Tom Schnabel
Analog Africa Re-Issues ‘Diablos del Ritmo’
Tom Schnabel of KCRW in Santa Monica, California spins a few of his favorite tracks from the new compilation CD “Diablos Del Ritmo.” The album highlights the wide range of musical styles from Colombia.
DJ Tom Schnabel Pays Tribute to Two Late African Artists
Tom Schnabel, from KCRW in Santa Monica, California, is our guest DJ today. He plays tracks from two African artists who died too soon. They are Zani Diabaté and Sory Kandia Kouyaté.
Angola’s Waldemar Bastos and Classics of My Soul
Music contributor Tom Schnabel plays us some of his favorite tracks from the new album by Angola’s Waldemar Bastos.
Songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake, Baroque Style
A musical collaboration between a Swiss harpist and Norwegian pop star, results in a baroque-sounding album of songs by Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and others. KCRW’s Tom Schnabel tells more.
Afro-Funk & Soul From the 1970s and Today
Music review Tom Schnabel tells us about two recent CDs of African funk. BLO is a reissue of 1970s music from Nigeria, while the band KonKoma has its roots in Ghana.
Caravan Palace: Electro-Swing from France
Bouncy, electro-swing from France caught the ear of KCRW’s Tom Schnabel recently. The band is Caravan Palace and their new album is called Panic.
Yeahwon Shin takes on Brazilian classics
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Music critics listen to a lot of CD’s and a lot of new artists. Ocassionally, one of those new artists makes a big impression. For our Global Hit today, Tom Schnabel of station KCRW tells us about one such case Korean singer Yeahwon Shin. Download MP3Video: See Yeahwon perform live at the Korea Jazz Festival
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