Loreena McKennitt returns to seasonal themes with a double CD, Under A Winter’s Moon, playing ancient carols and original seasonal songs. It’s Echoes December CD of the Month.
The Siberian sound of Otyken. They marry the tribal sound of the native Chulym people with modern production and the ferocious voice of Azyan. John Diliberto takes us to Siberia with Otyken.
New music by Icelandic singer JFDR. She’s collaborated with Olafur Arnalds and now has a new single. We’ll also hear from Hans Christian who has a new collaboration with singer Jim Gelcer.
American multi-instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli and Indian producer & keyboard player Ricky Kej discuss Wild Monsoon, a fusion of electronics and Indian and Global music.
Christmas comes early with the December CD of the Month, Loreena McKennitt’s Under a Winter’s Moon. Loreena merges readings from A Child’s Christmas in Wales with songs from the season.
Monsoon was an Asian fusion band featuring singer Sheila Chandra. 40 Years ago they had a massive hit with the song “Ever So Lonely” and now, their debut album Third Eye is being reissued.
Suzanne Teng and Gilbert Levy go in the Tank, the reverberant water tank in Colorado. Suzanne deploys her many flutes in its echoes on a new meditative release called Shimmer.
The Siberian sound of Otyken. They marry the tribal sound of the native Chulym people with modern production and the ferocious voice of Azyan. John Diliberto takes us to Siberia with Otyken.
New music for stringed instruments. We’ll hear Marisa Anderson, a disciple of John Fahey & Leo Kottke, from her album, Still Here. And I’ve got music for the African kora played by Mafu Conteh.