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World Waves, 27th November 2012

PLAYLIST FOR 27/11/12

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Kishore Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan – “My Name is Anthony Gonsalves”
(from Amar, Akbar, Anthony, Polydor)

The Upsetters – “Bird in Hand”
(from Return of the Super Ape, VP Records)
…here’s a video for the above song, followed by the original Hindi film song it’s based on:

A.L. Lloyd – “Jack Orion”
(from First Person – A.L. Lloyd: Some of his favourite folk songs, Topic)
…and a great Bert Jansch version:

V/A – “Sin Sin Oyun Havasi”
(from The Living Tradition: Folk Music from Turkey, Argo)

Wayne Smith – “Under Me Sleng Teng”
(from 300% Dynamite: Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica, Soul Jazz)

Jesse “Babyface” Thomas – “No Good Woman Blues”
(from Blues from the Western States, 1927-1949, Yazoo)

Cem Karaca/KardaÅŸlar – “LÃ¼mÃ¼ne”
(from Cem Karaca/KardaÅŸlar, TÃ¼rkofon/Velp)

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World Waves, 4th September 2012

PLAYLIST FOR 4/9/12

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Various artists (including sheep) – “Sheep Bells and Kaval”
(from The Living Tradition: Music from Turkey, Argo)

Sister Nancy – “Bam Bam”
(from 300% Dynamite: Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub, Soul Jazz)

Messouad Bellemou – “Andi Probleme”
(from Bellemou Messaoud presents Cheb Ourrad Houarri, World Circuit)

The Who – “Out in the Street”
(from My Generation, Virgin)

Hassan Kassa’i – “Tshahamezrab – delkash et feili”
(from Le Ney, Playasound)

Captain Beefheart – “Tropical Hot Dog Night”
(from Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Virgin)

Muhacir Ibrahim – “Gum Gum Teke”
(from the 45 rpm single b/w “Zilli Maridudu”, Seviler Plak)

Alam Lohar – “Saif ul Maluk”
(from YouTube)

Various artists – “Supurkesi Yoncadan”
(from The Living Tradition: Music from Turkey, Argo)

The Radiants – “Voice Your Choice”
(from Keepin’ the Faith, PRT Records)

Stella Haskil – “Bir Allah”
(from Bed of Pain, Mississippi/Canary)

Leib Glantz – “Sh’ma Visro’el”
(from Mysteries of the Sabbath, Secret Museum of Mankind/Yazoo)

Selda Bagcan – “Bulbul”
(from 45 rpm single b/w “Bolemedim terek ile kozumu”, Yavuz Plak)

Trio Odemira – “Jay Jay Jay”
(from Requests from Mexico, Request Records)

World Waves, 10th July 2012

PLAYLIST FOR 10/7/12

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After a short hiatus World Waves is back with a vengeance featuring choice-picks from the African continent by Ms Rose Borthwick of Little Horton Green.

Ssekinomu – “Wireless”

(from Bellyachers, Listen: Songs from East Africa, 1938-46, Honest Jons)

El Rego Et Ses Commandos – “Feeling You Got”

(from Legends of Benin: Afro-Funk – Cavacha – Agbadja – Afro-Beat, 1969-81, Analog Africa)

William Onyeabor – “Better Change Your Mind”

(from Africa 100, Pitchfork Media)

Sara Chaves – “Kirikute”

(from Angola 60’s:1956-70, Buda Musique)

Laurent Lomande – “Maboka Marie”

(from The World is Shaking: Cubanismo from the Congo, 1954-55, Honest Jons)

Koola Lobitos – “Ololufe Mi (My Lover)”

(from Nigeria 70: the definitive story of funky Lagos, Strut Records)

The West African Instrumental Quintet – “Adersu – No.2”

(from Living is Hard: West African music in Britain, 1927-29, Honest Jons)

S.E. Rogie – “Do Me Justice”

(from Palm Wine Guitar Music: the 60s sound, Cooking Vinyl)

Yaseen Mohammed & Saada – “Lala Mpenzi”

(from Lipa Kodi Ya City Council, Mississippi Records)

Hussein Sheikh Jama – “Furaha (Happiness)”

(from Baijun Ballads: Somali Songs in Swahili, Asch Records)

S.E. Rogie – “Toomus Meremeh Nor Good”

(from Love Is Love, Mississippi Records)

Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes – “La Musica En VeritÃ©”

(from Legends of Benin: Afro-Funk – Cavacha – Agbadja – Afro-Beat, 1969-81, Analog Africa)

World Waves, 14th February 2012

PLAYLIST FOR 14/2/2012

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Valentine’s day special “A Lovers’ Guide to Arabia Felix“, contemporary oud music from the north of Yemen, featuring selections by guest presenter Sebastian Kellig:

Ayoob Tarish Absi

Ahmed Maheub

Jamilh Sa’ad

Ali Eneba

Nansi

Abdul Rahman

Teshety Al-Sedeq

Hareth

Murat Al-Aqrabi & his band the Yeah Yeah Yemen – “Al Musafrin”

World Waves, 31st January 2012

PLAYLIST FOR 31/1/12
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Bellemou & Benfissa – “Lah Lah Ya S’Habi (My God! My God! My Friends!)”
(from 1970s Algerian Proto-Rai Underground, Sublime Frequencies)

Eddie Lang – “Prelude (Rachmaninoff Op. 3, No. 2)
(from Eddie Lang: Jazz Guitar Virtuoso, Yazoo)

Carlos Paredes – “Fantasia”
(from Guitarra Portuguesa, Columbia)

Alan Fakir
(from YouTube)

Various Artists – “Ya Gamar”
(from Yemen: Music of the High Plateaux, Playasound)

Tafyitchuk Family Band – “Noel”
(from Musiques Traditionnelles D’Ukraine)

Mir Matoon with Khomari
(from YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDBPX_QHa5Y&list=PLEB58895141F07BB3&index=10&feature=plpp_video

Karineh Hovhanessian – “Vardani Mor Voghp (Vardan’s Lament)”
(from The Music of Armenia Volume 4, Celestial Harmonies)

Baris Manco – “Anadolu”
(from Dunden Bugune, Guerssen)

Baris Manco -“Aglama Degmez Hayat”
(from Dunden Bugune, Guerssen)

Unknown artists – “Zikr”
(from YouTube)

World Waves, 3rd January 2011

PLAYLIST FOR 3/1/12

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Feyzullah Cinar – “Merhaba”
(from Nefes, Kalan)

Rocha – “Olha Nos Ai”
(from Journey to Brazil, Playasound)

Malang Najrabi – “Solo De Zer”
(from Afghanistan, Playasound)

Kim Sinh – “Lieu Xuan Nuong”
(from Music From Vietnam Vol. 4: the artistry of Kim Sinh, Caprice)

Abdu-Halq & Husanjan Mamat – “Mushawarik Muqam (dastan marghul)”
(from Xinjiang: The Silk Road, Playasound)

Morteza Mahjubi – “Avaz-e Bayat-e Tork”
(from The Art of the Piano, Mahoor)

Feyzullah Cinar – “Hudey Hudey”
(from Nefes, Kalan)

V/A – “Kopan”
(from Outsinging the Nightingale: Lost Treasures of Bulgarian Music 1905-1950, JSP)

Ioana Bud – “Semnal de Primavera”
(from World Library of Folk and Primitive Music, Vol. XVII: Romania, Rounder)

V/A – “Zasviri Bozhil S Kavala”
(from Outsinging the Nightingale: Lost Treasures of Bulgarian Music 1905-1950, JSP)

Sayim Sabir – “Worksong”
(from Xinjiang: The Silk Road, Playasound)

Abdul Majeeb & Muhammad Wali – “Solo De Tumbur AccompagnÃ© Au Tabla”
(from Afghanistan, Playasound)

World Waves, 20th December 2011

PLAYLIST FOR 20/12/11

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Freckleton Brass Band – “In the Bleak Midwinter”
(from YouTube)

John Baker – “Christmas Commercial”
(from BBC Radiophonic Music, BBC Records)

Shirley Collins & Davy Graham ‘ “Cherry Tree Carol”
(from Folk Roots New Routes, Topic)

Michael Hurley – “Abominable Snowman”
(from Parsnip Snips, re-issued via Mississippi Records)

Jean Michel Jarre – “The Abominable Snowman”
(from Deserted Palace, Sam Fox)

BjÃ¶rk GuÃ°mundsdÃ³ttir – “FÃºsi HreindÃ½r (Fusi the Reindeer)”
(from BjÃ¶rk, FÃ¡lkinn)

Theophilius Chiverton – “Mummies”
(from Caribbean Island Music: Songs & Dances, Nonesuch)

Various artists – “Sarinda II”
(from Tresors du Pakistan, Playasound)

Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers (featuring Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon and Punch Miller) – “Christ was Born on Christmas Morn”
(from Where Will You Be Christmas Day?, Dust-to-Digital)

John Fahey – “Medley: Hark The Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful”
(from The New Possibility: John Fahey’s Guitar Soli Christmas Album, Takoma)

O.B. Jackson – “Santa Claus is Coming to Town/ Big Fat Turkey/ Happy Birthday to You”
(from Hollerin’, Rounder Select)

Tonte Theintan – “Lover Of The Winter And Snow”
(from Princess Nicotine: Folk And Pop Sounds Of Myanmar (Burma) Vol. 1, Sublime Frequencies)

Ramazan , Subeit Bin Ambar – “Taksim nahwandi – wimbo wa vinanda viwili
(from Poetry and Languid Charm – Swahili Music From Tanzania and Kenya, Topic)

Simon & Garfunkle – “Homeward Bound”
(from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme, Columbia)

The Watersons – “Here We Come A-Wassailing”
(from Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ceremonial Folk Songs, Topic)

World Waves, 6th December, 2011

PLAYLIST FOR 6/12/11

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Various artists – “A day in an oak forest”
(from One Day in the Oak Forest, Bio Sound)

Chitral Music (from YouTube)

Sh. Dzhuraev & family – “Bulbulon”
(from The Secret Museum of Mankind: Central Asia, Yazoo)

Unknown Romanian musicians – “Batuta”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

Les LÃ£utari de Clejani – “CÃ®ntec: “LelitÃ£ CircuimÃ£reasÃ£” ”
(from Musique des Tsiganes de Valachie, Ocora)

Human & beetle from Papua New Guinea – “Live beetle jew’s harp”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

Unknown artist – “Cagrisa Cagrisa Havada Turnam”
(from Musiques Villageoises D’Anatolie, Ocora)

Radio Ceylon Orchestra – ” ‘Pop’ Music”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

Various artists – “Balutchi Sarinda”
(from Tresors Du Pakistan, Playasound)

Various artists – “Lero”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

German students – “Berceuse”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

3 girls in Malaysia – “Hydro percussion”
(from John Peels Archive Things: unusual recordings from the BBC archives, Rec 68M)

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World Waves, 8th November 2011

PLAYLIST FOR 8/11/11

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Alim Qasimov – “Nazli Yar”
(from AzerbaÃ¯djan, Ocora)

Various artists – “Kaba preceding a dance”
(from Albania: Vocal & instrumental polyphonies, Ocora)

Groupe Koma Zozan – “Em Kurdin”
(from Songs and Dances of Kurdistan, Arion)

Mohammad Rahim Khushnawaz – “Chaharbeiti Siahmu Wa Jalali”
(from Afghanistan: the Rubab of Herat, Ocora)

film by John Baily:

Various artists – “Kafkas Oyun Havasi”
(from Musiquies Villageois d’Anatolie, Ocora)

Various artists – “Legend of the Walled-In Woman”
(from Albania: Vocal & instrumental polyphonies, Ocora)

Groupe Koma Zozan – “Hey Gule Gulenim”
(from Songs and Dances of Kurdistan, Arion)

Ghedalia Tazartes – “Piste 01”
(from Checkpoint Charlie, Musea)

World Waves, 25th October 2011

PLAYLIST FOR 25/10/11

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Various – “Etenraku”
(from Japan: Gagaku, Ocora)

Bedia AkartÃ¼rk, Bekkis Akkale; Burhan Ã‡aÃ§an, Uzun Hava, Mahmut Tuncer – “Ã‡ifteltelli”
(from Chants Et Danses Populaires De Turquie, Playasound)

Alwatan Musical Club – “Ee, Baba Pakistani” (from Poetry and Languid Charm – Swahili Music From Tanzania and Kenya, Topic)

Tsiganes De Sindh – “Untitled”
(from Tresors du Pakistan, Playasound)

Cem Karaca – “Namus Belasi”
(live performance from YouTube)

Yusuf Omar & al-Chalghi al-Baghdadi – “Maqam Seigah”
(from Iraq: the maqams of Baghdad, Ocora)