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Kavita Shah: Embracing the Saudade of Cape Verde
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On award-winning vocalist, composer, ethnomusicology researcher, and educator Kavita Shah. Kavita's work sits at the intersection of modern jazz, new creative music, and world traditions. The impetus for her visit today was her 2023 tribute to African legend Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean Blues (Folkalist Records). We cover her personal experiences as a lifelong New Yorker of Indian origin, her work as an advocate for gender and racial equity in the arts, and the musical ...
Continue ReadingKavita Shah, Alabaster Deplume, Angelika Niescier, Tomeka Reid, Savannah Harris & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A cosmopolitan edition of Mondo Jazz, which brings India, Cape Verde, Canada, Haiti, England, Sicily, Sardinia, the Great American Rivers, California and Germany to your headphones, wherever you might be, through Radio Free Brooklyn's digital transmitter in Bushwick, NY! Let's call it “jazz without borders!" Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme 0:00 Kavita Shah “Cape Verdean Blues" Cape Verdean Blues (Folkalist) 0:16 Host talks 2:59 Dominique Fils-Aimé “My Mind at Ease" Our Roots Run ...
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