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Ginger Baker + Youn Sun Nah, Brahja, Natacha Atlas and Other New Releases

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
October 26, 2019
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A remembrance of Ginger Baker, the jazziest drummer rock music ever had, and a stack of new releases for this week's edition of Mondo Jazz, featuring ensembles that bridge musical cultures -from the Michael Leonhart to Brajia, Ajoyo, the Jazzaar Global Ensemble, the Go: Organic Orchestra and Brooklyn Raga Massive -compelling global singers like Youn Sun Nah, Natacha Atlas, Sarah Elizabeth Charles and Petra Haden, as well as Wynton Marsalis' new music for film.

Happy listening!

Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Ginger Baker "Cyril Davies" Coward of the County (Atlantic) 0:16
Host talks 8:58
Michael Leonhart Orchestra "Quiet Man Is Dead Man / Opposite People" Suite Extracts, Vol. 1 (Sunnyside) 10:41
Brahja "Qwikness" Brahja (Rrgems) 14:44
Wynton Marsalis "Motherless Brooklyn Theme" Motherless Brooklyn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (WaterTower) 19:37
Host talks 22:58
Ajoyo "War Chant" War Chant -EP (Bandcamp) 25:57
Natacha Atlas "All the Madness" Strange Days (Whirlwind) 30:29
Jazzaar Global Ensemble "Sacrifice" Abraham: Music for Three Faiths (feat. Jazzaar Global Ensemble & Billy Cobham) (Shanti) 38:04
Go: Organic Orchestra and Brooklyn Raga Massive "Ascent to Now" Ragmala (Meta) 45:27
Host talks 52:43
Youn Sun Nah "God's Gonna Cut You Down" Immersion (Arts Music) 55:23
Bill Frisell "Lush Life" Harmony (Blue Note) 58:20

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