View tonights playlist on the Hg page at wpr.org - see the Saturday Night Showcase icon for the full rundown. Hg edition #1073 opens with: 1. Michalis Terzis ‘Chasaposerviko Politiko’ Cmpl CD1 Tk 11 3.12 Mi-cha-lis Ter-zis is an important contemporary composer. From Athens where Terzis resides comes the composition Chasa-pose-rviko Po-li-ti-ko. Chassaposerviko is a Greek Dance which belongs to the Rembetiko tradition. Politiko with a “k”, is a place with a very small population in Nicosia, Cyprus. Discover World Music, ARC Music Productions, 2015 2. Tito Nieves ‘How Do You Keep The Music Playing’ #656 Tk 4 4:14 Joined by singer Alexandra, Tito Nieves interprets the popular song, How Do You Keep The Music Playing. Tito Nieves: Éxitos Eternos, Universal Music Video Distribution, 2004 3. Eleftheria Arvanitaki ‘Sappho’ Alb Tk 8 3:15 Greek folksinger Elef-theria Arvani-taki sings a song of tribute to the 5th century lyric poet Sappho-who was during her life an immensely popular writer through much of antiquity. Only fragments of her work remains. 4. Karunesh ‘Bombay Pure’ Alb Tk 10 5:34 Ka-ru-nesh is a German-born New Age and ambient musician. His music has strong Indian influences prevalent throughout his body of work including the liberal use of Indian instruments, like the sitar. Karunesh presents Bombay Pure. India: The Greatest Songs Ever (Series), Petrol Records International, 2007 5. Andre Hajj & Ensemble ‘MahIqaa’ Cmpl CD1 Tk 2 2.53 Andre Hah-chu is a Lebanese musician who grew up in a family of musicians - his mother an accordion player, was gifted singer. Influenced by the musical atmosphere at home, Hah-chu, at the age of 16 begain his studies in music eventually, graduating with a diploma in Oud – a distant cousin to the lute. He performs Mah Iqaa – My Prayer. Discover World Music, ARC Music Productions, 2015 6. The South African Players ‘Kaira’ #806 Tk 4 2.06 The South African Players salute Nelson Mandela with a collection of Freedom Songs from the album Nelson Mandela – Freedom’s Hero. The album includes the tune Kaira. Nelson Mandela – Freedom’s Hero, Big Eye Music, 2008 7. Daby Touré ‘Kelimanta’ CD 1 Tk 2 3:11 Raised in Senegal here is the artist Daby Touré with Keli-man-ta. BBC Awards For World Music, Manteca, 2006 8. Jeff Oster ‘Saturn Calling’ #712 Tk 7 5:28 Jeff Oster is an American brass instrument player who has recorded music for flugelhorn or trumpet. Here Oster presents the work Saturn Calling from the Album True. True, RETSO RECORDS, 2007
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