Simon Emmerson, the founder of Afro-Celt Sound System passed on March 13, 2023 at 67. John Diliberto remembers this pioneering musician who fused musical worlds.
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Simon Emmerson Afro Celt Sound System Founder: 1956-2023
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Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023 – Hammock Interview
The ambient guitar duo Hammock talk about their latest post-pandemic album, Love in the Void. They explain the emotions that fueled one of their most energized albums in years.
Playlists
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 – Echoes Program 2312B
Dive into the mystic with Steve Roach & his wife, author and string player Linda Kohanov. They talk about revisiting the spirit of Structures from Silence on the new album, Rest of Life.
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Monday, Apr 3, 2023 – Heather Woods Broderick
Echoes’ April CD of the Month is from Heather Woods Broderick with the album, Labyrinth. It’s a seductive melodic song cycle of impressionistic and deep reflections on the human experience.
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Monday, Mar 20, 2023 – Echoes Program 2312A
The Royal Arctic Institute creates an atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow-mo and psychedelic. They play songs off From Coma to Catharsis live on Echoes.
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes: Toward the Sun
A continuous instrumental soundscape for lengthening days and crystal-clear nights.
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Weekend, Mar 18-19, 2023 – Programs 2311A & 2311B
The Arabic fusion of Didon. We talk to Carmen Rizzo and Meriem Ben Amor about their fusion of traditional vocal sounds and electronic arrangements heard on their debut, Tunisian Tale.
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Friday, Mar 31, 2023 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Bill Nelson. The renowned English guitarist and founder of Be-Bop Deluxe is pouring out solo albums and we’ll hear from a new one, Theatre of Falling Leaves.
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Friday, Mar 17, 2023 – Echoes Program 2311E
It’s the sounds of Ireland on a Celtic Soundscape for St. Patrick’s Day. We head into the serene and mystic side of Ireland with music from Clannad, Enya, Afro Celt Sound System and more.
Coming Up
Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 – Cosey Fanni Tutti Interview
Throbbing Gristle was an English group at the bleeding edge of Industrial rock. Cosey Fanni Tutti was at the center of that band and now she’s released her second book, called Re-Sisters.