New music by Fenne Lily from her third album, Big Picture. We’ll also hear from an emerging electronic pop artist, Skyemoon Maria, with a new album called Dreaming Out Loud.
The May CD of the Month is Michael Whalen’s Our April Tigers, a fascinating and seductive album with an all-star cast including Michael Manring, Karsh Kale, Michael Brook and Jeff Oster.
Echoes Weekend listeners hear Michael Whalen, Jeff Oster & Michael Brook talk about their trippy collaboration and Carmen Rizzo & Meriem Ben Amor talk about their duo, Didon.
Everybody loves Whipped Cream and we’ll hear the electronic artist who goes by that name. She has a new EP, Someone You Can Count On. We’ll hear that and new music by Philip Selway.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, a startling duet between Iranian kamencheh musician Kayhan Kalhor and Malian kora player Toumani Diabate. We’ll also hear some new solo work by Michelle Qureshi.
New music by Secret Sky, a group comprised of musicians from Loreena McKennitt’s band, fronted by cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle. The new album is called Opium.
The Arabic fusion of Didon. We talk to Meriem Ben Amor and Carmen Rizzo about their fusion of traditional vocal sounds and electronic arrangements heard on their debut, Tunisian Tale.
Michael Whalen gathered a super-group that includes guitarist Michael Brook, bassist Michael Manring, trumpeter Jeff Oster and percussionist Karsh Kale for his new album, Our April Tigers.
Experience the joy of Ibeyi. That’s Yoruban for twins and this duo are twin sisters from France who have an intoxicating sound that merges pop, hip-hop, African and Cuban grooves.
It’s the sound of the planet on Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2023. We’ll hear music inspired by the vistas and life on earth as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.