15 August 2012

In celebration of 65th Indian Independence Day, August 15, 2012.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Morning Mist: Rag Jogiya Kalingra
10:41

2. Awakening: Rag Ahir Bhairav
7:31

3. Sun's Welcome: Rag Nat Bhairav
3:26

4. Passing of the Day: Rag Bhimpalashri
11:30

5. Twilight's Secret: Rag Puriya Dhanashri
4:37

6. Soothing Rain: Rag Desh Malhar
12:56

7. Moonstruck: Rag Chandranandan
8:15

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

8. Path to the Heart: Rag Sindhi Bhairavi
17:39

Tracks 1-8 (rec. 2002)
Ken Zukerman - sarod, Anindo Chatterjee - tabla, Sunita Asnani - tanpura, Amelie Berner - tanpura
Living Music Traditions, LMT CD 3007

9. Chittham Irangaayo
18:40

10. Chodhanai Thanthu
13:20

11. Nadru Dri Dhom: Tillana
2:04

Tracks 9-11 (rec. 1989)
Shankar - double violin & vocals, V. Lakshminarayana - violin, double violin & vocals, Ganam Rao - vocals, Zakir Hussain - tabla, Vikku Vinayakram - ghatam, Caroline - vocals & tanpura
Shankar: Nobody Told Me
ECM Records, ECM 1397

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

12. Rag Malkauns
50:18

13. Rag Pilu
9:05

Tracks 12-13 (rec. 1999)
Barun Kumar Pal - slide guitar, Ray Spiegel - tabla, Ted Morano - tanpura
Ragas on Slide Guitar
Simla House, SIMLA-006

08 August 2012

In 2010 flamenco was declared an "intangible cultural heritage" of mankind. Today I am making it tangible.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Grands cantaores du flamenco Vol.18
Le chant du monde, LDX 274 1027
58'
(Rafael Romero [1910-1991]: "[His] cante is a spoken, murmured song, to be listened to in religious silence.... Strong cante, pure cante, flowing, going from mouth to mouth, heart to heart.")

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

2. Juan Talega
Grands cantaores du flamenco Vol.20
Le chant du monde, LDX 274 1032
47'
(Juan Talega [1891-1971]: "Juan's voice was that of the ancient ancestors, of the old sages....")

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

3. Isaac Albéniz: Books 1-3 from Iberia (1907-08)
Marc-André Hamelin - piano
Hyperion Records, CDA67476/7
62'

01 August 2012

In 2010 flamenco was declared an "intangible cultural heritage" of mankind. Today I am making it tangible.


Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

Grands cantaores du flamenco Vol.15
Le chant du monde, LDX 274 957
70'
(Camarón de la Isla [1950-1992]: "'New wave' flamenco.")

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

2. Beni de Cadíz
Grands cantaores du flamenco Vol.17
Le chant du monde, LDX 274 992
63'
(Beni de Cadíz [1929-1990]: "Beni carried the great cante inside him, the cante that comes from far away, and he sang it without affectation, just as it came to him, sometimes with flashes of sheer genius, and always with incontestable musicality and purity of style...")

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

3. Aledo: Sones de Fiesta
La Cuadrilla de Animas
Auvidis, B 6798
47'