ROOTS & WINGS SCHEDULE
JANUARY - APRIL 1999
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ROOTS
& WINGS SCHEDULE JANUARY - APRIL 1999
January
3 - Roots in the Rafters concert
An encore presentation of the special Roots
& Wings concert recorded last July in the barn
at Glencolton Farms in Grey County. Three Canadian
bands are featured: Maza Meze, who play Greek
and Arabic music; the pan-African band Tikisa;
and Afro-Colombian dance band Pacande.
January
10 - Sunfest concert
Recorded on the July long weekend in London,
Ontario at the annual multi-culti music festival
called Sunfest. This concert features concert
recordings and interviews with 5 groups: Amampondo
from South Africa; Montreal's gypsy string trio
Djelem; Vancouver's Chinese ensemble Silk Road
Music; reggae master Lazo from Toronto; and
Cuba's 7-woman son group Las Perlas del Son.
January
17 - Highway One - Part One
A profile of Halifax-based gospel singer, African-Canadian
historian and activist Delvina Bernard, one
of the 4 voices in Canada's premier women's
a capella group Four the Moment.
January
24 - Highway One - Part Two
Andrew Atagotaaluk is an Inuit accordion player
who shares his unique Inuit, French and Celtic-influenced
playing style, and tells stories of life on
the land in Canada's far north.
January
31 - Highway One - Part Three
This week Walter Klymkiw introduces us to the
stunning contemporary Ukranian choral music
he and his singers make in Winnipeg.
February
7 - Highway One - Part Four
Qiu Xia He is the vibrant and engaging leader
of Vancouver's Silk Road Music ensemble. She
is a virtuoso player of the pipa, and also a
wonderful teacher of Chinese traditional music
and culture.
February
14 - Highway One - Part Five
From his home on Vancouver island, Ron Hamilton
leads a drum ensemble that draws on the rhythms
of the native peoples along the Pacific coast.
February
21 - Latin Beat - Cuba Part One
Broadcaster Guadalupe Jolicoeur will take you
to the docks of Matanzas and the clubs of Havana
to discover the roots of Cuban son in the first
installment of The Latin Beat.
February
28 - Latin Beat - Cuba Part Two
Get ready to dance! This week, a look at contemporary
salsa in Cuba, and a profile of Cuban ex-patriot
Albita, who is now living and making her upbeat
music in NYC.
March
7 - Latin Beat - Brazil Part One
Remember Carmen Miranda - the colourful singer
who brought the tropics to Hollywood back in
the 40's? This week you can find out more about
the kind of music she sang - the samba, the
heartbeat of Brazil.
March
14 - Latin Beat - Brazil Part Two
Back in the 1960s, popular music was changing
all over the world. In Brazil, the samba was
giving way to MPB - Musica Popular Brasileiro.
This week you'll discover more about this fascinating
musical movement and the personalities who made
it all happen.
March
21 - This Is the Tango - Part One
The tango was once described as a collection
of sad thoughts you can dance to. The music
is filled with melancholy and desire. This week
Guadalupe Jolicouer leads us to the birthplace
of the tango to explore this most passionate
music.
March
28 - This Is the Tango - Part Two
It's been 50 years since the golden age of the
tango drove people to the dance floors of Paris
and Buenos Aires. But this week you'll want
to grab a long-stemmed rose because the music,
the fashion, and the passion of the tango return.
April
4 - This Is the Tango - Part Three
The final episode of This Is the Tango is a
survey of the tango's role in the 20th century,
with a special focus on the music of the extraordinary
composer Astor Piazzolla.
April
11 - Maria de Buenos Aires - Part One
A special concert presentation this week. Maria
of Buenos Aires is a mysterious creature - she
is part sinner, part saint. Maria de Buenos
Aires is also the name of the tango operita
composed by Astor Piazzolla as a rhapsody on
the theme of Buenos Aires. He considered it
his masterwork - listen to find out why.
April
18 - Maria de Buenos Aires - Part Two
SEE ABOVE - the conclusion of this rarely performed
work, in a special concert presentation from
Vancouver.
April
25, May 2, (show pre-empted May 9), May 16
A 3-part series of special programs about the
music of Central and Eastern Europe and the
Balkans, hosted by Leora Kornfeld, host of CBC
Radio Two's RadioSonic. For info, e-mail: leora@cbcradio2.com
.
ROOTS & WINGS PLAYLIST
ARCHIVES:
Playlists - September
- December, 1998
Playlists - May -
August, 1998
Playlists - January
- April, 1998
Playlists - September
- December, 1997
Playlists - May -
August, 1997
Playlists - January
- April, 1997
Note: these older playlists may not look great,
but you'll find all the program info dating
back to January 1995 here.
Playlists - 1996
Playlists - 1995
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