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People's Picks: A Polyrhythmic Tour with Wild Belle's Elliot Bergman
Whether in the sparse reggae-influenced beats of sibling-duo Wild Belle or in the expansive horns of “post-afrobeat” band NOMO, Elliot Bergman infuses every project with his love of the bright polyrhythms of West African and Caribbean music. There was always music around for Bergman: his mother, Susan, wrote songs for her four children, including “The Little Bird,” a tune Elliot would later pass on to Elizabeth Mitchell to record. In this month’s People’s Picks, Bergman takes us from Oklahoma to Jamaica to Indonesia to Kenya to Nigeria, whirling through a world of Smithsonian Folkways sounds.
Listen to the playlist and read Elliot Bergman’s annotations here.
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- Sneak Preview: Serrano de Corazón by Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú (out 08/26/16) | Sneak Preview
- Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) | tribute
- Now Available: Songs of Struggle & Hope by Agustín Lira | New Release
- People's Picks: A Polyrhythmic Tour with Wild Belle's Elliot Bergman | People’s Picks | Playlists
- Sale: Celebrate Ella Jenkins’ 92nd Birthday with Smithsonian Folkways | Celebrate
- Growing up Singing: Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | New Release
- Back to School Sale and Bobby Susser Songs for Children | News | Celebrate
- Celebrating the Mexican Tradition of Huapango Arribeño: Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú to Release ‘Serrano de Corazón’ | New Release