Cambodian Songs and Carnatic Music
Kathryn Tickell curates a selection of new grass-roots music from across the world including powerful new work by the duo of Bhairavi Raman & Nanthesh Sivarajah.
Kathryn Tickell curates a selection of grass-roots music from across the world. Australian musicians Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah explore shared Tamil heritage and musical lineages in their new release, Syncretic; fiddler Lena Jonsson and accordionist Johanna Juhola, meanwhile, explore traditional repertoire inside the acoustics of the church at Järvsö, Sweden; and there’s a newly-reissued iconic track from the ‘70s courtesy of a singer known as 'The Golden Voice of Phnom Penh'.
Produced by Silvia Malnati
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សូ សាវឿន
Wash It Away With Water
- The Golden Voice of Phnom Penh.
- Akuphone.
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Lida Uquillas
Vida de mi vida
- Tengo Un Amor / Vida de mi vida.
- CAIFE.
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Humazapas
Chichu Burru
- Sara Mama.
- AYA Records.
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Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola
Polska efter Johan Erik Taklax
- Polska efter Johan Erik Taklax.
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Yo‐Yo Ma & Jennifer Kreisberg
naká·yè·ʔr sihskę̀·nęʔ (may it be that you have peace)
- Our Common Nature.
- Sony Classical.
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Bhairavi Raman & Nanthesh Sivarajah
Guardian
- Syncretic.
- Efficient Space.
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Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba
Usho Njalo
- kwaNTU.
- Mushroom Hour Half Hour.
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Érik Marchand
Gwerz Sulian
- Kan.
- BMG.
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Folklórny súbor Klasy Stará Pazova
It Rains In The Broad Field
- Čo Sa Stálo v Tej Pazove: Songs of the Slovaks from Vojvodina.
- Antonovka Records.
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The Klezmatics
Honikzaft
- Rhythm + Jews Revisited.
- Piranha Records.
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Asaase Ase & Ebo Taylor
Ohiani Sua Efir
- Ghana Special: Highlife.
- Soundway Records.
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Farah Kaddour
Bulbul El-Afrah
- Badā.
- Asadun Alay Records.
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Amadou & Mariam
Tanu
- L’amour à la folie.
- Because Music.
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Joseph Kamaru
Kĩmĩĩrĩ
- Heavy Combination.
- Disciples.
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