[peel] World Music

[MARK LUETCHFORD]

Just back from Womad - John Peel credited with popularising world music amiongst 
the late 70's/80s audiences in the programme notes about Kanda Bongo Man. Rolf 
Harris claimed similar on stage with Sun A Rise being first world music chart 
entry in 1962! Obviously Andy kershaw developed the range and scope of all 
our tastes ..

Had a storming time - Horace Andy skylarked and Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars 
doing Slavery Days by Burning Spear. Toumast. Rango. Stonoway. Kanda Bongo Man. 
Imelda May. A bavarian band with oompah! Inuit throat music. A group from 
Tajikstan - the list goes on and on. If you haven't been you shoudl consider it 
especially if you have young kids/grandkids. 

Without John Peel and Andy Kershaw (sorry - Rolf although I really did enjoy 
seeing him - but a shame he didn't do the Court of King Caractacus) I and my 
children would not have been there - and I suspect the same goes for many.

Respect and thanks - I will search this database for all its joy.,

Mark

 



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From: Paul Webster <paul@...>
To: peel@...m; andy_kershaw@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 23 July, 2010 10:21:58
Subject: Re: [peel] World Music

  
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:56:19 +0100, you wrote:

>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a248464/bbc-radio-3-opens-up-world-music-archive.html
>

The BBC address (not in the article) is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/

Paul