Best Channel 99 Studio Podcasts (2024)

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Ep #182 Emily Lanxner, steel pan player and composer 28:05

4M ago28:05

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Ep #182 with Emily Lanxner, steel pan player and composer. Emily lives in Hardwick, VT and is an exceptional steel pan player. She performs a Bach Prelude in this episode along with a song by Cesária Évora. As an environmental activist she uses her music to bring attention to honey bees and the current concern with colony collapse disorder. For the…

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Ep# 181 Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion 29:50

5M ago29:50

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Ep #181 with Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion. From the Southwest of the US, Miquel grew up playing guitar from a very early age, accompanying flamenco dance classes and touring with flamenco dance groups. The group includes a cellist, Dianne who is also featured in this interview, a bass player, percussionist and sax player. A Worldsoul Records pro…

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Ep #180 Mei Han - zheng player and composer 29:45

5M ago29:45

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Ep #180 with Mei Han, zheng player and composer. Mei Han grew up in China during the cultural revolution and her exposure to music was limited to propaganda songs praising Mao and the Communist Party. She started learning the ancient zheng which was considered to be a dying instrument. She directs a Chinese World Fusion Quartet called Red Chamber a…

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Ep #179 -Sampler #3 27:42

5M ago27:42

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Our Ep #179 - Sampler # 3 includes unreleased music by six of our previous guests. Pitz Quattrone, Elsa Nilsson, Pablo DeReyes, Eugene Uman, Mac Ritchey and Eshagh Shaoul perform on a wide variety of instruments in many styles and really show what makes World Fusion great. Like us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube channel, listen to the podcast…

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Ep #178 Mac Ritchey composer and oud player 29:06

6M ago29:06

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Ep #178 with Mac Ritchey, composer, oud player and producer. Mac Ritchey plays the oud, a Middle Eastern lute, and writes music that fuses funk, blues, rock as well as Arabic music. He is an excellent improviser and composer. We do a live music piece at the end of the show where he plays the curved didgeridoo that's tons of fun. A Worldsoul Records…

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Ep #177 Christiane Karam - singer and composer 27:47

6M ago27:47

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Ep #177 with Christiane Karam, singer and composer. Christiane Karam grew up in Lebanon during the war and is a true musical force of nature. She directs a Balkan choir, started a Middle Eastern music festival after 9/11, speaks 4 languages and teaches at the Berklee School Of Music. She is a very expressive and soulful singer and works with some g…

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Ep #176 - Jamshied Sharifi, composer orchestrator and keyboardist 29:02

7M ago29:02

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Ep #176 with Jamshied Sharifi, composer, orchestrator and keyboardist. Jamshied Sharifi is in great demand as an orchestrator and won an award on Broadway for "The Band's Visit." He is a very expressive keyboardist and uses a breath controller when he plays. He writes original compositions for orchestra and produces music for many other artists.A W…

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Ep #175 The World Fusion Show Sampler 2 28:12

7M ago28:12

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Ep #175 The World Fusion Show Sampler #2The World Fusion Show Sampler #2 featuring six of our previous guests doing live in the studio music, most of which was never aired before today. No interviews. Massamba Diop, superstar from Senegal on tama (with Tony Vacca also on tama), Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets doing his trademark fiery spoken word…

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TWFS-podcast - ep #174 John Hughes composer and kora player 27:47

8M ago27:47

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Ep #174 with John Hughes, composer and kora player, The kora is a 21 stringed harp that is common throughout West Africa. John builds his own koras employing his background as a sculptor and visual artist.A Worldsoul Records Production. www.derrikjordan.comFacebook: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=2265963090403675Youtube: https://youtu.b…

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Ep #173 - Sweet Plantain - World Fusion String Quartet 29:55

8M ago29:55

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Ep #173 - with Sweet Plantain, World Fusion String QuartetSweet Plantain is a dynamic latin-influenced string quartet from NYC but they are quite unusual in that their violinists double on trombone and mandolin. They also bring a wide range of World Music into their performances and original compositions. In this episode we get to hear their arrang…

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Ep #172 - Payton MacDonald, marimba player and composer 26:31

9M ago26:31

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Ep #172 with Payton MacDonald, marimba player and composerPayton MacDonald plays the marimba in many ways and with many groups. He uses different preparations to change the sound. He also is deeply into Hindustani music and is a singer of Hindustani music.A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/100063982602…

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Ep #171 with Valerie Naranjo, composer and gyil player 29:02

9M ago29:02

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Ep #171 with Valerie Naranjo, composer and gyil playerValarie Naranjo is Native-American and grew up in the southwest of the US in a musical family. She plays the gyil, the West African balafon from Ghana. She spent many summers in Ghana with her mentor. She has many pieces for gyil and Ghanaian orchestra some of which are included in this episode.…

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Ep #170 - Brian Shankar Adler, percussionist and composer 29:16

10M ago29:16

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Ep #170 with Brian Shankar Adler, percussionist and composerBrian Shankar Adler began his life on an ashram and from a very early age started playing the tabla. He went on to study drum set and jazz in NYC. He is a teacher and composer and does many collaborations with musicians of all kinds. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.comFacebook:…

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Ep #169 Barbora Xu, singer guzheng player and composer 28:11

10M ago28:11

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Ep #169 with Barbora Xu. singer, guzheng player and composerEp #169 with Barbora Xu, singer, guzheng player and composer. Barbora Xu was born in Czechoslavakia and lives in Finland. She studied in China where she discovered the guzheng, a Chinese zither, that reminded her of her Finnish kantale. Her music is inspired by her love of nature. She work…

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Ep #168 Mark Stone - Array Mbira player and composer 28:03

11M ago28:03

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Ep #168 with Mark Allan Stone, Array Mbira player and composer. Mark plays a new and very unusual instrument - the Array Mbira. It is based on the mbira (kalimba) from Zimbabwe and South Africa but it has been expanded to have 120 tines. You can play in any key and modulate keys freely. The instrument was invented by Fred Wesley and is not yet play…

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Ep #167 with Andy Akiho, composer and steel pan player. 29:18

11M ago29:18

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Episode #167 with Andy Akiho, composer and steel pan player.Andy Akiho is an intense and rhythmically charged composer who is promoting the steel pan in the contemporary Classical world. He has worked in Trinidad, played in Soca bands and has studied composition at many US universities. He works with some of the best musicians in the country. His m…

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Ep #166 with Kinan Azmeh, clarinetist and composer 29:55

11M ago29:55

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Ep #166 with Kinan Azmeh - clarinetist and composer. Kinan was born and grew up in Syria and moved to the US in college to study music and composition. He has worked with many luminaries around the world including Yo Yo Ma and written for many orchestras and chamber groups. A Worldsoul Records productionFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/1000639826…

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Ep # 165 - Jim Matus and Richie Barshay - World Fusion duo 27:55

12M ago27:55

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Ep #165 with Jim Matus and Richie Barshay - World Fusion duo. Jim Matus plays the laoutar - an electric Greek Laouto which is tuned like a mandocello. He has a unique sound on the instrument. Richie Barshay is a multi-percussionist playing tabla, frame drum and other assorted percussion on this episode. This is a live session recorded at BCTV, one …

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Ep #164 Glen Velez frame drummer and composer 28:24

1y ago28:24

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Ep #164 with Glen Velez, frame drummer and composer. Glen Velez is a master of the frame drum and works with many people including Trio Globo with Howard Levy and Eugene Friesen. He has traveled to Egypt and Morocco to further his studies. His phenomenal technique on the frame drum always serves his expression and deep musicality.On Facebook: https…

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Ep #163 with Olox - Neo-shamanic World fusion 29:45

1y ago29:45

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Ep # 163 with Olox - Neo-Shamanic World Fusion. Olox is a very unusual duo that features Siberian singer Zarina and Armenian-Greek percussionist and singer, Andreas. They had a big breakthrough with an appearance on America’s Got Talent that blew away the audience and judges. Zarina grew up in the Sakha culture where the winters get down to 90 degr…

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Ep #162 with Taproots 29:36

1y ago29:36

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Ep #162 with Taproots. Matthew King is the leader of Taproots, a 12 piece World Fusion group from MA. He joins me for the interview and talks about his background and love of rhythmic music from an early age. They combine Latin, funk, reggae and many other styles to create their highly danceable mix. Horns and lots of percussion fill out the sound …

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TWFS podcast Ep#161 Palaver Strings 29:39

1y ago29:39

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Ep #161 with Palaver StringsEp #161 with Palaver Strings. Palaver Stings is a 13 piece String Orchestra based in Portland Maine. Elizabeth Moore, a member of the group, does the interview. They work with many World Music collaborators and have a very successful after school string program in Portland. Some of their many collaborators are featured o…

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Ep #160 with Mathieu Borgne - steel pan player and composer 28:37

1y ago28:37

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Ep #160 with Mathieu Borgne, steel pan player and composerMathieu Borgne lives in Paris, France and plays the steel pan. I discovered him on Facebook when I heard his version of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps and was blown away. That video is included in this episode. He works with a variety of World Fusion groups some of which are also included in th…

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Ep #159 with Sylvain Leroux - composer and Fula flutist 29:59

1y ago29:59

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Ep #159 with Sylvain Leroux, composer and Fula flutistSylvain Leroux has been playing the Fula flute, a West African instrument, for many years. For a long time he was the only Fula flutist in North America. He has made many trips to Guinea where he is teaching the Fula flute to children there and helping them connect with their tradition. He creat…

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Ep #158 Frank London- Klezmatics founder and composer 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

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Ep #158 with Frank London, Klezmatics founder and composerFrank London is an eclectic composer who works in an extremely wide range of styles but he is mostly famous for his group The Klezmatics, which has been together for decades. This world-touring group's mission is all about fun, ecstasy and irreverence and it shows in their music big time. He…

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Ep #157 - Ruth Mendelson, film composer and multi-instrumentalist. 29:26

1+ y ago29:26

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Ep #157 with Ruth Mendelson, film composer and multi-instrumentalist. Ruth Mendelson is an award-winning film composer who only works on meaningful empowering films. She has a new film that features Dr. Jane Goodall. Ruth teaches film composing at The Berklee School of Music, has performed for many years with gospel choir One Human Family and tells…

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Ep #156 Yehuda Glantz singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

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Ep #156 with Yehuda Glantz, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Yehuda was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has lived for many years in Jerusalem. He is a wonderful songwriter and composer and has a very deep spiritual and uplifting energy in his music. He plays charango, accordion, guitar, piano and sings. In this episode he performs t…

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Ep #155 Cecilia Zabala - Argentinian singer-songwriter and guitarist 28:57

1+ y ago28:57

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Episode #155 with Cecilia Zabala - Argentinian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She has released 8 CDs and has a strong Brazilian influence in her music.A Worldsoul Records production. derrikjordan.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/100063982602329/videos/1302886897319632YouTube: https://youtu.be/YXwxVWQuFLkSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hil…

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Ep #154 Christopher Adler, khaen player and composer 29:30

1+ y ago29:30

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Ep #154 with Christopher Adler, khaen player and composerChristopher Adler plays an unusual instrument - the khaen - an ancient free-reed mouth organ from Laos and Thailand that is able to create melodies and chords at the same time. He is the foremost player in the US and composes for the instrument and commissions works for chamber music groups t…

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Ep #153 - The World Fusion Show - Sampler #3 27:42

1+ y ago27:42

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Ep #153 - Our Sampler #3 includes unreleased music by six of our previous guests. Pitz Quattrone, Elsa Nilsson, Pablo DeReyes, Eugene Uman, Mac Ritchey and Eshagh Shaoul perform on a wide variety of instruments in many styles and really show what makes World Fusion great. LIke us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube channel, listen to the podcast …

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Ep #152 with Kevin Nathaniel, mbira player and percussionist 30:00

1+ y ago30:00

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Kevin Nathaniel is a mbira player and percussionist from NYC. He is the host of AfroRoots Tuesdays, a live show devoted to presenting World Music. His show has been airing since 2013 and he has presented all kinds of music. He works with many musicians - in this episode he plays with Indian musicians and with his group AfricaForest Dance. A Worldso…

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Ep #151 with Opium Moon, World Fusion quartet 29:55

1+ y ago29:55

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Ep #151 with Opium Moon, World Fusion Quartet bring a seamless blend of Middle Eastern and Asian music. They all have solo careers and work in the film industry. For this episode I am interviewing Lili Haydn and Itai who sing and play violin and bass in the group. The other members play santoor and percussion. They recently won a Grammy and have a …

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Ep #150 with Fula Bros -World Fusion duo 28:34

1+ y ago28:34

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Ep #150 - The World Fusion Show brings you Fula Brothers, a duo of kamale ngoni and guitar with Mamadou Sidibe (Mali) and Walter Strauss (US). Mamadou was the inventor of the kamale ngoni and which he develped from the dusngoni, the original hunter’s harp with 6 strings from Mali, which had previously been used only for ceremony. He added more stri…

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Ep #149 Mei Han, zheng player and composer 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

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Ep #149 with Mei Han, zheng player and composer. Mei Han grew up in China during the cultural revolution and her exposure to music was limited to propaganda songs praising Mao and the Communist Party. She started learning the ancient zheng which was considered to be a dying instrument. She directs a Chinese World Fusion Quartet called Red Chamber a…

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Ep #148 with Okaidja Afroso- singer songwriter and percussionist 29:16

1+ y ago29:16

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Ep #148 with Okaidja Afroso, singer songwriter and percussionist. Okadjia Afroso was born and raised on the coast of Ghana in a fishing village. His music reflects the songs and culture of his people. He plays guitar, sings and also percussion and was a member of the Ghanaian National Dance company. He also worked with legendary percussionist Oboad…

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Ep #147 with Issa Ndour, Fulani Flute player 25:30

1+ y ago25:30

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Ep #147 with Issa Ndour, Fulani flute player. Issa Ndour plays the traditional Fulani flute which combines flute tones with vocal shrieks and singing to create an ear-catching musical dialogue. He is from Senegal where this flute style is popular. He works with his group Noudoumbelane which includes kora, sax, bass and drums. This episode was shot …

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Ep #146 Yulia Musayelyan, flutist and composer 27:11

1+ y ago27:11

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Ep #146 with Yulia Musayelyan, flutist and composer. Yulia Musayelyan grew up in Russia and started playing classical music at a very early age. She has been deeply influenced by the music of Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil and teaches at Berklee in Boston. She has a beautiful sound and is a very adept improviser. The World Fusion Show brings you i…

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Ep #145 with Mal Maiz - Latin World Fusion band 29:32

2y ago29:32

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Ep #145 with Mal Maiz - Latin World Fusion band. Maiz Vargas is the founder of Mal Maiz, a Latin World Fusion band from Burlington VT. Maiz grew up in Costa Rica and started performing at an early age with his musical family. He is a bass player, singer, songwriter and percussionist. He tries to bring his Costa Rican culture to people through his l…

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Ep #144 with John Sheldon - guitarist and singer songwriter 29:47

2y ago29:47

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Ep #144 with John Sheldon, guitarist and singer-songwriter. John Sheldon was childhood friends with James Taylor and played guitar with Van Morrison. He has created a very successful one man show called The Red Guitar about his musical journey. He recently went to Standing Rock to support the Lakota in their communal prayer to stop the pipeline. He…

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Veta Artega of Bellator 1:29:08

2y ago1:29:08

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She's bad. That's all.By Channel 99 Studio

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Caitlyn Hosick - Unplugged 23:58

2y ago23:58

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Back for round 5, Caitlyn lets it all hang out. Live, love, and let learn...By Channel 99 Studio

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Ep #143 with Stefanie Sylla - composer, violinist and singer 28:44

2y ago28:44

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Ep #143 with Stefanie Sylla, composer, violinist, singer and visionary musician. Born in Germany, Stefanie has traveled to India and Senegal to experience a deeper connection with the music of other cultures. Tony Vacca is our guest host for this one - the first in a series of on location shows shot in Senegal in Jan 2018. Video and sound recorded …

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Ep #142 Pablo DeReyes - singer songwriter and composer 28:28

2y ago28:28

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Ep #142 with Pablo DeReyes, singer-songwriter and guitarist. This week on The World Fusion Show we feature Pablo DeReyes who was born in Mexico and grew up in Brazil. He writes stunningly beautiful songs and has a very unique style. He is a visionary artist with a poetic sensibility and we had a great time playing together.A Worldsoul Records produ…

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Ep #141 Loire Cotler - rhythm vocalist and composer 29:04

2y ago29:04

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Ep #141 with Loire Cotler, rhythm vocalist. Loire Cotler has a unique way of singing that draws on the ancient Konokol tradition of Indian vocalization that is used in the training of percussionists. She also combines that style with many other influences creating a true World Fusion of sound. She has a degree in Music Therapy and works with film c…

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Ep #140 with Randy Armstrong - composer and multi-instrumentalist 29:41

2y ago29:41

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Ep #140 with Randy Armstrong - composer and multi-instrumentalistRandy Armstrong is a long time member of the World Fusion tribe. He began his journey in the 70’s with Do'a which also included Ken LaRoche. They were one of the very first World Fusion groups. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays guitar, sitar, djembe, mbira, flute and many more. …

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Ep #139 with Annette Philip - singer, pianist, composer 29:59

2y ago29:59

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Ep #119 with Annette Philip, singer, pianist and composerAnnette Philip was born in India and grew up in Singapore and India, eventually moving to the US. She discovered harmony at an early age and has gone on to work with celebrated composer A.R. Rahman, which was her dream as a child. She is the founder and director of the Berklee Indian Ensemble…

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Ep #138 with Moonlight and Morningstar - singer-songwriters 27:53

2y ago27:53

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Ep #138 with Moonlight and Morningstar, singer-songwriters. Moonlight Davis and Morningstar Chenven spread their messages of love and harmony through their visionary songs. Moonlight is one of the finest gospel and R&B singers I have ever worked with. They are environmental activists and even wrote a song that helped stop the pipeline going through…

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#137 - Derrik Jordan's CD "Hanyaks" - Appalachian 24:26

2y ago24:26

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Ep #137 with Derrik Jordan's CD "Hanyaks" which features his original Appalachian, Bluegrass, Cajun and Americana tunes. He is playing most of the instruments and is joined for a few of them by banjo player Bruce Stockwell and pedal steel player Barry Hyman. A Worldsoul Records productionFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/100063982602329/videos/327…

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Ep #136 Dave Kobenski - multi-instrumentalist and artist 28:11

2y ago28:11

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Ep #136 with Dave Kobrenski - multi-instrumentalist and artist Dave Kobrenski is a musician, artist, writer and multi-instrumentalist from New Hampshire. He plays Fula flute, kamale ngoni and djembe and spent many years making trips to West Africa to study the music and culture of the region. He also makes beautiful Fula flutes that he sells on his…

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Ep #135 with Mike Rivard, sintir player and composer 29:50

2y ago29:50

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Ep #135 with Mike Rivard, sintir player and composerMike Rivard has had a long career in World Music playing the sintir, a bass lute from Morocco. He also plays the bass and works with some great players like John Medeski. He is very influenced by the Gnawa music of Morocco which uses the sintir as its primary instrument. A Worldsoul Records produc…

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