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Radio23.Org/CCR : Hearth Music Radio Playlist for 11/03 and 11/10

Hearth Music Radio
11/10/2010
LONDON STREETS.
Music from the streets and backalleys of London town and the UK. Folk, punk, ska, reggae, dancehall and hip-hop. Even some Asian Underground.

Hearth Music Radio: Every Wednesday,
10am-Noon on Cascade Community Radio
www.radio23.org/ccr

New Discovery: Kris Drever
Kris isn't exactly a new discovery. We posted about his truly wonderful album with banjo master Eamonn Coyne, Honk Toot Suite, a while ago on our blog. The track from that album, The Viking's Bride, is an ear-tingling masterpiece of Celtic song. And it's streaming on the blog (thanks to Kris and Compass). So go listen already.

I just picked up Kris' older album, Black Water, through Compass Records' $5 sale (thanks Compass!) and was again blown away by the beauty of his singing. His voice has an introspective quality that lights up these old ballads. I wish I could get my hands on his new album, but it's almost $30 on Amazon. I've begged him to let me do his US publicity, but no luck there either. Bottom line is this guy needs to be a helluva a lot better known than he is! He gives me hope for these old songs in our new world.

LONDON STREETS

PODCAST OF THIS EPISODE

PLAYLIST:

Artist: Song Title
* = Brand New!

The Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There
The Clash: I Fought the Law
Derrick Morgan: Copy Cat
The Clash: Police & Thieves
The Specials: A Message to You Rudy
Iron Maiden: The Trooper
George Harrison: Got My Mind Set On You
Damon Albarn & Roots Manuva: Awfully Deep (Lambeth Blues)
Jamie T: Hocus Pocus
Cockney Rejects: 21st Century Oi!
Fun-Da-Mental: Ja Sha Taan (Transglobal Underground Karachi Deathcult Mix)
Gorillaz: Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith)
The Grand Spectacular: Being A D******d's Cool
Toots & The Maytals: Shining Light
The Pioneers: Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Kevin Burke: Lord Gordon's Reel
Kate Rusby: I Wish
Kris Drever: Poor Mans Son
Michael Gorman & Willie Clancy: The Mountain Road
Richard Thompson with Eliza Carthy: The Coo Coo Bird
Ustad Sultan Khan & Thievery Corporation: Tarana
Steeleye Span: Cam Ye O'er Frae France
Martin Carthy & The UK Group: The Mermaid
Kris Drever: Green Grows The Laurel
The Beatles: Hide your love away
Donovan: Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Steeleye Span: One Misty Moisty Morning
The Beatles: Something
Ustad Sultan Khan/Zakir Hussain: Rajasthani Folk Song

Hearth Music Radio
11/03/2010
ELECTION DAY BLUES

Dark folk for the dark days ahead.

Hearth Music Radio: Every Wednesday,
10am-Noon on Cascade Community Radio
www.radio23.org/ccr

New Discovery: Sir Victor Uwaifo

I'll admit that I know very little about the music of Nigeria, aside from big names like Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade, and I'd thought of Nigerian music as upbeat, brass-driven afro-pop. So this track from Nigerian bandleader Sir Victor Uwaifo came as a surprise (thanks to James Whetzel for posting the video for Uwaifo's song "Dododo (Ekassa No. 1)" on Facebook). I can't really describe why this track seems so eerie. Perhaps the wheezy, trippy organ playing, or the soft, droning voice. I don't think an aspect of African culture has gotten under my skin like this since I saw those crazy painted coffins at the Seattle Art Museum. I was gratified to read about Uwaifo's use of mythical or supernatural imagery in his music. This track sure seems to hold a link to Nigeria's mythic past. Check out the track via this YouTube video:

Also, read the YouTube comments. As African musicians move out of the exoticized roles that they've been allowed in Western culture, and as more and more Africans gain access to YouTube, we start to encounter a whole new perspective on the musicians. And we start to learn...