Controller's Monthly Note

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

seems almost superfluous to add Jazz Nil ....

the R3 Newsletter is sick sick sick ...
sick with its sycophantic admiration for a composer
sick with its desperation for a British Genius that it can flaunt
sick with its propaganda machine, repeating the claims again and again until they are orthodoxy

a long period of modest restraint on the part of R£ would be most welcome

[Paul Sherratt]

I think I may have been struck off.

[johncorrigan]

I think I may have been struck off.

...at least it's not 670 pages I assume...and so far no mention of World Music in there either from wee Eck...did Dr Lucy get a mention from Rojer the Bodger by any chance?

[french frank]

I think I may have been struck off.

Me too. Or did I decide it's now so boring that I unsubscribed?

[Globaltruth]

Monthly note - A World Music special !

Commonwealth Connections

Join World on 3 for a journey around the Commonwealth, sampling the sounds and culture of every country. Musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures introduce the music from their home nations, recorded on location. Hear the feature every Friday night between now and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.


The Arts, Jazz and World Collection

Discover a hand-picked selection of the latest arts, drama, world music and jazz programmes broadcast on Radio 3.

Including:
Drama on 3 - Head Hunters
Jazz on 3 - Saalfelden Jazz Festival
Free Thinking - Spike Jonze's Her




Featured Podcast:

Commonwealth Connections

Discover world music from every Commonwealth countries ahead of the games in Glasgow this summer. Hear musicians, sportspeople and cultural figures introduce the music from their countries, with live performances recorded on location.

This week in 2001...

The photos shows South African musician Eugene Skeef with Pastor Joseph Shabalala from Ladysmith Black Mambazo who featured in the first of four programmes from South Africa, broadcast on Sunday 18th February 2001 on BBC Radio 3.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/raw/p01qmqmx.jpg

it's all comparative obv. but this is the most mentions of WM for many months.
We'll gloss over the fact that two of the mentions are of, er, exactly the same programme, which is itself not 'new' merely stealing a bit of the only existing dedicated show...and that the Arts, Jazz & World Collection bit doesn't actually mention any WM programmes (admittedly they are hard to find). Still always good to see the owner of that wonderful voice, Joseph Shabalala.

[Paul Sherratt]

So no mention as yet of having a season of Late Junction broadcast in the daytime ?


PS
You'll probably know but lots of Dust to Digital on this week and a Lonnie Holley hit tonight ! ( Tuesday 18/2/2014 )

[Globaltruth]

Whoa, check this out:

World on 3 (Friday 15 April at 11pm) celebrates the famous collaborations between Menuhin and sitar guru Ravi Shankar; and Sunday Feature (Sunday 17 April at 645pm) will explore the life and career of this remarkable prodigy through the many interviews he gave, held in the BBC archives.

[johncorrigan]

Whoa, check this out:

I noticed that Global, and assume that on the 'Sean Nos, Iarla, Gloaming' string you mentioned that Mary Ann was having a Sean Nos celebration on Friday too. For some reason I'm still having only very intermittent contact to that thread...and only that thread, as far as I can see. Strange!