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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

Transmitted from under the perpetually grey skies of West Yorkshire, fill your ears with a selection of sounds from hardcore/punk to metal, folk and more, curated by musician Meg Mills.

Modern Classical Classical

Henriette and Catharina of Smerz take over the NTS airwaves once a month with a selection of classical, folk, ambient, pop and more.

Tracklist

Quatuor DiotimaQuatuor Diotima
Rune Glerup: Perhaps Thus The End: IV: The Dark Of Night Or Day, V: The Then Fleeting Dark Of Night
Nóra Mercz, Nóra Mercz, János BálintJános Bálint
Maurice Ravel: Piece En Forme De Habanera (Arr. N. Mercz): Vocalise-Etude En Forme De Habanera
Elisabeth Lutyens, Elisabeth Lutyens, Exaudi, Exaudi, James Weeks, James Weeks, EndymionEndymion
String Trio

Ilan Volkov & Bit 20 EnsembleIlan Volkov & Bit 20 Ensemble
Hans Abrahamsen: Schoenberg
Helen Grime, Helen Grime, Hallé, Hallé, Lynsey Marsh, Lynsey Marsh, Jamie Phillips, Jamie Phillips, Sir Mark ElderSir Mark Elder
Into The Faded Air
Eli KalmanEli Kalman
Lera Auerbach: 24 Preludes For Piano, Op. 41: No. 7, Andante
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop
Toru Takemitsu: Solitude Score
Bruno CaninoBruno Canino
Alberto Savinio: Les Chants De La Mi-Mort: L'homme Chauve Et L'homme Jaune
Colin Currie, Colin Currie, Sam WaltonSam Walton
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada Del Gracioso
Alim BeisembayevAlim Beisembayev
György Ligeti: 8 Études, Book 2: No. 13 L’escalier Du Diable
WDR Sinfonieorchester, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Tamara Stefanovich & Mariano Chiacchiarini
Hans Abrahamsen: Left, Alone: Part I
Messiaen, Messiaen, Saariaho, Saariaho, Gloria Cheng, Gloria Cheng, Calder QuartetCalder Quartet
Je Sens Un Deuxième Coeur
Elan SicroffElan Sicroff
Thomas De Hartmann: Lumière Noire, Op. 74: III. Allegro Giocoso E Molto Ritmico
Judy LomanJudy Loman
Excepts From 15 Pieces For Harp
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Zubin Mehta, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic Ensembles, New York Philharmonic Ensembles, Philip SmithPhilip Smith
Double Quartet (For Strings)
Matthew Jones & Michael HamptonMatthew Jones & Michael Hampton
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64 (Excerpts) (Arr. V. Borisovsky For Viola And Piano): Act II Scene 3: Death Of Mercutio
Tippett QuartetTippett Quartet
William Alwyn: 3 Winter Poems: No. 3, Serenade "Snow Shower"
Charles Ives, Charles Ives, The Lydian String QuartetThe Lydian String Quartet
Hallowe'en
Pamela Harrison, Pamela Harrison, Gould Piano Trio, Gould Piano Trio, Robert PlaneRobert Plane
Sonata For Clarinet And Piano