Ep #73 with Layth Sidiq, violinist, singer and composer. Layth was born in Baghdad and grew up in Jordan in a very musical family. He went on to study music at Berklee College of Music in the Boston and is a member of many groups including the Berklee Indian Ensemble. He has a partnership with Vasilis Kostas who plays the laouto (Greek lute) who joins him on this episode for the live music. Layth's accomplishments are too many to list here so you will just have to watch the show!

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Ep #72 with Barou Sall, master hoddu player. Barou Sall has been performing with Baaba Maal for decades. He plays the hoddu, a special type of ngoni from the northern part of Senegal. In this episode he talks about its importance to the Fulani culture. The interview was done by Tony Vacca and recorded in Senegal by Paul Richmond. I recorded and performed with Barou when I was in Senegal and he is featured at the end of the show on a track from my CD "SuperString Theory Goes To Senegal" called "Nyo Ko Bok" which means "We share it" in Wolof. Translation for the interview was done by Mamadou Ndiaye.

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Ep #71 with Mo Maie, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Mo Maie is from Bahia, Brazil and met Tony Vacca in Senegal in Jan 2020 on his most recent trip there with The Senegal-America Project. She has a very strong spiritual connection through her music and has traveled for 5 years throughout Europe and India - "the gypsy way" - as she says, absorbing the various musics and cultures she encountered. She sings and plays flute, kamele ngoni and mbira in this episode. Many thanks to Paul Richmond, who recorded the video and audio in Senegal for this show.

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Ep #70 with Abiodun Oyewole Part 2, poet and singer-songwriter. Abiodun Oyewole is famous for being a fiery Black revolutionary poet and a founding member of The Last Poets, who began their outspoken career in 1968 in Harlem. They are considered by many to be the first rap group. He is also a singer-songwriter with a very distinctive voice and whose songs show his softer side. In this episode we feature his song "Sobobade" which we co-wrote together in Senegal in 2013. He also tells the story of how he spent 3 years in prison as a young person and how important that time was for his development as an artist. I have produced and co-written 2 CDs with him and performed with him many times in the US and in Senegal. This episode was first released a year ago and is Part 2. We are re-releasing it to commemorate Black History month.

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Ep #69 with Cecilia Zabala. Cecilia Zabala is from Argentina and sings and writes her beautiful original songs that often have a lot of Brazilian influence. She tours all over the world. You might notice that for the first time we are bringing back some of our favorite episodes. Cecilia was with us for Ep #2 way back in July of 2017. Yes, The World Fusion Show has been up and running for 2 1/2 years, releasing a new episode every 2 weeks and relentlessly bringing you the leading innovators in World Fusion music.

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Ep #68 - The World Fusion Show - Sampler #6 features 7 of our amazing guests without any interviews - just music! This episode includes unreleased performances from Mei Han (Chinese), Howard Levy (World jazz), Senie Hunt (singer-songwriter), Steve Gorn (Indian), Om Shalom Trio (Indian-Jewish fusion), Simba (worldbeat) and Carpe Diem String Quartet (World Fusion classical). What a variety!

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Ep #67 - Brazilliance with Derrik Jordan. This episode features six of my original Brazlian inspired sambas and bossa novas from my double CD Brazilliance. Written over 30 years, I consider these songs to be some of my best work. I am singing along with Alexandra Colmant and Lisa Sokolov. I am also joined on these six songs by Erik Lawrence, Bob Stabach, Eugene Uman and Johnny Yuma. This episode is dedicated to my old friend Brian Hobbs who is the co-lyricist on the song Fearlessly.

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Ep #66 with Arcomusical, berimbau and vocal sextet. What's a berimbau? A musical bow. Hence the name of this truly unique and innovative group from Illinois who use this simple ancient African and Brazilian instrument in a whole new way. They fine tune the single string on the bow to different pitches and together are able to create some beautiful chords and textures. Then they add their voices. You have to hear it to believe it.

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EP #65 with Frevo, World Fusion Chamber Quartet. Frevo is a quartet of mixed stings and winds - flute, clarinet, cello and guitar - who enjoy presenting a wide variety of music to their audiences. From The Beatles to World Music they cover the globe. In this episode they perform three of my World Fusion classical pieces - Two Brazilian influenced compositions (Dream Of Bahia and Everyone Loves Brazil) and one West African inspired piece called Timbuktu. They live in northern VT.

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Ep #64 with Glen Velez, frame drummer and composer. Glen Velez is a master of the frame drum and works with many people including Trio Globo with Howard Levy and Eugene Friesen. He has traveled to Egypt and Morocco to further his studies. His phenomenal technique on the frame drum always serves his expression and deep musicality.

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