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WOMAD Revisited

Lopa Kothari presents highlights from WOMAD 2009, with sets from English folk music's Jim Moray, Algerian chaabi singer Kamel El Harrachi and Guinea's kora maestro Ba Cissoko.

Lopa Kothari presents highlights from 2009's WOMAD festival, held in July in Charlton Park in Wiltshire, and including some sets broadcast for the first time. With music from English folk music's young radical Jim Moray, Algerian chaabi singer Kamel El Harrachi and Guinea's kora maestro Ba Cissoko.

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Produced by Roger Short

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Friday 1st January 2010

Kidjo: Mbube
Angelique Kidjo
Album: Öÿö
Proper records PASS004

Raman: Ennapane
Susheela Raman
EP: Ennapane
White Label

Bilongo
Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos
Album: Album: Panama! 3 Calypso Panameño
Soundway SNDWCD081P

WOMAD highlights

Kamel El Harrachi

Ya Rayah
Kamel el Harrachi
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

M’bongi eyi
Keletigui et ses Tambourinis
Album: The Syliphone Years
Sterns Records STCD3031-32

WOMAD highlights

Jim Moray

Jim Moray (guitars/concertina/vocals)
James Delarre (hurdy gurdy)
Nick Cooke (melodeon/vocals)
William Bowerman (drums)

The Wild Boar
Jim Moray
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

List for a sailor
Jim Moray
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

All you pretty Girls
Jim Moray
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

Valentine
Jim Moray
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

Jorge: Carolina
Seu Jorge
Album: The Best of Mr. Bongo
Mr. Bongo Records MRBCD065)

Piaf: Soudain une vallee
Martha Wainwright
Album: ‘Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright’s Piaf Record’
Cooperative music CP328

WOMAD highlights

Ba Cissoko
Kimintan Ba Cissoko (lead vocals/Kora/tamani)
Abdoulaye Kouyate (vocals/guitars)
Sekou Kouyate (vocals/Kora)
Ibrahim kouyate (vocals/Bass)
Elhassane camara (percussion)

Trad: Gambie
Ba Cissoko
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

Cissoko: Seno
Ba Cissoko
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

Cissoko: Bambo
Ba Cissoko
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Recording from the WOMAD festival, 2009

Salvador: Mon jardin d’Hiver
Henri Salvador
Album: Room with a view
Blue Note Records 36710

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