Afro Celt Sound System's OVA Echoes December
It’s been nearly 30 years since Afro Celt Sound System turned world fusion on its head with their debut album, fusing Celtic, African, Indian and Middle Eastern music in a web of electronica grooves and atmospheres. Now they’ve released OVA, the first album since the death of founding member Simon Emmerson in early 2023. OVA was the last album he worked on and it may be their best, with intricate rhythms, soaring melodies and a host of virtuoso musicians, including co-founding members, African kora player N’Faly Kouyate and English-Indian percussionist Johnny Kalsi. A special guest is early member Iarla O’Lionaird, the Irish Sean-nós singer now in The Gloaming. OVA is a great return to form and possibly a final farewell to a signature band of 21st century world fusion. It’s Echoes December CD of the Month and we’ll hear it tonight on Echoes from PRX.
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Weekend, December 7-8, 2024 – Echoes Program 2449A |
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Start Time |
Group Name |
Song Name |
Album Name |
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First Half Hour |
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| 0:01:00 | Erik Wøllo | Pandrone | Solastalgia |
| 0:06:00 | Afro Celt Sound System | The Mantra | Ova |
| 0:13:50 | Moby | Fall Back (feat Akemi Fox) | Always Centered at Night |
| 0:17:57 | Sheenah Ko | Everything | Transformation |
| 0:23:43 | Mark Dwane | Tharsis Ritual | Martian Apparitions |
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Second Half Hour |
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| 0:30:00 | Afro Celt Sound System | The Hawk Owl’s Lament | Ova |
| 0:39:57 | Shambhu | Dreaming of Now | Dreaming of Now |
| 0:44:10 | break | ||
| 0:44:45 | Thomas Lemmer & Oine | Calling (Andreas Bach Remix) | One Vision Remixed |
| 0:47:30 | Bluetech | Rumpistol-Eyes Open Wide (Ft. Ane Trolle: Bluetech Remix) | The Four Horsemen of the Electrocalypse |
| 0:51:24 | Afro Celt Sound System | Brid Bahn | Ova |
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Third Half Hour |
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| 1:01:00 | Anja Lechner & Vassilis Tsabropoulos | Trois Morceaux Apres des Hymnes Byzantins | Chants Hymns and Dances |
| 1:06:00 | Afro Celt Sound System | Radio Ronza | Ova |
| 1:12:14 | Tangerine Dream | Shadow and Sun | Booster VII |
| 1:19:40 | SUSS | Restless | Birds & Beasts |
| 1:25:13 | Washed Out | Second Sight | Notes from a Quiet Life |
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Fourth Half Hour |
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| 1:30:00 | Afro Celt Sound System | AM | Ova |
| 1:34:39 | Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms | The Momentum of Intention | To Sleep on Stellar Winds |
| 1:41:00 | GARZA | Way Out (Emancipator Remix) | Season Four |
| 1:44:47 | break | ||
| 1:45:57 | Carbon Based Lifeforms & Erot | Resonans | Opia (v/a) |
| 1:52:02 | Dark Sky Alliance | Fortunate One | Interdwell |
On the next Echoes, new music by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon. This trio of flutes, cello and voice create a world fusion meditation called Triveni. John Diliberto travels down a couple of its paths on Echoes from PRX.
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Weekend, December 7-8, 2024 – Echoes Program 2449B |
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Start Time |
Group Name |
Song Name |
Album Name |
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First Half Hour |
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| 0:01:00 | Marya Stark | Stargazer | Sapphire |
| 0:06;00 | Spectral Wanderer | Frequency Drift | Spectral Fields |
| 0:11:02 | Moondaddy | Water Bearer | Lightwave EP |
| 0:16:50 | Cheval Sombre | California Lament | Time Waits for No One |
| 0:21:13 | Wouter Kellerman/Eru Matsumoto/Chandrika Tandon | Open Sky | Triveni |
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Second Half Hour |
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| 0:30:00 | Johann Agebjorn & Mikael Ogren | Dub-Chugger (Jahre Brathen Version) | Dynamic Movement: Music for Exercise and Relaxation |
| 0:34:58 | Low | The Innocents | Ones And Sixes |
| 0:39:12 | Lukas Midub | The Sky | Shiny Lights |
| 0:42:55 | break | ||
| 0:43:47 | Carbon Based Lifeforms & Erot | Resonans | OPIA (v/a) |
| 0:50:34 | KARYYN | The REAL (Cosey Fanni Tutti Remix) | KARYYN Remixed |
| 0:55:42 | Frolin | Living in the Moment | Peaceful Reflections |
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Third Half Hour |
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| 1:01:00 | Quiet Resonance | Seconds to Minutes Before | Behave |
| 1:06:00 | Chromatics | Whispers in the Hall | Closer to Grey |
| 1:09:13 | Sasha | Last Supper | Da Vinci Genius |
| 1:15:19 | Afro Celt Sound System | The Mantra | Ova |
| 1:22:44 | Wouter Kellerman/Eru Matsumoto/Chandrika Tandon | Ancient Moon | Triveni |
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Fourth Half Hour |
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| 1:30:00 | Statik Sound System | Free To Choose | In Dub Vol 1 |
| 1:34:25 | Mark Dwane | Earthlings | Earthlings |
| 1:38:44 | Maps | Stay Another Day | Stay Another Day |
| 1:44:25 | break | ||
| 1:45:15 | Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli | Letting Go | Letting Go (Single) |
| 1:48:52 | Liquid Bloom/Bloomurian/Onanya | Organic Intelligence (bodē Remix) | Organic Intelligence Regenerated |
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