#4397, Musical Journeys
Hear unusual meetings of different musical traditions for this hour-long show in work by Silk Road tabla player Sandeep Das and the HUM Ensemble, from their Delhi to Damasus record, a Punjabi and Welsh song hybrid in music by Ghazalaw, and a Persian and Indian classical combination in the group Ghazal.
From Grammy-nominated tabla player Sandeep Das (of the Silk Road Ensemble) comes an album of North Indian classical and Middle Eastern music - Delhi to Damascus. The Harmony and Universality thru Music Ensemble (HUM) is Kinan Adnawi (Syrian Oud), Rajib Karmakar (Indian Sitar), and Suhail Yusuf Khan (Indian Sarangi) together with tabla of Sandeep Das, and they aim to take a musical journey without needing a passport.
Then, hear music by Ghazalaw, a duo of Mumbai singer Tauseef Akhtar and Welsh singer-songwriter Gwyneth Glyn. With lyrics sung in both Punjabi and Welsh, they’ve merged their two ancient traditions together to the accompaniment of harp, tabla, guitar and harmonium. There's also a live performance by Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush of "From Ankara To Izmir" recorded in the WNYC studios.
Then, Indian and Persian classical music meet in music by Ghazal, who are kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor together with vocalist and sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan. Also, hear music by Jordi Savall’s Hesperion XXI project from an album of musical travels based around the 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta, who traversed all of the Muslim world and beyond. The tune features Madagascan valiha star Rajery and Moroccan oud maestro Driss El Maloumi. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4397, Musical Journeys (First aired 8/5/2020)
ARTIST: Ghazalaw
WORK: Cosb Mor Dlos (Khoobsorat Koi Sazaa) [1:00]
RECORDING: Ghazalaw
SOURCE: Marvels of The Universe
INFO: ghazalaw.com
ARTIST: Sandeep Das & HUM Ensemble
WORK: Usha [8:12]
RECORDING: From Delhi to Damascus
SOURCE: In a Circle Records
INFO: sandeepdas.com/d2d
ARTIST: Ghazalaw
WORK: Cosb Mor Dlos (Khoobsorat Koi Sazaa) [6:45]
RECORDING: Ghazalaw
SOURCE: Marvels of The Universe
INFO: ghazalaw.com
ARTIST: Carlos Lomas
WORK: From Malaga to Cairo [5:27]
RECORDING: Adelante
SOURCE: Music Of The World cassette (1986)
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ARTIST: Carlos Lomas
WORK: From Malaga to Cairo [5:27]
RECORDING: Adelante
SOURCE: Music Of The World cassette (1986)
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ARTIST: Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer
WORK: From Ankara to Izmir [5:28]
RECORDING: WNYC Live, 2004
SOURCE: This performance not available
INFO: A version of this tune is on “Changing Channels,” on MCA Records, which is out of print, but try Amazon.com
ARTIST: Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI
WORK: Kouroukanfouga [4:20]
RECORDING: Ibn Battuta, The Traveller of Islam, Part 1. From Morocco to Afghanistan
SOURCE: Alia Vox 9930
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ARTIST: Ghazal
WORK: Snowy Mountains [8:57]
RECORDING: As Night Falls On the Silk Road
SOURCE: Shanachie 66011
INFO: shanachie.com OR through Amazon.com
ARTIST: Ravi Shankar
WORK: Padhasapa [3:00]
RECORDING: Ravi Shankar in Japan: East Greets East
SOURCE: Deutsche Grammophon #2531-381
INFO: Out of print, but both tunes appear on the 2 CD-set DG compilation Vision of Peace: The Art of Ravi Shankar, #028946947524, available at Amazon.com and iTunes
