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Tuesday - Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington presents music from Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, in tribute to the late sitar maestro. Music for maracas and tape from 1984 by Mexican composer Javier Alvarez. Musique Concrete from Iain Chambers inspired by London Buses, and John Martyn's version of Strange Fruit.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Feb 2013 23:00

Music Played

  • Japanese Trains

    Station announcements

    • Kainsai Sound Collection.
    • http://www.surutto.com/tickets/goods/goods_soundcollection.html.
  • El Grupo Chakra

    Marcha y Diana

    • Semana Santa en Tilcara.
    • El Grupo Chakra.
  • Iain Chambers

    Buses

    • Private Recording.
    • http://soundcloud.com/iain-chambers.
  • Eliza Carthy

    In London so Fair

    • Anglicana.
    • Topic Records TSCD539.
  • Simon Fisher Turner / Espen J J枚rgensen

    Vast

    • Soundescapes.
    • Mute CDSTUMM330.
  • Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / Ravi Shankar (sitar) / Alla Rakha (tabla) / Nodu Mullick (tamboura)

    Raga Piloo

    • Menuhin Meets Shankar.
    • EMI CDC7490702.
  • Sukay

    Concepcion

    • The Music Of The Andes: The Rough Guide.
    • World Music Network RGNET1009CD.
  • Joby Burgess (maracas) / Javier Alvarez (electronics)

    Javier Alvarez: Temazcal

    • Recovery/Discovery.
    • Sound and Music SAM 0801.
  • The Harp Consort

    Santiago de Murcia: Cumb茅es

    • Missa Mexicana.
    • Harmonia Mundi HMU907293.
  • John Martyn

    Strange Fruit

    • The Church With One Bell.
    • Thirsty Ear Records THE 57053.
  • In the Country

    Stanley Park

    • Sunset Sunrise.
    • ACT 9548 2.
  • Nico Muhly feat. Dawn Landes

    The Brown Girl (Valgeir Sigurosson Remix)

    • Yule Is In The Air.
    • Bedroom Community.
  • Ngoni ba

    Moustafa

    • Jama Ko.
    • Out Here Records OH021.
  • Various (at the 1959 convention of the United Sacred Harp Music Association)

    Huntington (193) (Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Corinth Baptist Church, Fyffe, Alabama - S

    • United Sacred Harp Convention: The Alan Lomax Recordings, 1959.
    • Mississippi MRP024LP.
  • Simon Fisher Turner / Espen J J枚rgensen

    Soundescape / Chillax

    • Soundescapes.
    • Mute CDSTUMM330.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Feb 2013 23:00

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