Show #152: Musical Potpourri Part 2

Sometimes I just feel like sharing music I love regardless of whether it’s new or old and no matter the genre. There are plenty of others crowing about…

By Tom Schnabel • Apr 1, 2016 • 1 min read

Sometimes I just feel like sharing music I love regardless of whether it’s new or old and no matter the genre. There are plenty of others crowing about what’s new, but often what is older is better since it’s stood the test of time.

That’s certainly true for Howlin’Wolf (né Chester Burnett). He’s a Mississippi-born blues shouter I’ve always loved. I picked-up a budget 3-cd set for a song recently.

DubSyndicate on the great UK-label On-U Sound comes next. On-U Sound was a big influence on some of the edgier pop sounds we hear today. We follow it with some desert blues from Niger’s Bombino.

An inspirational cut from a new album by trumpeter Darren English is next. “Pledge for Peace” features words by the late Nelson Mandela.

After that, an evergreen from Lebanon’s first lady of song, Fairouz, a love song to Beirut from 1988, with music based on the famous Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo.

JacquesBrel’s final recording, “Les Marquises (The Marquesas)” follows. Haunting and beautiful, it is an ode to mortality amidst the beauty of tropical Polynesia, where he had been living before his early death at 49 from cancer.

We change gears next and hear a rare 12″ extended mix of RyuichiSakamoto’s song “Risky”, featuring IggyPop on vocals.

Algerian-born, French-based SouadMassi follows with a beautiful song, “Beb El Madhi” (Door to the Guided Room).

And, finally, a crazy fun song from BillLaswell and his band Material, featuring William S. Burroughs reciting the various Egyptian deities.

Hope you enjoy the show!