Music of the World with Stephen Kent

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Music of the World honors the life of Ornette Coleman

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: Ornette Coleman performs on stage as part of Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall on June 21, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 21: Ornette Coleman performs on stage as part of Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall on June 21, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)

This morning’s show begins today with a tribute to Ornette Coleman, one of the greats of American jazz, who has passed away today at the age of 85.

Then we feature a live performance and interview in the KPFA studio with Soji who, with his  Afrobeat Band opens the People’s Park stage at the 12th annual Berkeley World Music Festival at 1pm Sat June 13th (www.berkeleyworldmusic.org).

 

 

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