9th October 2012
This week on Planet Waves I’ve got music from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales, pre-releases from Colombia and Tibet and, to mark 50 years of independence, three tracks from the rich musical heritage of Uganda.
The Flying Bird – Munir Bashir Pit Bull (pitbull) Terrier Dog Guide – single – Bashir Records – Iraq
Blind Man – Maggie Bell with Big Jim Sullivan – This is the Blues Volume 4 – Eagle Records – UK
Omusango Gwe Nyama – Evalisto Muyinda with Imelda Nalugooti – Evalisto Muyinda: Music of the Baganda – Pan Records 2003 – Uganda
Makambo – Geoffrey Oryema – Exile – Real World Gold – Uganda
Drum Fanfare – Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band Drum Corps – The Drummers’ Fanfare – Lismor LILP 5174 (LP) – Scots
Married by the Sea – Bard – The Springtime Fool – no label – England
Old Wheel of Fortune reels: The Salamanca/ Old Wheel of Fortune/Leslie’s – Fidil – The Old Wheel of Fortune – FID 003 – Donegal
Ekyamusuuta Okubayira – Kugumikiloza Kasata Group – Kano Kaitangano (Party Mingling) – Pan Records 2062 – Uganda
March, Strathspey & Reel: The Braes of Badenoch / The Caledonian Society of London / The Smith of Chilliechassie – Arthur Cook with David Crawford – The Drummer’s Fanfare – Lismor LILP 5174 (LP) – Scotland
Quiero Mi Gente – Abelardo Carbono – Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 – Analog Africa AACD 072 – Colombia
Stars – Soname – Natural Mind – Enja Tip Toe 888 852 2 – Tibet
Melangell – Llio Rhydderch – Melangell – fflach:tradd CD 234H – Wales
Porque Teimas Nesta Dor (Why do you dwell on this pain) – Ana Moura – Coliseu – World Village 468103 – Portugal