Echoes

It’s a journey with an Icon when we celebrate the 105th Birthday of Indian sitar master, Ravi Shankar. His music spanned from classical Indian ragas to films to world fusion. We’ll hear an interview with the legendary sitarist talking about an ancient sound and spirit that helped transform modern music.

Echoes declares winter over with an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape. No matter how cold it is, we have a soundscape to put you in a Spring-like mood. We’ll hear music for the turning of the seasons and the turning of celestial events to drive winter away. John Diliberto brings us an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape from PRX.

The February CD of the Month is Late Day Summer Breeze by Nashville filmmaker, artist, and bassist Dieter Spears. Get out of the cold with this ebullient, joyful and uplifting album.

If the season has you feeling the blues, Philadelphia dream pop band Japanese Breakfast, led by Michelle Zauner, has a soundtrack for the mood. Their new album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), captures the season’s introspection.

The spirit of Da Vinci is transformed into electronic sound by electronic artist Sasha. Da Vinci Genius is an exhibit about the life of the Renaissance polymath. Sasha talks about sculpting the soundtrack.

We go east on the next Echoes for the second in a trilogy of albums by sitarist Anoushka Shankar. We’ll hear track from her EP, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn.

Trentemøller is the performance name of Anders Trentemøller, a Danish electronic musician whose music has become more song focused and richly textured over the years. He talks about his 7th studio album, Dreamweaver.

We head into the sci-fi regions of Neon Blue Utopia by deepspace, the Echoes CD of the Month for January. It’s the 16th album from this Australian musician and an immersive web of ambient melodies.

Trevor Gordon Hall is a master finger-style guitarist who also plays a custom-designed instrument called the Kalimbatar, that combines the African kalimba with an acoustic guitar, in this holiday-themed live performance.

As Simon Emmerson was leaving the planet, he left Afro Celt Sound System their best album in nearly 20 years with OVA. It's Echoes December CD of the Month.