Program 796: A Musical Roadtrip
KALW Broadcast Date: September 1, 2024 | Host: Ed Herrmann
On this Music from Other Minds, Ed Herrmann presents a musical road trip, beginning with a tribute to the late kora master Toumani Diabaté, including solos, original compositions, and duets with fellow Malian Ballaké Sissoko and trombonist Roswell Rudd. Composer and flute player Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko bring together musicians from Chicago and Africa to form Bamako Chicago Sound System. Multi instrumentalist Douglas Ewart and percussionist Michael Zerang of Chicago join European improvisors Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Joëlle Léandre, and Bernard Santacruz. Also, pieces for multi tracked solo instruments by Jeremy Gignoux, of Calgary, Alberta; and chamber music by Nova Scotia composer Amy Brandon. The program opens with a quirky improvisation for piano and percussion by Toronto based John Kameel Farah and Nick Fraser.
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Title: Twigs
Composer: John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser
Performers: John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser
Recording Title: Farahser
Record Label: Elastic Recordings
Title: Si naani
Composer: Toumani Diabaté
Performer: Toumani Diabaté
Recording Title: The Mandé Variations
Record Label: Nonesuch
Catalog Number: 433724-2
Title: Elyne Road
Composer: Toumani Diabaté
Performer: Toumani Diabaté
Recording Title: The Mandé Variations
Record Label: Nonesuch
Catalog Number: 433724-2
Title: Bi Lambam
Composer: Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Performers: Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Recording Title: New Ancient Strings
Title: Kita Kaira
Composer: Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Performers: Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Recording Title: New Ancient Strings
Title: Bamako Chicago
Composer: Nicole Mitchell
Performers: Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko
Recording Title: Bamako Chicago Sound System
Record Label: FPE
Catalog Number: FPE 060
Title: Planet Earth Folk Song
Composer: n/a
Performers: Douglas Ewart, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, Michael Zerang
Recording Title: Sonic Communion
Record Label: The Bridge Sessions
Catalog Number: TBS 01
Title: Quimsie
Composer: Jeremy Gignoux
Performer: Jiajia Li
Recording Title: Odd Stillness
Record Label: self-released
Title: Pedire
Composer: Jeremy Gignoux
Performers: André Wickenheiser & Carsten Rubeling
Recording Title: Odd Stillness
Record Label: self-released
Title: Affine
Composer: Amy Brandon
Performer: Alkali Collective
Recording Title: Lysis
Record Label: New Focus Recordings
Catalog Number: fcr414
Title: Lysis
Composer: Amy Brandon
Performer: Quatuor Bozzini
Recording Title: Lysis
Record Label: New Focus Recordings
Catalog Number: fcr414
Title: This Moment
Composer: Nicole Mitchell
Performers: Nicole Mitchell & Ballaké Sissoko
Recording Title: Bamako Chicago Sound System
Record Label: FPE
Catalog Number: FPE 060
Title: Johanna
Composer: Toumani Diabaté
Performers: Toumani Diabaté & Roswell Rudd
Recording Title: Malicool
Record Label: Soundscape Series
Catalog Number: SSC 3008
Title: El Nabiyouna
Composer: Toumani Diabaté
Performer: Toumani Diabaté
Recording Title: The Mandé Variations
Record Label: Nonesuch
Catalog Number: 433724-2
