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Tuesday, Feb 18 2014, 6PM
Diawara, touring in support of her debut release, Fatou. Diawara was already a renowned actress at age 18. Playing on April 15th at Jazz Alley.
For more Latin songs you can tune in every Monday night from 6-9pm on El Sondido with DJ Chilly.
Rap from Japan you can see more at their You Tube page linked here: www.youtube.com
Listen and see if you can hear Nelly's Country Grammar in this track.
Alpay's discography is immense with almost fifty 45's released and at least 12 full length albums ranging in style across his career. For a look at the pyschedelic video for this track from Turkey www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGynZMQ4Gr4
Quebeqois en Francais Folk from Canada. Playing stateside in March. For more information on tour dates visit: detempsantan.qc.ca
Belgian born singer Natacha Atlas performing with Egyptian violinist Sammy Bishai. In addition to her career as a singer; Natacha serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Conference Against Racism.
David Stafire combines his Creole background and musical upbringing from New Orleans with his study of music in the Middle East in his chosen format which is a blend of live performance and electronic arts.
Tribe Called Red plays in Seattle, WA on Feb 25th at Barboza. This Native producer/dj crew is comprised of DJ Shub, DJ NDN and DJ Bear Witness.
Check out Kid Hops on saturday mornings from 8am to noon on Positive Vibrations.
Rest in Peace Wayne Smith who passed today at the age of just 48. You can read his obituary in the Jamaica Observer here: tinyurl.com
‘Under mi Sleng Teng' was orchestrated by Smith and musician Noel Davey on an inexpensive Casio keyboard. It was first played at dances on James' sound system and got such strong response that James released the song in late 1984. tinyurl.com
Tiecoro Sissoko was a Griot guitarist. This is his 1st and only release; he died weeks before its release. Tiécoro Sissoko was born in 1946 in Kenieba, in the Kayes Region of Mali where his father also a musician was chief of his village.
Brazillian born organ and pianist; Walter Wanderlay who passed away in 1986 is known as a staccato master of the Hammond Organ. For more Hammond love you can check out Soulive; whom lend some of their members Seattle's Allen Stone's touring band.
To check out the video to this Japanese hip hop track follow the link: tinyurl.com
Lithuanian dance band whose leader Jurgis Didžiulis hails from Columbia.
For a translation of the lyrics of Belarus Freedom you can visit this link: tinyurl.com
Local music from Kultur Shock from Seattle; WA. For more gypsy punk to balkan beats check out 3/1 Balkan Night Northwest, March 1, 2014 @Saint Demetrios Church Featuring KALIN KIRILOV & BULGARITE as well as LOCAL BUCHAREST DRINKING TEAM ORKESTAR ZIRKONIUM and many more.
Afrocuban guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa is part of the transnational Malian and Cuban sound. Ochoa plays a guitar with two additional strings called the cuatro.
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2nd spin
You can vote here for Belonoga as well as Seattle Kenyan born singer Naomi Wachira here for an album of the month selection by the World Music Network. tinyurl.com
Thoughts of peace to the people of Kiev, Ukraine this evening.
Reggae from Nigeria. Fashek means "He who does not lie." Majek Fashek is both Edo and Yoruba tribes in Nigeria. He has met both commercial success and failure. You can read more about it here on Nigerian Sounds: nigeriansounds.com
Italian Poet and singer/songwriter Bobo Rondelli plays frequently in accoustic settings with nothing but himself and his guitar. As well as commanding a stage solo he is a bit of a ringer for Bruce Springstein.
Balkan Beat Box performed live at KEXP in March 2013. You can stream the archived performance here: tinyurl.com
Currently touring with the self titled Stefan Aeby Trio whose music he composes and formerly of the Tobias Preisig Quartet in zurich, Switzerland. www.stefanaeby.com
For translations of Evisbeats Japanese hip hop lyrics you can visit this link: tinyurl.com
Described as "ranchera" music this album fuses what is usually the traditional solo performance of a singer/guitarist into the song of Concha Buika alongside the music of pianist Chucho Valdez.
For a great firsthand account of the recording of this album in Angouleme, France in a chateau as well as its surrounding meadows you can visit the Blogoteque at tinyurl.com
Ten years apart; Wai, released this 2010 followup to their 2000 debut. Maori DJ and Producer duo Wai are based in Wellington Nz. The duo is comprised of Mina Ripia and Maaka (Phat) McGregor. www.sonicbids.com/band/wai/press/
Thoughts of peace to the people of the Ukraine tonight. Winner of Best World Music Album at the 2011 ARIA Artisian Awards. www.gurrumul.com
