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17/12/2008

Fiona Talkington presents music including a new work by John Tavener, the visceral Japanese blues of Kan Mikami and a look back at some of her favourite albums of 2008.

11:15
Trad: Once in Royal David鈥檚 City
Sufjan Stevens
Taken from the album Sufjan Stevens presents songs for Christmas
RTRADCDX450

11:17
Edward Kalunga (Zambia): Bata Wasunga mulundu
Beti Kamanga (Malawi): Dale Wangu Ukamunyenga Masotho
Taken from the album The very best of Hugh Tracey
SWP034

11:22
Kan Mikami: 銉兗銉炪伄闆 (The rain in Rome)
Taken from the album Lesbos
PSFD8012

(Segue)

11:26
Keiko Abe: Dream of the Cherry Blossoms
Daniella Ganeva (marimba)
Signum SIGCD057

11:31
Tom Carter & Christian Kiefer: The Coo Coo Bird
Taken from the album From the Great American Songbook
Preservation PRE017

(Segue)

11:37
Ane Brun: Lullaby for Grown Ups
Taken from the album Changing of the Seasons
DEMCD08

11:41
Before and Afterlife
Arve Henriksen with David Sylvian, Jan Bang, Helge Sunde
Taken from the album Cartography
ECM 1780116

(Segue)

11:47
Garth Knox: Celtic Dance
Taken from the album D鈥橝more
ECM New Series 476 6369

(Segue)

11:49
El Hadj N鈥橠iaye: Boor yi
Taken from the album Geej
Marabi 46825 2

(Segue)

11:54
Trad: Zegar pole goji janje moje
Taken from the album Zegar Zivi
Cloud valley music CV3008

11:57
John Harbison: O Magnum Mysterium
成人快手 Singers/Stephen Cleobury
成人快手 WMEF 0063-2

00:00
Howard Skempton - Five Preludes
Tom Kerstens (guitar)
Taken from the album Black Venus
BGS113

00:06
Lila Downs: El Quinto Regimiento
Taken from the album Spain in my heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
APPLESEED RECORDS APR CD1074

00:10
Pembe Selemani & men (Tanzania): Mjinga Masikiyo Uzibe
Taken from the album The Very Best of Hugh Tracey
SWP034

(Segue)

00:12
People Like us and Ergo Phizmiz: Social Dance Song
Taken from the album Perpetuum Mobile
Soleilmoon recordings SOL156CD
00:18
Tavener: A Nativity
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown
NAXOS 8.572168

(Segue)

00:20
Medley: Hark the Herald Angels Sing/ O Come All Ye Faithful
John Fahey
Taken from the album the best of John Fahey vol 2
Takoma records CDTAK 8916

(Segue)

00:23
Trad: Julkvelden
Ragna Brenno Frydenberg (langeleik)
Taken from the album Folkemusikk fr氓 Oppland
Grappa GRCD 4065

00:26
Toumani Diabate: Si Naani
Taken from the album The Mand茅 Variations
World Circuit WCD079

00:37
John Tavener
Rocking from Ex Maria Virgine
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown
NAXOS 8.572168

(Segue)

00:39
Trad: The Dunstan Lullaby
Coope Boyes and Simpson
Taken from the album A Garland of Carols
Nomasters NMCD 13

00:41
Bugge Wesseltoft: It鈥檚 Snowing On My Piano/In Dulce Jubilo
Taken from the album It鈥檚 Snowing on my Piano
ACT 9260 2

00:53
Max Richter
From 553W Elm Street, Logan Illinois (Snow)
Taken from the album 24 Postcards in Full Colour
Fat Cat CD1307

00:56
Grouper: Disengaged
Taken from the album Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Type 038

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