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I'll never forget chatting with @MrChuckD for more than 2 hours a year before Public Enemy dropped It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back on the world.
This year, we celebrate 30-plus years of friendship.
Thank you for being a mentor & an inspiration!
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Sudan's capital has been filled with the sounds of fighter jets and artillery fire.
But it wasn't always like this.
Khartoum ~ and Sudan ~ have a rich musical heritage, and today you'll hear songs from the country’s golden era as well as new sounds from the Sudanese diaspora.
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Frequencies' Sudanese music special re-airs on @CBCMusic at 4 (ET).
You’ll hear lots of great stories and music, including songs by Sudanese legends Mohammed Wardi and Al Balabil, who were known as the “Sudanese Supremes."
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🎵 "If you hate Tottenham, stand up!" 🎵
I like this song being sung at The Emirates.
#NorthLondonIsRed
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Stay tuned to Big City on CBC Radio 1 to hear my conversation with Afghan-Canadian textile artist Hangama Amiri about her installation @AgaKhanMuseum
Hangama weaves themes like home, identity, and memories of her homeland and her diasporic experience into her stunning work.
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Coming up on Big City Small World:
* Songs inspired by a walk along one of Cuba's most famous avenues, and by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's tumultuous relationship
* Music from artists performing at Estonian Music Week and Jewish Music Week +++
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“As diaspora artists, we are always in search of something that reminds us of home.”
Had a great conversation with Afghan-Canadian textile artist Hangama Amiri about her installation at @AgaKhanMuseum
Our chats airs Saturday on Big City Small World.
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“People think my life has been tough, but I think it's been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realize it’s not *what* happens, but *how* you deal with it.”
#RIPTinaTurner
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Skicinuwihkuk ᔅᑭᒋᓄᐧᐃᐦᑯᒃ, Jeremy Dutcher's first new song in 5 years dropped today, and yes, it'll make you stop in your tracks.
Jeremy's THE MOTEWOLONUWOK ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ Tour comes to @masseyhall on December 9th. Tickets go on sale Friday.
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Closing today's special with a song by Waleed Abdulhamid. He's been an active member of Toronto's music scene since his arrival from Sudan in 1992.
Here's the playlist for today's show.
We hope you enjoyed the stories and tunes, and we hope peace comes to Sudan soon.
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Two Sudanese music legends are next on Frequencies on CBC Music:
Mohammed Wardi was a singer and activist who brought Nubian music to a much wider audience.
And Al Balabil ~ comprising sisters Amal, Hadia and Hayat Talsam ~ who were known as the “Sudanese Supremes,”
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Stay tuned to Frequencies for a blast of ‘Arabian Fuzz' from Al-Qasar.
I'll spin a track featuring Alsarah. When she was little, a coup in Sudan forced her family to flee to Yemen, and after civil war broke out in Yemen, they fled to the US.
And then, a powerful song from Mustafa
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"Sometimes we leave home willingly, sometimes we are forced out, sometimes we plan to go back, and sometimes we don't know if we will ever see our loved ones again.
"But one thing we always know is that we don't want to forget or be forgotten."
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Vik Sohonie says, "Known in some circles as Jaglara, this mysterious cosmic dance music is being innovated by one man named Jantra, which translates as “craziness."
Synthesized Sudan is out on June 16th.
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Next on our all-Sudan special:
Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan is an essential compilaton that "revives the enchanting harmonies, haunting melodies and rhythms of Sudan's brightest years."
I'll play My Heart, Don’t Fall in Love Again by Samira Dunia.
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The High Priest Music Festival at The Garrison next Friday will pay
tribute to the late, great Denise Jones.
I'll play a track by one of the bands who'll be performing on Big City Small World this evening.
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Errol Nazareth retweeted
Toronto - @CBCBigCity is starting soon! Tune in at 5pm ET when @MurrayFoster1 chats with @ErrolNazareth about our new in-person class: Lyrics & Landmarks. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-4…
#songwriting #toronto #lyricwritingworkshop #gta #torontomusic #canadianmusic #cbcmusic #cbcradio
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January 2023: Two days of sunshine.
May 18th: 6 degrees, frost advisory.
May 18th: 31 degrees in Goa.
Loving how the weather here is cooperating with the plan to move to Goa for good.
#GoaCalling
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