Past Programs
Reggae - 2008
CD of the Week - Taj Mahal
17/11/2008
40 years as a significant figure in the diverse worlds of blues, soul, reggae and world music is no mean feat, and rather than just compiling a greatest hits retrospective, Taj Mahal has celebrated this milestone by putting out a brand new album Maestro.
In keeping with recent trends, he has decided to include many tracks which are collaborations, and so has joined up with a very fine list of well-known acts for this record, including Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Toumani Diabate, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and Ziggy Marley. As you’d expect, the result is a CD which covers everything from hard-edged blues through reggae and soul to West African sounds.
Two-Faced Friday
06/06/2008
Listening back over the last week, and forward to what’s on The Daily Planet next week.
The Vampires
05/06/2008
Blending Reggae and other grooves with a front line of intertwining alto saxophone, trumpet and trombone, the Vampires mix air and drive with an always fresh sound on their debut CD, South Coasting.
Formed in 2004 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, alto saxophonist Jeremy Rose and trumpeter Nick Garbett are now based on New South Wales South Coast, hence the name of their CD. Recorded in Melbourne with Shannon Barnett as special guest on trombone on five of the eleven all-original tracks on the album, it’s an always surprising, good-natured ride into one of the futures of jazz.
