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Rokia Traore, Smithsonian Folkways

Lopa Kothari with a session from Mali's Rokia Traore and an interview with Jeff Place of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Lopa Kothari presents a session from Mali's Rokia Traore - three songs of classical Mandinka music specially recorded for the programme at the Blues Faso theatre of Fondation Passerelle in Bamako. Also today, we explore the archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in an interview with Curator and Senior Archivist Jeff Place, focusing on protest songs by African-American artists from Champion Jack Dupree to Bernice Reagan and the Freedom Singers. Plus a round-up of the latest new releases from across the globe and a track from this week's Classic Artist, Vietnam's Kim Sinh.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 4 Jul 2020 16:00

Music Played

  • Pedro Lima, Os Leonenses, Antônio Elias Vale Tavares, Carvalho Diogo, Emidio Sequeira, Lopes, José Bouça, ³Òú²Ô»å³Ü, Cristino Diogo & Pety-Zorro

    Maguidala

    • Maguidala.
    • Bongo Joe.
    • 1.
  • Rokia Traoré, Mamah Diabaté, Samba Diabaté, Roméo Djibré, Joel Massa Diarra & Aristide Nebout

    Souba Lé

    • Recording at Blues Faso, Foundation Passarelle Bamako.
  • Rokia Traoré, Mamah Diabaté, Samba Diabaté, Roméo Djibré, Joel Massa Diarra & Aristide Nebout

    Tiramakan

    • Recording at Blues Faso, Foundation Passarelle Bamako.
  • Rokia Traoré, Mamah Diabaté, Samba Diabaté, Roméo Djibré, Joel Massa Diarra & Aristide Nebout

    Kamadjan

    • Recording at Blues Faso, Foundation Passarelle Bamako.
  • Champion Jack Dupree

    I'm Going to Write to the Governer

    • Classic Protest Songs.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 16.
  • Our Native Daughters

    Mama's Cryin' Long

    • Songs of Our Native Daughters.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 7.
  • Lead Belly

    Rock Island Line

    • Lead Belly The Smithsonian Folkways Collection.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 11.
  • Bernice Reagan & Len Chandler

    I'm Going to Get My Baby Out of Jail

    • Best of Broadside 1962-1988.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 6.
  • Kim Sinh

    Lieu duong hoang thien khuc

    • Music from Vietnam, Vol. 4 – The Artistry of Kim Sinh.
    • Caprice Records.
    • 4.
  • Bab L'Bluz

    Glibi

    • Nayda!.
    • Real World Records.
    • 4.
  • Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero

    Cumbia del Monte Fuji

    • From Tokyo to Bogota.
    • Mais Um Discos.
  • Freedom Singers

    We'll Never Turn Back

    • Best of Broadside 1962-1988.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jul 2020 16:00

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