Some r3 shows:
World Routes July 14 10.15 - 11.15
Lucy Duran hosts a round table discussion with leading writers and academics of West Africa's post-independence dance band music, at the French Institute in in Bamako, Mali.
Joined around the table is Malian journalist Adam Thiam, Professor John Collins from the University of Ghana, French record collector Florent Mazzoleni, Nigerian-American writer Uchenna Ikonne and expert on the music of Guinea, Graeme Counsel.
They discuss how the period of cultural-authenticity sowed the seeds of modern music rooted in traditional values, and how today's musicians navigate the tricky ideals of modernity, tradition and authenticity.
Lucy Duran hosts a round table discussion with leading writers and academics of West Africa's post-independence dance band music, at the French Institute in in Bamako, Mali.
Joined around the table is Malian journalist Adam Thiam, Professor John Collins from the University of Ghana, French record collector Florent Mazzoleni, Nigerian-American writer Uchenna Ikonne and expert on the music of Guinea, Graeme Counsel.
They discuss how the period of cultural-authenticity sowed the seeds of modern music rooted in traditional values, and how today's musicians navigate the tricky ideals of modernity, tradition and authenticity.
The Essay: Under The Influence Mon 16th 10.45-11.00pm
This week features essays from folk musician Jon Boden, world-famous choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh and poet Kei Miller.
Monday: Jon Boden is a folk musician who loves post-apocalyptic literature like The Changes Trilogy by Peter Dickinson and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. But he believed that this was at odds with his role as a performer of traditional English song, which celebrates a bucolic idyll.
After becoming a father he began to consider the implications of contemporary geo-politics. In this essay, he addresses the idea that with the end to an oil-dependent economy, reality and the post-apocalyptic fictional world could coincide. Might this lead to a world closer to that described in traditional song?
This week features essays from folk musician Jon Boden, world-famous choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh and poet Kei Miller.
Monday: Jon Boden is a folk musician who loves post-apocalyptic literature like The Changes Trilogy by Peter Dickinson and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. But he believed that this was at odds with his role as a performer of traditional English song, which celebrates a bucolic idyll.
After becoming a father he began to consider the implications of contemporary geo-politics. In this essay, he addresses the idea that with the end to an oil-dependent economy, reality and the post-apocalyptic fictional world could coincide. Might this lead to a world closer to that described in traditional song?
World Routes July 21 10.15 - 11.15
A review of new world music albums and a studio session with a Mali-Brazil collaboration, featuring kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté with songwriter Arnaldo Antunes and guitarist Edgard Scandurra.
Toumani Diabaté first collaborated with Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandurra at the 2010 Back2Black Festival in Rio de Janeiro. He then invited them to Bamako to record an album, and they were in the UK in early July for London's own Back2Black Festival.
The album A Curva Da Cintura was released in June, and both the album and this World Routes session feature Toumani's son, Sidiki.
A review of new world music albums and a studio session with a Mali-Brazil collaboration, featuring kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté with songwriter Arnaldo Antunes and guitarist Edgard Scandurra.
Toumani Diabaté first collaborated with Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandurra at the 2010 Back2Black Festival in Rio de Janeiro. He then invited them to Bamako to record an album, and they were in the UK in early July for London's own Back2Black Festival.
The album A Curva Da Cintura was released in June, and both the album and this World Routes session feature Toumani's son, Sidiki.
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