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Sun 20 May 2012 17:00 BBC Radio 3

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The American Sardinians

Duration:: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast:: Sunday 20 May 2012

In January 2011 four Americans, under the name 'Tenores de Aterue', shared their home-grown passion for Sardinian singing with a video performance on YouTube. To their amazement it went viral - in Sardinia! To this day, the singers have never been to Sardinia, and understand very little of the language they are singing. Aled Jones is joined from the US by this quartet of musical explorers and hears their story in music and words.

Also this week, some more authentic American sounds with highlights of a concert of sprituals given by the group Chicago A Cappella in Naperville, Illinois.

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

Traditional Sardinian Ballu Seriu (extract)
Performer: Tenores di Bitti
, Live Studio, 001, 1-2
Spiritual Way over in Beulah Lan' Joesph Jennings
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Traditional Sardinian Ballu Seriu
Performer: Tenores de Alterue
BBC studio performance
Traditional Sardinian Gosos di Santu Gavinu
Performer: Tenores di Oniferi
Music Of The World, 152, 1-3
Traditional Sardinian Ballu Dillu
Performer: Tenores de Alterue
BBC studio performance
Traditional Sardinian Rundine Passizzera
Performer: Tenores de Orgosolo
GF produzioni AF, 176, 1-9
Traditional Sardinian Ottava del Tre
Performer: Tenores de Alterue
BBC studio performance
Felix Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey Performer: Accentus Chamber Choir
NAIVE, V 5265, 1-1
Orlande de Lassus Magnificat secundi toni super Praeter rerum seriem
Conductor: Harry Christophers Performer: The Sixteen
CORO, 16097, 1-6
Spiritual Go down 'n the Valley and Pray, arranged by Andre J. Thomas
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Spiritual Save Me, Lord, arranged by Robert Morris
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Spiritual Blin' Man, arranged by Paul Carey
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Jonathan Miller Daniel, Moses, Joshua
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Spiritual Deep river arranged by Henry T Burleigh
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Spiritual Wade in the water, arranged by Moses Hogan
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording
Spiritual Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, arranged by Joseph Jennings
Performer: Patrick Sinozich (director) Performer: Chicago a cappella
, EBU recording

BBC Radio 3Sun 20 May 2012 17:00 BBC Radio 3

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