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Women Of World Music, Spring, Nowruz, Harps & IMA Nominees

Monday, March 19

Global Village continues the March Women’s History Month feature with a birthday salute to Brazilian pianist, singer and composer Eliane Elias, along with music from the world-jazz group Musique Noir, Dee Dee Bridgewater from her Mali-inspired Red Earth album, and South African singer Busi Mhlongo.

Tuesday, March 20

Spring is here! And Global Village welcomes in the new season with a wide array of artists, styles and songs celebrating the ups (and downs) of spring. Among the artists featured: Dori Caymmi, the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York,  Hugh Masekela – and as we continue our Women’s History Month Feature, also music from singer-songwriter Erin McKeown, Mei Han and her Red Chamber classical and contemporary Chinese ensemble, and fado star Mariza.

(Strange Currency and Night Train also have Spring Specials tonight.)

Wednesday, March 21

Global Village marks the International Day of Nowruz. Honored in a UN Resolution, the date was chosen to mark the celebration of Persian New Year and the arrival of spring. It has been celebrated for several thousand years and across countries spanning Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The show highlights music from a number of countries that celebrate Noruz as a national holiday and includes both traditional and contemporary music, including some ‘70s rock-inspired releases – and as we continue our Women’s History Month feature, music also from Iranian singer and activist Marjan Vahdat, and ‘the Queen of the Gypsies,’ Esma Redzepova.

Thursday, March 22

The Independent Music Awards honor small label and self-released projects in a wide array of styles covering over 90 categories and 400 releases. Global Village highlights some of the many nominees with world music influences in advance of this year’s Awards ceremony March 31st in Lincoln Center.  We’ll hear music from the duo of Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita; Jordanian oud player Karim Baggili; Vietnamese zither player Tri Nguyen; the Indian music Akshara Ensemble; Hawaiian ukulele player Daniel Ho with the Mongolian group, the Grasslands Ensemble; award-winning Canadian folk duo Cassie and Maggie; avant-accordionist Guy Klucevse; new tango pianist Emilio Solla; Latin flutist Carlos Cano; salsa dura singer Edwin Perez; and Ecuadorian singer Luz Pinos.

Friday, March 23

Global Village highlights global harps – including music from Veracruz from Sones de Mexico; acclaimed Venezuelan harpist Hugo Blanco; Alan Stivell – the artist who almost single-handedly revived interest in the Celtic Harp in the ‘70s; Rodrigo Romani – who pioneered the use of the Celtic harp in contemporary Galician folk music; and in conjunction with the March Women’s History Month feature, we’ll hear from pioneering jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, contemporary world-jazz harpist Carol Morgan, and classical harpist Catrin Finch with Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.