World Routes as a Podcast

Subject: Azerbaijani music in Podcast
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 12:21 PM

I don't know how long it is since the BBC extended its Podcast facilities to Radio 3's World Routes, since I haven't listened for a while. However, yesterday's edition was the first of a two parter on the music of Azerbaijan, so it was 'absolutely unmissable'. Real 'Big League', as anyone who's heard Azerbaijani music will testify.

I plugged the Internet in, thinking I'd have to record it in realtime, and found I could download the whole programme in about two minues. You have to follow the instructions carefully of course, but that should be no problem to anyone with half a brain in working order.......

And the music is just awesome.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: ThreeSheds
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 05:04 PM

I hope they do the same for late junction

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 04:35 AM

At the moment very few BBC programmes are available as Podcasts, which is why I was so surprised that they'd chosen World Routes. Doubtless the 'Big Leaguers' at the BBC will eventually let us have all their programmes in Podcast. In the meantime, for anyone who digs New Orleans cornettist King Oliver, there's a downloadable programme on him coming up this friday night on Radio 3.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 04:54 AM

OOH, as long as it isn't the style of music known in Armenia as rabiz.
THeir folk music, however, is amazing. Very lyrical.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Folkiedave
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:01 AM

And my show "Thank Goodness It's Folk" playing mostly music from the British Isles is available as a podcast - though I never have downloaded it, being there at the time so to speak. This week includes a long (17 minutes) interview with Mike Waterson.

What www.sheffieldlive.org does today, the BBC follows.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:10 AM

Not sure what Rabiz is. The only record I have of Armenian music is mainly of rather boring and rather urbane sounding choirs, except that there's a couple of stunning tracks where the musicians let their hair down and let it rip.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:14 AM

Ahem,

Sheffield Live TGIF archive here.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:17 AM

Simply put, balding guys in sleazy suits with synthesizer backing singing in far too high of a pitch. Think bad Turkish music. That said, both Azeri and Armenian traditional music is very pretty.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:19 AM

I just looked up the word rabiz on the Internet and it came up with the following:

"Rabiz (n). A slang word describing a social class of Armenians that exhibit socially questionable behaviors." It then goes on to describe rabiz music; "ironically, is an adaptation of Turkish songs adapted for a rabiz-Armenian audience."

It also accuses Rabiz's of smelling strongly of onions!

Hate to condemn anyone before I've heard their music but it sounds to me as though it might be the music of an urban social underclass, rather like rembetika or fados. In which case I doubt that I'd dig it, and I doubt that it would sound much like the Azerbaijani music on World routes.

I'd be glad to find otherwise though.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Jack Campin
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 12:11 PM

There is a bit of rabiz on YouTube. Looks like the Armenian equivalent (in sociological terms, anyway) of Turkish "arabesk" ("country and eastern"). Armenian folk fused with electro-pop, whereas arabesk is more or less a fusion of Turkish classical and Kurdish folk.

I'm not in any hurry to learn to sing it, but the folkier part of it is okay.

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Mr Happy
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 12:32 PM

World Routes as a Podcast

Azerbaijani music in Podcast

Fred,

When I saw this thread titled 'World Routes... '

I thought it might be about footpaths/walking

Which one was your title?

Subject: RE: World Routes as a Podcast
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 04:31 AM

World Routes is a weekly BBC Radio programme which deals with world music. Nothing to do with footpaths/walking.