#2846: New Music for Kora
The ancient harp/lute of the griots (the traditional storyteller/historian/musicians) of West Africa is now a thoroughly contemporary and global instrument, used by rockers like Björk, in film scores, and elsewhere.Â
We’ll hear from Mamadou Diabate, from his own solo record and his collaborations with Irish singer Susan McKeown and jazz bassist/composer Ben Allison; Foday Musa Suso with Philip Glass; the Seckou Keita Quartet; and Toumani Diabate, among others.
PROGRAM #2846, new music for Kora (First aired on Wed, 9-17-08)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Foday Musa Suso |
The Two Worlds |
Maliba, excerpt [1:30] |
Orange Mountain #0053** www.orangemountainmusic.com * |
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Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso |
Music From The Screens |
Warda’s Whorehouse [2:30] |
Point #432 966, out of print, but see www.philipglass.com |
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Seckou Keita SKQ |
The Silimbo Passage |
Mande Arab [6:00] |
World Adventures #2008. www.seckoukeita.com * |
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Susan McKeown |
Lowlands |
Lord Baker [9:00] |
Green Linnet #1205** www.greenlinnet.com * |
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Mamadou Diabate |
Douga Mansa |
Diyabarana [5:00] |
World Village #468082** www.worldvillagemusic.com * |
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Ben Allison |
Peace Pipe |
Slap Happy [8:00] |
Palmetto #2086 www.palmetto-records.com * |
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Ketama, Toumani Diabate, Jose Soto |
Songhai 2 |
Niani [4:00] |
Hannibal #1383 www.rykodisc.com * |
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Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra |
Boulevard de l'Independance |
Tapha Niang, excerpt [1:30] |
Nonesuch #79953 |
