#2255: Ragas and Sagas

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

On this edition of New Sounds, hear a collaboration between Pakistanis and Norwegians from an exotic CD called Ragas and Sagas, featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek’s improvising saxophone, along with voice, sarangi, and tabla. In fact, the show is just full of cross-cultural Nordic music, including ambient trumpet jazz from Nils-Petter Molvaer, with wending solos, sometimes hypnotic and trip-hop smooth. Plus, Indian-flavored psychedelia and Irish bagpipes come together in violinist/composer Eyvind Kang’s work, “the Story of Iceland”.

PROGRAM # 2255, Nordic Cross-cultural Music (First aired Tues. 3/2/04)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Eyvind Kang	The Story of Iceland	Pt. 2, excerpt [1:30]	Tzadik #7059 www.tzadik.com*
Nils Petter Molvaer	Khmer	Khmer [5:00]	ECM #1560** www.ecmrecords.com*
Jan Garbarek & Ustad Fateh Ali Khan	Ragas and Sagas	Saga [5:30]	ECM #1442** www.ecmrecords.com*
Deepika	i alt slags lys	Fire Stemmer og en Reise [4:30]	Kirkelig Kulturverksted #118 www.kkv.no
Kirsten Bråten Berg, Solo Cissokho, et al.	From Senegal To Setesdal	Tiramakan / Eg Vippa Meg [3:30] Havar Heddi /Goe [5:30]	Six Degrees # 1014 www.sixdegreesrecords.com *
Farmers Market/Stian Carstensen	Farmers Market	Graovo Dance [6:00]	Winter & Winter #910056 www.winterandwinter.com
Eyvind Kang	The Story of Iceland	Sweetness of Candy [3:00] Hour of Fair Karma [6:00]	See above.
Garbarek /Khan	Ragas and Sagas	Raga I [8:00]	See above.

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