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Lopa Kothari

Lopa Kothari presents new CDs from around the world and the UK broadcast debut of the vintage band from Benin, the Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou.

Lopa Kothari presents new CDs from around the world, and the UK broadcast debut of vintage West African band the Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, whose music is based on the traditional vodoun rhythms of Benin.

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Presented by Lopa Kothari
Produced by Roger Short

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Friday 23rd October

Milonga Sentimental 3:52
Otros Aires
Album: Vivo en
2008 CD Galileo GMC032 (track 1)

I speak fula 3:35
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Album: I speak Fula
CD Out Here OH013 (track 1)

Comadi 3:28
Ceu
Album: Vagarosa
2009 CD Six Degrees Records 657036 1160-2 (track 3)

Vellai Thaamarai 3:32
Kartick & Gotam
Album: Busines Class Refugees
2009 CD Earth Sync ES0030 (track 7)

Lorna 5:26
Sorgar Rajeant
Album: Music from Goa made in Mumbai: Konkani Songs
2009 CD Trikont 0395 (track 7)

Demo track 3:49
Susheela Raman
Album: Vel Undu (track 1)
Not commercially available

Session track:
Y鈥檃 pas Moyen and Ne te fache pas 15:31
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Recorded on the 28 September 2009, Studio 80a Broadcasting House

Pays Sauvage 4:00
Emily Loizeau
Album: Pays Sauvage
2009 CD Bella Union Bellacd214P (track 1)

White Oak Mountain 3:10
Mike Seeger
Album: Early Southern Guitar sounds
2007 CD Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFWCD 40157 (track 6)

Nu Mai Beau 3:00
Mahala Rai Banda
Album: Ghetto Blasters
2009 CD Asphalt Tango Records CD-ATR 2509 (track 2)

Espero la Luna 2:30
Rupa and the April Fishes
Album: Este Mundo
2009 CD Cumbancha CMB-CD-15 (track 15)

Pilem pilem 3:38
Ljiljana Butler
Album: Frozen Roses
2009 CD Snail Records LC 12490 (track 3)

Session track:
Gbeti Madjro and Ose 14:43
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Recorded on the 28 September 2009, Studio 80a Broadcasting House

Serpentina 3:29
Cesaria Evora
Album: Nha Sentimento
2009 CD Lusafrica 562503 (track 1)

The day that never came 4:10
Jeb Loy Nichols
Album: Impossible Ark a Compilation
2009 CD Impossible Ark Records UNFOLDCD009 (tk6)

Gracias a la vida 5:00
Mercedes Sosa
Not commercially available

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Fri 23 Oct 2009 23:30

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