Originally posted by Paul Sherratt
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I love it when one of his songs reappears in your life for while - they haunt your mind - there are very few who can manage that one Paul - and he makes a hat look good - of course there was a time when he had a fine head of hair.
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Friday 2 March 2012
Well, I suppose it had to be done but I won't be travelling distances to see Baloji live, (nor Hanne Hukkelberg). Three oldies at the 75% mark just about rescued it. Of course, I recognise that it is difficult catering for a wide range of tastes.Comment
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Hmm - looked at the synopsis and wondered whether to LA or not...think you've helped with that decision Lat, thanks...Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View PostComment
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Think I'll just catch up on the bits of Global Gathering that I missed instead from the sound of Wo3. I was driving through Dundee on Tuesday having been for a wee half pint with me son and feeling good - and OilRig was doing 'White' theme on GG and she talked about Luskentyre - http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.u...yre/index.html - and I thought something Hebridean was coming but instead she went for New Hebridean and I was filled with a shiver of delight - that's Dundee for you!Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
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What was your Sunday date up to today John ? We were on the beach ..Comment
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Sounds grand Paul - we're recovering from her opening in Falkirk - a grand day out - she even got some coverage with a photo in the Glasgow Herald.Originally posted by Paul Sherratt View Post
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Last night's guest Tunisian rebel Emel Mathlouthi was fantastic - what a beautiful voice and such a moving performance. Well worth the listen. I thought the programme opened pretty well - first half dozen tacks were a good mix, but I really wish Lopa'd ditch the autocue - feels like it's even there during the interviews. Loved the Robert Fonseca track, by the way.Comment
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With you there, John. Did you know that Gilles Peterson is coming to 6 on Saturdays and will broadcast in THE AFTERNOON ????????????
The controller must have banged his head on something ...Comment
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As I believe Lat said elsewhere in these pages, since World Routes went to Sunday, Saturday afternoon is a bit of a desert (and I don't think he meant it in a Sahara or Gobi kinda way, Paul). None of the channels offer much of interest - I need somewhere to go when the Buddies lose a goal or two, or my club faces the dreaded ten-point dockOriginally posted by Paul Sherratt View Post
(sorry to hear the news from down your way by the way Paul). I do have a bit of a problem with Mr Peterson and not just because they bussed him into R1 when they binned Andy - I find him a bit club DJ ish in approach, though I was coming round to him a bit when he did his Gil Scott Heron Trib after GSH's death last year. Anyway, I'll look forward to a Saturday afternoon in the garden with Gilles - it'll be like the great old days when Andy was a Saturday afternoon treat - right now I have to wait till Jazz Record Requests for some uplift ........unless the Budds have managed to fashion a result of course.
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But not sure about Friday Evenings. Usually admire Lopar Kothari, but someone apparently did not do their homework.
So far as I recall, a group was presented as coming from NE Brazil, the home of samba, the music apparently drawing on its roots there.
But it turned out the young fellas making up the group just listened to the Internet, and disowned any nationalism or regionalism in their music And in any case, one fella came from Sao Paulo, and another from Rio.
The music itself was pretty trashy. Is this what we can look forward to, as the Internet leads young musicians to give us a globalistic mish-mash?Comment
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Oddball, I am sure that others will comment on your observations about research for the programme. I just want to pick up on this one. In our recent marathon on Spotify, the subject was politics. Among other things, I wanted to find out more about the role of music during the recent revolutions in Arabic countries and the earlier revolutions in Eastern Europe. It was reaffirmed that hip-hop is the main musical form to have accompanied movements for change and then rock. Most tracks were noteworthy for their political commentary and for that reason good to know. Otherwise, they were unremarkable to western listeners.Originally posted by Oddball View Post
While in some cases there is international collaboration, this isn't true in every case. Personally, I see a difference between music of this kind that is essentially American and projects which mix elements, some of which I find enjoyable. The latter themselves fall into two categories, one of which accentuates the western and the other which finds more of a balance. I much prefer the latter. Good acts are tastefully accompanied and arranged rather than working to the idea that regional music is best invaded or even annihilated. A criticism of those who make selections for Lopa's programme is that they are not selective enough about these distinctions. It is not so much that it's wall-to-wall hip-hop and rock - it isn't and there is a place for such genres whenever the statements are significant - but rather that what is chosen of the mixed stuff is too often on the side of western forms.
Rather in line with what you are saying, my latest mission is to discover more young musicians from all parts of the world who are performing music in a purer form, albeit with their own identities in it. I do feel that the BBC could perhaps help a little more there. It is great at discovering hidden gems in the middle of nowhere. I think though I would like there to be more emphasis on artists who are not very remote live in their own countries but actually getting little airplay either there or here. Even with Google, it is quite difficult to find them. Frequently one finds that the, quote, new young voice of Cuba or Mali is 40 something. There is nothing wrong with that in principle but I can't believe that the 20 and 30 somethings have all abandoned the more traditional.Last edited by Guest; 29-04-12, 12:58.Comment
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I didn't hear the whole thing last night but what I did was pretty enjoyable by Lopa's recent standards - the guests were pretty fine though I worry we're starting to get a plethora of US roots bands right now, but I did like that they introduced themselves - it's not Lopa's strong suit. I'm sure she could handle 'live' and would be improved without the autocue in my opinion.
Must say I really do love that Liz Green's voice. Quite unique.Comment
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a very smoothly flowing 2 hours of music.Comment
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Thanks for the inbox item - you're right excellent, she reminds me of someone else tho ... Hmm who?Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostComment
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