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 solo work by Michelle Qureshi.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
Tag: World Fusion
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Music from Secret Sky
Music by Secret Sky, a group comprised of musicians from Loreena McKennitt’s band, fronted by cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle. The album is called Opium.
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Friday, May 8, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
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Friday, May 1, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bill Nelson from the album Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from former NPR staffer and creator of Tiny Desk Concerts, Bob Boilen.
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Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 – Echoes Earth Day
It’s the sound of the planet on the next Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2026. We’ll hear music inspired by the vistas and life on earth as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
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Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 – Music by Katie Kim
Music by Katie Kim from her album Hour of the Ox. She’s an Irish singer who combines folk and electronic music. We’ll also hear from Numun with a very spacey brand of ambient music.
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Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 – Kellerman, Matsumoto, Tandon’s Triveni
Music by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon. This trio of flutes, cello and voice create a world fusion meditation called Triveni. We travel its paths.
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Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026 – Azam Ali Interview
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases, in a mix of ancient Persian and modern sounds. Her latest album is Synesthesia.
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Thursday, Apr 2, 2026 – Music from Anoushka Shankar
We’ll hear a track from the second EP in a trilogy by sitarist Anoushka Shankar: Chapter II – How Dark It Is Before Dawn. We’ll also hear a classic long track by Sally Oldfield.
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Thursday, March 12, 2026 – Long Tracks 7
It’s Long Tracks 7 on the next Echoes. Time is stretched with the debut album from electronic artist Patrick Gleeson, Philip Glass’s Music in 12 Parts, Emerald Web and Bill Nelson.