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Monday, March 17, 2008

A 'Bird' flies South on Riffin' this week

RIFFFIN’S RUNDOWN FOR WEEK 17/3/08, AT NEWSTALK 93 FM, AT 8.36PM


STREAMING LIVE AT WW.NEWSTALK.COM.JM


MONDAY: The mastery of West African singer, Cheikh Lo, whose music encompasses, Senegalese m’balax, Zairean soukous, Fela Kuti’s , Afro-Beat, Cuban guajira, reggae and Malian Bambara music.


TUESDAY: Quincy Jones Riffs on “This Is How I feel About Jazz”, with a band of handpicked musicians, who bring his musical philosophy to life.


WEDNESDAY: Riffin on a theme by the Blue Monk Jazz gallery, and its recent tribute to Charlie Parker, by Lester Sterling of the Skatalites.


THURSDAY: Afro-Cuban pianist, composer and producer, Omar Sosa, weaves a tapestry of music drawn from the Caribbean, South America and Africa, in his album “Afreecanos”.


FRIDAY: Northern Brazilian musical styles, by pianist Jovino Santos Neto, and the music of Orchestra Baobab of Senegal.

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