The World Fusion Show

Ep #75 of The World Fusion Show with Aliya Cycon, singer, composer and oud player. Aliya has a passion for Arabic music and is currently living in Spain where she is working with her group Aliya And The New Andalus. She studied at The Berklee School Of Music in Boston with Simon Shaheen. She tours internationally and has performed in Jordan and Tunisia. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/252445209289031/ Too busy to watch? Check out the podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud: iTunes: A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com To support The World Fusion Show and to make more shows possible please go to derrikjordan.com and click on the support page Winner of the national award for Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 in public access TV.

Ep #74 with Tantra Zawadi, performance poet. Tantra has an unmistakable style of language in her poetry and her performances are always filled with love and connection. We met in Senegal in 2013 for the Senegal-America Project with our partner Tony Vacca, who joins us for the live music at the end of the show. She is the African Mermaid! She lives in NYC and works with many music producers there and in Europe. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/251549678852548/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvuRpRZ4Lyc Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-36-with-tantra-zawadi-spoken-word-artitst Winner of the national award for Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 in public access TV

Ep #73 with Layth Sidiq, violinist, singer and composer. Layth was born in Baghdad and grew up in Jordan in a very musical family. He went on to study music at Berklee College of Music in the Boston and is a member of many groups including the Berklee Indian Ensemble. He has a partnership with Vasilis Kostas who plays the laouto (Greek lute) who joins him on this episode for the live music. Layth's accomplishments are too many to list here so you will just have to watch the show! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/653972905438769/ Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-43-with-layth-sidiq-violinist-singer-and-composer A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Winner of the national award for Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 in public access TV

Ep #72 with Barou Sall, master hoddu player. Barou Sall has been performing with Baaba Maal for decades. He plays the hoddu, a special type of ngoni from the northern part of Senegal. In this episode he talks about its importance to the Fulani culture. The interview was done by Tony Vacca and recorded in Senegal by Paul Richmond. I recorded and performed with Barou when I was in Senegal and he is featured at the end of the show on a track from my CD "SuperString Theory Goes To Senegal" called "Nyo Ko Bok" which means "We share it" in Wolof. Translation for the interview was done by Mamadou Ndiaye. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-World-Fusion-Show-109866072979176/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/urTOvFrzwcY Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ Winner of the national award for Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 in public access TV

Ep #71 with Mo Maie, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Mo Maie is from Bahia, Brazil and met Tony Vacca in Senegal in Jan 2020 on his most recent trip there with The Senegal-America Project. She has a very strong spiritual connection through her music and has traveled for 5 years throughout Europe and India - "the gypsy way" - as she says, absorbing the various musics and cultures she encountered. She sings and plays flute, kamele ngoni and mbira in this episode. Many thanks to Paul Richmond, who recorded the video and audio in Senegal for this show. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-World-Fusion-Show-109866072979176/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/1oGWynwUR2c Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Winner of the national award for Best Entertainment and Arts Series 2019 in public access TV