theartsdesk Radio Show 29 - Morricone, Moroccan psychedelia and Sudanese techno

New, re-released and just damn fine music from around the planet

Peter Culshaw’s periodic global music radio update is back, quicker than usual as there is some catching up to do. There’s a focus on Ennio Morricone, who died this week - with his amazing range from Westerns to lush soundscapes and experimental hipster 1960s hipster pop. A secondary focus is on re-issued and new Moroccan grooviness - the wonderfully stoned 1970s soundscapes of Abdou El Omari to the hot off the press fabulousness of Bab l’Bluz.

Other sizzling new stuff includes a rework of Saint Germain’s “I Want You To Get Together Right Now”(who sampled it from Marlena Shaw in the first place) for our BLM times by Jonja Smith, some Japanese dance music and Palestinian re-works of 1980s Middle-Eastern disco from Tootard. Not to mention some hot toe-tapping Sudanese progressive techno.

 

 

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PLAYLIST

 

Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

 

Jonja Smith -  Rose Rouge

 

Norah Jones -  Black

 

Shinichiro Yokota -  Bells

 

Bab l’Bluz -  Ila Mata

 

Abdou El Omari -  Rajaat Laayoun

 

Alsarah and the Nubatones -  Fuani (Pablo Fierro Remix)

 

Antionette Konan - Kokoloko Tani

 

Bab l’Bluz - Gnawa Beat

 

Abdou el Omari -  Alghoroub

 

Miles Davis -  Genérique

 

Morelenbaum2/ Sakamoto - Chanson pour Michelle

 

Carlos Alessio - India Song

 

Suzanne Ciani - Glass Houses

 

Paul McCartney -  Bogey Wobble

 

The New Cool Collective -  Bambolé

 

Kutiman -  Copsavana

 

The Group - Feed-back

 

Ennio Morricone - Cockeye’s Song

 

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

 

Tootard - Open Sesame

 

Attarazat Addahabia and Fara - Aflana

 

Poulenc - Nocturne No 3   (excerpt)

 

Africa Express presents Terry Riley’s In C  (excerpt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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