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Talib Hakim: Incantation and awakening

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Kate explores the philosophical musical world of Talib Rasul Hakim.

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present BBC Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Kate explores the philosophical musical world of Talib Rasul Hakim, leading to full performance of his work Placements (1970), scored for piano and percussion. Along the way, we visit the radical Dance Theatre of Harlem and marvel at the beauty of Chinese calligraphic brushstrokes.

'We should try to come to the realisation that the process of creativity is a religious act. It is an act affirming life ...' ~ Talib Rasul Hakim in 'The Black Composer Speaks' (1978)

Produced by Sam Phillips
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Nov 202521:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Talib Rasul Hakim

    Placements

    Performer: Joe Chambers. Performer: Stanley Cowell. Performer: Warren Smith. Performer: Omar Clay. Performer: Barbara Burton. Performer: Wilson Moorman III. Conductor: Talib Rasul Hakim. Conductor: Talib Rasul Hakim.
    • New American Music, Vol. 3.
    • FOLKWAY RECORDS.

  • Diana Ross

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
    • Motown.

  • Talib Rasul Hakim

    Sound-Gone

    Performer: Natalie Hinderas.
    • Sound-Gone.
    • NWCRI.

  • Talib Rasul Hakim

    Visions of Ishwara

    Performer: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Black Composer Series, Vol. 8: Olly Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson Anderson, J.
    • Sony.

  • Joe Chambers

    New York State of Mind Rain

    Performer: Joe Chambers.
    • New York State of Mind Rain.
    • Blue Note.

  • Chou Wen‐chung

    Cursive (extract)

    Ensemble: The Group for Contemporary Music. Conductor: Charles Wuorinen.
    • Cursive.
    • NWCRI.

  • Tania León

    Haiku (excerpt)

    Ensemble: Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble. Conductor: Tania León.
    • Tania Leon: In Motion.
    • Albany Records.

  • Alice Coltrane

    Journey in Satchidananda

    Performer: Alice Coltrane. Performer: Rashied Ali. Performer: Cecil McBee. Performer: Pharoah Sanders. Performer: Tulsi Sen Gupta.
    • Journey In Satchidananda.
    • GRP.

  • Alvin Lucier

    Vespers

    Performer: Alvin Lucier.
    • Vespers And Other Early Works.
    • New World Records.

  • Talib Rasul Hakim

    Placements

    Performer: Joe Chambers. Performer: Stanley Cowell. Performer: Warren Smith. Performer: Omar Clay. Performer: Barbara Burton. Performer: Wilson Moorman III. Conductor: Talib Rasul Hakim. Conductor: Talib Rasul Hakim.
    • New American Music, Vol. 3.
    • FOLKWAY RECORDS.

  • Sam Amidon

    Friends and Neighbor

    • River Lea Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Nov 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3