[FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa/ Train songs

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Jimmie Rodgers: "Waiting for a Train" & "Train Whistle Blues"
Merle Haggard:: "Same Train A Different Time - A Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers"

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From: "Marco Werman" <marco.werman at bbc.co.uk> 
To: "Gerald Seligman" <geraldseligman at gmail.com>, <fa-worldmusic at folk.org> 
Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa 
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:25:07 +0000 


Hugh Masekela, "Stimela" 
Robert Johnson or the Stones, "Love in Vain" 

Marco 


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From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+marco.werman=bbc.co.uk at folk.org 
[mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+marco.werman=bbc.co.uk at folk.org] On Behalf 
Of Gerald Seligman 
Sent: 11 January 2007 04:58 
To: fa-worldmusic at folk.org 
Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Horn of Africa 


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 wrote: 
> 
> > Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:22:10 -0800 
> > From: "Dore Stein" 
> > 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 
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