For this week’s program, we expand our musical explorations with roots music from around the globe. We’ll hear a fascinating blend of tunes recent recordings from Finland, Japan, Tibet, the Balkans, Mexico, Quebec, Brazil and beyond. Artists include the first world music “star” Tito Puente, the angelic sound of Kardemimmit from Finland, Norteno music from Los Texmaniacs, and the melding of Chinese and Latin music from Wu Man & Son de San Diego. Expand your musical horizons … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways
Jean-Luc Thievent / “Paris Shuffle” / Resonance / Acoustic Music
Kardemimmit / “Laula!” / Onni-Happiness / Self Produced
The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho / “Between the Sky & Prairie” / Between the Sky
              & Prairie / Wind Music
Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers / “Haru no Ibuki” / Japanese Taiko / ARC

JPP / “Hale-Bopp” / String Tease / Northside
Bela Lakatos & The Gypsy Youth Project / “Del O Brishind…” / Introducing /
              World Music Network
CGS / “Ientu” / Canzioniere / Ponderosa Music
Jean-Luc Thievent / “Marceline” / Resonance / Acoustic Music

Tito Puente / “Cuando Te Vea” / Dance Mania / RCA Legacy
Los Texmaniacs / “El Porron” / Cruzando Borders / Smithsonian Folkways
Wu Man & Son de San Diego / “El Pajaro Carpintero” / Fingertip Carnival / Wind Music

Les Poules A Colin / “La Volerie” / Morose / Self Produced
Calan / “Rhif Wyth” / The Ultimate Guide to Welsh Folk / ARC
Catarina Dos Santos / “Ondja” / Radio Kriola / ARC
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways