World Skip The Beat playlist 1/29/2007

Slavic Soul Party - "Dance the Dust Up" (In Makedonija)
Taraf de Haïdouks - "A La Turk" (Band of Gypsies)
Burhan Oçäl/Pete Namlook - "Part VII" (Sultan Osman)
*Autorickshaw - "Bird on a Wire" (So the Journey Goes)
Caetano Veloso - "Come As You Are" (A Foreign Sound)
Omara Portuondo - "Killing Me Softly" (Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba compilation)
Ry Cooder/Manuel Galbán - "Los Twangueros" (Mambo Sinuendo)
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas - "El Tahonero" (Vacunao)
Gilberto Gil - "Aquele Abraço" (Acoustic)
*Eliana Cuevas - "Perdón" (Ventura)
Aurelio Martinez - "Mala Mujer" (Garifuna Soul)
Felix Baloy - "Ven a bailar cha-cha-chà" (Baila Mi Son)
Ali Farka Touré - "Mali Dje" (Niafunké)
The Soul Brothers - "Isigebengu" (Born to Jive)
*Mr. Something Something - "The Invitation" (S/T)
Oliver Mtukudzi - "Ngoma Nehosho" (Paivepo)
King Sunny Ade - "Jigi Jigi Isapa" (Odú)
Bembeya Jazz - "Lefa" (Bembeya)
*Alpha Yaya Diallo - "Freedom" (The Journey)
Ojos de Brujo - "Tiempo de Soléa" (Bari)
Hossam Ramzy - "Gani Lasmar" (Egyptian Raï)

World Skip The Beat playlist 1/15/2007

Trilok Gurtu - "Big Brother" (African Fantasy)
Rez Abbasi - "Kismet" (Snake Charmer)
Richard Bona - "Konda Djanea" (Scenes From My Life)
Maleshevski Melos - "Nesatova Sa-sa" (Belly Dance)
Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria - "Barem se ergen nahodih" (Mechmitio)
Esma Redzepova - "Chaje Shukarije" (Chaje Shukarije)
Trio Mocoto - "Nagô" (Black Rio compilation)
Moreno Veloso +2 - "Arrivederci" (Music Typewriter)
Bebel Gilberto - "August Day Song" (Tanto Tempo)
Forro in the Dark - "Forrowest" (Bonfires of São João)
Osvaldo Golijov/Atlanta SO/Upshaw - "Balada (Primera Imagen)" (Ainadamar)
Waldemar Bastos - "Kuribôta" (Pretaluz)
Papa Wemba - "Bakwetu" (Molokai)
Salif Keita - "Tekere" (Folon...The Past)
Rokia Traoré - "Wanita" (Wanita)
Kasai Allstars f/ Tandjolo - "Koyile/Nyeka Nyeka" (Congotronics 2)
Beny Moré - "Maracaibo Oriental" (Ritmo)
Patato - "Descarga en Faux" (The Legend of Cuban Percussion)
Irakere - "Bacalao Con Pan" (Bacalao Con Pan)
Compay Segundo - "Chan Chan" (Calle Salud)
Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70 - "Fogo Fogo" (Afro-Baby compilation)

Administration

Added a couple of overdue names to the blogroll.

Jesse Jarnow first came to my attention as a pre-eminent writer in the jamband scene, and has since proven to be a first-class blogger and podcaster (on the Ropeadope site) with varied taste. He also posts mp3s and whimsical fiction from time to time.

Dr. Jazz and I have crossed many a cyberpath. It's always refreshing to see musicians involved with the industry and journalism side of things. As a saxophonist (I'm unsure of his activity in the Philly or NYC scenes as he seems pretty busy with his day job), he's got a very frank memorial of Michael Brecker up now.

Notes: I'm hosting World Skip the Beat on CKUT on Monday, January 15, noon EST. As always, you can tune in online or download from the archives. The playlist will appear here after the show. You can check out the playlists of previous Jazz Euphorium shows here.

Dobbin's Den - Christmas Eve '06

*Oliver Jones - "Len's Den" (From Lush to Lively) [Dobbin's Den theme]
New Birth Brass Band - "Santa's Second Line" (Putumayo Presents: New Orleans Christmas)
Sphere - "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" (Sphere)
Kenny Wheeler - "Gentle Piece" (Music for Large and Small Ensembles)
Gil Evans - "Stratusphunk" (Out of the Cool)
*Elizabeth Shepherd Trio - "Roots" (Elizabeth Shepherd Trio)
Kurt Elling - "Nature Boy" (The Messenger)
Don Byron - "Marc Anthony Speaks" (Do the Boomerang)
Paul Motian - "Hot House" (The Electric Bebop Band)
*Antoine Berthiaume - "Mr. Suozzi" (Ellen's Bar)
Steve Slagle - "Nostalgia in Times Square" (New New York)
Joe Lovano - "Big Ben" (Streams of Expression)
Fred Hersch Trio - "I'll Be Seeing You" (Live at the Village Vanguard)
John Hicks - "My Conception" (Music in the Key of Clark)
Von Freeman - "What is This Thing Called Love?" (The Improvisor)
Marty Ehrlich - "Dance No. 2" (News on the Rail)
Eric Dolphy/Booker Little - "Miss Ann" (Far Cry)
*B3 Kings - "Dance O The Sugar Plum" (A Cellar Live Christmas)

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