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world: african and global beat
An inside look at the past, present and future of African music, with new releases, classics and obscurities. Informative, funky and flavoursome. |  |
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|      | 09-jun-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock celebrates “The Skank be the Rock in my Life” with remixes from Kiwi musical maestros Fat Freddy’s Drop. Skank from Jamaica comes courtesy of slide trombone wizard Rico Rodriguez and some cultural reggae by way of a Version to Version of The Congos’ “Row Fisherman Row”. | |
| | 26-may-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock selects Bachata tracks from the Dominican Republic (Latin music with Central African style guitars), Swahili Rumba tracks from the Congo and forest music from Cameroon and Gabon. He also highlights the superb new album from the late Ali Farka Toure. | |
| | 12-may-06 african and global beat
The Global Big Beat this week explores collaborations between two of the greatest contemporary global music experimentalists – Brian Eno & David Byrne. Tracks come from Talking Heads and the Byrne/Eno masterpiece My Life in the Bush of Ghosts and include alternate versions, out-takes, live tracks and original sample sources. | |
| | 05-may-06 african and global beat
A global mix of tracks partly provoked by the mixed blessings of the shambolic BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards. Tracks from nominees DJ Shantel, Armenian Navy Band, Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle, and Dobet Gnahore. Plus Etran Finatawa, Kad Achouri, The Exciters, Dengue Fever, Eneida Marta and Tony Allen. | |
| | 21-apr-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock is joined by CC Smith, editor of US Global Music magazine The Beat. Together they discuss the resurgence of interest in Congolese Retro Rumba – the music typified by Kekele, Sam Manguana, Josky Kiambukuta, Dino Vangu and Wendo Kolosoi. | |
| | 07-apr-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock features the music of Swahili Rumba superstar Samba Mapangala and Orchestre Virunga. Guest in the studio is Samba’s US publicist and advisor Ethan Bloomberg, who helps Martin trace the history of this wonderful singer and also Anne Wanjie of africanmusiciansprofiles.com. | |
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| 24-mar-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock chants down Babylon with some Version to Version based on the best Roots & Ras Tafari tribute album to be released in years. The show features some classic alternate cuts from Burning Spear, Junior Byles, Lee Perry, Dr. Alimantado, Peter Tosh and the remarkably militant re-invented Sinead O’Connor. | |
| | 10-mar-06 african and global beat
Part 2 of a link up with africasounds.com; Martin Sinnock and Charlie Fuller play tracks from top Congolese singer King Kester Emeneya and his Orchestre Victoria Eleison. | |
| | 24-feb-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock and Charlie Fuller from www.africasounds.com celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2006 of Franco’s OK Jazz – the greatest band in the world. Tracks selected come from CDs recommended in the current issue of Songlines magazine feature – The Beginners Guide to Franco. | |
| | 10-feb-06 african and global beat
Martin Sinnock plays some of the biggest hits of the Congo’s most celebrated singing couple, Tabu Ley Rochereau and Mbilia Bel. Tracks come from recordings made between 1981 and 1985, the heyday of the couple’s partnership. This programme celebrates the release of a series of six CDs on the Syllart label that include most of their hits. | |
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