Tom Schnabel from KCRW shares some of the music from a new CD by a group that is updating bossa nova. Tom Schnabel from KCRW shares some of the music from a new CD by a group that is updating bossa nova.
Three of our DJ’s around the globe offer their favorite recordings from 2012. Monday’s list includes a Syrian-American hip hop artist and a mirba player from Zimbabwe.
DJ Tom Schnabel Pays Tribute to Two Late African Artists
Tom Schnabel, from KCRW in Santa Monica, California, is our guest DJ today. He plays tracks from two African artists who died too soon. They are Zani Diabaté and Sory Kandia Kouyaté.
Songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake, Baroque Style
A musical collaboration between a Swiss harpist and Norwegian pop star, results in a baroque-sounding album of songs by Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and others. KCRW’s Tom Schnabel tells more.
Music review Tom Schnabel tells us about two recent CDs of African funk. BLO is a reissue of 1970s music from Nigeria, while the band KonKoma has its roots in Ghana.
World-Class Jazz Musicians Come Together for ‘Alma’