JB's former saxman, Burning Spear, the Cohen Jazz family and more this week on Riffin'
RIFFIN’S RUNDOWN FOR WEEK 11/2/08 AT NEWSTALK 93FM AT 8.35PM
STREAMING LIVE AT WWW.NEWSTALK.COM.JM
MONDAY: “ WATINA”, meaning “I Called Out”, is the acclaimed album by Andy Palacio of the Garifuna Collective of Belize, Honduras. Palacio, died suddenly early this year, and “Riffin” celebrates his music.
TUESDAY: Three Israeli artists, a sister, Anat Cohen, and her two brothers, Avishai and Yuval, recorded a brilliant album of deftly interwoven straight ahead music.
WEDNESDAY: Saxman, Maceo Parker, gets to live his dream of recording a tribute to Ray Charles, backed by the swinging, WDR Big Band of Germany.
THURSDAY: “ Quiet Kenny”, finds underated, trumpeter, Kenny Dorham, in fine form , and in a variety of moods.
FRIDAY: Burning Spear, long considered the voice of roots reggae around the world, has formed his own label, and retained control of his music in a new album called, “The Burning Spear Experience”. Is Lovers Rock, romantic reggae, finding a new audience?.
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