Beautiful Skies 8th December 2014

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NTS GUIDE TO: ALBARIKA RECORDS

Based in Cotonou, Benin, which at the time was referred to as Dahomey, Albarika Records was founded by the French-born, Benin-based producer and entrepreneur, Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango, who had a significant influence on the local music scene. The label was instrumental in releasing records from some of the region's most prominent musicians during the golden age of African music. Many of the artists signed to Albarika Records were known for blending indigenous African rhythms with Western jazz, funk, and soul influences. This made their sound distinctive and part of a broader movement across West Africa during the 60s and 70s, as music became a form of social and political expression.

Answering Machine w/ Meg Mills

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Psychedelic Rock Field Recordings Folk Ambient

Strong new age vibes with Beautiful Skies – from experimental ambient to outernational folk, this show gives the whole leftfield an encyclopaedic once-over.

Tracklist

InkswelInkswel
Australaborialis
ゆらゆら帝国ゆらゆら帝国
ハラペコのガキの歌
STLSTL
Death Proof

Gonda Traditional EntertainersGonda Traditional Entertainers
Niche Boresha
Instruments De Musique Du MondeInstruments De Musique Du Monde
Flûte Avec Bourdon Vocal (Rajasthan)
Sikhs (In Bangra Sahib Temple, Sikhs (In Bangra Sahib Temple, Delhi)Delhi)
Teaching On The Necessity Of Receiving Instruction From A Guru And Prayer
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R FactorsR Factors
Vis-À-Vis
Various ArtistsVarious Artists
Tallon (Rara Music Haiti)
Various ArtistsVarious Artists
Diablicos
Gonda Traditional EntertainersGonda Traditional Entertainers
Mburi Ya Kitutuma
Fatimah AlFatimah Al
Zaelaeyah - Ya Mun Dakhal Bahr Al-Hawa
MuslimgauzeMuslimgauze
Kfar Chouba
MuslimgauzeMuslimgauze
Divotee
Bachir AttarBachir Attar
Under The Shadow Of Liberty
IbimeniIbimeni
Wadabuaguei marine snail trumpet call
Historical Recordings By Hugh TraceyHistorical Recordings By Hugh Tracey
Makhoroane - Sotho
Nyasaland (Tonga, Nyasaland (Tonga, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Cewa Peoples)Cewa Peoples)
Dale Wangu Ukamunyenga Masotho, 'My Darling Has Married A Sotho', Tonga Peoples
Hugh TraceyHugh Tracey
Lala: Bamangolosa Bachusuwano
Pascal ComeladePascal Comelade
Séquence 3
Gevorg DabagianGevorg Dabagian
Tui Tui
Jon HassellJon Hassell
Live In Avignon 1982
FructoseFructose
The Well
QuantecQuantec
Phoneutria Ver. I
SEPIK FLUTES KANENGARASEPIK FLUTES KANENGARA
Papua New Guinea - 11 - 11 - SEPIK FLUTES KANENGARA - Papua New Guinea - SEPIK FLUTES KANENGARA - Papua New Guinea - SEPIK FLUTES KANENGARA - Papua New Guinea
Historical Recordings By Hugh TraceyHistorical Recordings By Hugh Tracey
Maomosa Re Kaeleng - Ngwaketse
Bann Rara ThomarBann Rara Thomar
Mwen An Va, Loko, Anye
GOREKONEGOREKONE
Zimbabwe
Francisco LópezFrancisco López
Untitled #137
Surprise JazzSurprise Jazz
Merengue