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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
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 9-29-23
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: South African jazz from Joe Malinga; The Jazz Doctors (Bang, Lowe, Charles, Garrett); Cameroonian singer, actress, seamstress, and poet Liza Nfwa; from Ethiopia: Aselfech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret; The Abyssinia Band; Les Amazons de Guinée; Don Cherry; from Greece: Nikos Karakostas; Poly Panou; Algerian cha'abi from Akli Yahyatene; This is Our Language Quartet (Amado, McPhee, Kessler, Corsano); Dorothy Ashby; new music from Nova Jazzers w. Munir Bashir & Rabbi Abou-Khalil; 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/17944328/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 Sep 07, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 7-28-23
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: vintage Fela; new Asher Gamedze; Florence Adoonio; Leo Genovese et al.; Christopher Parker & the Band of Guardian Angels; McCoy Tyner; Duke Pearson; Sisonke Xonti; Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay; Ornette Coleman;Jason Kao Hwang's Critical Response; Marta Sanchez; Banda Maravilha; Felipe Mukenga; Amanda Cabral; Vania Abreu; Baby Gonzalez & Orquesta Riviera; Sejouba Kania Kouyaté; much, much more ...!
LISTEN LIVE: Cheikh M'hamed ElankaFriday 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/17678893/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
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Conference of the Birds, 6-16-23
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Clifford Jordan; Diego "el Cigala" in Mexico; Orlando Contreras; cumbia from Pedro Laza y Sus Pelayeros, Lisandro Meza, and others; cumbia from Charles Mingus; new Henry Threadgill; Bruce Ditmas, David Eyges & Paul Bley Trio; Paul Dunmall & Chris Corsano; Bobby Few with Noah Howard & Zusaan Kali Fasteau; Ahiyad Ait Mimoun; Moroccan song from Mahmoiud al Idrissi; taarab from Zuhura Swaleh & Party; rai from Cheba Zohra; Idris Ackamoor & The Collective; classic John Coltrane Quartet; Archie Shepp reprises Coltrane; Tchangodei w. Shepp and Mal Waldron; 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/17508055/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
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
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 12-13-19
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
This week: Karin Krog x 2; Kris Davis; Irreversible Entanglements; Cheikh Hamala Diabaté; Thabang Tabane; Voto Gonçalves; David Murray w. the Gwo-Ka Masters; Ba-Benzele Pygmy music; Abbey Lincoln; Papá Noel; Sonora Carruseles; Super Mama Djombo; Fanfare Ciocărlia; Kadda Cherif Hadria; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580?mt=2
Playlists via WRFI:
https://www.wrfi.org/localprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
or via blogspot:
or VIA SPINITRON:
https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/9931765
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 9-20-19
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
This week: Potito; Aster Aweke; OGJB Quartet; Bill Cole; Super Tentemba Jazz; Manzanita; Juanito Villar; Asnakech Worku; Trio 3 w. Vijay Iyer; Ari Brown: John Coltrane; Henry Threadgill; Hsissen; Khaled; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580?mt=2
Playlists: confbirds.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 9-6-19
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
This week: Steve Lehman x 2; Rudresh Mahanthappa; Enrico Fazio; Rosa Passos; Mélissa Laveaux; Kristin Prevallet; Miyumi Project; Blackfoot A-1 Club Singers; Cheb Nasro; Lucibela; Nana Caymmi; Martinho da Vila; Salwa Al Atrib; Sheikh Mohamed Al Helbawy; Kemba Sissoko; El Zombo; Vicente Soto; Wayne Shorter; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580?mt=2
Playlists: confbirds.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 8-30-19
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
This week: Lata Mangeshkar; Elida Almeida; Dieuf-Dieul De Thies; Nasro; Googoosh; Sayeeduddin Dagar (dhrupad); Jimmy Woods Sextet; Rich West; Bobby Hutcherson; Adalberto Santiago; Adalberto Alvarez; Esma; Raoul Journo; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580?mt=2
Playlists: confbirds.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com