#2598: Music of the World

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

On this New Sounds program, we’ll hear some women’s voices in world music. Listen to performances by Angelique Kidjo, Yungchen Lhamo, Susan McKeown, and more. This time, “more” turns out to be a live in-studio performance by Indian sarod virtuoso and composer Amjad Ali Khan, two of his sons, Ayan, and Amman, and Samir Chatterjee on tabla. Don’t miss this edition of New Sounds for some bhajans and folk music of Eastern India.

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PROGRAM # 2598 World Music, w/Amjad Ali Khan, live. (First aired on Tues. 10/26/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Angelique Kidjo	Oyaya!	Adje Dada [4:00]	Columbia #89053** www.angeliquekidjo.com*
Susan McKeown	Sweet Liberty	Oro Mhile Gra [4:30]	World Village 468029** www.worldvillagemusic.com *
Yungchen Lhamo	Coming Home	Per Rig Chog Sum [4:30]	Real World #45785** www.realworldrecords.com*
DJ Cheb I Sabbah	Sri Durga	Kese Kese [3:00]	Six Degrees #1009 ** www.sixdegreesrecords.com *
Amjad Ali Khan & Samir Chatterjee	Live	2 Bhajans: Vaishnav Janato & Ram Dhun	Not commercially available, but Ali Khan’s most recent record, Moksha, is on Real World, www.realworldrecords.com or www.sarod.com for extensive discography
Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan, Samir Shatterjee	Live	Folk music from Assam and Bengal [7:00]	This performance not commercially available. See www.sarod.com for info.
Amman Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash	Reincarnation	Final Calling , excerpt [3:00]	Music Today #05128 www.music-today.com OR www.sarod.com

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