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Nina at 90

Corey Mwamba presents new music from bass clarinettist Aviva Endean and the British ensemble Union Division. Plus, celebratory reflections for Nina Simone鈥檚 90th birthday.

Corey Mwamba presents new music from bass clarinettist Aviva Endean and UK ensemble Union Division, plus 90th birthday reflections on Nina Simone.

Marking her 90th birthday and twenty years since her passing, this week we celebrate Nina Simone. A trailblazing artist, composer and live improviser, she defined her artistry as black classical music, and we鈥檒l dive into some of the lesser-known recordings of Simone in full musical flight. Though her work and message continue to offer ongoing directives and reflections on creative and social freedom, honouring her memory would be incomplete without acknowledging the exploitation she was vocal about throughout her life, and Corey explores some of the questions that her words and her music bring forth today alongside a personal tribute from Philadelphia-based writer Jordannah Elizabeth.

Also on the show, the Australian bass clarinettist Aviva Endean takes her cue from nature鈥檚 whispers - the beating of a moth鈥檚 wing or the pulsating stillness of a night sky. Using archival recording and experiments in pitch, she crafts an intuitive world of cool reprieve and intimate listening. Elsewhere in the programme, new music from British supergroup Union Division who orchestrate an egalitarian world of synchronised signals and regenerative possibilities.

Produced by Tej Adeleye
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Sun 19 Feb 2023 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Aviva Endean

    Same River, Twice

    • Moths & Stars.
    • Room40.

  • Fred Tompkins, Greg Mills & Glen "Papa" Wright

    Fleeting Textures

    • The Best Of Tompkins / Mills / Wright Trio.

  • Rodrigo Chenta & Ivan Barasnevicius

    Viol茫o Preparado (Proposta de Improvisa莽茫o 56)

    • Viol鈥嬅ｂ�媜 Preparado.

  • Moss Freed & Union Division

    Unprecedented Times - for Pauline Oliveros

    • Micromotives.
    • Discus Music.

  • Konstrukt & Alexander Hawkins

    Part I

    • Live at Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival.

  • Nina Simone

    Stars/Feelings

    • Live At Montreux 1976.
    • Eagle Records.

  • Nina Simone

    Pirate Jenny [Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964]

  • Nina Simone

    New World Coming

    • Here Comes the Sun.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Nina Simone

    22nd Century

    • The Very Best Of Nina Simone, 1967-1972 : Sugar In My Bowl.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Feb 2023 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3