World music, compiled by Pieter de Rooij and Carolien Cleiren.
You will be listening to new releases: Big Sun from Belgium, traditional Norwegian group Raagbygg, singer Erik Aliana & Picket from Cameroon, modern folk and indie pop by Valkyrien from Norway and English singer-songwriter John Coxon.
Big Sun consists of Benoît Casen, Renaud Lhoest, Benjamin Gillis and Boris Iori. The group formed after seeing a book filled with drawings and illustrations, photo collages and texts on the future of trench soldier Louis Olivier, who escaped the trenches by building a flying machine.
New York Waltz, Renaud Lhoest (03:05)
Liadane, Boris Iori (2:23)
Novembre, Benoît Casen (3:28)
CD Big Sun, Big Sun (2016), Home Records 4446127
The trio Raagbygg comes from Norway and consists of three musicians, who provide the vocals as well, who went in search of the old masters of folk music.
Ro, trad. Raagbygg (03:23)
Spinnaren, trad. (02:57)
Kjersti Stranda (01:45)
CD Raagbygg, Ein Etter Far (2016), Etnisk Musikklub, EM112
Songwriter and guitarist Erik Aliana has just released his fourth CD ‘Just my soul’ together with guitarist, flutist, bass player and percussionist Picket. The result is a tranquil CD, beautifully sung and played, with wonderfully thought-through lyrics of which a translation is included.
Spiritualty, Erik Aliana (04:33)
Roule Camion, Erik Aliana/ François Kokelaere (07:14)
Raison, Erik Aliana (05:31)
Cd. Erik Aliana & Picket, Just my Soul, (2016) Buda Records, 5700260, Xango Music Distribution
‘Prov a si noe til meg na’ is the fifth album of Norwegian group Valkyrien. They are domestically very popular and have won the title of Folk Music Artist of the Year of the Folkearm Organization three times, as well as the Norwegian Grammy’s, in the category Album – Folk.
Glipp av deg. Martin Langlie, Tuva Syvertsen (05:52)
Jeg lover deg, Martin Langlie, Tuva Syvertsen (10:00)
CD Valkyrien, prov a si noe til meg na, (2016) Heilo HCD7294
English singer-songwriter John Coxon lives in the Netherlands. He recently released his second album: ‘Ordinary Life.’ You will hear, among others, the song ‘Shelter from the Rain,’ which descrobes the lives of fugitives who are on their way to their destination, somewhere in Europe.
Reflections, John Coxon (03:00)
Shelter from the Rain, John Coxon (03:05)
Cd. John Coxon, Ordinary Life (2016), Infinities Studio
