[FA Worldmusic] WOMAD Rivermead 06 - an embarassment of riches!!
Josh Kohn
josh at ncta.net
Thu Aug 31 15:22:42 EDT 2006
Interesting,
While I loved the Tengir Too performance in DC, I personally found
Homayun Sakhi's passionate, fire-charged performance on the Afgani
oud the highlight of the evening. Did the program you present include
all three elements of the Folkways-Aga Khan releases, or just Tengir-
Too?
Joshua Kohn
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Touring Programs Manager
301-565-0654 x. 17
On Aug 31, 2006, at 2:15 PM, neal copperman - AMP Concerts wrote:
> On my mail reader, Cheryl's subject reads "WOMAD Rivermead 06 - an
> embarassment"!
>
> I'll second Tom's comments.
>
> Tengir Too would be my big find of the year except I got to see them
> at WOMEX last year. When I presented them in New Mexico, they showed
> that they could captivate an audience for a full 75 minute set, which
> was pure magic. After the show, people came up to me and told me it
> was the best show they had EVER seen.
>
> I actually remember having a similar feeling at the WOMEX showcase
> last year. Just sitting there on the floor with a big dumb grin on
> my face, which was mirrored by everyone in the room.
>
> neal
>
> At 11:45 AM -0600 8/31/06, Tom Frouge wrote:
>
>> I will reserve final comment until after !Globalquerque! where I
>> am excited
>> to see some artists I never have like Curumin (Brazil), Balkan
>> Brass band
>> Slonovski Bal and Tuvan group Chirgilchin but my most enjoyable
>> new-to-me
>> group I saw this year so far was hands down Tengir Too from
>> Kyrgyzstan.
>> Great players, educational, humorous and entertaining.
>>
>> Peace,
>> tom
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+tom=avokado.net at folk.org
>> [mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+tom=avokado.net at folk.org]On Behalf Of
>> McEnaney, Cheryl
>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 12:41 PM
>> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org; BAYES_00=-2.599]
>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] WOMAD Rivermead 06 - an embarassment of
>> riches!!
>>
>> I saw more than I could possibly effuse about at this year's WOMAD UK
>> last month, but the new (to me) band that blew my mind most was Etran
>> Finatawa, from Niger. The group includes both Touareg and Wodaabe
>> tribal members, is evocative of but more percussive than the
>> wonderful
>> Tinariwen. Watch for them!
>>
>> Other highlights included an impeccable set by Djelimady Tounkara and
>> another by Toumani Diabate and his Symmetric Orchestra -- just
>> flawless.
>> It was also most memorable to see Konono No. 1 outdoors in front of a
>> big crowd, instead of closed club where I'd seen them last year, and
>> same for Ivo Papasov and his Wedding Band. My head is still spinning
>> from this finest of any festival I've ever attended in my life!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Cheryl
>>
>> Cheryl McEnaney
>> U.S. Label Manager
>> Real World Records
>> c/o EMI Music
>> 5750 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300
>> Los Angeles CA 90036
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>> fx: 323/692-1353
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+cherylmc=narada.com at folk.org
>> [mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+cherylmc=narada.com at folk.org] On
>> Behalf Of
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>> 2. anything new? (Tracey Page)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:35:13 -0400
>> From: "Timothy Bisig" <surshows at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] anything new?
>> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>> Message-ID: <68906596$788925574$1244624431 at folkserv.net>
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>> Don't mean to sound flippant, but it seems this listserve has become
>> little more than an obituary section--is it just a lot of great
>> artists
>> are dying these days? Or is there nothing else of interest out
>> there??
>>
>> As the summer comes to a close, anyone want to start a discussion,
>> maybe
>> best new bands seen this summer, best groups with the chance to
>> make it
>> in the states, anything else from the summer festival season of
>> interest??
>>
>> Mine happens to be a few very energetic shows I saw by the great
>> LA band
>> Very Be Careful (www.verybecareful.com) but I am very cumbia-centric
>> these days, so my vote might be a bit biased.
>>
>> Anyone want to expand my horizons?
>> timothy
>>
>>
>> On 8/24/06, fa-worldmusic-request at folk.org
>> <fa-worldmusic-request at folk.org>
>> wrote:
>>
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:58:04 -0400
>>> From: Angel Romero <aromero at ibiblio.org>
>>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Flamenco Legend Fernanda de Utrera Dies
>>> at 83
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>>> Flamenco singer Fernanda de Utrera died of a heart failure at
>>> her home
>>>
>>
>>
>>> in Utrera (Seville province). She was 83.. More at
>>> http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20060824075410113
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>>
>> --
>> Timothy Bisig
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:35:48 -0700
>> From: Tracey Page <tracey.m.page at shaw.ca>
>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] anything new?
>> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
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>>
>> I have to say that though mostly touring folk festivals this
>> summer, I
>> did catch a fantastic performance at a small festival in Wells, BC
>> Canada by New Zealand artist Mihirangi.
>> Singer-songwriter by description, she also performs traditional Maori
>> songs with a world fusion twist.
>> Mihirangi is touring Canada at many festivals this summer and
>> heads to
>> Europe this September.
>> Engaging live show with killer use of the loop lets her roam through
>> percussion instruments, beat box, guitar and enchanting vocals.
>> Best show I've seen all year!
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:25:50 -0400
>> From: "Bill Bragin" <bbragin at publictheater.org>
>> Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] anything new?
>> To: <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
>> Message-ID: <1644814030$777211523$144431440 at folkserv.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Thanks for kicking this off. The show that most blew me away
>> recently
>> (besides the utterly amazing Manu Chao and equally utterly amazing
>> Lenine, but I knew both of those would be stellar) was by a new group
>> called Brooklyn Qawwali Party (formerly Brook's Qawwali Party).
>> Brook
>> Martinez, the founder, is on hiatus.
>>
>> Imagine Antibalas if they had been listening to Nusrat instead of
>> Fela,
>> and then building jazz centered improvisations around it. Like
>> Toubab
>> Krewe and Nomo - who I also think are hot new additions to the scene,
>> it's the kind of thing that sounds a little scary on paper, and
>> then you
>> hear it and realize that they kill it, and find a unique new spin.
>>
>> It's a little raw still, but funky, smart, loving, and they are
>> really
>> finding their own voice. In a certain way, it's easier to do that
>> for
>> them than it is for Antibalas, Nomo or Toubab, since the
>> instrumentation
>> is so different.
>>
>> Closest comparison might be Bollywood Brass Band from the UK, but I
>> think BQP are even more interesting and inventive
>>
>> Check out Musst Musst online http://www.myspace.com/bqp
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+bbragin=publictheater.org at folk.org
>> [mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+bbragin=publictheater.org at folk.org] On
>> Behalf Of Timothy Bisig
>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:35 PM
>> To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] anything new?
>>
>> Don't mean to sound flippant, but it seems this listserve has become
>> little
>> more than an obituary section--is it just a lot of great artists are
>> dying
>> these days? Or is there nothing else of interest out there??
>>
>> As the summer comes to a close, anyone want to start a discussion,
>> maybe
>> best new bands seen this summer, best groups with the chance to
>> make it
>> in
>> the states, anything else from the summer festival season of
>> interest??
>>
>> Mine happens to be a few very energetic shows I saw by the great
>> LA band
>> Very Be Careful (www.verybecareful.com) but I am very cumbia-centric
>> these
>> days, so my vote might be a bit biased.
>>
>> Anyone want to expand my horizons?
>> timothy
>>
>>
>> On 8/24/06, fa-worldmusic-request at folk.org
>> <fa-worldmusic-request at folk.org>
>> wrote:
>>
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>>> 1. Flamenco Legend Fernanda de Utrera Dies at 83 (Angel Romero)
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>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:58:04 -0400
>>> From: Angel Romero <aromero at ibiblio.org>
>>> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Flamenco Legend Fernanda de Utrera Dies
>>> at 83
>>> To: flamenco-fenix at yahoogroups.com, fa-worldmusic at folk.org
>>> Message-ID: <1484424734$199125546$2371930930 at folkserv.net>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Flamenco singer Fernanda de Utrera died of a heart failure at
>>> her home
>>> in Utrera (Seville province). She was 83.. More at
>>> http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/20060824075410113
>>>
>>> --
>>> Angel Romero
>>> World Music Central
>>> 552 Parkview Drive
>>> Burlington, NC 27215, USA
>>> Phone: +1 (336) 512-1800
>>> E-mail: angel at worldmusiccentral.org
>>> http://www.worldmusiccentral.org
>>> http://www.musicasdelmundo.org
>>> http://www.myspace.com/worldmusiccentral
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