Four recent released albums; ‘From Andalucia to Golshahr’, flamenco music played by Hossein Kamani; ‘A Search for CMS’, by DJ Blue Flamingo; ‘A Curva Da Cintura’, a collaboration between kora-harp lute virtuoso Toumani Diabaté from Mali and the Brazilian pop stars Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandura; and finally, recordings from the album ‘Silfra’.
We start this programme with the album ‘From Andalucia to Golshahr’, flamenco music played by Hossein Kamani, a young guitar player from Iran who is influenced by Paco Pena, Paco de Lucia and Tomatito. Kamanis playing easily calls up the spirit of the Andalusian flamenco music. After this – on the album ‘A Search for CMS’ – by DJ Blue Flamingo, collected gems from the Kenyan music scene from the fifties, sixties and seventies, found on old and forgotten labels. So, historic recordings, varying from simple songs with guitar accompaniment to music based on the Congolese rumba and on the funky beats of the Benga music from Kenya.
In the second half hour of the programme, attention for the album ‘A Curva Da Cintura’, a collaboration between kora-harp lute virtuoso Toumani Diabaté from Mali with the Brazilian pop stars Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandura. It creates an Afro-Brazilian fusion, rock in combination with African blues and roots music.
At the end of the programme, recordings from the album ‘Silfra’ (Icelandic for ‘Silver’). ‘Silfra’ was recorded on Iceland and it is an improvisation project of the famous American classical violinist Hilary Hahn and the German pianist Hauschka. With colourful improvisations, the duo unfold dreamy and mysterious sound landscapes.
Title: Bulerias
Duration: 06:38
Performer: Hossein kamani
Composer: Paco de Lucia
Album: From Andalucia to Golshahr
Label and year: Mahriz Recordings MR.24 ; C. 2010
Title: Alegrias
Duration: 04:11
Performer: Hossein kamani
Composer: Tomatito
Album: From Andalucia to Golshahr
Label and year: Mahriz Recordings MR.24 ; C. 2010
Title: Bulerias
Duration: 06:29
Performer: Hossein kamani
Composer: Vicente Amigo
Album: From Andalucia To Golshahr
Label and year: Mahriz Recordings MR.24 ; C. 2010
Title: Yuoro Law Kwach
Duration: 04:42
Performer: The People Succes
Composer: unknown
Album: A Search For CMS – A Story by Blue Flamingo
Label and year: Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96306 ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Shokoloko Bango
Duration: 02:32
Performers: John Ndolo & Ngambotano Boys
Composer: unknown
Album: A Search For CMS – A Story by Blue Flamingo
Label and year: Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96306 ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Joseph Ochola
Duration: 04:48
Performer: Ugambe Jazz
Composer: unknown
Album: A Search For CMS – A Story by Blue Flamingo
Label and year: Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96306 ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Ce Nao Vai Me Acompanhar
Duration: 03:12
Performer: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Composer: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Album: A Curva Da Cintura (Mali – Brasil)
Label and year: Mais Um Discos MAIS07P ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Grao De Chaos
Duration: 03:39
Performers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Composers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Album: A Curva Da Cintura (Mali – Brasil)
Label and year: Mais Um Discos MAIS07P ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Ir, Mao
Duration: 03:01
Performers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Composers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Album: A Curva Da Cintura (Mali – Brasil)
Label and year: Mais Um Discos MAIS07P ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Cara
Duration: 03:24
Performers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Composers: Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra, Oumani Diabaté
Album: A Curva Da Cintura (Mali – Brasil)
Label and year: Mais Um Discos MAIS07P ; P. en C. 2012
Title: Stillness
Duration: 01:45
Performers: Hilary Hahn, Hauschka
Composers: Volker Bertelmann, Hilary Hahn
Album: Silfra
Label and year: Deutsche Grammophon DG 4790303 ; C. 2012
Title: North Atlantic
Duration: 06:49
Performers: Hilary Hahn, Hauschka
Composer: Volker Bertelmann, Hilary Hahn
Album: Silfra
Label and year: Deutsche Grammophon DG 4790303 ; C. 2012
Title: Sink
Duration: 02:06
Performers: Hilary Hahn, Hauschka
Composers: Volker Bertelmann, Hilary Hahn
Album: Silfra
Label and year: Deutsche Grammophon DG 4790303 ; C. 2012
Title: Rift
Duration: 06:31
Performers: Hilary Hahn, Hauschka
Composers: Volker Bertelmann, Hilary Hahn
Album: Silfra
Label and year: Deutsche Grammophon DG 4790303 ; C. 2012