Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Español, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio + podcasts, Radio Shows, South America, Spain, Spoken Word, Poetry, Spoken Word, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Español, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio + podcasts, Radio Shows, South America, Spain, Spoken Word, Poetry, Spoken Word, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poética #46 Juaco - Conversaciones Poéticas con RAMULA

A special collaboration between La Danza Poética and La Rebelde Academia de la Música Latinoamericana (RAMULA)! Colombian poet Gustavo Gómez Giraldo, aka Juaco, recorded in Brussels by Joaldo Domínguez. Mixed with music from Mateo Kingman, Nicola Cruz, Sentidor, and Negro Dub.

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Africa, Australia, Caribbean, English, Español, France, Hip Hop, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio + podcasts, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, Ecuador, First Nations, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Africa, Australia, Caribbean, English, Español, France, Hip Hop, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio + podcasts, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, Ecuador, First Nations, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #45 The Rhythm In The Story

This month’s mix opens with One Sixth’s fierce poem ‘Labyrinth’ - in which he calls for compassion, for understanding, and above all, for listening. So we listen. Hip hop is the voice as music, poetry as rhythm, storytelling with the drum beats of the heart. In the hands of these artists, hip hop gets closest to the truth. Featuring Xolisa (Canada), Akua Naru (USA), Omar Musa (Australia), A Tribe Called Red (Canada), Brandon Wint (Canada), FOKN Bois (Ghana), Mateo Kingman (Ecuador), Aja Monet (USA), GANGAMix (France), One Sixth (Australia).

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Africa, Caribbean, Creole, Electronic, English, Folk Music, France, Français, Hip Hop, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio + podcasts, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Africa, Caribbean, Creole, Electronic, English, Folk Music, France, Français, Hip Hop, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio + podcasts, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #44 Voix Forte

A multi-layered mix of poetry, rhythm, melody en français, exploring the strong voices of la Négritude movement in France, a movement influenced by the Harlem Renaissance. Our honoured ghosts, Langston Hughes, and les trois pères (the three fathers) of la Négritude: Aime Cesare, Léon-Gontran Damas, and Léopold Sédar Senghor. Their eloquent descendants, Nikki Giovanni, Youssoupha, Sunni Patterson. Voices flow through a mix of deep electronic beats, abstract French hip hop and shimmering Haitian/American folk. Featuring Leyla McCalla, Caro C, Christine and the Queens (with Tunji Ige), Fauve, Odezenne, brome, Bleu éther. Très éclectique, très fort!

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Brazil, Caribbean, Electronic, English, Español, France, Français, Italian, Italy, Jazz, La Danza Poetica podcast, La Danza Poetica, Poetry, Português Brasileiro, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio + podcasts, Radio Shows, Russia, Russian, Spain, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, USA, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Brazil, Caribbean, Electronic, English, Español, France, Français, Italian, Italy, Jazz, La Danza Poetica podcast, La Danza Poetica, Poetry, Português Brasileiro, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio + podcasts, Radio Shows, Russia, Russian, Spain, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, USA, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #43 Fire and Ice

The Apollo Saxophone Quartet’s collaboration with poet Lemn Sissay is one of the deepest word/music journeys you can take - expressive, cinematic, arresting. Robert Frost’s 1920s poem “Fire and Ice” observes the end of the world with the cool objectivity of someone who is part of, not just observing, the changes of seasons. There is a goal! So, let’s become the rain...

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Africa, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Electronic, English, Folk Music, Germany, Global Bass Music, Inuit, Jazz, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Soul, Sound Poetry, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, USA, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Africa, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Electronic, English, Folk Music, Germany, Global Bass Music, Inuit, Jazz, La Danza Poetica, La Danza Poetica podcast, Poetry, poetry, Radio & Podcasts, Radio Shows, Soul, Sound Poetry, Spoken Word, Spoken Word, Poetry, UK, USA, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #42 Adventurous Spirits

Adventurous spirits journey within and without, communing with tradition, home, self, and other. This month on the global dance poetic, a world of new releases that share an adventurous spirit of experimentation and connection. 

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Argentina, Brazil, Electronic, English, Español, France, Global Bass Music, Hip Hop, Italian, Spain, South America, USA, UK, La Danza Poetica, Poetry, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway Argentina, Brazil, Electronic, English, Español, France, Global Bass Music, Hip Hop, Italian, Spain, South America, USA, UK, La Danza Poetica, Poetry, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word, LDP 2016 Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #41 Paseo Mental

Paseo Mental - a walk through the mind, through the various voices in our heads, both our own and the voices of the honoured ghosts and ancestors who walk with us. Performance poetry from Segovia, Spain, from an installation by Andrés Sánchez, plus new tracks, collaborations and remixes out of South America, Mexico, USA, Algeria, and Europe.

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La Danza Poetica #40 The Silent Poet

In February La Danza Poetica crosses lines and walls, real and imagined, through the eastern Mediterranean and Levant, from Persia to Palestine, from ancient to modern. Rafeef Ziadah, Milagro Acustico Ensemble, Fawda, Abdalak, Katibeh Khamseh, A-Wa, La Mirza & Rayess Bek, Suheir Hammed, and readings of the poetry of Ashram Fayadh, on death row in Saudi Arabia over charges of apostasy. Dedicated to the silent poet.

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Arabic, Australia, Balkan, Brazil, Canada, Electronic, Electronic, English, Folk Music, France, Global Bass Music, Greece, Greek, Indonesia, Northern Europe, Palestine, Poetry, LDP 2016, La Danza Poetica, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word Lisa Greenaway Arabic, Australia, Balkan, Brazil, Canada, Electronic, Electronic, English, Folk Music, France, Global Bass Music, Greece, Greek, Indonesia, Northern Europe, Palestine, Poetry, LDP 2016, La Danza Poetica, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #39 La Reflexión

Pausing for reflection in January 2016, a mix of tracks that I couldn’t include in the feature shows of ’15, that are still on high rotation in my mind.

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Africa, Arabic, Arnhem Land, Australia, Colombia, Electronic, Electronic, English, Español, Farsi, Hip Hop, India, Jazz, Northern Europe, Pacific, Persian, Poetry, Russian, Soul, South America, LDP 2015, La Danza Poetica, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word Lisa Greenaway Africa, Arabic, Arnhem Land, Australia, Colombia, Electronic, Electronic, English, Español, Farsi, Hip Hop, India, Jazz, Northern Europe, Pacific, Persian, Poetry, Russian, Soul, South America, LDP 2015, La Danza Poetica, Radio + podcasts, Spoken Word Lisa Greenaway

La Danza Poetica #38 Melbourne: Common Ground

For the Kulin Nation, Melbourne has always been an important meeting place. And it continues to be a place of connection for people from all around the world.

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