#2729: New Americans: Africa

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Listen to music by foreign-born artists from Africa, including Mandingo griot Foday Musa Suso (Gambia), Moroccan trance musician Hassan Hakmoun, master drummer Obo Addy (Ghana) with the Kronos Quartet, kora player Mamadou Diabate (Mali), and others.

PROGRAM #2729, New American Voices, III: Africa (First aired on Tuesday, 10/23/07)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Mickey Hart with Babtunde Olatunji	At The Edge	Brainstorm, excerpt [1:00]	Rykodisc #10124 ** www.rykodisc.com
Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso	Music From the Screens	The Mad Cadi's Court [2:30] Said And His Shadow Dance [3:00] Wanda's Whorehouse [2:30]	Point #432 996 Out of print, but try Amazon.com B0000040UP or info at www.philipglass.com
Hassan Hakmoun	Spirit	Sala, Allaho, Alaik [7:30]	Healing Records 2005 Out of print. But the song appears on "The Gift." Info at www.hassanhakmoun.com
Ben Allison w/Mamadou Diabate	Peace Pipe	Slap Happy [8:00]	Palmetto #2086 ** www.palmetto-records.com *
Dee Dee Bridgewater	Red Earth - A Malian Journey	Bad Spirits (Bani) [6:00]	DDB #B0009091 ** www.emarcy.com
Kronos Quartet	Pieces of Africa	Obo Addy: Wawshishijay [5:00]	Nonesuch #79275** www.nonesuch.com*
Wu Man (with James Makabuya)	And Friends	Nandere [3:00]	Traditional Crossroads #4329 www.traditional-crossroads.com
Kronos Quartet	Pieces of Africa	J. Tamusuza: Ekitundu Ekisooka (first mvmt.) [4:00]	See above.

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