Conference of the Birds Playlist, 2-15-11

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Hour One:




Set One:
Malavoi/ Se Que Le Mwen Le/ She She Martinique/ USA: Tinder, 1998.

Jacques Coursil/ Édouard Glissant - l"archipel des Grands Chaos "Les Iles"/ Clameurs/ USA: Sunny Side, 2007.

World Saxophone Quartet/ The Long March to Freedom/ Yes We Can/ Germany: Jazzwerkstadt, 2011.


Set Two:
Nayim Alal/ Jalihena Natu/ Sahrauis: Die Musik des West-Sahara/ Germany: Nubenegra - Intuition, 1999.

Gigi w. Material/ Tizita and Zerafewa/ Mesgana Ehtiopia/ UK: M.O.D. Technologies, 2010.

William Parker Quartet w. Leena Conquest/ Song of Hope/ Raining on the Moon/ USA: Thirst Ear, 2002.

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra/ Space is the Place/ Space is the Place/ USA: Blue Thumb (Impulse!), 1973 (1997).


Hour Two




Set Three:
Kaushiki Chakrabarty/ Taram - Rag Nat Bhairav/ Kaushiki/ UK: Sense World Music, 2007.

Yaseen Mohamed/ Moyo Lia Lia/ Zanzibara 2: l'Âge d'or du Taarab de Mombassa - 1965-1975/ France: Buda, 2005.

Aziz Mian/ Meri Nass Nass Bole Nabi Nabi/ Azizi Mian: Golden Collection/ UK: Oriental Star Agencies, 2009.


Set Four:
Souad Massi/ Raoui/ Raoui/ France: PID Recordings, 2002.

Mahmoud Darwish w. Le Trio Joubran/ Le Lanceur de Dés/ L'Ombre de Mots/ USA: World Village, 2010.

Hamza el-Din/ The Message Bearer/ Al Oud - Vocal and Intsrumental Music/ USA; Vanguard, ca. 1973.

Mohammed Wardi/ Gassi Galbek Walaya Laih/ Greatest Hits Volume 1/ USA: Blue Nile, 1998.


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Conference of the Birds Playlist, 3-9-10

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Hour One:

Set One:

Sonny Simmons/ A Distant Voice/ Staying on the Watch/ USA: ESP, 1966.

Abraham Sweri/ Lament/ Music of the Oriental Jews from North Africa, Yemen, and Bukhara/ UK: Arc, 2000.

Set Two:

Tuareg de Fewet/ Analla/ Libye: Musiques du Sahara/ France: Buda, 2000.

Serguela Abdi/ Adán y nuesta madre Eva.../ Sahraouis: Die Musik der West Sahara/ Spain: Nubenegra, 1998.

Tinariwen/ Arawan/ Amassakoul/ USA: World Village, 2003.

Raphé Malik Quintet w. Glenn Spearman/ Tenor/ Sirens Sweet & Slow/ USA: Mapleshade, 1994.

Set Three:

William Parker Quartet w. Leena Conquest/ Song of Hope/ Raining on the Moon/ USA: Thirsty Ear, 2002.

Alaíde Costa/ A Voz do Povo/ Alaíde Costa/ Brazil: Dubas, 2002 (1965).

Jaír Rodrigues/ O Carioca/ Majestade O Sabiá/ Portugal: Sonovox, 1993.

Hour Two:

Balla et ses Balladins/ Ancien Combantants/ The Syliphone Years/ UK: Stern's, 2008.

Djelimady Tounkara/ Artistes/ Midnight in Mali/ UK: Stern's, 2009.

Camara Aboubacar/ Sabougnouma/ Telephone/ Germany: Celluloid, 1997.

Abdulai Bangoura/ Kayiroba/ Sigiri/ Japan: Tzadik, 1994.

Set Four:

Dumisane Ramadu Moyo/ Intandane (Orphan)/ Izambulelo - Traditional & Contemporary Music from Zimbabwe/ UK: Arc, 2002.

Betty Carter/ Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most/ Inside Betty Carter/ USA: Impulse, 1993.

Curtis Clark Quintet/ Letter to South Africa/ Letter to South Africa/ USA: Nimbus West, 1992.

Charles Lloyd Quartet/ Dwija/ Rabo de Nuba/ Germany: ECM, 2008.

Set Five:

Ahmed Abdullah/ Reflections on a Mystic/ Liquid Magic/ Sweden: Silkheart, 1987.

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