Past Programs
Rock - 2008
Lila Downs
15/11/2008
On Shake Away Lila Downs is all over the place - mostly, in interesting, unpredictable ways. The daughter of a Mexican, Mixtec mother and a Scottish-American father, Lila Downs grew up in Mexico, then Minnesota. Now, she mostly lives in New York. Even if you already love her work, expect to be surprised by an album that is ‘bigger than Ben Hur’, but much more culturally diverse and much more likely to move you to dance!
Lila Downs site:
www.liladowns.com
You can read a recent, revealing, interview-based article here:
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/latinamerica/la-et-culture13-2008sep13,0,3329769.story
Fats Domino {all-star tribute to him. Repeat: 1st aired 6.10.07}
05/07/2008
Happily, rumours of Fats Domino’s death proved untrue. He was dramatically rescued five days after Hurricane Katrina lashed New Orleans. His possessions are mostly gone, but the fat man is alive, kicking and still giving. After donating proceeds from his latest ‘live’ recording to a charity, he then invited an extraordinary array of famous admirers to salute him and thereby help fund a new community centre and Music Co-Op in the impoverished/devastated Lower 9th Ward. The double CD Goin’ Home: a Tribute to Fats Domino needs no ‘charity’ from critical ears; it is enormously more enjoyable than most such all-star tributes.
Two good places to discover more about Fats Domino:
For general info: www.fatsonline.nl/
For a taste of the man’s attitude, post-Katrina: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/arts/28fats.html?_r=1&ex=1189483200&en=43ba1e2ffe4b8e1e&ei=5070&oref=slogin
