Hear the elegant duo of Ballaké Sissoko, who plays the traditional kora, a lute-harp from Mali, and Vincent Ségal, the French cellist, from their stunning debut album, Chamber Music. Also, an arrangement by South African guitarist Derek Gripper of the same title track, “Chamber Music”, for six-stringed guitar. Also, there’s music from the late Camerounian guitarist, novelist, singer, flutist, percussionist, and musicologist Francis Bebey. Then, listen to Sissoko and Segal in collaboration with another duo, Vincent Peirani (accordion) and Émile Parisien (sax). Together, on Les Egarés, (The wandering), their music is "neither jazz, nor trad, nor chamber, nor avant-garde, but a bit of all of them, all at once" (Bandcamp liner notes.) Hear graceful music for oud, cello, piano, bass in a quartet led by Tunisian musician and composer Anouar Brahem, from the 2025 album, After The Last Sky. The album is titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?” Listen to solo guitar music from Australian musician, bassist, and bandleader Cameron Undy, whose fascination with ancient rhythms of the African diaspora brought about his Ghost Frequency project. Then, it’s music from Ausecuma Beats (formed as a combination of musicians from Australia, the Senegambia region, Cuba, and Mali) a group led by master djembe player, Boubacar Gaye. The nine-person band is people from all corners of the world finding themselves together in new environments, as a community. Listen to music from their album, Musso. And more. - Caryn Havlik Program #4989, Music Rooted in Africa (First aired 3/19/2025) ARTIST: Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent SegalWORK: Chamber Music [5:31]RECORDING: Chamber MusicSOURCE: Six Degrees RecordsINFO: sixdegreesrecords.com ARTIST: Francis BebeyWORK: West African Suite [7:25]RECORDING:Nandolo / With LoveSOURCE: Original MusiINFO: Try auction sites or Discogs.com ARTIST: Derek GripperWORK: Chamber Music [5:34]RECORDING: One Night on Earth Music from the strings of MaliSOURCE: New Cape Records NC11INFO: newcape.co.za | derekgripper.com ARTIST: Sissoko Segal Parisien PeiraniWORK: Ta Nyé [4:30]RECORDING: Les ÉgarésSOURCE: ACT MusicINFO: https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com | https://www.actmusic.com ARTIST: Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland WORK: After the Last Sky [5:42]RECORDING: After the Last SkySOURCE: ECM RecordsINFO: https://ecmrecords.com ARTIST: Derek GripperWORK: Jarabi (Passion) [6:39]RECORDING: One Night on Earth Music from the strings of MaliSOURCE: New Cape Records NC11INFO: newcape.co.za | derekgripper.com ARTIST: Cameron UndyWORK: Ghost [7:07]RECORDING: Ghost FrequencySOURCE: Earshift MusicINFO: https://cameronundy.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-frequency ARTIST: Ausecuma BeatsWORK: Yarra [5:04]RECORDING: MussoSOURCE: Music in ExileINFO: https://ausecumabeats.bandcamp.com/album/musso
Hear the elegant duo of Ballaké Sissoko, who plays the traditional kora, a lute-harp from Mali, and Vincent Ségal, the French cellist, from their stunning debut album, Chamber Music. Also, an arrangement by South African guitarist Derek Gripper of the same title track, “Chamber Music”, for six-stringed guitar. Also, there’s music from the late Camerounian guitarist, novelist, singer, flutist, percussionist, and musicologist Francis Bebey.
Then, listen to Sissoko and Segal in collaboration with another duo, Vincent Peirani (accordion) and Émile Parisien (sax). Together, on Les Egarés, (The wandering), their music is "neither jazz, nor trad, nor chamber, nor avant-garde, but a bit of all of them, all at once" (Bandcamp liner notes.)
Hear graceful music for oud, cello, piano, bass in a quartet led by Tunisian musician and composer Anouar Brahem, from the 2025 album, After The Last Sky. The album is titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?” Listen to solo guitar music from Australian musician, bassist, and bandleader Cameron Undy, whose fascination with ancient rhythms of the African diaspora brought about his Ghost Frequency project.
Then, it’s music from Ausecuma Beats (formed as a combination of musicians from Australia, the Senegambia region, Cuba, and Mali) a group led by master djembe player, Boubacar Gaye. The nine-person band is people from all corners of the world finding themselves together in new environments, as a community. Listen to music from their album, Musso. And more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4989, Music Rooted in Africa (First aired 3/19/2025)
ARTIST: Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent SegalWORK: Chamber Music [5:31]RECORDING: Chamber MusicSOURCE: Six Degrees RecordsINFO: sixdegreesrecords.com
ARTIST: Francis BebeyWORK: West African Suite [7:25]RECORDING:Nandolo / With LoveSOURCE: Original MusiINFO: Try auction sites or Discogs.com
ARTIST: Derek GripperWORK: Chamber Music [5:34]RECORDING: One Night on Earth Music from the strings of MaliSOURCE: New Cape Records NC11INFO: newcape.co.za | derekgripper.com
ARTIST: Sissoko Segal Parisien PeiraniWORK: Ta Nyé [4:30]RECORDING: Les ÉgarésSOURCE: ACT MusicINFO: https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com | https://www.actmusic.com
ARTIST: Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland WORK: After the Last Sky [5:42]RECORDING: After the Last SkySOURCE: ECM RecordsINFO: https://ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Derek GripperWORK: Jarabi (Passion) [6:39]RECORDING: One Night on Earth Music from the strings of MaliSOURCE: New Cape Records NC11INFO: newcape.co.za | derekgripper.com
ARTIST: Cameron UndyWORK: Ghost [7:07]RECORDING: Ghost FrequencySOURCE: Earshift MusicINFO: https://cameronundy.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-frequency
ARTIST: Ausecuma BeatsWORK: Yarra [5:04]RECORDING: MussoSOURCE: Music in ExileINFO: https://ausecumabeats.bandcamp.com/album/musso