Conference of the Birds, 5-26-17

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Set One:

Ansu Sesay & Cootje van Oven/ Who Killed Bai Karian/ Bush Animals Don't Like Hunters: The Music of Sierra Leone # 1 - Field Recordings, 1965-1970/ The Netherlands: PAN, 2011.

Diouya Salimata/ Iperi/ Djanfa, Vol. 2/ Ghana: Awkwaba, 2013.

Ami Koïta/ Nakan/ Songs of Praise/ UK: Stern's, 1993. 

Set Two:

The New York Composer's Orchestra (comp. Robin Holcomb)/ Nightbirds: Open 24 Hours/ The New York Composer's Orchestra/ USA: New World, 1990.

Szilárd Mezei Túl a Tiszán Innen Ensemble/ Nem Idevaló Születésû Vagyok Én/ Nem Füstöl A Zentaji Gyár Kéménye/ UK: Slam, 2017.

Set Three:

Sikhs of the Bangra Sahib Temple, Delhi/ The Teaching and Prayer of the Basic Doctrine of Sikh/ Prayer Music of Sikh/ Japan: Victor, 1988.

Hour Two

Pagona Athanasiou/ Pame Sta Klarina/ Ksehases Tis Iposheseis/ Greece: General Music, 2005.

Sofia Votta/ Louloudi Ti Marathikes/ Game Sta Klarina/ Greece: FM, 2012.

Zein Musical Party/ Baina Macho Na Moyo./ Mtindo Wa Mombasa (The Style of Mombasa)/ UK: Globestyle-Ace, 1990.

Culture Musical Club/ Starehe (Comfort)/ Bashraf: Tara Instruments from Zanzibar/ Germany: Dizim, 2000.


Set Four:
Manzanita/ Romance Arabe/ Espíritu Sin Nombre/ Spain: CBS, 1980.

Miguel Flores/ La Eritaña/ El Capullo de Jerez/ Spain: Ediciones Twins, 1987.

Abdessadek Chekkara/ Ya oulidi ya mbibi. Bent Bladi/ Morocco: Brahim Ounasser- Cléopatre, 2012.

Sultans of al-Tarab/ Hawel Ya Ghannam/ Sultans of Al-Tarab Volume 3/ Lebanon: Voice of Beirut, 1996.

Hour Three

'Abd Al-Ghani Al-Shaykh, Amer Khadaj & Jalil Azzouz./ Hawwil ya Ghannam/ The Music of Arab Americans - A Retrospective Collection/ USA: Rounder, 1997.


Set Five:
Jahazi Modern Taarab/ Mambo Bado/ Wasi Wasi Wako/ unknown: Africa Unlimited, 2015.

Franco/ Très Impoli/ The Best of Franco (Dix ans après sa mort), Vol. 2/ unknown: Editions Populaires- Grace, 2009.


Set Six:
Carbajal/ A Mi Gente/ Candombé de Llamadas/ Uruguay: Ciclope, 2004.

Sonny Rollins/ Now's the Time/ The Alternative Rollins/ USA: RCA, 1981.

Ornette Coleman/ Peace/ The Shape of Jazz to Come/ USA: Atlantic, 1959.

Conference of the Birds Playlist, 2-21-12

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Hour One


Set One:
Chief Dr. Oliver De Coque/ Igbo United Union in Austr'a/ Igbo United Union in Austr'a/ Nigeria: Ogene Holding Co., 2011.

Bob Sir Merenge & His Igbo Cultural Singers/ Ude Ndi Egwu/ Eze Nwanyi/ Nigeria: Okole Music Co., no date.

Emporor Dele Ojo & His African Internationals/ Jekoyewa/ Nigeria Special Volume 2: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds, and Nigerian Blues, 1970-1976/ UK: Soundway, 2009.

Sory Kandia Kouyaté/ Conakry/ Le Voix de la Révolution Volume 1/ UK: Stern's, 2012.


Set Two:
Les Frères Guissè & Paul Van Kemenade Quintet Plus/ First Finntasy/ Fouta/ The Netherlands: Paul Van Kemenade, 2005.

Billy Bang/ Broken Strongs/ Rainbow Gladiator/ Italy: Soul Note, 1981.

Chamber Trio: Mark O'Leary, mat Maneri, Matthew Shipp/ Jaunt/ Chamber Trio/ UK: Leo, 2005.


Set Three:
anonymous musicians/ Jhurmur: Danse des Poètes Amulants/ Cahnts du Bengale/ France: Arion, 1974 (1992).

Confrérie Halveti (Circel Nureddine et al.)/ Ilahi.../ Musiaue Soufi Volume 1: Chants des Derviches de Turquie, La Cérémonie du Zikr/ France: Arion, 1988.

Houcine Slaoui/ Aita Badaouia/ Aita Badaouia/ Morocco: Cleopatre, 2011.


Hour Two

Mohamed Abdel Wahab/ Ayouh Arraqidoun/ The Immortal Musician Volume 18/ Egypt: Qahirat, 2010.

Nawal/ Aghla Hob/ Nawal 2009/ U.A. E.: Rotana, 2009.


Set Four:
Ustad Ghulam Ali/ Kaise Bitaaun Bairi Rain/ Salyan Badesi Garaaja Re/ India: Venus, 1996.

Culture Musical Club/ Nuru/ Shime!/ USA: World Village, 2009.

Sabri Brothers/ Tu Rehnawarde Shoq Hai/ USA: Nonesuch, 1998.


Set Five:
Confrérie Al Amani/ Ya Shekhunal-Maârufu/ Chants Soufis de Comores/ France: Buda, 2009.


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Hour One:

Set One:

Paulo Soares/ Benguela/ Musidanças 06/ Portugal: Musidanças, 2007.

Virgilio Martí/ Todos Vuelven/ Saludando a los Rumberos/ USA: Caiman, 1982.

Yuri Bueneventura/ Herencia Africana/ Herencia Africana/ USA: Mercury, 1999.

Set Two:

Evelio Rodgriquez Plaza/ España Te Doy Mi Son/ Mi Guayabera/ Switzerland: Colibri, 2011.

Chuito es de Bayamón/ Las Cadenas/ Musica Jibara Para Las Navidades/ USA: Fania, no date.

Tomasa la Macanita/ Tierra, Agua, Fuego, el Aire/ Con el Alma/ France: Auvidis, 1995.

Camarón w. Tomatito/ De Oro Y Marfil/ Camarón con Tomatito: San Juan Evangelista, 92/ Spain: EMI- Odeon, 2010.

Albert Ayler/ Truth is Marching In/ The Impulse! Story/ USA: Impulse!, 1996.

Hour Two:

Set Three:

Leroy Jenkins et al./ Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short)/ The Legend of Ai Glatson/ Italy: Black Saint, 1978.

Nacer Eddine Chaouli/ Stikhbar Moual, Zaabli Ou Tmili/ Musique Classique Algérienne: Hawzi/ France: Club du Disuqe Arabe, 1996.

Saban Bajramovic/ Djelem, Djelem/ King of Gypsy Song/ Serbia: Hi-Fi Center, 2004.

Romica Puceneau & the Gore Brothers/ Adu Calu' Sa Ma Duc/ Sounds from a Bygone Age - Volume 2/ Germany: Aphalt Tango, 2006.

Iannis Xenakis (perf. Arditti Quartet)/ Embelie/ Iannis Xenakis: Instrumental & Chamber Music/ France: Disques Montaigne, 2000.

Set Four:

Bi Kidudé/ Pakistani/ Zanzibara 4: Bi Kidudé: The Diva of Zanzibari Music/ France: Buda, 2006.

Culture Musical Club/ Jipeleleze/ Taraab 4: The Music of Zanzibar/ UK: Globestyle, 1989.

Wadi Al-Safi/ Chou A'ad Baddi Fik/ Idak Al-Ghali/ Lebanon: A. Chaine et Fils, 1996.

Jah Wobble, Evan Parker et al./ Giving Up The Ghost/ Passage to Hades/ UK: 30 Hertz, 2001.

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