Lopa's Wo3

[Lat-Literal]

Well, I don't want to demonise or unfairly characterise Lopa BUT (you can always tell when a BUT's coming along...) Fridays show was yet another example of a leaden experience. The opening comment
"We've got a lot to get through tonight"
reminding me of school, or one of those days at work when there is actually a lot to do.
Where's the passion, the enjoyment, the delight in discovering, sharing, extending the listeners reach that we hear from other presenters? Missing.
As a result what is normally a pretty good show (the Froots one) turned in a drear occasion.
In case you've missed it, Stick in the Wheel won.
She didn't play this track, but as it is a personal favourite on a topic i find perennially interesting it's the one I like to play
(and thanks to JC for drawing it to my attention initially)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofKdpOo3S9M

I do enjoy a spot of Tarantella, minus the wolf spider of course. And the BBC Introducing guests on Wo3 on Friday past, Amaraterra, were plenty good value I thought. Didn't listen to the interviews mind you.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ysk23

Track 3 of the show had a spot of jockrock, which was one of the only other points of note.

Could we perhaps be getting a visit from Oilrig on Friday?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zvbsx

Oh yes.

I agree with what one contributor says about their attitude which I have witnessed live in rural pubs from groups of their ilk. You might think life is all about drinking lager, wearing Rolex watches and debating whether Martinez was wise to vogue to Jason Durulo. We are going to bring you down to earth and sing about commons in an uncompromising fashion.

I also enjoyed Amaraterra.

[Globaltruth]

A listen to the latest Lopa 19/2/2016. I liked the idea of Otava Yo Live more than the reality - they were protesting against the 'plastic folk' (my phrase) imposed on them by the government by producing all sorts of worthy and authentic noises.
As far as I can tell, their legacy track stretched on for nearly 30 mins.
My life is too short for such a thing so I quickly skipped over (thank you Listen Again).
All in all, apart from an appreciative nod to Rokia Traoré, who is popping up all over the place, and Bela Fleck + buddy who is always welcome, this was a largely forgettable episode. 2 versions of John Henry? gaah.

Meanwhile, in a charmingly amateurish, shambolic, slightly pissed off but v. enthusiastic and knowledgable way, over on Resonance...

https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/nostalgie-ya-mboka-20th-february-2016/

Learn Lopa, Learn.

[Globaltruth]

Bring back the good Doctor!!

[johncorrigan]

Bring back the good Doctor!!

I like Abdullah Ibrahim - saw him once in Dundee many years back and very excellent he was - but I didn't get too far with Lopa's show last Friday. Week after week we get pretty pointless interviews that tell us nothing. World on 3 really needs a big reboot. There are other energetic presenters out there. Lucy would do for starters, or Colesy. Hope MAK's back again soon; but next week we have NitinandLopa which sounds like a local WRI talk, but is probably going to be much much worse. Come on Wo3, shake things up a bit!

[teamsaint]

Lopa had a right good groove going for last night's show, ts. And Rev and his band were very fine - his version of Patton's 'Some of These Days I’ll Be Gone' was fantastic, I thought.
....and if the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino track is anything to go by they could be a right treat when they're in for a sesh with Lopa in a couple of weeks.

REv Peyton's big damn band are touring the Uk and Ireland this summer, including some gigs at something called Grillfest.......

Anyway, hoping to catch them, but it's looking a bit tricky on the dates.

[johncorrigan]

REv Peyton's big damn band are touring the Uk and Ireland this summer, including some gigs at something called Grillfest.......

Anyway, hoping to catch them, but it's looking a bit tricky on the dates.

Thanks ts. I wouldn't be running to listen to Friday's Wo3. In fact I was bored until Skip James arrived though the raga that followed it by guests Hussain and Kumar was very enjoyable,(unlike the dull piece with the orchestra which had preceded it), but really Lopa needs a bit help picking her records in my opinion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c43mj

[Globaltruth]

Thanks ts. I wouldn't be running to listen to Friday's Wo3. In fact I was bored until Skip James arrived though the raga that followed it by guests Hussain and Kumar was very enjoyable,(unlike the dull piece with the orchestra which had preceded it), but really Lopa needs a bit help picking her records in my opinion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c43mj

Well quite. Maybe we could do a Wo3 playlist for her on here and send it to her??

Here is my first, English and from a TV series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58Gm18-IMY

then, because he's not forgotten...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMuix2ji50

for a sweet segue, straight into this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8He1jhDFM5U

oh drat,we need some trendy, new WM stuff and we've got about 50 mins to fill...

[johncorrigan]

Well quite. Maybe we could do a Wo3 playlist for her on here and send it to her??

Here is my first, English and from a TV series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q58Gm18-IMY

and what a series it was, Global.

then, because he's not forgotten...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqMuix2ji50

Never forgot - a voice like a sax, a sax like a voice!

for a sweet segue, straight into this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8He1jhDFM5U

Yes indeed

oh drat,we need some trendy, new WM stuff and we've got about 50 mins to fill...

I worry that you're implying that we might be getting too fuddy-duddy for Radio 3.
I liked this guy that Max the interloper played a couple of weeks back. I hadn't heard them before and felt I should have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAs4bvnf8T8

[johncorrigan]

And while we're on the subject, I loved this one from Marky in his Shed by Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate, 'Tamala'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFSpnf8XucU

And he chose well recalling the wonderful voice of the departed Papa Wemba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9aHjw_Q1xc

[johncorrigan]

What a great voice that there Reem Kelani has. Especially loved her first track...good company too from the sound of her. Alash sound great and looking forward to hearing Pat Thomas from WOMAD this weekend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07jmxmh

[johncorrigan]

DJ Rita's getting an outing with Lopa on this coming Friday's Wo3. As part of 70 years of the Third programme we're getting milestones of world music over the last seventy years. Any contributions? Ali Farka will have to be in there...here he is from Malian TV in the 80s...sound's not great, but the great man and his band are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDFKmpW8po

[Lat-Literal]

DJ Rita's getting an outing with Lopa on this coming Friday's Wo3. As part of 70 years of the Third programme we're getting milestones of world music over the last seventy years. Any contributions? Ali Farka will have to be in there...here he is from Malian TV in the 80s...sound's not great, but the great man and his band are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDFKmpW8po

DJ Rita rather than DJ Ritu who is probably mainly on SOAS and Resonance FM now - and BBC 1 Extra's DJ Edu who I guess we should be trying to check out, not that the station is generally on the R3 Forum radar. The only thing that has stopped me is thinking the show will be a Gilles mark two, not that it would be a terrible thing. Just not my preference.

Why the last 70 years? It is quite a big ask to pick out something momentous because that must surely be from the period 1946-1956 to make other people gasp. At least, among those of us who feel that we know something. But I did enjoy the clip you have provided and I hadn't seen it before so maybe I'm just making things much too complicated again.

[johncorrigan]

DJ Rita rather than DJ Ritu who is probably mainly on SOAS and Resonance FM now - and BBC 1 Extra's DJ Edu who I guess we should be trying to check out, not that the station is generally on the R3 Forum radar. The only thing that has stopped me is thinking the show will be a Gilles mark two, not that it would be a terrible thing. Just not my preference.

Why the last 70 years? It is quite a big ask to pick out something momentous because that must surely be from the period 1946-1956 to make other people gasp. At least, among those of us who feel that we know something. But I did enjoy the clip you have provided and I hadn't seen it before so maybe I'm just making things much too complicated again.

70 years of Third programme/ radio 3, Lat. Nowt like a landmark to get us looking backwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfpVZN__MR8

[Lat-Literal]

70 years of Third programme/ radio 3, Lat. Nowt like a landmark to get us looking backwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfpVZN__MR8

Oh.....of course, how stupid of me.

You have certainly risen to the challenge - and that pre Graceland sound is so clean!

[Globaltruth]

Yep, DJ Rita Ray

As part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of The Third Programme, Lopa Kothari introduces a wide variety of World Music milestones selected from the last seven decades, including some rarely heard archive material, and discusses it with guests Simon Broughton, from Songlines magazine, and DJ Rita Ray.

I mean, what on earth possesses parents to give the child a first name of DJ ?
No wonder we get a bit confused. I presume it is chosen in honour of the inventor of interrupting the playing of vinyl with a friendly chat, the incomparable David Jacob