Al compás del mundo – programa #138, potpurrí

Lots of fun, crazy, groovy stuff here in yet another potpourri. I don’t know who Bwana is, but his remix of Al Green’s “Love Ritual” takes me to a place that Al alone never did. Less lovey-dovey, more tribal. And one place I would like to visit would be Goran Bregović’s homeland. I hear it’s a beautiful place of mountains, forests and charming old cities and towns, where seldom is heard a discouraging word…though not so distant history suggests “Kalashnikov” might be an exception to that rule. I really got to jump around in this set, from contemporary Colombian “Chucusteady” to “Juana la Cubana”. Glad to see a younger generation of musicians latching on to traditional sounds while making it their own. There’s plenty of old school material this week as well, from Nubia in Southern Egypt, to Sudan and Senegal. We finish off, as I often tend to do, with a nod to the Middle East and thereabouts. Guitarist Rustem Quliyev, I am told, is a psychedelic master of that electric instrument. I don’t know about all that, but I’d love to have him play at my wedding (should there be a next time I get married, you understand.) JH

Runlist for programa #138, potpurrí

First broadcast July 24, 2024

01 Al Green - Love Ritual (Bwana Mix) (USA)

02 Frente Cumbiero - Chucusteady (Colombia)

03 Goran Bregović - Kalashnikov (Bosnia y Herzegovina)

04 Noir Désir - Le vent nous porterá (Francia)

05 La Lom - Juana la Cubana (USA)

06 06 Ali Hassan Kuban - Abu Simbel (Nubia, Egipto)

07 Sharhabil Ahmed - Argos Farfish (Sudan)

08 Orchestra Baobab - Sey (Senegal)

09 Tunde Jegede y Abderrazak Hadir - Aicha (Nigeria-Inglaterra-Marruecos)

10 Michael Lemma - Mekeyershin Salawq (Etiopia)

11 National Arab Orchestra - Shuruq (Egypt-USA)

12 Minoo Javan - Ay Sar Kotal (Iran)

13 Rustem Quliyev - Ay Dili Dili (Azerbaijan)

14 Elvan Erbaşı - Kızılcıklar Oldu Mu (Turquia)

ART above - Sharhabil Ahmed from Sudan

ART below - kalashnikov

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