#2595: Covering the World

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Listen to the bossa nova bounce of Nouvelle Vague’s latest collection of 80’s and post-punk music all-done up on this edition of New Sounds. Perhaps you’ll recognize their versions of songs by Blondie, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Buzzcocks. Then Tuvan singer, electric guitarist and experimentalist Albert Kuvezin and his punk band Yat-Kha re-interpret tunes by Joy Division and Iron Butterfly, among others. Plus, The Yoshida Brothers, a shamisen duo, perform an arrangement of Brian Eno’s “By This River.” And we sample some acoustic renditions of David Bowie in Portuguese by Brazilian pop heavyweight Seu Jorge.

PROGRAM # 2595, World Music Covers (First aired on Wed. 10/17/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Rodrigo y Gabriela	Rodrigo y Gabriela	Stairway To Heaven [3:30]	Ato #0030 www.rodgab.com*
Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha	Recovers	In A Gadda Da Vida [4:00]	World Village #468061** www.worldvillagemusic.com
Nouvelle Vague	Bande A Part	The Killing Moon [3:30]	Luaka Bop #90064 ** www.luakabop.com*
Seu Jorge	The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions	Rebel Rebel [3:00]	Hollywood Records #762576 Available at Amazon.com*
Various Artists: Angelique Kidjo	Cover the World	Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [4:00]	Putumayo #208 ** www.putumayo.com *
Opium Jukebox	Never Mind the Bhangra, A Tribute to the Sex Pistols	Anarchy In The UK [5:30]	Underground Inc. # 421028 Available at www.cduniverse.com Or download from Emusic.com
Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha	Recovers	Love Will Tear Us Apart [3:00]	See above.
Nouvelle Vague	Bande A Part	Heart of Glass [3:30]	See above.
Seu Jorge	The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions	Suffragette City [3:30]	See above.
Yoshida Brothers	III	By This River [4:00]	Domo #73058 www.domo.com
Rodrigo y Gabriela	Rodrigo y Gabriela	Orion [4:00]	See above.

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