Half the World
Saturday 10 March 2007 15:00-16:00 (Radio 3)
Lucy Duran presents highlights from Half the World, a series of concerts held at London's Pizza on the Park.
Featuring performances by Chinese gucheng and pipa player Liu Fang and the Swedish-Senegalese duo of Ellika and Solo.
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WORLD ROUTES
Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by Felix Carey
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
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Saturday 10 March 2007, 3:00pm
Both performances were taken from the Half the World series of world music concerts in London
http://www.myspace.com/halftheworldconcerts
Liu Fang:
Red River (3.49)
Autumn Moon in the Palace of Han (6.24)
Lotus emerging on the surface of water (3.36)
Three variations of plum blossom (5.10)
Liu Fang plays pipa (Chinese lute) on the first two pieces, and gucheng (Chinese zither) on the others
This concert was recorded 9 February 2007 at Pizza on the Park, Knightsbridge, London
Liu Fang's most recent recording is The Soul of Pipa vol.3: Pipa Music from Chinese Folk Roots (Philmultic PMPCD001-3)
http://www.liufangmusic.net/
Ellika and Solo:
Kaira (6.06)
Baria (6.28)
Bingsjopolskan/Dounia (3.34)
Gustaf Special (3.25)
Polska Efter Nylandspojkarna/Sonko (3.50)
Ellika Frisell (violin/viola on Kaira/vocals); Solo Cissoko (kora/vocals)
This concert was recorded 12 February 2007 at Pizza on the Park, Knightsbridge, London
Ellika and Solo's most recent album is Abaraka!/Tack! (Xource Records, Sweden)
http://www.ellikasolo.com/
Ellika and Solo won the Audience Award in the 2003 BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music
Read details of this year's Awards for World Music
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