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24/10/2024

Ruca Rebordão was born in Angola, spent his adolescence in Brazil, and now lives in Portugal. This is his debut solo album. It draws on the rich musical traditions of the countries of his biography, and reflects the mix of people and musics in Portugal that spring from the strong cross-Atlantic connections between the Lusophone countries.

An album by a percussionist - won’t it be all about rhythms and banging stuff rather than songs and melody? Well, not 'Mestiço Atlântico.' Ruca Rebordão’s wide range of percussion is more about pitch and contrasting textures than thud, and this is a varied and very attractive set of songs and instrumentals, the majority his own, with finely wrought arrangements featuring guest vocalists and instrumentalists with most of whom he’s played over the years.

Andrew Cronshaw takes you through this percussive trip from Angola through Brazil to Portugal.

The Angolan, Brazilian and Portuguese artist wide range of percussion is all about pitch and texture.

08/08/2024

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02/08/2024

So, his Mom posted, and of course his Dad, and the Grand parents as well. So I just want to add my 2 cents. This is my grandnephew Christian Oliveira. He has just signed a contract with the Dodgers. He was an accomplished student and athlete at Governor's Academy in Byfield MA, and hails from my home of Somerville Mass. We are all so proud of him, of his determination, of him as a person, and we are eager to see where his adventure takes him. At 18 Yrs. old he is 6'4" and throws the ball at 96 mph. Also, he is a shortstop and can hit. He has reported to the Arizona facility of the L.A. Dodgers.
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18/07/2024

Truly a pan-Nordic project, this pairing of the Floating Sofa Quartet (whose members hail from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland) with Norwegian hardanger fiddle player G**o Kvifte Nesheim creates a kind of Scandinavia dream team. They’re not strangers – Nesheim subbed with the band three years ago – but this is their first planned project together. 'Kystnært' (Taragot Sounds) highlights the connections between the music from the southern coast of Norway with other regional cultures, and Nesheim looked to master fiddler Ågon Egeland to help her research.

Nesheim and FSQ offer a pan-Nordic project that is pure delight

05/07/2024

Andrew Cronshaw writes, "I’ve seen guitarist and singer Yann Falquet with Québec trio Genticorum in various places around the world. But his new album 'Les Secrets du Ciel,' while still very much an aspect of Québécois music, takes a different approach.

All the songs on the album are in French from the French-Canadian ballad tradition, found by Falquet mostly in books or archives. I try to avoid comparisons in reviews, but just to give an idea, the melodies and Falquet’s warm vocal and elegant guitar accompaniments sometimes remind of the solo works of France’s Gabriel Yacoub."

Read Andrew Cronshaws full review and listen to some of the music.

/ A RootsWorld review

25/06/2024

Rəhman Məmmədli, whose music relies heavily on traditional sounds from the Caucasus, is perhaps the leading example of electrified mugham. Using distortion to parrot Azerbaijani vocal styles and adding frets to better achieve traditional accuracy, his music overflows with intensity and mountain-swept power on 'Azerbaijani Gitara Volume 2' (Bongo Joe). Read Bruce Miller's review and hear some of the music.

Instead of using the electric guitar to drag Western styles in, he draws the instrument to scales and melodies already in established local music / A RootsWorld review

24/06/2024

Upon touching down on the grounds of the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, Cyro Baptista began an ongoing adventure with jazz that changed him, not only musically, but as a person as well. It was 1980, and Baptista’s hometown, Sao Paulo, Brazil, was not yet percolating with the new explorations in modern jazz to come, and so this wildly exuberant percussionist set forth to chart new territory.

CMS was a melting pot for questing musicians, and Baptista found himself in the august company of co-founder Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Trilok Gurtu, John Zorn, Sun Ra, and his compatriota, Naná Vasconcellos. The Studio was a daunting challenge at first, but looking back, an ideal setting to energize and nurture his creative soul. Too, it was here where work and life became one, as Baptista experienced a profound commonality among his fellow musicians. “It was not like a school,” he told me in our April interview at his home in New Jersey, “It was a hang!” Carolina Amoruso talks with master percussionist Cyro Baptista.

Carolina Amoruso talks with master percussionist Cyro Baptista

05/06/2024

So where have all the presenters scattered to?

05/06/2024

The Afro-Cuban pianist in a feature film about his work

03/06/2024

This remarkable recording comes from from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion - Ann O'aro's 'Bleu' (Buda Musique)

If you’ve heard any maloya music from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, the chances are it brings to mind a characteristic rhythm played on percussion, and probably an image of today’s best-known maloya musician internationally, Danyel Waro, energetically shaking his rectangular flat kayamb shaker. Ann O’aro’s third recording isn’t at all like that, even though she’s toured with Waro, and his son Bino is the percussionist in her band, along with trombone player Teddy Doris and electronic manipulations by Brice Nauroy. 'Bleu' is an album far from the usual, far from what’s generally thought of as maloya, and indeed music that wouldn’t immediately be identified as from Réunion. For both Ann O’aro and the music of the island, it’s quite a step, and an interesting one.

Read Andrew Cronshaw's review and listen to some of the music.

Ann O'aro's 'Bleu' is a far step from the maloya of Réunion, but it's quite an step.

31/05/2024

Hello,

This is to let you know I am shutting down the taintradio.org stream at the end of April, 2024.

Established in 2007, taint was my "retirement project." The basic concept was to provide a friendly platform for independent music presenters. We've had a good run and I've loved every minute of it.

I appreciate the opportunity to have worked with the many incredible program producers who participated in this project over the past 15+ years. Please note that many of taint's programmers will continue presenting music via other music streams, podcasts and radio stations..

I'm also grateful for the generous support we've received from listeners, musicians, record labels and publicists.

Thank you!
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29/04/2024

Happy Birthday T***s Thielemans!
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29/04/2024

Happy Birthday Duke Ellington!

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29/04/2024

Duke Ellington - b. 1899 - piano – 4/29
George Adams - b. 1940 - sax, tenor – 4/29
T***s Thielemans - b. 1922 - harmonica – 4/29
Big Jay McNeely - b. 1927 - sax, tenor – 4/29
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Otis Rush - b. 1934 - guitar, electric – 4/29
Ray Barretto - b. 1929 -congas – 4/29
Ward Pinkett – b. 1932 – bass – 4/29
Donald Mills – b. 1915 – vocals – 4/29
Andy Simpkins – b. 1932 – bass – 4/29

28/04/2024

Happy Birthday Mickey Tucker!

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28/04/2024

Happy Birthday Blossom Dearie!

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28/04/2024

Mickey Tucker - b. 1941 - piano – 4/28
Steve Khan - b. 1947 - guitar – 4/28
Blossom Dearie - b. 1926 - piano – 4/28
Mario Bauza - b. 1911 - trumpet – 4/28
Mike Renzi - b. 1946 - piano – 4/28
Sam Newsome – b. 1965 – sax – 4/28
John Tchicai – b. 1936 – sax – 4/28

27/04/2024

Happy Birthday Connie Kay!

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27/04/2024

Happy Birthday Scott Robinson!

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27/04/2024

Connie Kay - b. 1927 - drums – 4/27
Lionel Loueke - b. 1973 - guitar – 4/27
Scott Robinson - b. 1959 - reeds – 4/27
Freddie Waits - b. 1943 – drums – 4/27
Martin Wind - b. 1968 - bass, acoustic – 4/27
Ruth Price – b. 1938 – vocals – 4/27
Matty Matlock – b. 1907 – clarinet – 4/27
Tommy Smith – b. 1967 – sax – 4/27
Sal Mosca – b. 1927 – piano – 4/27
Krysztof Komeda – b. 1931 – piano – 4/27
Kenn Smith – b. 1962 – bass – 4/27
Calvin Newborn – b. 1933 – guitar – 4/27

26/04/2024

Happy Birthday Teddy Edwards!

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26/04/2024

Happy Birthday Ma Rainey!

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26/04/2024

Ma Rainey - b. 1886 - vocals – 4/26
Teddy Edwards - b. 1924 - sax, tenor – 4/26
Jimmy Giuffre - b. 1921 - clarinet – 4/26
Johnny Shines - b. 1915 - guitar – 4/26
Andy Farber - b. 1969 - composer/conductor – 4/26
Dave Tough – b. 1907 – drums – 4/26

25/04/2024

That’s it for today’s edition of Ben Boddie On Jazz. Sharing this exciting music with you is my passion and I hope you found the time to listen. Tune in for a rebroadcast this Saturday at 7 PM. The link for today’s playlists (03.25.2024) is listed below:

https://taintradio.org/programs/ben-boddie-on-jazz/

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