reggae and ska band 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. 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. Marley died in 1981 of malignant melanoma, and Tosh was killed in a gang holdup at his home in 1987. You can find this song, Turn Your Lights Down Low, on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1977 album Exodus.

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

Hold Your Ears: Bams and "Please, Tends L'oreille"

Feminist rapper Bams gives us our random tune for today, called Please, Tends L'oreille. Mixing rap, electronic and afro sounds and adding her voice to the equation, Bams' goal is to spread positivity and kindness through her music. Of Cameroonian heritage, Bams formed the rock band Shuka Gang, performed high level sports in the triple jump and received a degree in mathematics before settling in to concentrate on her music in 1996. She released her first album in 1999. You can find Please, Tends L'oreille on the 2003 album The World According to RZA, where to which she was invited to contribute by the American rapper RZA. You can also find the song on her 2005 album De Ce Monde.

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Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bams; https://afropunk.com/2013/10/bams-spreads-positivity-and-kindness-with-new-album-dereglement-climatique-climatic-disorder/

Come Fly with Me: Sol y Canto and "Como Volar"

Today's random tune is by a band with a New Mexican connection. Sol y Canto is a pan-Latin group led by Puerto Rican-Argentine singer and bongo player Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist and composer Brian Amador. The group includes musicians from Uruguay, Panama, Peru and Argentina. Formed in 1994, the band delivers unique compositions and sometimes quirky interpretations of Latin music. They have won a "Best of Boston" music award, and Brian Amador was the first Latino to be chosen by Boston's Celebrity Series to compose a Latin orchestral suite. The band seeks to connect Hispanic and non-Hispanic audiences in music, poetry, humor and playfulness. This song, Como Volar, is from their 2008 CD Cada Día un Regalo.

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Source: http://www.solycanto.com/

Put a Spring in Your Steppin: Rockin' Sidney and "Zydeco Mardi Gras"

A little reminder of what happened a month ago is today' random tune, called Zydeco Mardi Gras, or Mardi Gras Zydeco. The tune is performed by the late Rockin' Sydney, the performing name of Sidney Simien of Lebeau, Louisiana. Rockin' Sidney started out as a guitar R&B musician with some minor hits in Louisiana in the 1950s and 1960s. One of his songs from that period, You Ain't Nothin' but Fine, gained some national attention and was later recorded by The Fabulous Thunderbirds on their debut album. In the 1970s, Rockin' Sidney began playing zydeco music. Recognizing the growing popularity of zydeco, he picked up an accordion and formed a band. His stage shows featured parodies of Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco, complete with costuming. He became internationally known with his hit My Toot Toot, which has been covered by many well-known musicians. Rockin' Sidney died in 1998. Zydeco Mardi Gras can be found on his 1992 album Mais Yeah Chere! and on the 1992 various artists compilation Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin%27_Sidney

See Ya: The Pogues and "Sayonara"

Our random tune for today is by The Pogues! A Celtic punk band from London, The Pogues were formed in 1982 and became internationally prominent in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band was originally fronted by Shane MacGowan, who left in 1991 due to drinking problems. The band has since been fronted first by Joe Strummer and then by Spider Stacy. The band broke up in 1996 after releasing their final album Pogue Mahone, but reformed in 2001 and has been playing regular gigs but has no plans to record a new album. The Pogues music is influenced by punk, but uses traditional Irish instruments such as tin whistle, cittern, mandolin and accordion. The band's name comes from "Pogue Mahone," an anglicized version of an Irish phrase meaning "kiss me arse." This song, Sayonara, can be found on their 1989 album Hell's Ditch.

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

Shredding the Sitar: Ashwin Batish and "Sitharmony"

Today's random global tune is by Ashwin Batish, an accomplished sitar and tabla player. Originally from Mumbai, India Batish is the son of composer and Bollywood playback singer Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish. Ashwin Batish was a child prodigy who started playing music on the dholak drum, then the tabla at age 10, but he fell in love with the sitar at age 12. He began to learn sitar through lessons taught by his mother and by listening to Ravi Shankar albums. He also learned some guitar and enjoyed playing Western music by The Beatles, Pat Boone, Cliff Richard and others of the 60s era. After joining his father in England, he began to learn North Indian classical music and composition. His training was rigorous, but Ashwin realized he had to study diligently because he found himself uncomfortable playing in front of audiences. Batish moved to the US in 1973 with his father, and played music with him at their family restaurant. In 1986, he released his debut album called Sitar Power #1. A sitar fueled fusion of Indian and Western rock music, it brought him much attention and a recording contract. He currently runs his own record label that focuses on publishing all of his family's music, and he teaches music in Santa Cruz, California at his Batish Institute of Music and Fine Arts. This song, Sitharmony, can be found on his 1986 release Sitar Power #1.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin_Batish

Klingons Might Like It: Capercaillie and "The Haggis"

Today's random tune is by Capercaille and called The Haggis, referring to a Scottish pudding consisting of sheeps heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with salt and encased in a sheep's stomach. Sound unsavory? The tune isn't! Capercaille is a Scottish folk band formed in the 1980s and named after the Scottish wood grouse. They perform traditional Gaelic songs along with songs in English of their own composition or by others, and often mix traditional songs with modern recording techniques, rhythms and instrumentation. At first sticking fairly closely to traditional styles and instrumentation, in the 1980s Capercaille added funk bass lines, synthesizers and electric guitar to traditional songs. In 1992, their EP A Prince Among Islands was the first Gaelic language record to reach the top 40 of the UK singles charts They have since been moving back toward more traditional music while retaining a slight fusion sound. The Haggis is from their 1987 album Crosswinds.

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/Capercaillie_(band)

Holy River: Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas with "Water Down the Ganges"

Our random song for today is by Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas and is called Water Down the Ganges. A German musician, Prem Joshua learned flute at five, played saxophone in his youth and at age 18 he traveled overland to India to study indigenous folk music in the countries he encountered on his journey. While in India, he learned sitar from Ustad Usman Khan and became inspired in his life and music by Osho, also known as the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. He dropped his family name and took the name Prem, which means love. His music has been an experimentation of blending east and west, and he has become a key member of the Asian Underground and fusion scenes, mixing Hindustani traditional instrumentation and styles such as ragas with beats and rhythms from lounge, trance, dancehall, Moroccan and Eastern Europe traditions. He and his band have performed in many notable concerts and festivals spanning India, the Middle East and Europe. Manish Vyas is an Indian composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher in the devotional, mystic and sufi genres. His education in music has been cultivated since his youth under a variety of different pandits (teachers). Currently residing in Switzerland, he performs in Europe, the US and India and his music is said to bring people to a state of inner silence. You can find Water Down the Ganges from Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas' 2005 album of the same name.

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/Prem_Joshua; http://premjoshua.com/; https://www.manishvyas.com/

So I Walk: The San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble and "Asi Andando"

Today's random song is by the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble, or SAVAE. SAVAE is a unique ancient vocal music ensemble that is accompanied by early and traditional instrumentation. They made their debut in 1989 presenting Latin music from the colonial period. Its artistic director, Christopher Moroney, has penned arrangements and new compositions for the group by delving into ancient history and cultures. The group has been featured on national radio shows and has toured the United States and around the world. This song, Asi Andando, can be found on their 2004 album El Milagro de Guadalupe.

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: "http://www.singers.com/group/San-Antonio-Vocal-Arts-Ensemble/

Cinematic: Selim Demirdelen and "Mo Şibi Hat Aito"

Turkish director and composer Selim Demirdelen brings us today's random tune, called Mo Şibi Hat Aito. Raised in Istanbul, Demirdelen studied film at New York University, and then finished with a Masters degree in Cinema and Television at Bilgi University. He soon won prizes for his short films Hasret and Çevre, and is most known for his feature films The Crossing (2010) and Istanbul Tales (2005). A musician also, he released his first album in 2002, founded the music recording studio 101 and also wrote and arranged music for films. You can find Mo Şibi Hat Aito on the 2007 various artists compilation Istanbul Calling, Vol. 2.

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: http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/movie-documentary-tv/selim-demirdelen-2159.htm