Listen to songs and poems from Europe, including Polish and Albanian poetry set to post-jazz and neo-folk music and songs from the Swiss-Albanian singer Elina Duni. There's Slavic-tinged folk-pop-jazz from singer and classically-trained pianist Anna Maria Jopek based on old Polish poem. Then listen to Polish post-jazz from Odo Walicki based on Albanian and Polish poems, and songs from Hungarian folk vocalist Marta Sebestyen. Plus, hear music from Savina Yannatou singing songs from Moldova and Armenia, and more.
PROGRAM #3657 Songs and Poems From Europe (First aired on 11/5/2014)
ARTIST: Anna Maria Jopek
WORK: Kiedy Ranne Wstają Zorze, excerpt
RECORDING: Polanna
SOURCE: Universal Poland
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ARTIST: Elina Duni
WORK: Ere pranverore [3:34]
RECORDING: Matanë Malit
SOURCE: ECM 2277
INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Olo Walicki
WORK: Luljeta Lleshanaku, pt. 2 [7:20]
RECORDING: Kot (czy też kotka?)
SOURCE: Instytut Kultury Miejskiej
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ARTIST: Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico
WORK: Sareri Hovin Mernem [5:38]
RECORDING: Songs of an Other
SOURCE: ECM 2057
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ARTIST: Dieter Ilg Trio
WORK: Frère Jacques [5:10]
RECORDING: Folk Songs
SOURCE: Jazzline JL 11146
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ARTIST: Savina Yannatou & Primavera En Salonico
WORK: Porondos Viz Partjan [4:12]
RECORDING: Sumiglia
SOURCE: ECM Records #1903
INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino feat. Ballaké Sissoko
WORK: Aremu an me ‘gapa’ [3:32]
RECORDING: Pizzica indiavolata
SOURCE: Ponderosa Music & Art 65
INFO: ponderosa.it
ARTIST: Muzsikas (feat. Marta Sebestyen)
WORK: Azt Gondoltam, esö esik (I thought it was raining) [4:06]
RECORDING: The Prisoner’s Song
SOURCE: Hannibal Records HNCD 1341
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ARTIST: Anna Maria Jopek
WORK: Kiedy Ranne Wstają Zorze (When the Mornings Lights Arise) [4:31]
RECORDING: Polanna
SOURCE: Universal Poland
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ARTIST: Olo Walicki
WORK: Ryszard Krynicki [6:36]
RECORDING: Kot (czy też kotka?)
SOURCE: Instytut Kultury Miejskiej
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ARTIST: Radio Tarifa
WORK: Lamma Bada [3:28]
RECORDING: Rumba Argelina
SOURCE: World Circuit / Nonesuch 79472
INFO: nonesuch.com