Friday, February 27, 2009

The Middle East Show

Host: Phil

Artist: Marcel Khalife
Album: Caress
Song(s): Caress, Passport
Released by: Nagam Records, 2004 (NR 1015)

Artist: Fairuz
Album: The Legendary Fairuz
Song(s): Ya Mina El Habayeb
Released by: Metro Blue and Hemisphere, 1998

Artist: Haytham Safia
Album: U'd
Song(s): Nahawand
Released by: LopLop (LLr 018 - LC 13310)

Artist: Naseer Shamma
Album: Le luth de Bagdad
Song(s): Qissat hubb sharquiyya, Hiwar bayn al-Mutanabbi was-Sayyab
Released by: Institut du Monde Arabe

Artist: Rahim Alhaj
Album: When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iraq
Song(s): Taqsim Maqam Ajam
Released by: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006 (SFW CD 40533)

Monday, February 23, 2009

IAL Show 02/22/2009

Theme: Qawwali

Host: Mallika

Artist: Badar Ali Khan
Album: Lost in Qawwali
Song(s): Ali the Holy Prophet
Released by: Triloka

Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Album: Live in India
Song(s): Afreen Afreen, Ye Jo Halka, Allah Ho, Mera Piya Ghar Aaya
Released by: RPG

Artist: Abida Parveen, The Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian
Album: The Kings & Queen of Qawwali
Song(s): Yung Saja Chand, Mazir Main Maziq, Main Kya Janoon Ram
Released by: Shanachie

Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Album: Qawwali: The Vocal Art of the Sufis II
Song(s): Ho Karam Ki Nazar
Released by: JVC

Artist: Pakistani Ensemble
Album:The Music of the Qawal
Song(s): Hamd, Nat Sharif
Released by: Auvidis

Artist: Pakistani Ensemble
Album:The Night of the Qawwals
Song(s): Allah Hu
Released by: Inedit

Artist: Ensemble
Album:Inedit 2
Song(s): Man Kountou Mawla Ali Mawla
Released by: Maison des Cultures du Monde

Artist: Yusuf Azad, Jani Babu
Album: A Collection of Twelve Romantic Qawalis
Song(s): Kaise Safari, Baali Umariya Dhani Chunariya
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India Limited

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Raag Aur Taal

Theme: The Music of Shahid Parvez

Host: Phil

Artist: Shahid Parvez & Kumar Bose
Album: Synergy
Song(s): Raga Jog - Alap, Jor, Jhalla, Gat in Rudrataal
Released by: Sense World Music, 2002 (021)

Artist: Shahid Parvez
Album: Sitar - II
Song(s): Raga Bihag - Alap, Jor
Released by: Sense World Music, 2004 (GVL LC 13611)

Artist: Shahid Parvez
Album: Raga Bilaskhani Todi
Song(s): Alap, Gat in Vilambit & Drut Teental
Released by: Sagarika, 2006 (S-300-27-2)

Sounds of China 2/21/09

Theme: Songstresses of the 1930s - 1960s

Host: 周雯 / Wen

Artist: 周璇 / Zhou Xuan
Album: 周璇之歌 第七集 / Songs of Zhou Xuan Volume 7
Songs:
两条路上 Liang tiao lu shang / On two roads
卖杂货 Mai za huo / Selling goods
想郎 Xiang lang / Missing him
卖烧饼 Mai shao bing / Selling fried cakes
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月下的祈祷 Yue xia de qidao / Prayer under the moon
探清 Tan qing / Visiting relatives
诉衷情 Su zhong qing / Plaint
花花姑娘 Hua hua gu niang / Flowery girl
不要唱吧 Bu yao chang ba / Don't sing

Artist: 周璇 / Zhou Xuan
Album:周璇之歌 第二集 / Songs of Zhou Xuan Volume 2
Songs:
黄叶舞秋风 Huang ye wu qiu feng / Yellow leaves dance autumn wind
春之晨 Chun zhi chen / Spring morning
天长地久 Tian chang di jiu / Far heaven and earth
梅妃舞 Mei fei wu / Dance of mei fei


Artist: 紫薇 / Zi Wei
Album: 绿岛小夜曲 - 紫薇名歌集 / Green Island Tune - Famous Songs of Zi Wei
Songs:
回想曲 Hui xiang qu / Song of remembrance
少年的我 Shao nian de wo / The youthful me
明媒正娶 Ming mei zheng qu
我的心理战有你 Wo de xin li zhan you ni / My heart is filled with you
恨海 Hen hai / Harsh sea
小窗相思 Xiao chuang xiang si / Mutual longing at the window
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绿岛小夜曲 Lu dao xiao ye qu / Green Island Tune
小情郎 Xiao qing lang / Small loved one
陇上一朵玫瑰 Long shang yi duo mei gui / Put on a rose
送君情泪 Song jun qing lei / Tears of sending away loved one


Album: 国语彩色家庭伦理文艺钜片 五对佳偶:全部住插曲
Songs:
电影:母亲与我 / Film: Mother and me
母亲你在何方 Mu qin ni zai he fang / Mother where are you
爱情的终站 Ai qing de zhong zhan / The end of love
几度夕阳红 Ji du xi yang hong / Degrees of dusk's redness

Album: 小云雀 (电影插曲)/ The Lark (Film soundtrack)
Songs:
露珠儿 Lu zhu er / Showing the pearls
海棠 Hai Tang / Crabapple
情人的眼泪 Qing ren de yan lei / Loved one's tears
不了情 Bu Liao Qing / Unforgettable love
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我心里有一个人 Wo xin li you yi ge ren / There's a person in my heart
阿里山的姑娘 A Li Shan de gu niang / Girl from A Li Mountain
相思河畔 Xiang si he pan / Mutual longing and remembrance
空虚的梦 Kong xu de meng / Empty dreams

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Morning Ragas 02/15/09

Theme: Raga Bhairavi

Host: Mallika

Artist: Ajoy Chakrabarty
Album: Jeevan
Song(s): Raga Bhairavi
Released by: Sense World Music

Artist: Hariprasad Chaurasia & Kishori Amonkar
Album: Ragas Lalit & Sindhi Bhairavi
Song(s): Sindhi Bhairavi
Released by: Navras

Artist: Gayathri Rajapur Kassebaum
Album: Ragas from South India
Song(s): Bhairavi Raga
Released by: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Artist: Purbayan Chatterjee & Satyajit Talwalkar
Album: New Dawn Mind
Song(s): Raga Bhairav (Alap), Raga Bhairav (Jod)
Released by: Sense World Music

Artist: Sulochana Brahaspati
Album: Raga Biloshkani Todi
Song(s): Raga Mishra Bhairavi, tappa
Released by: Nimbus

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Raag Aur Taal 02/08/09

Theme: Vocalists

Host: Mallika

Artist: Pandit Jasraj
Album: Vocal Classical
Song(s): Rag Multani
Released by: Navras

Artist: Rashid Khan
Album: Rashid Khan - Vocal
Song(s): Raga Desh
Released by: India Archives

Artist: Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande
Album: Raga Bageshri/Kedar
Song(s): Raga Kedar
Released by: India Archives

Artist: Hamid Ali Khan
Album: Rag Malkauns, Mian Ki Malhar & Megh
Song(s): Rag Malkauns
Released by: Navras

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Morning Ragas 02/08/09

Theme: Raga Desi

Host: Phil

Artist: Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra
Album: Ragas Desi and Shuddh Bhairavi
Song(s): Desi (Alap, Khyal in Vilambit Ektal, Khyal in Drut Teental)
Released by: Navras Records PVT (NRCD 0057)

Artist: Prabhakar Karekar
Album: Eastern Soul
Song(s): Raga Desi
Released by: Sense World Music (012)

Artist: Ravi Shankar
Album: A Sitar Recital
Song(s): Desi
Released by: The Gramophone Company of India (MOAE 150)

Artist: Tejendra Majumdar and Mysore Manjunath
Album: Bhava
Song(s): Raag Desi (Alap, Gat)
Released by: Sense World Music (GVL LV 13611)

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Raag aur Taal 02/01/2009

Theme:Drums of India- part I

Host:Manisha

Artist:TV Gopalakrishnan
Album:Eastern Beats (Mridangam Solo)
Song(s):Mridangam & Ghatam Duet
Released by:Sangeetha

Artist: Zakir Hussain (Tabla), T.H. Vinayakram (Ghatam), N. Ramakrishnan (Mridangam), V. Selvaganesh (Kanjira)
Album: A Percussion Ensemble of Magical Brilliance
Song(s): track 2
Released by: Chandra Dhara

Artist:Ramnad krishnan
Album:Vidwan:Music of South India
Song(s):Tani avartam (drum solo)
Released by:Nonesuch

Artist:Dhol Foundation
Album:Big Drum Small World
Song(s):Eik Din,Seven Heaven,Colours of Punjab
Released by:Long Tale Recordings

Artist:Dhol Foundation
Album:Drum-believable
Song(s):Dhol, Dark and Handsome (Live),Palace of Love,Fistful of Dhollars,Spirit East,After Life
Released by:Long Tale Recordings

Artist:Jnan Prakash Ghosh
Album:Drums of India- volume1
Song(s):Bengal dhol and Madal
Released by:EMI

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