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Conference of the BirdsA weekly podcast of music from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East, the Americas, and places between and beyond. New, rare, and hard to find recordings are featured, with an emphasis on cross-cultural exploration and experimentation. Saturday, Oct 24, 2009Conference of the Birds, 10-27-09
Cancion from Argentines Ataulpa Yupanqui and Mercedes Sosa (R.I.P.); Pino Minafra sets Pablo Neruda's "Canto General" to music; new music from guitarist Mary Halvorson; Sudanese pop legend Mohammed Wardi; palm wine music from Ghana's Kwabena Nyana; Thione Seck w/ Counba Gawlo and Africando; vintage music from Salif Keita; much more..
Sunday, Oct 18, 2009Conference of the Birds, 10-20-09
Dawn Upshaw sings Osvaldo Gurijov; Rabih Abou-Khalil w/ Ricardo Ribiero; flamenco from El Lebrijano and Manzanita; Leroy Jenkins salutes Albert Ayler; Ayler-inspired music from Andrea Parkins and Henry Threadgill; fado from Mariza; Fawzi Al-Aiedy's l'Oriental Jazz; much more...
Sunday, Oct 11, 2009Conference of the Birds, 10-13-09
Music for gymnasts by Harry Partch; Moondog (a.k.a Louis Thomas Hardin); Ongo orchestra from the Central African Republic; Angolan legend Bonga performs "Sodade"; music from Cecil Taylor; two pieces from Madagascar; Irazu (feat. Arturo Sandoval); calypso from Belize; much more...
Sunday, Oct 04, 2009Conference of the Birds, 10-6-09
Stefan Posberg's Odessa 5 plays Julius Hemphill's "Dogon A.D."; poetry from Will Alexander & Nathaniel Mackey; l'Orchestra de Femmes de Tetuan; flamenco from Remedios Amaya & Tomasa la Macanita; the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; Asmahan w/ Farid el Atrache's orchestra; Rasha (from Sudan); much more...
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