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With Bassekou Kouyate

Nitin Sawhney brings his eclecticism to Radio 2, exploring music from all cultures and traditions. This week's collaboration artist is Malian Ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate.

Nitin Sawhney brings his eclecticism to Radio 2 in a series exploring music from all cultures and traditions 'in a welcome melting of all boundaries'. From flamenco to pop, rock to Indian classical, punk to electronica, reggae to drum 'n' bass, orchestral to folk, Nitin joins the dots between music and cultures around the globe. Plus each week Nitin collaborates with an artist to create a brand new track exclusively for the show. This weeks collaboration artist is renowned Malian Ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate who is also joined by his wife Amy Sacko on vocals.

Plus music from Astrud Gilberto, Bristol's Massive Attack, Spain's Tomatito and Turkey's Omar Faruk Tekbilek.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Mar 2013 22:00

Music Played

  • Astrud Gilberto

    Girl from Ipanema

  • Nitin Sawhney featuring Rox Tataei

    Distant Dreams

  • Youssou Ndour & Neneh Cherry

    7 Seconds

  • Horace Andy with Massive Attack

    Angel.

  • Nitin Sawhney & Bassekou Kouyate

    Blues Africa

    • Collaboration.
  • Jamie Woon

    Wayfaring Stranger

    • Burial Remix.
  • Thelonious Monk

    Straight, No Chaser

  • Tomatito

    Al Mariyya

  • Omar Faruk Tekbilek

    Shashkin

    • Hefner Remix.
  • A/T/O/S

    A Taste of Struggle

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Mar 2013 22:00