Tuesday 18 December 2012

Christmas time is here


Playlist 12.18.12
~ Festivals of light~

You Still Believe in Me - M. Ward
Just Like Christmas - Low
Diwali Aayi Hai - Richi Madan
Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
At the Hop - Devendra Banhart
Medley: Hark the Herald Angels Sing - John Fahey
Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
The Way You Look Tonight - Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman
Beautiful - Paul O'Reilly
When We Light the Candle - The Jewish Songbook
Real Love - Regina Spektor
Well-Tempered Clavier - M. Ward
1/1 - Brian Eno
Lakshmi Dhyaan - Usha Mangeshkar


Tuesday 4 December 2012

Suzanne

Playlist 12.04.12



Veenaa-Murali - Ravi Shankar
Sri Lakshmi Gayathri Mantra - Priya Sisters (click here)
Suzanne - Nina Simone
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Oh Yoko! - John Lennon
D.A.D.E. - Bill Wells Trio
Frosti - Bjork
Love - Plastic Ono Band
An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
So Purkh - Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa


Tuesday 16 October 2012

Blue Moon



Playlist 10.16.12
~New moon, renewal~

Doudou - Ali & Toumani
Quedate Luna - Devendra Banhart
Moondance - Van Morrison
Lull - Andrew Bird
Oh Deed I Do - Donovan
Icarus - The Staves
I Only Have Eyes for You - The Acorn (click)
The Wind - Nolan Strong and the Diablos (click)
Sea of Love - Cat Power
Blue Moon - Elvis Presley
Deep Blue Day - Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
Closing Prayers - Bhagavan Das

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Crazy Love



Playlist 10.9

Veenae-Murali - Ravi Shankar
Jai Radha Madhav - Jagjit Singh
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
Witchi Tai To - Harpers Bizarre
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Prabhuji - Ravi Shankar
Orange Sky - Alexi Murdoch
El Bosque Eterno de los Ninos - Amounsulu
Moon River - Audrey Hepburn
Satie: Premiere Gymnopedie - Alexandre Tharaud


Tuesday 2 October 2012

It Takes a Muscle


Playlist 10.2 
 
Vandanaa Trayee - Ravi Shankar
Wordless Chorus - My Morning Jacket
Inspiration Information - Shuggie Otis
Solace of You - Living Colour
It Takes a Muscle - MIA
Pandaritsa - Amma
Hanuman Baba - Krishna Das
So Purkh - Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa


With thanks to the magical Kendra Potter for So Purkh

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Melt


Playlist 9.25
~Side stretches, supporting the lungs~

Good Intentions Paving Company - Joanna Newsom
Fall Someplace - Your Chin
Only You - Yaz
Ambulance - TV on the Radio
Supane Me Aye Preetam Sainya - Shankar Family and Friends
Melt - Leftfield
Abraham's Theme - Vangelis
Drift - Brian Eno

Tuesday 18 September 2012

Harvest Moon




Playlist 9.18
~Mellow sounds and shapes for the transition into fall~

Sittin' on Top of the World - Bill Frisell
Goin' Back to the Place - Devendra Banhart
Broken World - Shemekia Copeland
I'll Get Along - Michael Kiwanuka
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Madeleine Peyroux
Sooner - My Morning Jacket
Fly - Nick Drake
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Mystery - Kelley Stoltz
Oh, Look What the Sun Did - Josh Rouse

Magic in the Air



Playlist 9.4
~Sweetness~

Baba Hanuman - Krishna Das
Angelika - Devendra Banhart
Good Song - Blur
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
Knock on Wood - Harpers Bizarre
Mexico - The Staves
Misplaced - The Acorn
Magic in the Air - Badly Drawn Boy
The Way You Look Tonight - Peggy Lee

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes



Playlist 8.21
~Summer's peak, abundance, African music, hip-openers~

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
I Will Live on Islands - Josh Rouse
Sabali - Amadou & Mariam
Jesus is the Only Answer - Bela Fleck
Senkele Te Sira - Oumou Sangare
My Head Is My Only House Unless it Rains - Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
I'm Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground
Catrin - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Doudou - Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Djorolen - Oumou Sangare

My Wandering Days Are Over



Playlist 8.21

Throw Down Your Heart - Bela Fleck
Oogum Boogum Song - Brenton Wood
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
My Wandering Days Are Over - Belle & Sebastian
I Can See the Pines Are Dancing - A.A. Bondy
Dear Prudence - The Beatles
Holocene - Bon Iver
Possibly Maybe - Bjork
D.A.D.E. - Bill Wells Trio
An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno