This show pays tribute to some of the recording artists we’ve lost in 2024. There are way too many for me to include on one show, and I have selected some of the artists who, for one reason or another, resonated for me.

This week’s playlist:

00:00:00 The Shangri-Las – Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand)

00:05:59 Melanie – Brand New Key 

00:08:24 John Kander; Chita Rivera; Chicago Ensemble; Stanley Lebowsky – All That Jazz (from “Chicago”) 

00:11:34 MC5 – Kick Out the Jams 

00:14:11 Bob Marley & The Wailers – Lively Up Yourself 

00:23:19 Jello Biafra; Mojo Nixon – Love Me I’m a Liberal 

00:27:20 Allman Brothers Band – Revival 

00:31:25 Duane Eddy – Rebel Rouser 

00:33:44 Spider John Koerner – Rattlesnake 

00:35:19 Mansour Seck – Almany Bocoum 

00:42:10 Françoise Hardy – Le temps de l’amour 

00:46:14 Kinky Friedman – We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You 

00:50:16 Ali Farka Touré; Toumani Diabaté – Ruby 

00:56:12 John Mayall – Room To Move 

01:00:45 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Mas Que Nada 

01:03:22 Kris Kristofferson – Me and Bobby McGee 

01:07:37 It’s A Beautiful Day – White Bird 

01:17:29 Grateful Dead -Box of Rain

01:22:46 Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 

01:28:45 Martial Solal; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – Spring Swing 

01:33:55 Cissy Houston – Think It Over 

01:39:45 Onyeka Onwenu – Iyogogo 

01:44:46 Chick Corea -Samba Yantra

01:48:42 P.D.Q.Bach; Peter Schickele; The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic -1712 Overture S. 1712

Happy New Year!

Dave

This week Next to Silence celebrates the holidays with Christmas Music from Africa and the Caribbean. We’ll hear holiday tunes from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabo Verde,Cameroon, Jamaica,Tobago, and Bahamas.

Playlist:

00:00:00 Judith Sephuma – African Christmas 

00:05:53 Various African Artists -12 Days of Christmas – Coke Studio Africa 

00:10:29 Kwadwo Donkoh – Yema Mo Afehyia Pa Papa Na Oye Bone Nyina Nko

00:20:53 Papa Wemba; Mino Cinelu – Angels We Have Heard On High 

00:24:58 Donsam; Soulbrother All Stars –  Christmas Abiago 

00:28:41 Maike Watson; VOX Cape Town – Christmas In Africa 

00:33:27 Cesária Evora – Natal 

00:38:30 Tunde Ednut – Jingle Bell Bell 

00:41:45 African Christmas – White Christmas 

00:43:48 Tunde Ednut; Tiwa Savage; Davido; Seun Kuti – Jingle Bell 

00:47:26 African Gospel Choir – Cameroun : Avak Avak 

00:52:51 Yonda – Xmas 

00:56:41 Alex Boyé – Refugee’s Christmas 

01:00:31 The Seraph Choir – Toyemba Noel 

01:04:40 Prinx Emmanuel – Afrobeat Christmas 

01:07:34 Mike Abdul – Fuji Christmas 

01:11:02 Alex Boyé – Little Drummer Boy 

01:13:06Floxy Bee – Idakeroro Lale (Silent Night) 

01:16:54 Eek-A-Mouse – The Night Before Christmas 

01:22:16 Michigan & Smiley – Drummer Boy 

01:25:52 Carlene Davis & Trinity – Santa Clause (Do You Ever Come To The Ghetto) 

01:29:42 Jacob Miller; Ray I; Inner Circle – Deck the Halls (feat. Ray I)

01:32:28 Lord Nelson – Party for Santa Claus 

01:35:16 Joseph Spence – Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 

A name doesn’t make the music. It’s just called that to differentiate it from other types of music.
-Art Blakey

The first year of NEXT TO SILENCE featured the genre-defying music from the German record label ECM, and from there I have expanded the scope and content of the material.

This week is the first of what I hope are many shows that feature music that challenges the listener to pay attention to the flow of sounds without giving it a label., and the title of this week’s show is “Not Quite Classical.” My hope and intention is that the performances on this weeks’ show will allow you to drop any preconceived notions of what you will hear.

When describing music as “not quite classical,” I mean that this week’s playlist  incorporates some elements of classical music—such as orchestration, structure, or harmonic complexity—while also diverging from its traditional norms in notable ways. This might include blending classical techniques with influences from other genres (e.g., jazz, electronic, pop, or folk), experimenting with unconventional forms or instrumentation, or adopting a more accessible, less rigid approach.

There are seven compositions featured in this show and I’ll introduce each one before they are played. 00:02:20 Hania Rani -24.03 – Live at Studio 1 Warsaw

00:10:26 Harry Partch – Daphne of the Dunes 

00:29:08 Ingram Marshall – Fog Tropes 

00:40:00 Neil Rolnick – Balkanization 

00:51:20 Stuart Dempster; Pauline Oliveros; David Gamper; Deep Listening Band – Deep Hockets 

00:56:36 Terry Riley -Performance One – Part 1

01:19:19 Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gesang der Jünlinge 

This week NEXT TO SILENCE is venturing into the vast and diverse continent of Africa, where we will explore covers of Western rock and pop tunes by African Musician. The countries represented by these artists include: Benin, Nigeria, Algeria, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo. The original songs were performed by the likes of The Clash, Talking Heads, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, The Animals, Joni Mitchell, Free, Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen, Foreigner, Michael Jackson, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, B.B. King, Duke Ellington, George and Ira Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Santana.

Playlist:

00:00:00 Rachid Taha – Rock El Casbah
00:07:17 Angelique Kidjo – Once in a Lifetime
00:13:02 Alex Boyé – What’s Going On?
00:17:06 Atongo Zimba; M.anifest – In Heaven No Beer
00:21:34 Freshlyground – Beautiful Boy
00:25:31 Miriam Makeba – House of the Rising Sun
00:27:29 Bhundu Boys – Ring of Fire
00:31:31 Paco Sery – The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
00:34:37 Congo Cowboys – Jolene
00:39:42 Fadoul – Al Zman Saib (All Right Now)
00:43:31 Geoffrey Oryema – Suzanne
00:47:56 Lucky Dube – I Want to Know What Love Is
00:52:29 Freshlyground – Wanna Be Startin Somethin
00:57:49 Majek Fashek – Hotel California
01:03:12 Angelique Kidjo; Dianne Reeves – Gimme Shelter Live
01:07:07 Alpha Blondy – I Wish You Were Here
01:11:31 Malia – The Thrill Is Gone
01:15:01 Sonny Okosun – Let It Be
01:19:52 Island Jazz; Monika Njava; Linley Marthe – It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
01:23:39 Tété – Eleanor Rigby
01:27:57 Malia – I Love You Porgy
01:31:12 Positive Black Soul – Ain’t No Sunshine
01:34:41Youssou N’Dour – Jealous Guy
01:38:36 Rokia Traoré – Strange Fruit
01:42:13 Alpha Blondy; The Solar System – Have You Ever Seen the Rain
01:47:20 Angelique Kidjo; Roy Hargrove – Samba Pa Ti

Fire – one of humanity’s oldest tools, has had a profound impact on civilization. It can be both incredibly useful and extremely destructive.

Fire also holds various allegoric and symbolic meanings across different cultures, often embodying both positive and negative aspects.

This week’s shows explores the theme of fire as it’s interpreted in popular music.

Track list for the week of October 14, 2024:

00:00:00 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire

00:04:39 The Band -This Wheel’s On Fire

00:07:36 Jimi Hendrix – Fire

00:10:15 Van Morrison – Fire In the Belly 

00:16:45 Jerry Lee Lewis -Great Balls Of Fire – 1964 Version

00:18:36 Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire 

00:20:58 The Rolling Stones – Hang Fire

00:23:18 Nirvana – Lake Of Fire – Live 

00:27:15 Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire 

00:31:56 Leonard Cohen – Who by Fire 

00:34:25 Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire 

00:37:00 James Taylor –  Fire and Rain  

00:40:17 Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire 

00:44:00 Ohio Players – Fire

00:48:26 Bruce Springsteen – Fire

00:52:31 Patti Smith – Fire Of Unknown Origin 

00:56:14 Adele – Set Fire to the Rain 

01:00:13 The Rolling Stones – Play With Fire

01:02:25 The Marshall Tucker Band – Fire on the Mountain 

01:06:17 Modest Mouse – Lampshades on Fire 

01:09:22 Pat Benatar – Fire And Ice 

01:12:37 Steely Dan – Fire In The Hole 

01:16:03 Bob Seger – Fire Lake 

00:19:32 The Doors -Light My Fire – Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970

01:35:15 Talking Heads – Burning Down the House – Live  

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Thank you for listening. 

Dave

PLAYLIST:

00:00:00 Cream – Traintime – Live
00:08:49 Tom Rush – The Panama Limited
00:17:10 The O’Jays – Love Train
00:20:06 The Yardbirds – The Train Kept A-Rollin’
00:23:30 Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
00:28:17 Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Click Clack
00:31:34 Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Peace Train
00:35:32 Little Eva – The Locomotion
00:37:47 Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian Railroad Trilogy
00:44:05 Bruce Springsteen – Downbound Train
00:47:34 Keith Rowe; Texas Dixon – Stop That Train
00:50:50 The Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’
00:54:15 James Cotton – Two Trains Runnin’
00:59:06 Grateful Dead -Casey Jones
01:03:28 Tom Waits – Downtown Train
01:07:18 James Brown – Night Train
01:10:45 The Band; Paul Butterfield – Mystery Train (feat. Paul Butterfield) – Concert Version
01:15:46 The Roches – The Train
01:19:12 Bob Dylan – It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
01:23:15 The Highwaymen; Willie Nelson; Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson – City of New Orleans ( Live at Nassau Coliseum)
01:28:18 Woody Guthrie -Train 45
01:30:56 Boy George; Culture Club; Gladys Knight – Runaway Train (feat. Gladys Knight)
01:24:34 Taj Mahal – Railroad Bill
01:37:31 John Denver – I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

Playlist ☞

00:00:00 The Chambers Brothers  –  Time Has Come Today 

00:06:51 Chicago – Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 

00:10:09 Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ 

00:13:20 Captain Beefheart The His Magic Band – Too Much Time 

00:16:04 The Rolling Stones – Time Is On My Side

00:19:02 Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time 

00:22:59 Tim Buckley – Happy Time 

00:26:11 Led Zeppelin -Good Times Bad Times

00:28:56 The Zombies – Time of the Season

00:32:26 Bob Dylan – Time Passes Slowly 

00:34:57 Spike Jones & His City Slickers – As Time Goes By 

00:37:38 Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Time Is Tight 

00:40:52 The Lovin’ Spoonful –  It’s Not Time Now 

00:43:38 The Blues Project – No Time Like The Right Time 

00:46:21 The Funkees –  Dancing Time 

00:49:38 Cream – Passing The Time 

00:54:07 The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times 

00:57:15 The Rolling Stones -The Last Time

01:00:54 The Band; Todd Rundgren -Time To Kill

01:04:07 Billie Eilish – No Time To Die 

01:08:15 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – The Mists Of Time 

01:16:06 Judy Collins – Who Knows Where the Time Goes 

01:20:47 Grateful Dead – High Time

01:25:57 Bob Marley & The Wailers –  Time Will Tell 

01:29:23 The Beatles -Any Time At All

01:31:33 Led Zeppelin – Your Time Is Gonna Come

01:36:37 Tom Waits – Time

The playlist for the week of September 2, 2024 ☞

00:00:00 Pat Metheny Group – Last Train Home 

00:07:09 Ralph Towner -Icarus

00:13:20 Keith Jarrett; Jan Garbarek; Palle Danielsson; Jon Christensen – The Windup 

00:21:42 Codona – Mumakata 

00:29:52 John Surman -Filigree

00:33:31 Paul Bley – Ida Lupino 

00:43:22 Eberhard Weber – Sand-Glass 

00:58:48 Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy – Saving All My Love For You 

01:03:51 Keith Jarrett; Jan Garbarek – Luminessence 

01:19:07 Gary Burton; Chick Corea – What Game Shall We Play Today 

01:22:48 Steve Tibbetts – Ur

01:27:33 Don Cherry; Dewey Redman; Charlie Haden; Ed Blackwell – Togo

01:36:02 Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Odwalla Theme – Live