Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Commonwealth Connections

Live from the 大象传媒's Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow, Mary Ann Kennedy presents artists from Celtic Connections 2014, plus the launch of the 26-part series Commonwealth Connections.

Mary Ann Kennedy live from the 大象传媒's Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow with artists from Celtic Connections, plus the launch of the 26-part series Commonwealth Connections, featuring musicians from across the Commonwealth.

Music from each and every Commonwealth country: part of the 大象传媒's Commonwealth Games programming, Commonwealth Connections is 26 weekly features reflecting the breathtaking range of music and culture across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3 as part of World on 3, starting from Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival in January and running until the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July, the series includes 26 music features recorded on location, and 26 'Heritage Tracks' introduced by sports people and cultural figures from the Commonwealth countries. The series culminates in a live concert from Glasgow on 1st August, just before the close of the Games, from 大象传媒@theQuay, the 大象传媒's cultural hub on the banks of the Clyde.

The Radio 3 team in Glasgow and London will be crossing the globe, meeting musicians, recording music on location and capturing musical events, all reflecting the traditional cultures of each country. From Antigua to Zambia, the series reflects the Commonwealth's vibrant sounds, as the countries come together for their festival of sport. The features will also be available for internet streaming and as podcasts, building up a rich audio archive alongside a wealth of images and video.

The features will be transmitted around midnight on Friday nights, the centrepiece of Radio 3's world music programme World on 3.

Programme 1

MUSIC FEATURE: Jamaica - the route to Reggae
In Port Antonio over on the north side of the island, the Jolly Boys, a mento band formed in 1945 to entertain at Errol Flynn's parties, live a quiet life entertaining the visiting stars singing songs of social comment. This is Jamaica's Calypso complete with banjo, percussion and rumba box accompaniment, an acoustic forerunner to the ubiquitous Reggae music heard all over the Caribbean.

HERITAGE TRACK: Swaziland
Gideon Mthembu made his name as a marathon runner for Swaziland, representing his country at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.He went on to play an important role in the administration of athletics in Swaziland, becoming General Secretary of the Athletics Federation, and today continues his work promoting track and field in the whole Southern Africa Region. He chose the artist Bholoja, with a song called "Indzawo Yami" from his album "Swazi Soul", a beautiful song explaining Swazis' deep attachment to the land they call home.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 31 Jan 2014 23:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

Monoswezi in Session

Next

Siba in Session

See all episodes from World on 3

Music Played

  • Pete Seeger

    Waist Deep in the Big Muddy

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Karan Casey

    Lovely Annie

    • Live Studio Session.

  • Bholoja

    Indzawo Yami

    • Commonwealth Connections - Heritage Track.
    • Swazi Soul (Sheer Sound CC).

  • Boban and Marko Markovic

    Romano Bijav

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Boban and Marko Markovic

    Gas Gas

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Boban and Marko Markovic

    Disco Dzumbus

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Boban and Marko Markovic

    Bubamara

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Karan Casey

    Two More Hours

    • Live Studio Session.

  • Karan Casey

    Young and Beautiful

    • Live Studio Session.

  • The Jolly Boys

    Trainline

    • Commonwealth Connections - Jamaica.

  • The Jolly Boys

    Emmanuel Road (Bruk Rock Stone)

    • Commonwealth Connections - Jamaica.

  • The Jolly Boys

    Re-hab

    • Commonwealth Connections - Jamaica.

  • Karan Casey

    Home

    • Live Studio Session.

  • Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement

    Meditation

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement

    Ku Malawi

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement

    Ndi Sanza

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement

    Yesu ndi Khomo

    • Recorded at Old Fruitmarket, 18/01/14.

  • Chigule (feat. Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement)

  • Walter Strauss and Sidiki Diabate

    Mali Foli

    • Live Studio Session.

  • Walter Strauss and Sidiki Diabate

    Zamora

    • Live Studio Session.

  • Frank Maher, Jean Hewson, Christina Smith et al

    Mussels on the Corner

    Commonwealth Connections - Newfoundland

Broadcast

  • Fri 31 Jan 2014 23:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

Seven pioneering figures in world music

From Miriam Makeba to the Buena Vista Social club via Alan Lomax and Ravi Shankar.

大象传媒 Introducing on World on 3

World on 3 is now playing tracks from 大象传媒 Introducing, upload your tracks here

World Music chart-toppers...

From Ravi Shankar and The Beatles, to Youssou N'Dour - World Music's breakthrough moments