#3026: Reed Melodies

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

This New Sounds program features music for wind instruments, like Lebanese Arabic-groove music for the ney flute by Bassam Saba, and Andy Statman's clarinet, as heard in Hassidic tunes that he's arranged on his release, "Between Heaven and Earth." Plus, music by Igor Leonardi from Slovenia, music from Bulgaria, from Turkey, and perhaps even some music from Georgia.

PROGRAM # 3026 Reed Melodies (First aired on Thurs. 1/14/10)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Andy Statman	Between Heaven and Earth	Reb Nachman's Deveykus Niggun [5:40]	Shanachie #64079** Available at Amazon.com*
Bassam Saba	Wonderful Land	Nirvana [10:04]	www.bassamsaba.comOR www.myspace.com/bassamsaba
Mercan Dede	Sufi traveler: Nar	Nar-i Mey [11:32]	Doublemoon #1-ITR 119 www.doublemoon.com.tr www.mercandede.com
Igor Leonardi	Sangeeta	spare parts [5:45] lava [3:14]	Sazas #225 www.sanje.si
Mgzavruli	There is such a country; it is called GEORGIA	Mountain Melodies, Khorumi [4:00]	Dancing Crane 0101 www.dancingcrane.org
Ivo Papasov And His Orchestra	Balkanology	Ergenski Dance (Macedonian) [3:38]	Hannibal #1363 Possibly available at Amazon.com*, but likely out of print. Also try gemm.com

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