Music from around the world is featured, bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the other, and recognizing that other in ourselves.
November 19, 2023 Late Night, Music
MAHMOUD DARWICH (PALESTINIAN POET)
Today we feature the voice and poetry of the great Palestinian Poet, Mahmoud Darwich. We hear him in a recital supported by the Palestinian Oud/Percussion musicians and brothers: Le Trio Jourbran. We also hear a composition using the words of Mahmoud Darwich by the French Musician/Composer, Rudolph Burger.
ListenOctober 29, 2023 Late Night, Music
AN ALGERIAN MIXTAPE
Today we bring a mix of music from Algeria, primarily featuring two female singers: Houria Aichi and Cheikha Rimitti. Both of these artists also were based in Paris due to the strong and contentious French-Algerian shared history. We also listen to a younger Algerian musician who is based in Paris, Anouar Kaddour Cherif. He plays the Algerian lute, the Mandole, in a jazz quartet setting fetauring bass clarinet, drums and upright bass.
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