Accordion Noir radio playlist 2023-04-26: Fund Drive on Through April

We weren’t able to cook up an entire episode of fellow traveller underdog instrument content for World Nyckleharpa Day, but last night’s episode of CFRO’s weekly Accordion Noir program kicks off with an acknowledgement of that august occasion, celebrated around the world. Also Harry Belafonte’s passing is marked with a great selection from his catalogue, one of our favorite songs to discuss squeezeboxes but not actually contain any on the recording. (Above you see him rocking out with Brazil’s accordion phenom Sivuca.) Otherwise it’s just our standard amazing mix of free reed music from all over the world, representing different traditions and encouraging you to buy a membership at our parent radio station CFRO and make a donation to keep this kind of essential yet eclectic programming possible. If your Apple or Android (or plain old RSS) podcast subscriptions (strongly recommended!) haven’t alerted you to the episode’s availability yet, you can enjoy listening to it as digital audio courtesy of the Internet Archive. Here’s its playlist:

AccNoir–2023-04-26, Fund Drive on Through April

Various virtuosities

Opening with a tune for World Nyckleharpa Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyckelharpa
http://worldnyckelharpaday.com/

And a joyful one from Harry Belafonte

* ‟The Many Voices of Accordion Noir, PRA 100.5 FM” – tune “Boyd’s Cove Singles” – The Dardanelles (2009) – Newfoundland, Canada – http://thedardanelles.com/
https://thedards.bandcamp.com/releases
* Bill Davis Trio – “Bring the Money In” (1954) – Co-op Radio Member Drive PRA – http://www.globaldogproductions.info/o/okeh-45s.html
* Jim Cuddy – ‟City Birds” – Skyscraper Soul (2011) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – http://www.jimcuddy.com/ (This is the tune with a bit of nyckleharpa on it for World Nyckleharpa Day!)
* Harry Belafonte – ‟Angelina” – All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1961) – New York, New York, USA / Aboukir, Jamaica
* Aníbal Velásquez Y Su Conjunto – ‟Mi Cumbia” – Mambo Loco (0) – Barranquilla, Colombia – http://analogafrica.blogspot.com/2009/12/analog-africa-no7-anibal-velasquez-y-su.html
* Shakira Feat. Carlos Vives – ‟La Bicicleta” – El Dorado (2017) – Barranquilla, Colombia – www.Shakira.com Christian Camilo Peña, acc
* Lost Bayou Ramblers – ‟Bastille (feat. Gordon Gano)” – Mammoth Waltz (2012) – Broussard, Louisiana, USA – http://lostbayouramblers.com/https://lostbayouramblers.bandcamp.com
* Regis Gizavo – ‟Malaso” – Mikea (1996) – Madagascar, Africa – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Régis_Gizavohttp://www.rootsworld.com/freereed/gizavo.html
* Talisk – ‟Rations” – Beyond (2018) – Glasgow, Scotland – https://talisk.bandcamp.com
www.talisk.co.uk  Mohsen Amini, Anglo-German concertina
* Taraf Syriana – ‟Dialogue Intimes” – Taraf Syriana (2022) – montreal, Quebec, Canada / Syria / Moldova / Romani / Balkan  – Sergio Popo, acc.; Noemy Braun, cello (with 2 extra strings); Omar Abou Afach, viola (normal number of strings); Naeem Shanwar, qanun, 78 strings. https://www.tarafsyriana.com
* Joseph Petric – ‟Sonata in E Minor, Accordion, Hob.XVI34 III. Finale, Molto Vivace” (Joseph Haydn)  – Heretic Threads (2023) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://astrila-records.bandcamp.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Petric
* Ored Recordings – ‟Шоджэн Алан – 8” – Alan Shawdjan – Quarantine Sessions (2020) – Circassia, North Caucasus – https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com
https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/alan-shawdjan-quarantine-sessions
* Susi Evans & Szilvia Csaranko – ‟Polka Mazurka” – Fun an Altn Klezmer Heft – CD2 (2023) – UK, Germany – https://shades-of-folk.bandcamp.com/
Tune-book available of 44 melodies collected in Ukrainian Jewish villages between 1912-1914: https://www.shades-of-folk.com/
* Lucio Raggiunti – ‟Polka Dei Grilli (Cricket’s Polka)” – Un Ballo Con Dio: Organetto Music (2008) – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – https://www.lucioraggiunti.com/

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