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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
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 2-17-23
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
Saturday Mar 04, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Vocal Raga from Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay; three versions of "Lamma Bada Yatathanna" (Dozan; Gordon Grdina's Haram; and Shaykh Sayyid al-Safti ca. 1930s; flamenco from Manuel de Angustías; Alfredo Tejada & Paco Vidal; new experimental musics from Patrica Brennan et al; Simon Lucaciu; Was Way Collectif from Mali; vintage Wassilou singers Nahawa Doumbia & Ami Koïta; jazz from Muriel Grossman; Tiziana Ghiglioni w. Steve Lacy et al. (jazz vocal); avant-garde jazz from Mario Pavone; Dave Holland; William Parker... 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
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 2-10-23
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble reprises Freddie Hubbard; vintage Joe Henderson; David Murray leads a quartet recorded live in London; flamenco from Fernanda de Utrera, Remedios Amaya, and Chocolat; Munir Bashir (oud) accompanies Nouna el Hana (vocals) and collaborates with Olga Chung & Rabih Abou-Khalil; Elvira Plenar w. Vittold Red; vintage Roscoe Mitchell (w. the Note Factory); Satoko Fujii w. Otomo Yoshihide; Eddy Tussa and Longino from Cape Verde; Muslim highlife from Alhaji Waziri Oshomah; and 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
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 7-22-22
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
This week: Maria Grand; Gregg August; Camarón; Susana Baca; Rocío Bazán;Vera Bila; Naima Samih; Glenn Spearman; Ricardo Ray; Seydina Ndiaye Spain; Ouzon Ndiaye; David S. Ware; Batoma Sissoko; Wayne Shorter; Freddie Hubbard; 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/16068975/Conference-of-the-Birdshttps://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/16068975/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 Jun 07, 2022
Conference of the Birds, 6-3-22
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
This week: Steve Lacy sets Appolinaire to music; Samira Tawfik; Eri Yamamoto Quartet; Amara Freitas; Ekambi Brilliant; Koumba Kouyaté; Mohamed Kandel; Arat Kilo, Mamani Keita, Rusan Filiztek & Siar Hashimi; Etoile De Namaco; Yarie Toure; Awa Polo; Mari Peña; DakhaBrakha; Pablo Díaz Quinteto; 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/16043394/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
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 6-19-20
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
This week: Moulay Ahmed El Hassani; Horace Tapscott and the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra; Angela Ro Ro; Marina Iris; Dhoad Gypsies; Amirtha Kidambi & Lea Bertucci; Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet; Kalyan Pathak & Jayho Jazzmata; Ran Blake w. Jeanne Lee; Luiz Melodia; Anoushka Shankar w. Duquende, Javier Limón, Piraña & Kenji Ota; Jorge Humberto; Coltrane; 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
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 6-12-20
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
This week: Bauls of Bengal (1966); Sara Serpa; Nour Eddine Saoudi; Viswanatah das Baul; Dahmane el Harrache; Dopolarians; George Lewis; Lee Morgan; Woody Shaw; Ti Paris; Akalé Wubé; N. Ravikiran; 8 Bold Souls; 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.
***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
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 5-29.20
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
This week: Kris Davis & Craig Taborn; Abdullah Ibrahim; Grachan Moncur III; Chris Lightcap; Salim Halali; Raoul Journo; Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross; Argelia Fragoso Y Orquesta Egrem; Mafalda Arnauth; Boy Gé Mendès; Nour el Houda; Eva Salina; Chico Freeman; Kenny Dorham; Orquestra Afro-Brasileira; 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.
***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