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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Arctic Andalucia I: Tanya Tagaq at WOMEX

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This month we present three segments recorded at the 2007 WOMEX world music convention in Sevilla, Spain. Curiously, all three involve artists from cold northerly climes.

For this week's first installment, Rob shares a succulent Spanish lunch with the charismatic young Inuit singer Tanya Tagaq. Tanya hails from Nunavut in arctic Canada. She has morphed traditional Inuit throat-singing into her own wildly dynamic, very un-traditional vocal style.

Tanya, who has collaborated with Bjork as well as the Kronos Quartet, showcased with her own ensemble at WOMEX and she'll be in New York at the BAM Cafe in March.

This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

La Cumbiamba Eneye: Manuelito Barrios / Marioneta / Chonta

Sofia Blanco: Yunduha Wehu / Various Artists: From Bakabush / Stonetree

Antony Santos: Cojelo Ahi / Various Artists: Rough Guide to Merengue and Bachata / World Music Network

Madagascar Slim: Sangisangy / Various Artists: African Guitar Summit 2 / CBC

Hajamadagascar: Soma / Atafa

Refugee All Stars.: Let We Do We Own / Living Like A Refugee / Anti

Habib Koite: Nta Dima / Afriki / Cumbancha / *

El Hadj N'Diaye: Jally / Geej / Marabi / *
Forthcoming release

Bembeya Jazz National: Fatoumata / Various Artists: The Sylliphone Years / Sterns / *

Bantous de la Capitale: Les Bantous de la Capitale / Bakolo Mboka / Cantos / *
Long-running Congolese rumba band returns

Tanyqa Tagaq: Origin / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Women of Povungnituk: Song of Northern Lights / Inuit Throat and Harp Songs / Canadian Heritage Collection

Tanya Tagaq: Qimiruluapik / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Tanya Tagaq: Sila / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Tanya Tagaq: Qiujaviit / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Tanya Tagaq: Uvinik / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Bjork and Tanya Tagaq: Ancestors / Tagaq / Lege Gordailua

Electric Kulintang: The Ancients / Dialects / Plastic Records
Incorporating field recordings of Kalanduyan Family in Cotabato, Mindanao

Baba Zula: Alexander / Roots / Doublemoon

Seeed: Ding Oy / Various Artists: Berlin Calling

Nitin Bali: Zindagi Ik Safar Hai Suhana / Various Artists: Santiago Fiesta Latin Volume 2 / Virgin
Cover of old Bollywood hit

S. Paliwanowa: Yazan
Turkmen music, influenced by Bollywood

Kakys: Amandurdy Mama
Turkmen pop

Husain Al Jassmi: Gased / Various Artists: The Best Khaleeji Album in the World / EMI
From United Arab Emirates

Bi Kidude: Muhogo wa Jang'ombe / Zanzibara 4 / Buda Musique / *

Balval: Cirikli / Blizzard Boheme / Whaling City Sound / *

Rabih Abou Khalil: A Night in the Mountains / Blue Camel / Enja

Mucca Pazza: Chick Habit / A Little Marching Band / *
Gainsbourg cover

Va Fan Fahre: Flikkendag / Zet Je Maar / Zephyrus / *