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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 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
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 3-27-20
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
This week: Don Cherry; Idjah Hadidjah; Kostas Soukas; Christos Govetas et al.; Din Mohammed Zamak-Zahi; Tani Tabbal; Satoko Fujii w. Tatsuya Yoshida et al. (Toh-Kichi); Oliver Lake; Toshiyuki Miyama; Susie Ibarra; Caetano Veloso; Aline de Lima; Tenores de Sarule; Lucianao Berio; Malini Rajurkar; Guy Adjovi; Sabir Mateen w. Federico Ughi & Patrick Holmes; Sun Ra; Kenny Garrett; 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), on Spinitron at the Conference of the Birds page:
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 comfbirds.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
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 3-20-20
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
This week: Donald Byrd; Kamasi Washington; Selim Sesler; Rashied Ali; Guillermo do Brito; Maria Bethânia; Gelupga Order (Buddhist Monks); Yamoto Ensemble; Chip Wickham; Reshma; Defao; dumama + kechou; Asmara All-Stars; Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe; John Coltrane; Alice Coltrane; Brian Landrus, Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Billy Hart; much more...
Always FREE of charge to listen, stream, download, and subscribe.
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), on Spinitron at the Conference of the Birds page:
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 here within 24-48 hours of the program's airing Friday evenings on WRFI.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
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
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 1-10-20
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
This week: Satoko Fujii x 2;Martinho da Vila; Henry Threadgill; Mariem Hassan; Mohamed Rouicha; Christos Govetas; Marika Ninou; Lord Kitchener; Oum Koulsum; Steve Lacy; Philly Joe Jones; Sotiria Bellou; José Luis Montón; Jose Mercé; Franco; 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
PLAYLISTS: via WRFI:
https://www.wrfi.org/localprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
via blogspot:
via Spinitron:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10131721/Conference-of-the-Birds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Conference of the Birds, 1-3-20
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
This week: Tárkány Művek & Dresch Mihály; Selim Sesler; Ivo Papasov & Yuri Yukanov; Ornella Vanoni x 2; Teofilo Chantre; Purnima Chaudhuri, Ramesh Misra & Subhajyoti Guha; Juan Moneo "El Torta"; Chris MacGregor's Brotherhood of Breath; Katarsis4; Matt Mitchell; David Murray Octet; Naïssam Jalal; Joel Futterman, Ike Levin, & Kash Killian; Detty Kurnia; Aldina Duarte; anonymous "Yugoslav" folk song; vintage Armenian love song; 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
PLAYLISTS: via WRFI:
https://www.wrfi.org/localprograms/conferenceofthebirds/
via blogspot:
via Spinitron:
https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/10090889/Conference-of-the-Birds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
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
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 11-29-19
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
This week: Floros Floridis; Giota Lydia; Juan Vineusa Jazz Quartet; Asmahan; Habib Wali Mohammed; Isadico Dance Band; Zaïko Langa Langa; Rail Band; Shireen Abdul Wahab; Dahmane el Harrache; Coltrane; Jason Roebke Octet; Stelios Kazantzides 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/WRFI/pl/9887530/Conference-of-the-Birds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Conference of the Birds, 11-15-19
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
This week: Linda Sharrock w. RedSun & SamulNori; Fay Victor; William Parker; Marcel Khalifé w. Mahmoud Darwish; Jayashree Vaidyanathan; Leila Pinheiro; Joana Amendoeira; Wayne Wallace Latin jazz Quintet; Kandia Kouyaté; Babani Koné; Frode Gjerstard Trio w. Peter Brøtzmann; Abdel Halim Hafez; Chucho Valdez w. Arturo Sandoval; 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/WRFI/pl/9805370/Conference-of-the-Birds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks
Contact: confbirds@gmail.com