Ep #82 with The Senegal-America Project and Tony Vacca. Tony Vacca was our first guest on the show in July 2017 and has hosted many on-location episodes from Senegal since then. He has often joined us to play his balafon and percussion with some of our other guests like Abiodun Oyewole and Tantra Zawadi. He is a composer, visionary artist and instigator. The Senegal-America Project is one of those instigations that he started back in 1997 with Massamba Diop, superstar tama drummer from Senegal and longtime member of Baaba Maal's band.

Together they brought musicians to the US and also brought musicians, teachers and students to Senegal. They raised money to provide thousands of mosquito nets to distribute there. In this episode Tony talks about the incredible circle of people that he has gathered over the years and how they work together to bring connection and mutual inspiration through their work.

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Ep #81 with Kenny Endo, composer and Taiko drummer. Kenny Endo has been a Taiko drummer and enthusiast for most of his life. Taiko is the 2000 year old Japanese tradition where the musicians play huge drums carved from very old trees. It is incredibly athletic and physically demanding. He is a true World Fusion artist as he also works with many musicians in many other musical styles. Living in Hawaii, he teaches and performs with his traditional Taiko group and many others.

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On YouTube: https://youtu.be/JD-lp9u2Bxo

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Ep #80 with Om Shalom Trio, Indian and Jewish fusion. They bring together Indian classical and folk along with Jewish and Western Classical music. Abhik Mukherjee plays sitar, Ranendra Das plays tabla and percussion and Jessie Reagen Mann plays the cello.

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/311127956684735/

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/XPXDwwwlLlc

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-80-om-shalom-trio-indian-and-jewish-fusion

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Ep #79 with Crocodile River Music - Malian Fusion. Based in Worcester, MA, The Crocs are a dynamic Malian World Fusion group. Three of the members joined me on The World Fusion Show to share their traditionally based music and their vision of bringing art and culture to our community. Included is an excerpt of my World Fusion classical piece Bamako Beyond which is a collaboration they did with The Worcester Chamber Music Society. Also some extra fun jamming at the end of the show with them on vocals, balafon, djembe, dun dun and myself on electric violin and guitar.

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On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiHbs3x6xYk

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Ep #78 with Massamba Diop, master tama drummer. Massamba has played tama (aka talking drum) with Baaba Maal for 40 years in almost every country in the world. He is a superstar in Africa and one of the most dynamic performers you will ever see. He brings his joy and passion to every performance. His tama playing is featured throughout the film Black Panther. I have been very fortunate to play with him many times in the US and in Senegal. Tony Vacca joins us on percussion for the live in the studio music at the end of the show.

The World Fusion Show is doing re-runs until BCTV opens again in July and we can start making new shows. Massamba's episode is our most popular episode with over 11k views. How cool is that?

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On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki38O5sS7z4&t=1278s

Bird's Eye Breakdown features Barry Hyman on pedal steel. I am playing fiddle and the other instruments. A country tune with a bit of Bluegrass influence. Named after a college band I played in with Barry (The Bird's Eye Band). We did lots of gigs in a local bar (The Junction) in North Bennington in the 70's.

It is included on "Hanyaks" a 26 song collection of my country influenced tunes - Appalachian, Bluegrass, Cajun and Americana. You can listen to and download the CD here: https://derrikjordan.com/hanyaks

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Ep #77 with Moonlight Davis and Morningstar Chenven, singer-songwriters on The World Fusion Show. Moonlight and Morningstar spread their messages of love and harmony through their visionary songs. Moonlight is one of the finest gospel and R&B singers I have ever worked with. They are environmental activists and even wrote a song that helped stop the pipeline going through Massachusetts which is included in their episode. You will love their great positive energy!

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On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFojfB6nPk

Ep #76 with Gokh-Bi System, World Fusion hip hop. Gokh-Bi System began in Senegal, arrived in the US twenty years ago and have gone through a number of personnel changes but Mamadou Ndaiye and Sana Ndaiye have been leading the group all along. Sana plays the ekonting (a West African banjo) that has a long history in the culture of the Casamance from southern Senegal. They mix a wide range of styles in their music and sing and rap in many languages including Wolof, Jola, French, English and Spanish.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/262419678242616/

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-76-gokh-bi-system-world-fusion-hip-hop

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Ep #75 of The World Fusion Show with Aliya Cycon, singer, composer and oud player. Aliya has a passion for Arabic music and is currently living in Spain where she is working with her group Aliya And The New Andalus. She studied at The Berklee School Of Music in Boston with Simon Shaheen. She tours internationally and has performed in Jordan and Tunisia.

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Ep #74 with Tantra Zawadi, performance poet. Tantra has an unmistakable style of language in her poetry and her performances are always filled with love and connection. We met in Senegal in 2013 for the Senegal-America Project with our partner Tony Vacca, who joins us for the live music at the end of the show. She is the African Mermaid! She lives in NYC and works with many music producers there and in Europe.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvuRpRZ4Lyc

Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-36-with-tantra-zawadi-spoken-word-artitst

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