International Women’s Day 2020

The program for March 7, 2020, featured expressive songs by women from around the world.

First hour:

Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Sharon Shannon, feat. Alyra Rose The Machine Sacred Earth (Celtic Connections)
String Sisters The Crow’s Visit Between Wind and Water (s/p)
Lucia Comnes Castletown Medley On the Way (Small Treasures Studio)
New Set
Karine Polwart, feat. Louis Abbott Women of the World (Ivor Cutler) Scottish Songbook (Hegri)
Rokia Traoré M’Bifo Bowmboï (Nonesuch)
Angelique Kidjo, feat. Peter Gabriel Salada Djin Djin (Razor & Tie)
Music Under Announcements
The Poozies Bloodknot Punch (Schmooz)
Light in Babylon (Michal Elia Kamal) Intro + Women of Teheran (live at the Ancient Trance Festival)
Shahilagh I Called You from the Dark (Mian-e Tariki) (Forugh Farrokhzad) (online)
Mahsa Vahdat and the Kronos Quartet Placeless (Jalaloddin Rumi) Placeless (La Makan) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Neta Elkayam Muhal Nensah (online)

Second hour:

Artist Song Title Album (Label)
Rosa Zaragoza Será Nacer, Renacer / Néixer, Renéixer (Temps)
Laura Murcia Las Curanderas Cassette (Laura Murcia)
María Moctezuma Día Respeto Revolución Folklórico (La Cupula Music)
Lila Downs Cuando Me Tocas Tú Balas y Chocolate (Sony Music)
Marta Gómez Celia La Alegria y el Canto (Aluna)
New Set
Alexia Chellun Take Your Destiny Open (Alexia Chellun)
Danit Treubig Heartbeat Aliento (s/p)
Ana Alcaide & the Gotrasawala Ensemble (Novi Aksmiranti, vocals) Sono Tales of Pangea (ARC Music)
Martha Mavroidi Ballada The Garden of Rila (We Saw)
New Set
Radmilla Cody She’s My Hero (ode to Lori Piestewa) Spirit of a Woman (Canyon)
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Exile: An Invitation to Struggle (online)
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, feat. Paul McCandless Goray Gyaray Forbidden Voice (Stillwater Sound)
Yungchen Lhamo Tara Ama (Real World)
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Hinna-Djulo (faded under outro) Soar (Bendigedig)