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Show notes for the 210th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast.

Tribali – Nanda Devi
Yesterday’s concert by The Prodigy in Malta give me a good excuse (if I needed one) to play a track from last year’s CD The Elephants of Lanka, since Tribali was one of two opening acts for the evening. The other was South Central, which regular listeners of the Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast will know are a regular feature on the current tour by The Prodigy across Europe. Marvic Lewis voice is the highlight on this track, which happens to be one of the stronger numbers in the band’s repertoire.

Rita Pace – Forgive Me
At the same time that two generations of ravers were enjoying what is undoubtedly the loudest gig to ever hit the Maltese Islands at Ta’ Qali’s MFCC, pop lovers endured this years slew of songs that made it to the final of the 2010 Malta Hit Song Contest. This festival has found its own niche in the local music scene and the organization seems to get better each year. However, I’m sad to say that the level of songs does a great disservice to some of the excellent singers on the bill. This song by Rita Pace is one noticeable exception, to my ears and very subjective taste. It’s the only one I’d gladly hear again from this year’s crop of drivel. Perhaps singers will learn to be a little more picky in the coming years.

Aaron Benjamin – Stranded
Mercifully, Malta’s pop scene goes beyond song contest and the new song by Aaron Benjamin is testament to this. He has been consistent in his delivery of very radio friendly pop ditties over the past few years that he has graced the local music scene with his presence. Even if pop is not your bag, you’re surely can distinguish between good pop (likle this) and the rest of the rubbish that is presented to us as if it’s god’s gift.

Ethnamorte – Silenzio (Il Cuore della Morte)
This UK-based band qualifies to appear on the Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast, from time to time, by virtue of the fact that their guitarist Malcolm El Gool is actually Malta-born Malcolm Callus. They released a CD album in London last month (on April 3) entitled Sombra de um Mundo atras do Vidro, which is Portugese for ‘Shadow of a World behind Glass’. These sounds give today’s podcast half an air of world muzak fusion but I honestly find Ethnamorte’s quirky approach quite mesmerizing.

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Show notes for the 209th Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast.

Nina Wright – Waiting
Maltese and Canadian born and raised in Canada but now living in Arizona. This R&B singer clearly deserves to grace the line up on the MMI podcasting series. I’ll be keeping a look out for new material from her and promise to play it on future editions of my weekly podcast.

The Myth – Crazy
One of Malta’s longest running bands returns with another radio-friendly pop rock song. It seems that they’ve now found their sound and even though (to my ears) it sounds a little too 90s Brit pop there’s still room for this sort of thing on the Maltese music scene.

Manwel T – Tonight
Following up on 2009’s Virtual Dub, Malta’s dub master Manwel T has just released Virtual Dub 2 through his Dubkey Records net-label. This free download should go down well with all lovers of reggae and roots music. I’ve selected a track written and recorded by Germany-based Phil Harmony with Boomrush Backup. Manwel T’s remix is quite delightful and it’s among the highlights on this collection.

Carrie Haber – You Need to Reconsider
ReverbNation.com is fast becoming the online network of choice for many Maltese musicians, even if MySpace remains a strong presence on the scene and Facebook continues to be the most excellent way to reach and audience. After enjoying the music of many local acts through this relatively new website, I’ve finally been drawn to register my own account on it by Carrie Haber who seems to be working her mojo through her RN pages. It’s also the only place online where you can hear some of Carrie’s new songs in full. The one I’ve picked is one of them, of course.

Paul Giordimaina – Voyage (Part 1)
It’s Paul’s birthday on the 28th of April. This year he turns 50, so I think it’s appropriate to pause for a minute and wish him many happy returns. Although he is best known as a pop singer, he probably prefers to be remembered as a jazz musician. So I’ve picked a track off last year’s Letter To Bernie double CD to sample his keyboard style. Happy Birthday Paul!

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