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Welcome to the audio home page for the CONFERENCE of the BIRDS, a weekly radio program/podcast featuring a heterogeneous, intra-continental mix of music and song. Various genres, forms, formats, and styles are featured, juxtaposed and intermingled, from free-jazz to field recordings. Listen here for a weekly mix of popular, classical, folk, religious, radical, experimental, spiritual, political, and poetic musics from around and beyond the globe. COB airs LIVE, Friday evenings, 9:00 - 12:00 midnight, Eastern USA time, on WRFI and WINO radio, ithaca/Watkins Glen/Odessa New York (www.wrfi.org). Online 24/7. Always free.
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 2-24-23
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Nara Leão, Joyce, Amelinha (MPB); Uruguayn jazz from Hugo Fattoruso et al.; Mary Lou Williams (from her mass); Keith and Julie Tippett; Ukandanz (new); Balimaya Project; Ivo Perelman w. quartet (Ray Anderson, Joe Morris, Reggie Nicholson); Djely Mamou Kouyatee; vintage Malian rumba from Orchestre Paillote; clarinet music (demitiki) from Northern Greece (Nikos Gouvas and Athanasios Haros); Arsenio Rodriguez; rembetika from Stelios Kazantzides; cha'abi from Amar el Achab and Mazouni, plus cha'abi/kabyle from Akli Yahyaten; Kyriakos Sfetsas w. Greek Fusion Orchestra; and much more ...!
Full playlist HERE
LISTEN LIVE: Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI: 88.1FM Ithaca, 89.7FM Odessa, 91.9FM WINO Watkins Glen. and WORLDWIDE online at WRFI.ORG.
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
WRFI/WINO has improved and expanded its signal, and can now be heard on one of our frequencies from Northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario!!!
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17020037/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 2-3-23
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Iovan Covaci (Bubut) w. Taraf de Mociu; Sofia Rose; Kyoko Kitamura; James Baldwin sing (w. Pierre Van Dormael & David Linx); Dele Oja and His Star Brothers Band; Fela Anikalapo Kuti & Africa 70; Tchangodei (w. Kent Carter & Itaru Oki); Abade Al Johar; Tumi Mogorosi; Orquesta Riverside; Ike Quebec; Mohamed Bajeddoub & Abderrahim Souiri; Ekambi Brillant; Charles Gayle; Carlos Lamartine; Lilly Tchiumba much more...!(
LISTEN LIVE: Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI: 88.1FM Ithaca, 89.7FM Odessa, 91.9FM WINO Watkins Glen. and WORLDWIDE online at WRFI.ORG.
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
WRFI/WINO has improved and expanded its signal, and can now be heard on one of our frequencies from Northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario!!!
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/16935780/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 10-23-22
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Returning this week to the two-hour episodes... stay tuned for more updates soon!
This week: Purnima Chaudhuri; Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet; Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections; Hsissen; Muhal Richard Abrams & Amina Claudine Myers; El Chino w. Remedios Amaya; Vicente Soto; El Titi; Paco Escobar, David Lagos, and María Martín; Pete la Roca; Franco; African Fiesta; Ataulfo Alves; much more...!
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI at our new time Sundays 7:00-9:00PM (New York time), and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/show/92902/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 10-9-22 & 10-16-22
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Sticking with eh FOUR HOUR format for now. Two 2 hour episodes as one, until we catch up with ourselves.
Comments, questions, concerns, complaints, commendations welcome: confbirds@gmail.com
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO.
These weeks: John Carter / Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz / Kevin Zubek; Fatima Charii; Shanir al Nassir; Qasim Naqvi; Bridgette Fonataine w. Areski Belkacem; Giota Lydias; Colson Unity Troupe; Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble; Andrew Hill; Nashenas; Peggy Lee; Mama Diakité; Masahiko Togashi w. Don Cherry & Charlie Haden; Wassoulou Fanta; Marçal; Charlie Parker; Daniela Mercury; Anabela; Ito Melodia; Steve Swell Quintet; much much more...!
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI at our new time Sundays 7:00-9:00PM (New York time), and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/show/92902/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 9-25-22 & 10-2-22
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
NEW: Two (2) Two (2)-Hour episodes, minus (-) some fluff and mumbling, equals (=) Three(3) Hours and 45 (forty-five) -ISH minutes of the BIRDS in chambers (etc.): This may or may not be the music format going forward!!! Comments, questions, concerns, complaints, commendations welcome: confbirds@gmail.com
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER TRANSFORMATIONS, as COB looks to add writings— creative, critical, poetic, explorative, expository, extemporaneous, investigative, irreverent, critical, critical, imaginative, experimental, radical, reverent, responsive, dialogical, dialectical, liturgical, original, recovered, invented, revisioned or reversioned, etc. — to its archival, editorial, and curatorial repertoire: another means between, against, beyond, and/or through these late marketplace days and their tyrannies of coherence.
These weeks: Charles Rumback; Hanami Quartet; Steve Lehman and Sélébéyone; Star Feminine Band; Leonel; Gal Costa; Myra Melford; Caetano Veloso; Jose Mauro; José de Suza; Noah Barker; Daniel Carter, Ayumi Ishito, Eric Plaks, Zach Swanson, Jon Panikkar; SeaJun Kwon; Myra Melford; Pusaka Sunda Gamelan; Lionel Hampton; Charles MacPherson; Lloyd McNeil; Hank Roberts; Pharoah Sanders; Chico Buarque w. Maria Bêthania; Meliza; Somi; Steve Lacy w. Irene Aebu et al. much much more...!
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI at our new time Sundays 7:00-9:00PM (New York time), and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/show/92902/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 3-18-22
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
This week: Star Feminine Band; Awa Maïga; Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double;' Général Defao; Jana Linhares; Susana Baca; Novos Baianos; Danyèl Waro; Ataulfo Alves; Jorge Ben; Lou Donaldson; Ernest Dawkins & New Horizons Ensemble; Buganda music from Uganda; Teso music from Uganda; Billy Harper; Michael White; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/15600267/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 12-31-21
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This week: Lahsen Akhtab; Fatna Bent l'Houcine; James Brandon Lewis; NEW LIFE (Steve Reid, Brandon Ross, David Wertman); Mamy Kouyate; Burhan Öçall Les Espoirs de Corinthe; Etoiles de Boulintet; Laba Sosseh; Dexter Johnson; Vanessa de Mata; Dona Onete; Teresa Cristina; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/14974319/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Conference of the Birds, 11-19-21
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
This week: Joyce; Silvia Felipe; Sophia Domancich, Mark Helias & Andrew Cyrille; Joanna Amendoeira; Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; Pepe Kalle & Empire Bakuba; Julio César Barbosa Cercul Jazz; Tyrone Washington; Cecil Taylor; José Carlos Schwarz & Le Cobiana Djazz; Elida Almeida; Amandio Cabral; Rodrigo; Bonga; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/14637344/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 7-3-20
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
This week: Selim Sesler; Marika Ninou; Marika Kanaropoulou; Thouraya; Sara Serpa; Rosa Eskenazi; Martin Küchen & Landæus Trio; David S. Ware; Skip James; Parween Sultana; Szilard Mezei; Steve Swell; Dave Holland; Siama Matuzungidi; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
***Apologies for pronunciation inconsistencies of late! I suffered a broken dental bridge in March for which no dental assistance has been available due to the pandemic. We will restore the more customarily articulate mumbling when circumstances permit.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Conference of the Birds will be broadcasting remotely, with little to no back-announcing, for the foreseeable future. Playlists will be updated live, in real-time, on the pop-up player on the WRFI website (for those listening live via WRFI's live-stream), and on Spinitron at the Conference of the Birds page:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10972428/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG:
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 6-26-20
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
This week: Beth Carvalho; Leci Brandão; Marquinhos Sensação; Salif Keita; Trio 3; Eric Dolphy; Rudresh Mahanthappa; Matana Roberts; Byard Lancaster; Ritual Trio w. Billy Bang;; Abade al Johar; Potito; Ketama; Mariem Hassan; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:
via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.
***Apologies for pronunciation inconsistencies of late! I suffered a broken dental bridge in March for which no dental assistance has been available due to the pandemic. We will restore the more customarily articulate mumbling when circumstances permit.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Conference of the Birds will be broadcasting remotely, with little to no back-announcing, for the foreseeable future. Playlists will be updated live, in real-time, on the pop-up player on the WRFI website (for those listening live via WRFI's live-stream), and on Spinitron at the Conference of the Birds page:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10972428/Conference-of-the-Birds
and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG:
https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting online.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com