13 May 2017

Ian Brennan has discovered musicians from Malawi to Hanoi

From Access All Areas, 3:05 pm on 13 May 2017
Ian Brennan on location

Ian Brennan on location Photo: Supplied

American author and intrepid record producer Ian Brennan has won Grammys for his remarkable field recordings with artists like Tinariwen, recorded in the desert of South East Algeria, The Good Ones from Rwanda, The Malawi Mouse Boys and two albums recorded in the Zomba Central Prison in Malawi, as well as albums with The Hanoi Masters recorded in Vietnam.

He talks with Trevor Reekie.

Music details

Artist: Tinariwen
Song:Tenere Taqqim Tossam
Composer: Tinariwen
Album: Tassili
Label: V2 Music

Artist: Tinariwen
Song: Ya Messinagh
Composer: Tinariwen
Album: Tassili
Label: V2 Music

Artist: The Good Ones
Song: Amagorwa Y’ Abagabo
Composer: The Good Ones
Album: Kigali Y’ Izahabu
Label: Dead Oceans

Artist: Malawi Mouse Boys
Song: Kunvera  (to hear)
Composer: Malawi Mouse Boys
Album: He is #1
Label: 2012 IRL

Artist: Malawi Mouse Boys
Song: Ndinasangalala (I was happy)
Composer: Malawi Mouse Boys
Album:He is #1
Label: 2012 IRL

Artist: Malawi Mouse Boys
Song: Ndakhumudwa (You betrayed me)
Composer: Malawi Mouse Boys
Album: Dirt is Good
Label: 2014 IRL

Artist: Zomba Prison Project
Song: I Am Alone
Composer: Rhoda Mtemang'ombe
Album: I Have no Everything Here
Label: Six Degrees Records

Artist: Zomba Prison Project 
Song: The Floods
Composer: James Justin
Album: I Have no Everything Here
Label: Six Degrees Records

Artist: Zomba Prison Project 
Song: Orison of Sinners
Composer: Elude Chalema
Album: I Have No Everything Here
Label: Six Degrees Records

Artist: Zomba Prison Project 
Song: I Will Never Stop Grieving For You My Wife
Composer: Thomas Binamo
Album: I Will Not Stop Singing
Label: Six Degrees Records

Artist: Hanoi Masters
Song: Love
Composer: Xẩm Huê Tình
Album: War is a Wound, Peace is a Scar
Label: Glitterbeat

Artist: Hanoi Masters
Song: Doomed
Composer: Xuân Hoạch
Album: War is a Wound, Peace is a Scar
Song: Glitterbeat

Artist: Hanoi Masters
Song: Heroine Song
Composer: Hát Hầu Cô Bơ
Album: War is a Wound, Peace is a Scar
Label: Glitterbeat

Artist: Master Kong Nay & Ouch Savy
Song: My Life
Composer: Master Kong Nay & Ouch Savy
Album: Mekong Delta Blues
Label: Long Tale Recordings

Artist: The Good Ones
Song: Sara
Composer: The Good Ones
Album: Kigali Y’ Izahabu
Label: Dead Oceans