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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
IBRAHIM FERRER / REGINA CARTER
This American Routes takes a look at the two-way musical influence between the Caribbean and Latin America and the U.S. Plus we’ll examine the role of the violin and fiddle in jazz, blues, country and other genres. In hour one, Cuban vocalist and Buena Vista Social Club star Ibrahim Ferrer recalls his long life and career as a guarachero and bolerista. Jazz violinist Regina Carter joins us in hour two and talks about going from Detroit to the conservatory and back again. And there’s great music including Fats Domino, Celia Cruz, The Band and much more.
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Caballo Viego Simón Díaz
Mambo Sinuendo, Nonesuch - Dos Gardenias Ibrahim Ferrer
Buena Vista Social Club, Nonesuch - Dos Gardenias Rhitmo de Mi Cua Matancera
100% Azucar! The Best of Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera, Rhino - Blues for Cuba Floyd Dixon
His Complete Aladdin Recordings, Capitol - Bodas de Oro Electo Rosell "Chepín"
Mambo Sinuendo, Nonesuch - Havana Moon Chuck Berry
The Chess Box, MCA/Chess - Instrumental: Cuban Getaway Ike Turner Orchestra
R&B Confidential No.1: The Flair Label, Virgin - INTERVIEW: Ibrahim Ferrer
Listen - Mamanita Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher
Danza, STR - Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke
Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964, ABKCO - Como un Errante (Like A Wanderer) Freddie Fender
Canciones de Mi Barrio, Arhoolie - On a Night Like This Los Lobos
Masked and Anonymous soundtrack, Sony - Instrumental: Girl from Ipanema Arthur Lyman
Sonic Sixties, Rykodisc - Hippo Walk Mongo Santamaria
Mongo's Way, Atlantic - Girl from Ipanema Lou Rawls
Blue Bossa, Vol. 2, Blue Note - Kansas City Joya Landis
She-Boom, She-Boom: African-American Influences on Reggae 1963-73, Westside - Be My Guest Fats Domino
Out Of New Orleans, Bear Family - Un Nombre de Mujer Los Zafiros
Bossa Cubana, Elektra
HOUR two
- Chattanooga Choo Choo Regina Carter
Motor City Moments, Verve - Jazz Fiddler Walter Jacobs and Lonnie Carter
Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!: Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935, Old Hat - La Fille de la Ville Vin Bruce
Allons Cajun Rock 'N' Roll, Ace - Blues de Port Arthur Eddie LeJeune, D.L. Menard, Ken Smith
Le Trio Cadien, Rounder - Breaux Bridge Rag Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Back To Bogalusa, Blue Thumb - Rag Mama Rag The Band
Across The Great Divide, Capitol - Instrumental: Cabo Verdranos Peca Nove Abrew's Portuguese Instrumental Trio
Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!: Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935, Old Hat - INTERVIEW: Regina Carter
Listen - Oh, Lady Be Good Howard Armstrong
Louie Bluie, Blue Suit - Sweet Georgia Brown Django Reinhart & Stephane Grapelli
Django Reinhart & Stephane Grapelli, Prism Leisure - You've Got to See Mamma Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mamma at All) Claude Williams
Masters of the Folk Violin, Arhoolie - You Can Have It, I Don't Want It The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Creole Belles, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Upstairs Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys
Jazz Violin 1926/1942, Jazz Archives - Cotton Eyed Joe Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose, Bear Family - Hohokam Polka Gu-Achi Fiddlers
Old Time O'odham Fiddle Music, Canyon - Eagle Island Blues: Athapaskan Love Song Bill Stevens
Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas, Folkways - Violin Blues Johnson Boys
Violin Sing the Blues for Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949, Old Hat - End Bed: Stringin' the Blues Joe Venuti with Eddie Lang
Jazz Violin: 1926/1942, Jazz Archives
