Jazz Matters

 Trivial is my new monthly mix for NDFM - November 2023.

Music cannot change the world, so they say. Sure, it can alter our way of thinking and, thus, it may improve our human existence. With a little help from my friends, I have used quotes of wisdom by celebrated writers, poets, scientists and musicians interluding with music. Something trivial means ordinary, superficial and not relevant. Our order of relative importance of matters is in many ways dictated by our way of living. But what if we got it wrong? 

Mestizo Sounds is Music Without Frontiers.

You will find information on the quotes included in the mix at https://mestizosounds.wordpress.com/2023/11/04/trivial/

PLAYLIST

1- Wow and Flutter - STEREOLAB

2- Adiza Claire - LE SUPER BORGOU DE PARAKOU

3- Manhattan - ENRIQUE MORENTE & LAGARTIJA NICK (featuring ESTRELLA MORENTE)

4- Delirium - EUPHORIA

5- Moondog Monologue - MOONDOG

6- Bindi - MUKTA (MATTHIEU BALLET Remix)

7- Between the Past - WOODS

8- Shifting tides - 2TALL

9- Shelter from the Ash - SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE

10-Satt Att Se - DUNGEN

11- I Wonder - SCOTT SESKIND

12- Your Love is Mine - HOLLY GOLIGHTLY

13- Confidence - TOM LEACH

14- Elionora - MIGUEL DURAN

15- Dalena - ANTONIO CARLOS E JUCAFI

16- The World Needs Changin’ - HANK JACOBS & DON MALONE

I first discovered Trilok Gurtu's music around 25 to 30 years ago when it was playing in a record store. It was like my soul instantly connected with his music, and I've been following his work ever since.

About a decade later, I had the incredible opportunity to back up Trilok in a performance. Let me tell you, he left me completely awestruck. During the sound check, he did something mind-blowing – he used his left hand and left foot on a standard drum set while simultaneously using his right hand and foot to create a completely different rhythm on an Indian percussion setup. "Wow" is the only word that can capture what I witnessed and heard; it was truly breathtaking, and it left my brain and heart wanting more. Later, I had the pleasure of meeting Trilok in person. I can confidently say that he's not only an extraordinary musician but also a genuinely nice person to chat with.

Trilok Gurtu's musical journey began in Bombay, India, where he was born into a musical family. He started playing at a very young age and later travelled to Europe, where he joined the Don Cherry quartet and went on to tour worldwide with groups like Oregon, collaborating with jazz and world music greats. Over the years, he evolved as a musician and performer, blending modern jazz and rock with elements of Indian rhythms and singing into his compositions. His stage presence and humorous presentations added a unique aspect to his performances.

Essential Info

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Enjoy the Music I Love

Ray

Ray

Playlist

Trilok Gutu – Shobharock

Trilok Gutu - Have We Lost Our Dream

Trilok Gutu – Believe

Trilok Gutu - Seven Notes to Heaven

Trilok Gutu – Vak

Trilok Gurtu Maya

Trilok Gutu - African Fantasy

Trilok Gurtu Jhulelal

Trilok Gurtu – 21 Spices

Trilok Gutu - Big Brother

Trilok Gutu - Crazy Saints

Trilok Gutu - Josef Erich

Trilok Gutu - The Other Tune

Trilok Gurtu Simon Phillips NDR Big band - Beaucoup

Useful links

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilok_Gurtu

Trilok’s website - https://www.trilokgurtu.com/

Trilok’s Biography - https://www.trilokgurtu.com/biography.html

Recommended Album - Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla – Excellent definitive album of Trilok’s music

https://www.discogs.com/release/5189868-Trilok-Gurtu-Twenty-Years-Of-Talking-Tabla-The-Definitive-

YouTube

Trilok Gutu & Joe Zawinul (2 Masters) live recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1994 – Highly recommended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQWKbUC57_8

I first discovered Trilok Gurtu's music around 25 to 30 years ago when it was playing in a record store. It was like my soul instantly connected with his music, and I've been following his work ever since.

About a decade later, I had the incredible opportunity to back up Trilok in a performance. Let me tell you, he left me completely awestruck. During the sound check, he did something mind-blowing – he used his left hand and left foot on a standard drum set while simultaneously using his right hand and foot to create a completely different rhythm on an Indian percussion setup. "Wow" is the only word that can capture what I witnessed and heard; it was truly breathtaking, and it left my brain and heart wanting more. Later, I had the pleasure of meeting Trilok in person, and I can confidently say that he's not only an extraordinary musician but also a genuinely nice person to chat with.

Trilok Gurtu's musical journey began in Bombay, India, where he was born into a musical family. He started playing at a very young age and later traveled to Europe, where he joined the Don Cherry quartet and went on to tour worldwide with groups like Oregon, collaborating with jazz and world music greats. Over the years, he evolved as a musician and performer, blending modern jazz and rock with elements of Indian rhythms and singing into his compositions. His stage presence and humorous presentations added a unique aspect to his performances.

For full Content/Blog go to - https://www.raysroom.org/blogs/trilok-gurtu

Info

Music free to stream - https://pod.co/nudirections

Website - https://www.raysroom.org

Blogs & Content - https://2bjazz.com

Rays Info - https://www.raysinfo.org

Email - [email protected]

Please enjoy the Music I Love

Ray

Playlist

Trilok Gutu – Shobharock

Trilok Gutu - Have We Lost Our Dream

Trilok Gutu – Believe

Trilok Gutu - Seven Notes to Heaven

Trilok Gutu – Vak

Trilok Gurtu Maya

Trilok Gutu - African Fantasy

Trilok Gurtu Jhulelal

Trilok Gurtu – 21 Spices

Trilok Gutu - Big Brother

Trilok Gutu - Crazy Saints

Trilok Gutu - Josef Erich

Trilok Gutu - The Other Tune

Trilok Gurtu Simon Phillips NDR Big band - Beaucoup

Useful links

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilok_Gurtu

Trilok’s website - https://www.trilokgurtu.com/

Trilok’s Biography - https://www.trilokgurtu.com/biography.html

Recommended Album - Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla – Excellent definitive album of Trilok’s music

https://www.discogs.com/release/5189868-Trilok-Gurtu-Twenty-Years-Of-Talking-Tabla-The-Definitive-

YouTube - Trilok Gutu & Joe Zawinul (2 Masters) live recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1994 – Highly recommended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQWKbUC57_8

 This month's show is all about the live music that I have seen over the summer. From local gigs, festivals and gigs in New York, This is the sounds of my summer.

Info

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Tracklist

1. Magic in Threes - Rancho Relaxo

2. Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation - Let the Sunshine in

3. Children of Zeus - Still Standing

4. Children of Zeus - No love song

5. Erykah Badu – Appietree

6. Erykah Badu - Didn't cha know

7. Carrtoons - Be there for you

8. Gabriels - Love and hate in a different time

9. Gabriels - One and only

10. Brian Jackson - Little Orphan Boy

11. Brian Jackson and Gil Scott Heron - It's your world

12. Fred Wesley - Pass the peas

13. Fred Wesley - Blow your head

14. Black Star – Definition

15. Black Star – Respiration

16. KRS One - Can't wake up

17. KRS One - Sound of da police

18. The Jungle Brothers - Straight out the jungle

19. The Jungle Brothers - Doing are own dang

20. Heroes of Limb – T.R.O.Y

21. Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada

22. Sergio Mendes – Magalenha

23. Ezra Collective - Victory dance

24. Ezra Collective - Chapter 7 feat Ty

25. Jazz Spastics - Cognitive Fusion

This programme is a small sample of the great music from North Africa. My selection includes traditional and modern music. The exotic sounds of North African music and its hypnotic rhythms have attracted some famous Western rock musicians.

Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones in 1968 found trance music in Morocco with The Master Musicians of Jajouka so powerful that he recorded a live album presented to the world as Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka.

In my selection, there is a piece of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. This time was recorded by the British producer Talvin Singh in 2000. Their style of music is of Sufi tradition and it has a trance quality. Same with the Gnawa music from Sahara. Mahmoud Guinia was a celebrated star of this genre. From the desert too is Tinariwen (Algeria/Mali),

the Tuareg band with extraordinary links to the blues music. From Argel is the superstar of Rai music Khaled. France is a country that has an important music community of the Algerian diaspora such as Gnawa Diffusion and the recently deceased Rachid Taha.

Another extraordinary band from Morocco that you can listen to is Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, one of the most avant-garde North African bands. They used technology and modern Western sounds for the purpose of their indigenous music, not the other way around to adapt to Western music by smothering their productions. Underher is AKA for Khaled Bess, a Tunisian/Canadian successful electronic producer. His productions are very representative of electronic music with melancholic tone.

I don’t usually repeat music I have played in previous shows or mixes. One of the exceptions is the very catchy and feeling-good song Ayonha by Libyan (and resident in Egypt) songwriter of Arabic Pop Hamid El Shaeri. Natacha Atlas is part of the North African diaspora (British/Egyptian). She is a prominent figure in the British World music scene. Amine Bouhafa is also part of the North African music diaspora. He is Tunisian but residing in France. Bouhafa is one of the most successful young film music composers who won a prestigious international award with the soundtrack of Timbuktu.

I hope this selection whets your appetite to learn about this fascinating music.

Playlist Introduction music Castles made of sand by JIMI HENDRIX

Info

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1- Salam - YOUCEF

2- El Mouka - AISHA KANDISHA’S JARRING EFFECTS

3- Njoom al level - AHMED FAKROUN

4- Zabou - AMINE BOUHAFA 5- Imidiwanim - TINARIWEN

6- Glibi - BAB L’BLUZ

7- Shaba kouria - MAHMOUD GUINIA

8- Sidi Habibi - ABDELKADER SANDOUM

9- Diaspora - NATACHA ATLAS

10- Strained are we - UNDERHER (KOA Remix)

11- Ayonha - HAMID EL SHAERI

12- Aicha - KHALED

13- Raï Derli - DJAM & FAM

14- Ida - RACHID TAHA

15- Baba El Gnawi - GNAWA DIFFUSION

16- Trance Dance - HAMI BAROUDI (DJ KRUSH Mix) 1

17- Searching for the passion - THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA (featuring BACHIT ATTAR)

 Welcome along to my African extended mix, my first after our long summer break, in this mix, you will hear a spread of Jazz from the continent of Africa.

As I was carried away preparing for this mix, what started as around a one-hour mix grew into a two-hour mix.

The music I select for you will be unlike anything else you’ll hardly hear elsewhere, my playlists are always uncompromising, bold and sometimes challenging, often changing in tempo and style to avoid getting stuck into the same groove. Bringing together music I think the world needs to hear and mainstream music channels so often overlook.

Info

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Please enjoy the music I love.

Balance

Playlist

The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo – Wamagenge

Yonela Mnana – Leagan

Ayanda Sikade – Mdantsane

Amadou & Mariam – Magossa

Zoe Modiga – Inganekwane

Thandiswa – Ndiyahamba

AfroCubism – Al Vaiven da Mi Carreta

Dollar Brand. Archie Shepp – Barefoot Boy From Queens Town

Issa Bagayogo – Timbuktu

Kyle Shepherd Claude Cozens - A1

Leagan Starchild JustHlo - Ill Be There

The Brother Moves On – Ta Tom

Les Freres Coulibaly – Boroto

Manu Dibango – Wakafrika

Moses Taiwa Molelekwa – Dance to Africa

Ndabo Zulu. Umgidi Ensemble – Abansundu Nabamhlophe

Philip Tabane and Malombo – NgwanaO Ya Lela

Shane Cooper. MABUTA – Joburg Poem

Sibongile Khumalo – Umhome

Siya Makuzeni Sextet – Brazen Dream

Baaba Maal – African Woman

Balance in Thinkin' about Ivan Conti

16 August 1946 - 17th April 2023 (age 76)

Ivan Conti (aka Mamao) was regarded as one of the greatest drummers on earth. A true rhythmic innovator, Starting his music career as a session drummer with Odeon Records, Ivan collaborated with artists such as Gal Costa, Roberto Carlos and Jorge Ben

Ivan gained standing as one of the founding members of Azymuth and is Brazil’s answer to Tony Allen, Steve Gadd, Ginger Baker or Trilok Gurtu,

Azymuth is a Brazilian jazz-funk group formed in 1973. The original lineup was a trio composed of José Roberto Bertrami, Alex Malheiros, and Ivan Conti, they gained international recognition in the 1970s and signed with Milestone Records in 1979, where they recorded a number of albums.

I first saw Ivan in Manchester some 20 years ago when Azymuth came to town, Azymuth was not really on my radar but I was taken by a friend of mine, well, as the concert started I was an instant convert, amazing.

Ivan Conti also explored solo ventures and electronic dance music collaborations throughout his career. Known for his unique drumming style blending jazz-funk with Brazilian rhythms, contributing to Azymuth's distinctive sound.

Ivan's career has spanned far beyond half a century’s worth of recordings with the likes of Milton Nascimento, Eumir Deodato, Marcos Valle, Hyldon, Gal Costa and Jorge Ben. More recently Mamao recorded an album with hip-hop giant Madlib under the AKA ‘Jackson Conti’. 

Info

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Please enjoy the music I love.

Ray.

Playlist

Mamond. Ivan Conti - Preguicman

Ivan Conti, grassmass, Stephan Feitsma, Andre Bruni, - Mexe

Azymuth – Linha do Horizonte

Mamond, Ivan Conti – O Surdo

Ron Trent, Ivan Conti, Lars Bartkuhn, – Cool Water

Azymuth – Jazz Carnival

Azymuth – In My Treehouse

Marcos Valle – Mentira (Chega De Mentira)

Azamuth - Starchasers – 4 hero Remix

Azymuth – Dear Limmertz

Azymuth – Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser

Azymuth – Villa Mariana – De Tarde

Jackson Conti – Sao Paulo Nights

 Welcome to the first Jazz Matters show, the response to my Jazz Matters mixes was overwhelming, so I've decided to make it into a monthly show.

Jazz is the music that has a special place in my musical heart and this monthly show will lean heavily into Jazz with occasional musical excursions into other genres.

The music I select for you will be unlike anything else you’ll hardly hear elsewhere, my playlists are always uncompromising, bold and sometimes challenging, often changing in tempo and style to avoid getting stuck into the same groove. Bringing together the music I think the world needs to hear and that mainstream music channels so often overlook.

Please feel free to contact me with any comments or suggestions.

Info

Website - www.raysroom.org

My info - www.raysinfo.org

email - [email protected]

Please enjoy the music I love.

Playlist

Rymden & The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Fee as A Bird

Léon Phal – Fuck Yeah

Jaco Pastorius - John and Mary

Tristan Banks, Paul Booth, John Crawford and, Davide Mantovani - Dust Devil

Magnus Ostrom - Safe and Sound

Isaiah J. Thompson, Julian Lee, Philip Norris, TJ Reddick, – The Soul Messenger.

Don Cherry - Universal Mother

Chroma – Afterwards.

Jean-Luc Ponty – Ye Ke Ye Ke

Yarni, Rachel Shirley, Ben Marks, Jonoa, - Transitions

RA-RE – Hidden Treasures

Simon Mavin – Good Hair Day

Danny Keane – Afro Cello – Super Full Moon Rework

Terri Lyne Carrington, Ravi Coltrane, Elena Pinderhughes - Respected Destroyer

John Beltran - As The Sun

Alfa Mist – Variables

Duncan Eagles – Elden

Yellowjackets Onyx Manor

Ashley Henry - Cranes in the Sky.

Yussef Dayes Venna Charlie Stacey - Black Classical Music feat Venna & Charlie Stacey

Links

Rymden - https://www.rymden-music.com/home

Leon Phal - https://leonphal.com/en/home/

This new programme is about the influence of Ralph Hutter and Florian Schneider, the leaders of the German band KRAFTWERK, in modern Pop music and other different trends. Probably, the most influential band in the history of pop music, especially since the ninety-eighties

The playlist is a journey of modern music covering from the German underground scene where Kraftwerk started to the electronic music greatest artists as Aphex Twin through their Japanese counterparts of Yellow Magic Orchestra, the Disco music of Giorgio Moroder, the techno-pop of the Human League, the electro-punk of Suicide and D.A.F. the post-punk sound of Manchester Factory record band A Certain Ratio, their influence in the Hip hop pioneer Africa Bambaataa, the Dub, ambience and world music creators of Bill Laswell and Jah Wobble and the House music pioneers of Derrick May (founder of the Detroit Techno music) and the NY DJs of Masters at Work.

Kraftwerk music was the seed of many forms of modern music — the band who saw the Future and showed us the way.

PLAYLIST

1- The Robots - KRAFTWERK

2- Filmmuzik - E.M.A.K.

3- Love action - HUMAN LEAGUE

4- Misery Train - SUICIDE

5- Der Mussolinie - D.A.F.

6- Chase - GIORGIO MORODER (Midnight Express film soundtrack)

7- Planet Rock - AFRICA BAMBAATAA & SOULSONIC FORCE

8- Computer power - JAMIE JUPITOR

9- Computer games - FRANK CORNILIUS

10 - Vortex - AVIADOR DRO Y SUS OBREROS ESPECIALIZADOS

11- Dino - HARMONIA

12- Lucinda - A CERTAIN RATIO

13- The Ha Dance - MASTERS AT WORK (KEN/LOU mixx)

14- Tour de France - KRAFTWERK (remix ETAPE 2)

15- Alsema Dub - JAH WOBBLE & BILL LASWELL

16- Insomnia - YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA

17- We are the music makers - APHEX TWIN

18- Strings of life - DERRICK MAY

This is a Mix recorded live during one of my sets in Saigon. It's a selection of House and Groovy tracks that I love playing loud and want to share it with you.

Have fun and enjoy the music we love

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Rick Marshall -  Afro Boogie

Elisa Elisa - Coco Caribe

Two Step - Ah Mad Wave

Funkybeat - Express Yourself

Mochakk - Concrete Jungle 

Alaia - Breathing

Nick(Italy), Samuele Mogavero, Monica Venturella - What's The Use

Aluna & TSHA - Killing Me 

Everybody Get Up (Jazz-N-Groove Nu Disco Vocal)

Adrien Calvet - Lounge Club

Sugar Hill - 4 Me

Corcra - Summer Grooves 

Black Loops - Suki