[FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa

[Gerald Seligman]

Dore,

Here are some other train songs...

Joao Gilberto: Tremzinho (Trem de Forro)
Simone: O trem ta feio.
Milton Nascimento: O Tremzinho da Caipira (by Villa Lobos), also done by Edu
Lobo)
Delmore Borthers: Freight Train Boogie
Jorma Koukonen: Blue Railroad Train
Little Feat: Two Trains
Little Junior's Blue Flames: Mystery Train
Professor Longhair: How Long's That Train Been Gone
Taj Mahal: Freight Train
Tom Waits: Downtown Train

Regards,
Gerald

On 1/10/07, John Leeson <info at to-music.ca> wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:22:10 -0800
> > From: "Dore Stein" <tangentsradio at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa/Trains/Tangents change of
> >       address
> >
> > One covers the music of the Horn of Africa: Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
> and
> > Djibouti.
>
> > Does anyone know Somali (only Maryam Mursal/Waaberi so far), Eritrean or
> > Djibouti artists they'd recommend?
>
> Dore:
>
> A couple of "Canadian" suggestions for your show:
>
> For Somlian music, you definitely want to consider K'Naan
> (http://www.thedustyfoot.com/ ), who's nominated for a 2007 BBC World
> Music
> Award (Best Newcomer). He's now based in Toronto, but his music is rooted
> in his native Somalia. Not sure if his CD is released in the U.S., but it
> can be acquired on his website. A real talent.
>
> Last January, CBC Radio produced a wonderful concert here in Toronto
> titled "Horn of Africa" with a large number of musicians based here, but
> originating in Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea. A large part of that concert
> has been re-broadcast several times on the CBC. It's possible you may be
> able to acquire and play some songs from it. The log from one of the
> re-broadcasts is here:
> http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/ON_STAGE/20060604.shtml
>
> I can email you offline the email address of the concert's producer, Todd
> Fraracci.
>
> (I have some photos from the concert here
> http://to-music.ca/gallery/060128_horn
>
> John Leeson
> www.to-music.ca
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