Episode 68: Desert Blues and Gratitude
12:00pm, 11-1-2020
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Today I want to give you listeners a sonic thank you card for another astonishingly successful fund drive at XRAY FM. Today I will be playing some of my favorite tracks from Mali and neighboring West African countries, a sampling of the musical influences sometimes referred to as desert blues. This is deep music, trance inducing music, some of my favorite music on the planet. I do some variation of this episode every year for the holidays, but this year I am moving it up to thank everyone who participated in the XRAY FM Fall Fund Drive this year. Thank you XRAY nation!!
- 12:02pm Tribute to Zoumana Tereta by Samba Toure on Wande (Glitterbeat Records)
- 12:05pm Cuatro Proverbios by Aziza Brahim on Sahari (Glitterbeat)
- 12:08pm Mariama by Baaba Maal on Baayo (Mango)
- 12:13pm Beto by Ali Farka Toure on Savane (World Circuit Records)
- 12:18pm Miri by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba on Miri (Out Here Records)
- 12:21pm Nana by Sambory Jazz on Special Xeme Festival National (Syliphone Conakry)
- 12:25pm Massane Cisse by Quintette Guineenne on Musique Sans Paroles (Syliphone Conakry)
- 12:30pm Tond Yabramba by Sandwidi Pierre on Bambara Mystic Soul (Analog Africa)
- 12:36pm Duga by Rail Band on Rail Band du Buffet de la Gare de Bamako (Superfly Records)
- 12:41pm Taasi Doni by Le Super Biton de Segou on Le Super Biton de Segou (Kindred Spirits)
- 12:51pm Kulukutu by l'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti on l'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti (Mali Kunkan)
- 1:00pm Hawah by Samba Toure on Wande (Glitterbeat Records)
- 1:03pm Tarekh by Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou on Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou (Kindred Spirits)
- 1:13pm Sinsimba by Super Rail Band on Orchestre Du Buffet Hôtel De La Gare De Bamako (Rail Culture Authentique)
- 1:24pm Tarhanine Tegia by Afous d'Afous on Tenere (Sahel Sounds)
- 1:26pm Affair Social by l'Orchestre Super Rail Band Internaitonal on Affair Social (Sacodis)
- 1:34pm Bayadjourou by Sory Bamba on Sory Bamba du Mali (Sonafrique)
- 1:40pm Mali Denou by Les Ambassadeurs on Rebirth (World Village)
- 1:48pm Djiguiya by Djelimady Tounkara & Le Rail Band du Mali on Allo Bamako (Oriki Music)
- 1:53pm Samba by Moussa Doumbia on Keleya (Oriki Music)