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Current Presents: World Of Sound

Posted at 9:48 AM on February 13, 2012 by The Current
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Dengue Fever

This week on the Current Presents, cultures and genres collide once again in Volume 3 of World of Sound. Tony Lopez is the guest host for this week's episode. Borders between nations may be tightening up but music doesn't follow the rules of geopolitics. In fact, it's quite the opposite. From Puerto Rican garage rock to Saharan blues; from Cambodian psychedelia to Nigerian fuzz-funk — music transcends and shatters borders. On this edition it's Bjork versus Omar Souleyman, Howe Gelb goes all flamenco, and Sly and Robbie hook up with Amp Fiddler. We'll make pit stops for new music in the DRC, San Juan, Brooklyn, and more. Along the way we'll dip into the vault for some vintage Ethiopians, the guitar virtuoso Gary Lucas and... The Cure? Yes, The Cure. Think of World of Sound as a music travelogue, no passport required.

The Current Presents airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday nights.

Playlist

Tinariwen - Imidiwan Ma Tennam (Sahara region of northern Mali)
Bola Johnson - Lagos Sisi (Nigeria)
DRC Music - Hallo (feat. Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly Liyemge) (Democratic Republic of Congo & UK)
Bjork - Crystalline (Omar Souleyman remix) (Iceland & Syria)
Mulatu Astatke - Yèkèrmo Sèw (Ethiopia)
Ayshay - Warn U (Senegal, based in NYC)
Howe Gelb & A Band of Gypsies - Uneven Light of Day (Tucson, AZ)
The Cure - The Blood (UK)
Davila 666 - Yo Seria Otro (Puerto Rico)
Gary Lucas - The Wall (NYC)
5,6,7,8's - Woohoo (Japan)
Dengue Fever - Tip My Canoe (LA & Cambodia)
Garland Jeffreys - Roller Coaster Town (Brooklyn)
The Ethiopians - Well Red (Jamaica)
Sly & Robbie / Amp Fiddler - Lonely (Jamaica & Detroit)

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