Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music from South Africa's Dizu Plaatijies Ibuyumbo Ensemble, Welsh band Pigyn Clust, Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and Ousame Sacko and Yakare Diabate from Mali.
Verity Sharp's selection tonight includes the fascinating choral singing of South Africa’s Dizu Plaatijies Ibuyumbo Ensemble alongside songs from Scott Walker and Welsh band Pigyn Clust. Plus the Riga Philharmonic Orchestra play Cantabile by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and Malian griots Ousame Sacko and Yakaré Diabaté sing in praise of the Apollo lunar landing.
11.15.00
Trad arr. Tickell: The Wedding – Because He Was A Bonny Lad
Kathryn Tickell, pipes/Kit Haigh, guitar/Julian Sutton, melodeon/Gregor Borland, fiddle/Nick Holland, piano
Taken from the album Debateable Lands
Park Records PRKCD50
11.19.30
Trad: The Yellow Handkerchief
Phoebe Smith (vocals)
Taken from the album My Father’s The King of the Gypsies
Topic TSCD 661
11.23.00
South Africa
Trad arr. Plaatjies/Matotiyana: Ngqo Ngqo Ngqo
The Dizu Plaatijies Ibuyumbo Ensemble
Taken from the album African Kings
Mountain Records MOU7575D
11.28.00
Walker: Bolivia
Scott Walker
Taken from the album Tilt
Drag City DC134CD
11.35.00
Vasks: Cantabile
Riga Philharmonic Orchestra
Taken from the album Vasks: Message
BMG 8287664286 2
11.44.00
Turkey
Anon: Kurtulus Kasabiko
Cihat Askin (Askin Ensemble)
Taken from the album Istanbulin
Kalan CD 421
11.47.00
Greece
Trad: Tsirigótiko eÃnai to Neró
KyrÃa Koúla
Taken from the compilation Blowers From the Balkans
Topic TSCD928
11.50.30
Welsh
Trad: Ty a gardd – y derwydd
Ceri Rhys Matthews, pibe-cyrn
Taken from the album Pibddawns
Fflach Tradd CD1293h
11.54.00
Welsh
Trad: Blodau LLundain
Pigyn Clust
Taken from the album Enaid
Flach Tradd CD309H
11.57.00
Eriksson: Den Där
Fatang
Taken from the album Fatang
RPM Music RPMCD003
12.03.00
Trad arr. McQuaid: The Chickens They Are Crowing
Sarah McQuaid
Taken from the album I Won’t Go home Till Morning
Sarahmcquaid.com
12.08.00
Diabate: Yamfa
Toumani Diabate & Ballake Sissoko, koras
Taken from the album New Ancient Strings
Hannibal HNCD 1428
12.14.00
Mali
Sacko: The Apollo Shuttle
Ousmane Sacko, voice & guitar/Yakaré Diabaté, voice/Brahima Kouyate, balafon/Boubakar Diabaté, kora
Taken from the compilation The World of Traditional Music Volume 5
Ocora C561065
12.22.00
Lüdemann: Turning Points
Trio Ivoire (Hans Lüdemann, piano/Aly Keita, balafon/Steve Argüelles, percussion)
Taken from the album Touching Africa
RISM 3002
12.29.30
Dawson: Will You Be Me?
Kimya Dawson
Taken from the album My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess
Important Records imprec019
12.34.00
Purcell: Ground Z D 222 (from Celebrate the Festival)
Richard Egarr, harpsichord
Taken from the album Henry Purcell: Keyboard Suites and Grounds
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907428
12.36.00
Trad: A Piece Without Title
Les Witches (Pascal Boquet, lute)
Taken from the album Nobody’s Jig: The English Dancing Master 1651
Alpha 502
12.39.00
Trad/Buchan: The Twa Corbies
The Duplets
Taken from the album Tree of Strings
Pond Chicken Music CHIK001
12.43.00
Cooder: Theme from Southern Comfort
Ry Cooder
Taken from the album The Ry Cooder Anthology
Rhino Promo
12.47.00
Micus: Sara
Stephan Micus
Taken from the album Snow
ECM 176 2533
12.55.00
Oophoi: Chikai Bardo: Dissolution
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Taken from the album Oöhoi Bardo
Electro Shock ELCD 024
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