Seun Kuti and Zykopops
Lopa Kothari, Lucy Duran and Mary Ann Kennedy with music from WOMAD 2013: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Zykopops, Mavrika, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, and Urna Chahar and Kroke.
Lopa Kothari is joined by Lucy Duran and Mary Ann Kennedy for the first of a weekend of broadcasts from the globe's leading festival of world music, live from the festival site in Charlton Park in Wiltshire. Afrobeat stars Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 headline on the Open Air stage, and on Radio 3's own stage comes Croatian turbofolk-punk band Zykopops. Plus Greek rembetika songs from Mavrika, Louisiana cajun sounds with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, tunes from the Isle of Man from Barrule, and Poland meets Mongolia with Urna Chahar and Kroke. Plus interviews and truck sessions, starting off eight hours of live broadcasting from WOMAD.
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Max Romeo
Duration: 07:04
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Steve Riley drops into the Radio 3 truck
Duration: 03:45
Music Played
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Zykopops
Diridika
Composer: Traditional, arr Zykopops/Martin Swan Performers: Lidija Dokuzovic, Erol Zejnilovic, Konrad Lovrencic (4’09) broadcast live on the Radio 3 Stage
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Zykopops
Usti Baba
Composer: Traditional, arr Zykopops/Martin Swan Performers: Lidija Dokuzovic, Erol Zejnilovic, Konrad Lovrencic (4’49) broadcast live on the Radio 3 stage
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Zykopops
Duna Ide
Composer: Traditional, arr Zykopops/Martin Swan Performers: Lidija Dokuzovic, Erol Zejnilovic, Konrad Lovrencic (6’19) broadcast live on the Radio 3 stage
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Zykopops
Lada
Composer: Traditional, arr Zykopops/Martin Swan Performers: Lidija Dokuzovic, Erol Zejnilovic, Konrad Lovrencic (3’42) broadcast live on the Radio 3 stage
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
African Smoke
Performers: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (7’08) recorded on the Open Air Stage
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Mr Big Thief
Performers: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (11’20) recorded on the Open Air Stage
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Max Romeo
War in a Babylon
Performers: Max Romeo, recorded on the Open Air stage
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Max Romeo
Chase the Devil
Performers: Max Romeo, recorded on the Open Air stage
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Lee “Scratch” Perry
Curly Locks
Performers: Lee Scratch Perry, recorded on the Open Air Stage
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Mavrika
Manaman
Performers: Chris Morphitis (guitar, bouzouki), Katina Kagaric (vocals), Pavlos Melas (baglama), Peter Hajioff (bass), Tom Skinner (drums) (2.02) recorded on the Radio 3 stage
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Mavrika
The Manas are Complaining
Performers: (4.45) Performers: Chris Morphitis (guitar, bouzouki), Katina Kagaric (vocals), Pavlos Melas (baglama), Peter Hajioff (bass), Tom Skinner (drums) (2.02) recorded on the Radio 3 stage
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Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
Bon Reve
Performers: Kevin Wimmer (fiddle), Sam Broussard (guitar), Kevin Dugas (drums), Brazos Huval (bass) (5.20)
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Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
Madame Fayelle (6.20)
Performers: Kevin Wimmer (fiddle), Sam Broussard (guitar), Kevin Dugas (drums), Brazos Huval (bass)
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Barrule
In Search of Mananan
Performers: Tomas Callister (fiddle), Jamie Smith (accordion), Adam Rhodes (bouzouki)
Broadcast
- Fri 26 Jul 2013 23:00
