A Bag Full of World Music

by Ian Stewart
Fri, August 12, 2011
Remmy Ongala

In looking over my playlist for this week, it's once again apparent to me that getting a "theme" from a bunch of songs I've smushed together because I know they sound great together, is hard work. I have a rhythm, a system really, when I'm selecting songs to play for the World Music Show. And that system boils down to my emotional, gut feeling of the music. Sometimes I don't think too much but instead go with the feeling the music gives.

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Birthday Playlist O' Fun - Sat, 08/06/2011

Some of my favorites to celebrate my birthday--you get the treat.

  • BossaCucaNova / Samba Da Minha Terra
  • Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa / Abataka
  • King Sunny Ade / Congratulations (Happy Birthday)
  • Think of One / Paleto
  • Marcantonio / Sabia
  • Mosquitos / Moonshine
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Birthday Blog O' Fun!

        

              

          
by Ian Stewart
Fri, August 5, 2011
        

                    

      

      
Kinobe
      
Listen: from my understanding, birthdays are celebrations of the passage of time; and are a time to look behind at things past and at the future of things yet to come. So it is with this pending birthday that I want to bestow onto you, my faithful listeners, some musical gifts of things past (in this case, some of my favorite nuggets from the past year or so). As the saying goes, it’s better to give than receive, right? Here are some of the highlights from this week’s show: 

        

    
 
  

  

    

              
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So Beautiful or So What - Sat, 07/30/2011

          

          

       

      
  • BossaCucaNova / Samba da Minha Terra
  • Lo * Jo / Memoire d' homme
  • Lo * Jo / Cing Cauris Ocre
  • Marcio Local / Samba Sem Nenhum Problema
  • Nouvelle Vague / Heart of Glass
  • Quadron / Samba De Verao
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So Beautiful or So What

        

              

          
by Ian Stewart
Fri, July 29, 2011
        

                    

      

      
Pizzicato Five Made In USA
      
The title of this week’s World Music Show blog refers to the title track to the latest CD by Paul Simon. Part of the lyrics are: “Life is what you make it, so beautiful or so what.” I don’t know about you, but every now and then, I need a reminder like that. Like many, I get bogged down in the day to day activities of life. Sure it’s summer, but with two young kids and two jobs, I often get caught in that web of stopping to notice the cool and absurd things about life. 

        

    
 
  

  

    

        
A Beautiful Friendship - Musical Date Night with Ian and Mariah Stewart

        

              

          
by Ami Kim
Wed, July 27, 2011
        

                    

      

      
Ian and Mariah
      
The Challenge: Come up with a musical playlist for your dream Date Night. Classical Music Host Bobbie Barajas went with seven hot and sultry pieces, while Hour with the Guitar Host Grete Dollitz went all in with one gorgeous romantic piece. We wondered what Ian Stewart, host of the World Music Show, would come up with.

        

    
 
  

  

    

              
  • Playlist / The World Music Show

          
Electrified! - Sat, 07/23/2011

          

          

       

      
  • BossaCucaNova / Samba da Minha Terra
  • Tetes Raides / Un P'tit Air
  • Java / Au Banquet des Chasseurs
  • Sam Mangwana / Manjani
  • Burkina Electric / Sankare Yaare
  • Kati Elimnyama / E. Goli
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Electrified

        

              

          
by Ian Stewart
Fri, July 22, 2011
        

                    

      

      
Burkina Electric
      
Sometimes I like to pretend that I’m a musician in a band. And though I do have the stereotypical fantasy of being on stage, singing and playing guitar to an adoring audience, I also fantasize about writing a set list for an upcoming show. Usually, this fantasy involves me being Elvis Costello or  David Byrne. Yes, my nerd-dom knows no bounds. And while I’m no where near being a musician, I am fortunate enough to be able to assemble playlists. It’s the closest thing I’ll get to being on stage.

        

    
 
  

  

    

              
  • Playlist / The World Music Show

          
A Cavalcade of Sound - Sat, 07/16/2011

          

          

       

  
Good Sounds for your Ears

    
  • BossaCucaNova / Samba da Minha Terra
  • Superhuman Happiness + Cults / Um Canto De Afoxe Para O Bloco Do Ile
  • Alice Smith + Aloe Blacc / Um Canto De Afoxe Para O Bloco Do Ile
  • Sacha Nairobi / Princesa
  • Bebe / Princesa
  • Zap Mama / Singing Sisters
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A Cavalcade of Sound

        

              

          
by Ian Stewart
Thu, July 14, 2011
        

                    

      

      
Dan Zanes
      
Lately I've noticed, while reviewing my past blogs, that I've kind of adopted a "shuffle" theme. I realize this is because trying to pinpoint one or two themes for The World Music Show is a hard thing to do week after week. It's not as if I don't like theme shows, it's just I like to put together shows the way I like to listen to music--all over the place. It's sort of like when I listen to the radio, I like to be surprised. And I like to pass along that same surprise feeling to you.  So many of my shows, I've noticed, will have chunks or mini-sets of themes.

        

    
 
  

    

  
      
  
  
  
  
  

   


  
  



  



                    

                  

                                  

              

            

                                      

                
	


		
	
		


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