Program March 18, 2015

I'll be joined in the studio this week by Bernadette Stephens Cruse, lead singer of Fado Nosso, Richmond's leading fado band.  Fado is the Portuguese blues, a 200-year-old genre that combines folk melodies, influences from Lusophone colonies Brazil, Cape Verde and Angola, and the ineffable feeling Portuguese speakers refer to as saudade.

Fado Nosso will be a central part in a unique event that's happening this weekend: a music/dance performance called Amalia at Dogtown Dance Theatre.  Bernadette and I will talk about Fado Nosso, Amalia, fado and more starting at about 4:00.  She's also bringing a set of some of her favorite fado songs to introduce you to this unique genre of music.

Also on this week's program: Brazilian rock including a song by Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros, who will play live on next week's show; and the latest and greatest from West Africa.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/79838
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go


Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year

Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

Sabia Que | Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros (Brazil) | Aion | self-released | 2012
Eu Vou Sorrir Pra Quem E Gente Boa | Garotas Suecas (Brazil) | Feras Miticas | Vampisoul | 2014
Espiral | Os Brazoes (Brazil) | Os Brazoes | Mr Bongo | 1969
Jimmy, Renda-Se | Tom Ze (Brazil) | Tom Ze | Mr Bongo | 1970

Toumarou | Kasse Mady Diabate (Mali) | Kirike | Six Degrees | 2015
Africa | Boubacar Traore (Mali) | Mbalimaou | Lusafrica | 2015

I Kana Korto | Samba Toure (Mali) | Gandadiko | Glitterbeat | 2015
Tile | Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band (Burkina Faso) | Juguya | Sublime Frequencies | 2015
Beleba Chima | BKO Quintet (Mali) | Bamako Today | Buda Musique | 2015

interview with Bernadette Stephens Cruse of Fado Nosso

Fado Da Defesa | Maria Teresa De Noronha (Portugal)
Com Que Voz | Amalia Rodrigues (Portugal) | Com Que Voz | Columbia | 1970
Os Buzios | Ana Moura (Portugal) | Para Alem De Saudade | World Village | 2007

Escrevi Teu Nome No Vento | Carminho (Portugal) | Fado | EMI Portugal | 2009
O Fado Nau E Mau | Deolinda (Portugal) | Cancao Ao Lado | EMI Portugal | 2008
Antigamente | Mafalda Arnauth (Portugal) | Diario | Universal Portugal | 2005