The Best Ambiance, KEXP’s African music show on Monday nights, is continuing its long run into its 25th this year, and host Jon Kertzer celebrated the anniversary with one of the artists who started it all for him, King Sunny Ade. The Chairman, as he is known, is now in his sixties but continues to [...]
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interview by Ken Frye
The special 25th Anniversary of The Best Ambiance at the Triple Door in Seattle, tonight, June 29th: featuring King Sunny Ade and the African Beats, in their first Seattle appearance in eight years, and the first performance in Seattle by the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International. Two shows at 7PM and 10PM, [...]
Ali Farka Toure, courtesy of retorta net
My Best Ambiance program on Monday night, December 25th, was a special show that focused on my top recordings of 2006, and the final hour featured favorite songs from live in-studios over the past year. Here’s a few comments about the selections.
1) AFEL BOCOUM / Niger / (Contre [...]
Culture Musical Club, live at KEXP - 9/25/06
Photo courtesy of Bruce C. Moore
KEXP and “The Best Ambiance” were very lucky to host a performance of the veteran “taarab” orchestra from Zanzibar, the Culture Musical Club, while on their very first tour of the United States. They perform “taarab”, an intoxicating blend of Arabic and East [...]
Rodrigo y Gabriela at KEXP, 8/14/06
I really enjoyed the live session on my show last night with Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Originally from Mexico City, they met playing in heavy metal bands, and moved to Dublin in 1999 to busk on the streets. They developed a remarkable and original guitar style, a [...]
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