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Mary Ann Kennedy

Mary Ann Kennedy introduces new CDs from around the world and a studio session with the Seckou Keita Quintet, who blend musical styles from Senegal, Egypt, Italy and the Gambia.

Mary Ann Kennedy introduces new CDs from around the world and a studio session with the Seckou Keita Quintet. It's an ensemble that blends Keita's Senegalese kora style with the playing of Egyptian violinist Sami Bishai, Gambian vocalist Binta Susso, Italian bass player Davide Mantovani and Senegalese percussionist Surahata Susso.

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Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy
Produced by Roger Short

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Friday 2nd October

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Bokoor Band
Album: Ghana Special – Modern highlife Afro Sounds and Ghanaian Blues 1968-81
Soundway SNDWCP016P

Falani
Bassekou Kouyate
Album: I speak Fula
Outhere Records OH 013

Vusa Mkhaya Ndlovu: Amathalenta
Insingizi
Album: Voices of Southern Africa Vol 2
Arc EUCD 2243

Alan Silinga: Ntyilo Ntyilo
Miriam Makeba with the Manhattan Brothers
Album: Mama Afrika 1932-2008
Gallo Records 5051865-3593-2-6

Ewan MacColl: Come All Ye Fisher Lasses
The Fisher Family (Ray Risher, Cindy, Joyce, Audrey, Priscilla & Archie Fisher)
Album: Topic Records – Threescore Years and Ten
Topic 70-2

Trad: Wife of the bold Tenant Farmer
Joe Heaney
Album: Topic Records – Threescore Years and Ten
Topic 70-2

Trad, Arr. Jones: The Humpback Whale
John Tams & Nic Jones
Album: Topic Records – Threescore Years and Ten
Topic 70-2

Studio Session

Sekou Keita Quintet

Sekou Keita (vocals/Kora)
Davide Mantovani (bass/voice)
Binta Suso (voice)
Surhata Susso (percussion)
Samy Bishai (violin)

Keita: Bimo
Sekou keita Quintet
´óÏó´«Ã½ Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby, Broadcasting House, 2009

Keita: Mande-Arab
Sekou keita Quintet
´óÏó´«Ã½ Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby, Broadcasting House, 2009

Panjabi MC/Balwinder Kumar: Boliyan
Panjabi MC ft. Kamaljeet Kaur
Album: Indian Timing
PMC Records 842108

Charles Ganimian, Arr. Mehdi Haddab: Daddy Lolo
Speed Caravan
Album: Kalashnik Love
Realworld CDRW167

Dima Balone
Le Ry-Co Jazz
Album: Tumbele – Beguine, afro and latin sounds from the French Caribbean 1963 – 74
Soundway SNDWCD/LP017

Crying
Gilzene and the Blue Light Mento Band
Album: Sweet Sweet Jamaica
World Village 479037

Studio session

Keita: Kanu foro
Sekou keita Quintet
´óÏó´«Ã½ Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby, Broadcasting House, 2009

Keita: Dari
Sekou keita Quintet
´óÏó´«Ã½ Recording by sound engineers Martin Appleby, Broadcasting House, 2009

Apo Fetlar Top
Fiddlers Bid
Album: All Dressed in Yellow
Hairst Blinks Music HBM001

Djoy Amada: Tchapu no Bandera
Mayra Andrade
Album: Storia, Storia
RCA Victor/Sony 88697534432

Captain
Sam Carter
Album: Keepsakes
Captain Records

Jimmy Davis: No-one stands alone
Blue Murder:
Album: Topic Records – Threescore Years and Ten
Topic 707

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