See above -- recommended by listener Dave of Concord, MA and the USS Constitution

Identical twin sisters (aka Irene Saletan and Ellen Christenson b: 1938). In the Pines", also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "My Girl", "Hey Girl", and "Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back to at least the 1870s. The songs originated in the Southern Appalachian area of the United States in the contiguous areas of East Tennessee and Kentucky, Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia. The sisters performed at the first Newport Folk Festival in July 1959 - wiki

On bongo, King Errisson aka Errisson Pallman Johnson born on 1941-10-29 in Nassau, Bahamas, now living in Las Vegas. He started playing music from the age of 5 and left the island at 18 to move to Los Angeles where his dream was to become an actor, resulting in appearances in a few movies and commercials. Most remarkably he appeared with his calypso band in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). Musically his first break came when he met jazz saxophonist Julian _Cannonball_ Adderly, with whom he recorded 8 albums. King Errisson has played congas for Neil Diamond for over 30 years and has played on a lot of Motown recordings. In his autobiography, Berry Gordy referred to _King_ Errisson as the unsung hero of Motown. (On some releases hsi name is sometimes spelled Errison with one S.) - discogs (see link for more)

Sounds captured and created from and in various places, including Chicago's Center for Search & Research, Chicali Outpost and Bronson Canyon in LA, Stanglehof in Italy, Jamie Linwood's house plus Yorkshire, The Baltic Sea, SudTirol, and Wyoming.

One of the first active Krautrock units, Amon Duul grew out of a commune in Munich that mixed radical political criticism with a unique vision of free-form improvisation tied to American psychedelic rock. When originally founded in 1968 however, the group was more of an alternative-living commune project than actual recording artists. Wishing to bring their vision of hippie living to a worldwide audience, the collective named themselves Amon Duul (Amon being an Egyptian sun god, Duul a character from Turkish fiction) and recorded hours of material during what is reportedly one mammoth recording session from early 1969. led by vocalist Renate Knaup-Kroaetenschwanz (aka Renate Knaup), guitarist Chris Karrer, bassist John (Johannes) Weinzierl, drummer Peter Leopold and organist Falk U. Rogner - discogs

Working in the same space & time as Herbie Mann, Jeremy Steig, and Hubert Laws, Thomas specialized in "jazzy disco funk boogie." This album represents his first set of disco-jazz instrumentals -- titled Masada in honor of one of the most serious events in Jewish history; an entire town that committed suicide rather than getting captured by the Romans. - Youtube notes.

The band's 4th release is an exploration of energies and atmospheres, from intense futuristic funk and sonic tape assemblages to windswept reflections from a far flung corner of the world. The album was recorded at Building M, an old corrugated iron warehouse down the end of an industrial lane in Newtown, Wellington. Nestled between a cattery, a bowling green and the Wellington Zoo, Building M is the home and studio of Warwick Donald, a musician and engineer who's been recording underground local bands for many years. -bandcamp

A Julliard grad, Stickney lived iin Daphne Hellman's place for awhile (where many other vagabonds, renegades, and geniuses passed through). He toured toured Hong Kong, India, and Sri Lanka with her four times (1995-1998). He teaches and jams all over the world. See link

See link re: Queen Latifah's Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony was this past weekend. I had the pleasure of attending, and meeting her. Beautiful fime.

Flora Purim, vocals. For line-up, click link.

Lonnie Bradley Holley (born February 10, 1950), sometimes known as the Sand Man,is an American artist, art educator, and musician. He is best known for his assemblages and immersive environments made of found materials. In 1981, after he brought a few of his sandstone carvings to then-Birmingham Museum of Art director Richard Murray, the latter helped to promote his work. Lonnie Holley was born on February 10, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama during the Jim Crow era. From the age of five, Holley worked various jobs: picking up trash at a drive-in movie theatre, washing dishes, and cooking. He lived in a whiskey house, on the state fairgrounds, and in several foster homes. His early life was chaotic, and Holley was never afforded the pleasure of a real childhood. Born the seventh of 27 children, Holley claims to have been traded for a bottle of whiskey when he was four.

Their tune Apache became a break-out at the dawn of Hip-Hop…sampled by the earliest hip hop artists, including pioneering deejay Kool Herc (I hitched a ride in his chauffeured SUV over the weekend in DC). Subsequently, many artists turned to the group, adapting their beats to their styling.

"Gege' Monja Mahafay was born in 1970 in Ambovobe ,Androy. His mother has passed on her gifts as a musician and healer, she has always brought him with her to the sessions for 'tromba (divinations, patient treatments, exorcisms). the songs are about sacred spirits that fully participate in every event in the social life of Madagascar. Gege Monja started traveling outside Androy to the rest of the country and plays his marovany since 1998. he is currently one of the most in demand, marovary players in Antananarivo. - freedomspear.blogspot.com (see link)"

Onkel Pos Caregie Hall was a live venue in Hamburg where many artists found a warm reception as they were beginning their careers. Jarreau was one of them. Foster's back-story on the tune: _I wrote `Shiny Stockings’ in 1955 and we (Count Basie band) had a rehearsal at a place called Pep’s Bar in Philadelphia. We had just arrived in town. Everybody was sleepy, tired, hungry, and evil. Nobody felt like rehearsing. We rehearsed `Shiny Stockings’ and it sounded like a bunch of jumbled notes, just noise, and I said, `Wow, all the work I put into this, and it sounds so horrible. I know Basie will never play it.’ And then something very strange happened. He continued to play and it came together. Finally, we recorded it and, well, it’s the very best known piece that I have contributed to the Basie book.... years later Years later,” Foster remembers, “Basie gave me the supreme compliment... he grabbed me, he said, `Junior, you know that “Shiny Stockings”? You really put one down that time.’ _ (see link for more)

Yardeb (b: 1978) is an Israeli pianist who was a longtime student of Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. In addition to touring, she teaches at a number of schools & festivals.

Pioneers of German "krautrock" music, Popol Vuh was the creature of Florian Fricke (1944-2001). This is their 3rd studio release. He and Werner Herzog met and become friends & collaborators in the early 60s. According to Wiki - One day, while in the Munich University's library, Fricke and Herzog came across a religious book of the Maya, titled Popol Vuh.

Laudato Si’, an encyclical issued by Pope Francis in 2015 calls on humanity to acknowledge the urgency of the human caused environmental crisis, and to work towards building a more just and sustainable world. Addressing not only people of faith, but everyone on earth, Laudato Si’ challenges us to engage in new dialogue and take action. Chase’s new oratorio, For Our Common Home interprets the text as a call to action through music.  In collaboration with world renown theologian and author Harvey Cox, Boston based composer, flutist and professor, Linda J. Chase has composed a 75 minute, 18 movement genre–crossing oratorio for choir, soloists, and chamber ensemble

From Bandcamp: At only 16 years of age, he became one of the youngest musicians to tour and perform with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, accompanying him to such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Disney Concert Hall. This recording was created in Prakash’s garage studio during the lockdown and is a reflection of his inward journey during the pandemic, marked by the solitude and introspection shared by millions of people around the world, as well as a growing awareness of the social disparities that starkly revealed themselves in that period.