Roots

Today we began with music from Basque accordionist, Kepa Junkera (Allula), followed by music for Japanese bamboo flute (Legacy), then music from Peloponnese of Greece (Unesco), a song from the Ottoman Harem by the Ensemble of Women from Istanbul (al sur), sacred chant from the Island of Corsica (Silex), music from Kazakhistan (Inedit), music from the mountains of Peru (Smithsonian), guitar music from Peter Walker (Tomkins Square), music from Bulgaria by Pirin (Balkanton).

In the second hour we heard words and music from local Native American flute player and storyteller, Gary Ten Bear, that was followed by Mexican Sones of Huastecos, by Los Caperos de Valles (Smithsonian), Hurdy Gurdy music from France by Gille Chabenet and Frederic Paris (Silex), a folk song from Nepal (World Music Library), a raga from north Indian shehnai master, Bismillah Khan (Classic Music-India), Madagascar accordion master, Rigis Gizavo (Indigo), and we finished off with music from Albania by Famille Lela de Permet (Indigo).

ARTIST / SONG / CD / LABEL 06/20/08 Playlist * New Song