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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 Dec 23, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 11-24-23
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Cante jondo from el Chocolate and Carmen Linares; Niama Ababsa (Algerian pop); Lebanese song from Salwa el Katrib; Tatyana Surbinska & Ensemble Pirin (vintage Balkan Roma song); new and old Rembetika from Marika Politissa & Dimitris Mystakidis (w. Eleni Vitali); esraj playing from Ariana Suta; raga on veena from Nirmala Rajeskar; Ibro Diabate (Guinea), Assana Mboup (Senegal); Netsennet Melese (Ethiopia), Super Djata (Mali); vintage Steve Coleman w. Mystic Rhythm Society; Ornette Coleman; Magic Malik; much more!!!!
Catch the BIRDS live on 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. 24/7 at
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.
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
PLAYLIST at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18164931/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
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 7-7-23
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: cha'abi from Guerouabi; Roma sng from Rromnano Dives, B ajrami Selime, Trio Zajaze, and others; Kudsi Ergúner with jazz ensemble; Simon Barker, Henry Kaiser, Bill Laswell & Rudresh Mahanthappa; Sambeco (from Grande Camore); from Senegal: Kine Lam & Youssou n'Dour; from Haïti: Ensemble Etoile du Soir, Les frères Déjean; Horace Tapscott & the Pan_African People's Orchestra (vintage); Jacaques Coursil Unit (vintage); Other Dimensions in Music live in France; Peter Brötzman (RIP)( with Oxbow; much, 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.
Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online:
PLAYLIST at SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/17592129/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
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 6-23-23
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Saban Bajramovic; Mal Waldron Quintet w. Steve Lacy; Culture Musical Club; Giota Lydia; Katia Grey; Sikhs of the Bangra Temple, Delhi; Lahaoula ou Khlas; Dahmane el Harrache; BIll Cole's Untempered Ensemble; Diaba Koita; Ferkat Al Ard ; Revolutionary Ensemble; Lemzo Diamono; Mbilia Bel; Rodney Chapman; much, 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.
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/17535878/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
Sunday May 28, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 5-5-23
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Jon Jang resets Chinese love song; vintage song (ghazal, film music, and more) from India and Pakistan: Runa Laila, Kanika Banerjee (singing a poem of Atul Prasad Sen's), Malika Pukraj; Fred Moten (poetry) w. Brandon López & Gerald Cleaver; African salsero Laba Sosseh; newly released recording g of Sonny Stitt live (at the Left Bank, Baltimore); Ray Lema; some Mingus for good measure; Peter Maceachern Trio; legend of Gulf pop, Saudi vocalist Mohammed Abdu, recorded live ca. 1990; Kalaprusha Maurice McIntyre; Bavon Marie Marie & l'Orchestre Negro Succés; Le T.P.O.K. Jazz (w. Franco!); much, 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.
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/17336231/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 Apr 13, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 3-24-23
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: vintage Balinese Gamelan; vintage Adb el Halim Hafez; new music from Kaze & Ikue Mori; new Maui; new music from Wadada Leo Smith; new music from James Brandon Lewis; Ensemble Tiéng Hàt Quê Hùong (from Vietnam); Harold Vick & Orchestra; Jaska Lukkarinen Trio; Wayne Shorter x 2 (RIP); vintage Senegalese mbalax from Xalam; new, recent, and vintage Roma music from Romania (Romica Puceanu; Fărâmiță Lambru & Maria Tănase), the former Yugoslavia (Neat Gasi) and elsewhere (Kadri Moni); New from Mali: Coumba Sira Koïta; plus much, 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.
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/17105721/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 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
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
Thursday May 28, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 5-22-20
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
This week: Slimane Azem; Haj Muhammad Bensaid performs Muhammad ben Sliman; Gabriel Alegria w. Afro-Peruvian Sextet; Florian Arbenz's Convergence; Lebrijano; Camaron; François Carrier w. Masayo Koketsu, Daisuke Fuwa, Takashi Itani; Henry Threadgill; Africando; Thione Seck; Sabri Brothers w. Aziz Mian; Rahet Fateh Ali Khan; 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/10927682/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 airing Friday evenings on WRFI.
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 Feb 23, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 2-21-20
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
This week: Abdoulaye Cisse; Omar Pene & Super Diamono; Dinkar Kaikani; Jemeel Moondoc; Louis Moholo Octet; Freddie Redd; Sonny Sharrock; Jorge Humberto; Nancy Vieira; Elizeth Cardoso; Trio Pagú; Tcheka; Rancapino; Nass el Ghiwane; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/
iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580
Playlist via Spinitron:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10389681/Conference-of-the-Birds
Archived PLAYLISTS: via WRFI:
https://www.wrfi.org/localprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
via blogspot:
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com