Recently released African and Asian world music. The first half hour music from Africa of the album: ‘La Difference’ by Salif Keïta from Mali, followed by works of the album ‘Télévision’ by singer Baaba Maal from Senegal. After that a selection of recently released Afro beat music from the seventies, of the compilation album ‘Nigeria Afrobeat Special’. In the second half music from Asia, with the first part of the this month to be released album ‘He who travels far’ by the Chinese-Mongolian band Hanggai. This group mixes rock music with traditional Mongolian folk music and throat singing in a very original way. To conclude some music from the Indian master guitarist Purbayan Chatterjee, who recorded a new fusion album with his band Stringstruck that was acclaimed to be the best world music album of the year in India. Notable is that Purbayan Chatterjee also sings on this CD and besides the regular sitar also plays on the dwo, a electrical sitar.
Title: La Différance
Duration: 04’04
Artist: Salif Keïta
Composer: Salif Keïta
Album: La Différance
Label and year: Universal Music 000422 88240266; P en C 2010
Title: Papa
Duration: 06’58
Artist: Salif Keïta
Composer: Salif Keïta
Album: La Différance
Label and year: Universal Music 000422 88240266; P en C 2010
Title: Télévision
Duration: 07’04
Artist: Baaba Maal
Composer: Baaba Maal, B. Reynolds
Album: Télévision
Label and year: PALM BEC5772521; P en C 2009
Title: International
Duration: 03’11
Artist: Baaba Maal
Composer: Baaba Maal, B. Reynolds
Album: Télévision
Label and year: PALM BEC5772521; P en C 2009
Title: Who’re You?
Duration: 08’42
Artist: Fela Ransome Kuti
Composer: Fela Ransome Kuti
Album: Nigeria Afrobeat Spexial
Label and year: Soundway SNDWCD021; C 2010
Title: Hankuri
Duration: 04’18
Artist: Madman Jaga
Composer: Madman Jaga
Album: Nigeria Afrobeat Spexial
Label and year: Soundway SNDWCD021; C 2010
Title: Cha
Duration: 03’53
Artist: Hanggai
Composer: Hanggai
Album: He Who Travels Far
Label and year: World Connection WC 039; P en C 2010
Title: Dorov Morlaril
Duration: 05’30
Artist: Hanggai
Composer: Hanggai
Album: He Who Travels Far
Label and year: World Connection WC 039; P en C2010
Title: Golden bangle
Duration: 04’06
Artist: Hanggai
Composer: Hanggai
Album: He Who Travels Far
Label and year: World Connection WC 039; P en C 2010
Title: Dwo Bickram Ghosh Mix
Duration: 05’45
Artist: Purbayan Chatterjee
Composer: Purbayan Chatterjee
Album: Stringstruck
Label and year: Times Music 885444227394; C 2010
Title: Shadowlights
Duration: 08’22
Uitvoerende: Purbayan Chatterjee
Composer: Purbayan Chatterjee
Album: Stringstruck
Label and year: Times Music 885444227394; C 2010
