“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.
During today’s show I mentioned that Ñico Saquito always reminds me of my friend and former WNUR colleague Shane Graham. I encourage CotB listeners to check out his new radio show on Utah Public Radio called Radio Cosmopolis.
I also mentioned that Herculaneum is playing a show soon, and now I realize that they are part of the Clean Feed Fest 2010 at the Hideout in May. The Now Is calendar lists two more festival events at the Chicago Cultural Center, and there are probably others, although I haven’t found a single centralized listing. In any case, Clean Feed is a great label and a festival of their artists is likely to be excellent.
Also, for a change of pace, I left the beginning of Charlie’s show in the archive for the ten minutes or so which were recorded before it’s automatic shut-off. Why not?
complete program (147 MB, 2 hrs 40 min)
Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Roberto y su Nuevo Montuno: “El Yerbero del Barrio” – El Yerbero del Barrio (International)
Joe Cogra Group: “Darkness” – Sensacional Soul, Vol 2 (Vampisoul)
Super Eagles: “Bada Tourey” – Senegambian Sensation (Retroafric)
Fadhili Williams Mdawida: “Umoja Ni Nguvu” – 1963-1967 (Music Copyright Society of Kenya)
Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro: “El Son Hay Que Llevarlo en el Corazon” – El Son de Cuba (Milan Latino)
Ñico Saquito: “A Orillas del Cauto” – Good-bye Mr. Cat (Rounder/World Circuit)
Egberto & Alexandre Gismonti: “Lundú” – Saudações – Duetos de Violoes (ECM)
Baikida Carroll: “At Roi” – Shadows & Reflections (Soul Note)
Steve Coleman and Five Elements: “Wheel of Nature” – The Opening of the Way (BMG)
Ornette Coleman: “Blues Connotation” – This Is Our Music (Sepia Tone)
Don Cherry: “Brown Rice” – Brown Rice (A&M)
Herculaneum: “Batman” – Herculaneum (Self-released)
Duke Ellington: “At a Dixie Roadside Diner” – Never No Lament (Bluebird/RCA)
Fats Waller: “Lulu’s Back in Town” – 1935 (Chronological Classics)
Ben Allison: “Platypus” – Think Free (Palmetto)
Fred Anderson/Malachi Favors Maghostut/Ajaramu: “Malachi’s Tune” – Black Horn Long Gone (Southport)
William Parker: “For Don Cherry” – At Somewhere There (Barnyard Records)
Philip Cohran: “Unity live 1968″ – On The Beach (Aestuarium)
Blind Willie Johnson: “If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down” – Sweeter as the Years Go By (Yazoo)
The Engines: “Trouble Distribution” – Wire and Brass (Okkadisk)
Jason Stein’s Locksmith Isidore: “Protection & Provocation” – Three Less Than Between (Clean Feed)
Rebirth Brass Band: “Kidd Jordan’s Second Line” – ReBirth Kickin’ it Live! (Rounder Select)
Olympia Brass Band: “No It Ain’t My Fault” – Best of Louisiana Music (Mardi Gras Records)
Soul Rebels Brass Band: “504″ – Vibe This! WWOZ Compilation Spring 2007 (WWOZ)
Brass Monkey Brass Band: “Scones” – The Highest Good (Brass Monkey Brass Band)
Digital Primitives: “The People” – Hum Crackle and Pop (Hopscotch)
