[Swprograms] Program Focus: "The Daily Planet" on ABC Radio National and Radio Australia

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxx>]

Program Focus:  The Daily Planet – ABC Radio National (ABC-RN) and ABC Radio Australia (ABC-RA)

The term ‘world music” has a somewhat imprecise definition among listeners and presenters, but in general most agree that the genre includes an eclectic mix of international styles that emphasize traditional, folk, jazz, rock and popular forms emanating from a variety of indigenous, continental, national, regional, cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds.  Most also agree that this music is not mainstream in nature, at least insofar as the commercially driven music industry is concerned, though that fact does not discount the popularity of much of it within a particular musical form’s social sphere.

One of the very best programs on radio that is most informative about, while providing access to an astonishingly full and eclectic variety of, world music is The Daily Planet, hosted by a fellow who calls himself Lucky Oceans, and broadcast on ABC (Australia) Radio.  This is actually an American musician and two-time Grammy award winner named Reuben Gosfield, pedal steel guitarist for, and one of the founders of, the popular country-western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.

Born in Philadelphia, Oceans relocated to western Australia in 1980 and formed a band called The Zydecats.  The Planet debuted in 1995 on Australian radio and continues to this day.  Oceans is a master at mixing a melange of music in such a way as to provide the listener with a captivating hour long voyage around the world of music.  In so doing, the listener enjoys while learning how the currents that have brought cultures in touch with one another have influenced and been infused into local music to produce the diverse melodies and syncopations that are at the same time familiar and foreign to a listener’s ears.

Music lovers who truly appreciate being immersed in the instrumental and vocal arts in all its wonderful forms will easily become fans of this truly unique and expertly crafted program.

Broadcast and Streamed:

M-Th 11:00pm – 11:59pm (Australian Eastern Summer Time); 7:00am – 7:59am (EST); 1200-1259 (GMT/UTC) on ABC Radio National (ABC-RN).

T-F 4:00am -4:59am (Australian Eastern Summer Time); M-Th 12noon-12:59pm (EST); 1700-1759 (GMT/UTC) on ABC Radio Australia (ABC-RA).

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/dailyplanet/

John Figliozzi
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