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Saturday, April 7, 2018
Janne Halonen on Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's Cross-Cultural Musical Creations

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Finnish guitarist Janne Halonen joins us to introduce We Are Together, the excellent new album by Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble on the roots-worldly Bafe's Factory label. Janne leads the trans-continental band along with Benin-based singer / percussionist Noel Saizonou. We'll learn what brought musicians from two far-flung countries together and get a taste of their distinctive Vodun-rock / jazz-tinged concoctions on this week's show.

This Week's Playlist:

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Mohama Saz: De Enrada No / Negro es Poder (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Selda Bağcan: Gitme / Selda / B-Music (0:06:36 Pop-up)

Cem Karaca: Zeyno / Kardaslar & Apaslar (0:10:21 Pop-up)

Nekropsi: Baglama / Nekropsi / A.K. Müzik ‎ (0:15:24 Pop-up)

Dirtmusic: Love is a Foreign Country / Bu Bir Ruya / Glitterbeat / * (0:17:58 Pop-up)

Baba Zula: Carino (feat. La Yegros) / XX / Glitterbeat (0:22:27 Pop-up)

Nagual: Utesheniye Snegom (Consolation By Snow) / U Zemli Pod Yubkoy [У Земли Под Юбкой] (0:29:45 Pop-up)

Magic Carpathians: Denega / Denega / World Flag Records (0:35:46 Pop-up)

Lost Bayou Ramblers: Freetown Crawl / Fightin'ville Brawl / Kalenda / Rice Pump Records (0:41:06 Pop-up)
GIG: Sunday April 15 @ Joe's Pub

Smadj: Alone / Solotronic / Wax (0:45:02 Pop-up)

Kiran Ahluwalia: Jhoomo / 7 Billion / Factor / * (0:49:10 Pop-up)

La Bamboche: Le Tailleur de Pierre, Bouree du Brezou / La Bamboche / Hexagone (0:57:52 Pop-up)

Janne Halonen of Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Interview (1:02:13 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Hande / We Are Together / Bafe's Factory / * (1:11:58 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Chili Song / We Are Together / Bafe's Factory / * (1:19:31 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Va / We Are Together / Bafe's Factory / * (1:29:06 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Awhan Gbe Le / We Are Together / Bafe's Factory / * (1:37:52 Pop-up)

BaranBand: Be To / Mn Bo To / Global Music Centre (1:48:41 Pop-up)

Trio Toffa: Ozin De / Positive / Eclipse Music (1:53:26 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Nonvi Tche (My Brother) / We Are Together / Bafe's Factory / * (2:01:11 Pop-up)

Eyon'le Brass Band: Miwa Yissé / Empreinte du Père / Irfan Le Label (2:06:26 Pop-up)

Fatoumata Diawara: Nterini / Fenfo "Something to Say" / Shanachie / * (2:16:28 Pop-up)
GIG: World Music Institute concert, Monday Night, April 16th - the final night of their three-night Festival of Mali at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave.

Théo Blaise Kounkou: Gemile / Gemile / TBK (2:20:16 Pop-up)

Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang: Feba / En Yay Sah / Luaka Bop (2:30:45 Pop-up)

La Cuneta: Cañambuco (feat. Carlos Mejía Godoy) / Cañambuco / Round Whirled (2:35:36 Pop-up)

Samba Chula De São Braz: Meu Amor já me Chamou / Quando Dou Minha Risada - Há,Há / Funarte (2:39:44 Pop-up)

Derek Gripper: Alga Yaya / Libraries on Fire (2:48:36 Pop-up)
GIG: World Music Institute concert, Sunday Night, April 15th - the second night of their three-night Festival of Mali at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave.: Trio Da Kali/Derek Gripper

Trio de Kali & Kronos Quartet: Eh Ya Ye / Ladilikan / Nonesuch (2:56:18 Pop-up)
GIG: World Music Institute concert, Sunday Night, April 15th - the second night of their three-night Festival of Mali at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave.: Trio Da Kali/Derek Gripper

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