A whole night of world music, compiled by Benno Wormgoor.
Unit 1 Louisa Lyne – Debyut
We kick of this night of world music with the album Debyut of the Swedish Louisa Lyne.
Louisa Lyne is a Swedish singer from Malmö. For several years, she has focused her career on Jiddisj listening songs and their history. Sinds 2010, Louisa has found a permanent place with the musicians of the Di Yiddishe Kapelye ensemble, who play the accordion, violin, cello, double bass, guitar and piano.
Unit 2 Lakocha – Stani Jano 2016
Moscow gives us the folk group Lakocha. Along with singer Luba Ponjkina, the band brings listening songs that are partly instrumental and partly sung. Recently, the group released its second album, filled with Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian songs. Enjoy this hour of Eastern European listening songs, the meaning of which may elude you.
Unit 3 Aziza Brahim – Abbar el Hamada (2016)
Exile is the main theme in the work of Aziza Brahim. The singer grew up in a refugee camp in Algeria, after her birth place Laayoune was occupied by the Moroccan army in 1975. Brahim is one of the Sahrawi: a desert people that, just like the Moroccans, claims the Western Sahara. Mostly the electric guitar and bluesy voice of Aziza colour this beautiful album. And important plus, is the telling the story of the Sahrawi refugees to a wider audience.
Unit 4 Dobranotch – Maxopka (2017)
Dobranotch is an international company, based in Sint Petersburg. The group consists of musicians from different parts of the former Sovjet Union and the Middle East. They play Balkan and klezmer music, inspired by the traditions of these countries.
Unit 5 The Klezmatics – Apikorsim Heretics
The New York klezmer band The Klezmatics celbreates their 30th anniversary this year! The group can be seen as the ambassadors of Jiddisj and the klezmer world. They also don’t shy away from mixing in other diverse music styles. In their music, they stand up for social justice and often ask questions about tough subjects of today. Recently, they gave several performances in the Netherlands for their anniversary. The Concertzender was there and recorded their music.
Unit 6 Madboojah Project – Madboojah Project
Madboojah Project was created by the collaboration of Shlomi Avratz and Udi Ben Knaan, both famous and respected musicians of the Israeli music scene. They instantly decided to created this unique project, the Madboojah Project. Udi is a real master on several ethnic string instruments, like the Indian Sitar, the Afghan Rabab, the Persian Tar the Spanish guitar, the Turkish, the Didgeridoo and the Greek Lira.
Unit 7 Jaakko Laitinen – Näennäinen
For their fourth record, Finish quintet Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, for the occasion completed by Danish-Macedonian clarinet player Bjonko and Berliner balalaika player Morgan Nikolay, continue on the line of its 2013 predecessor Lapland-Balkan. Näennäinen, which roughly translate to “apparently” of “allegedly”. It feels like a Balkan record, even though Laitinen sought inspiration for Kännissä Ja Pilvessä at the Greek rembetiko classic of Anestis Delias. The melody of opening song Valheet Ja Kalheet has his roots in Russian-Ukranian musical traditions and Aman on the other had sounds Oriental.
Unit 8 Yemen Blues – Yemen Blues (2011)
Yemen Blues is an Israeli band around charismatic singer Ravid Kahalani. He combines Jewish, Arabic-Islamic and West African musical styles, with the rocking groove and funky wind sections. Kahalani was born in a Jewish-Yemeni family. With his music, Yemen Blues crosses national, ethnic, religious and musical borders.
Unit 9 Rokia Traoré – Né So (2016)
The life of Rokia Traoré was turned upside down when her homeland Mali was almost taken by Muslim extremist in late 2012. On her new album Né So (Home) reflects this heavy period in time. “You can’t imagine how fear can force you to leave hearth and home unless you’ve lived it,” says the slim African woman (42), who lived most of her life in Europe because her father was a diplomat. She went to college in Brussels, where she still has an apartment today. Part of the year she resides in Europe, the other part in Malinese capital Bamako.
