Throughout the coronavirus epidemic people have been advised not to do any international travel. The airlines are in financial crisis and many vacations have had to be cancelled.
This week and next on show, we’ll become “armchair travelers,” listening to a broad variety of world music from all corners of the globe, including the Finnish band Frigg, The Russian group The Terem Guartet, The Battlefield Band from Scotland, Itzhak Perlman and the Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra and many more. Find a comfy chair and travel the world … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Episode #20-25: The Armchair Traveler Pt.1
Host: Tom Druckenmiller
Artist/”Song”/CD/Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Frigg / “Juhlamarssi” / X X / Self Produced
Viguele / “Rosario por Malaguenas” / Tempermento-Traditional Music from Spain / ARC
The Terem Quartet / “The Legend of the Old Mountain Man” / Terem / Realworld
Lakou Mizik / “Wa Di Yo” / Wa Di Yo / Cumbancha
Geoffrey Oryema / “Land of Anaka” / Realworld 25 / Realworld
Debashish Bhattacharya / “Amrit Anand” / Calcutta Chronicles / Riverboat
Alasdair Fraser / “Dawn Dance” / Dawn Dance / Culburnie
Frigg / “Early Bird” / X X / Self Produced
Aldeia dos Anjos / “Mal-me-quer” / Discover Music from Brazil / ARC
Iyatra Quartet / “Chandra” / Break the Dawn / PRS Foundation
Kamakahi-Kuo-Pahinui Hawaiian Slack Key Band / “Monterey Sunrise” / Hui Aloha / Dancing Cat
Battlefield Band / “Seven Braw Gowns” / The Producer's Choice / Temple
Itzhak Perlman w/ The Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra / “Shalom Aleykhem” / In the Fiddler's House / Angel
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways