hosted byIndranil Gupta (Indy) [indgupta at hotmail dawt com]
NEWS! East of Zero is now on the air Tuesdays 10
PM - 12 midnight (Central time)!
Listen to it online at that time - Check out WEFT Champaign
I host a World Beat Radio show every Tuesday 10 pm - 12 midnight on 90.1 FM (WEFT Champaign). The show is titled
"East of Zero", and brings you music from inhabited regions that lie due east of
zero degrees longitude. It features rhythms and melodies aimed at intoxicating
and invigorating you, whether you’re working, driving, or are simply staying at
home after the zero hour of noon.
East of Zero is
90% fun and 40% educational. We have electronic, techno, fusion, and other music
that will keep you zoned on whatever else you happen to be doing that afternoon,
be it work, drive, or laze. During a show, we also jump in every once in a while
to fill you in on information about the musical instruments (it's like, this), the artists, and the
geographical and ethnic regions featured during that show.
WEFT 90.1 FM is
community-run (read: no ads) and it is exclusive to the Prairieland (read: not
live on the Web). If you're around in the Champaign area, do listen
in! Otherwise, take your pick of the MP3s below!
Play-lists for recent shows of East of Zero.
Clear Noise-Free
MP3z of the Show!
East of Zero, Dec 4, 2007:
MP3
East of Zero, Nov 13, 2007:
MP3
East of Zero, Nov 6, 2007:
MP3
East of Zero, Oct 30, 2007:
MP3
East of Zero, Oct 9, 2007:
MP3
East of Zero, July 4, 2007:
(1:42:45 hours)
** Special 10 pm East of Zero, June 20, 2007: (1:55:07 hours)
East of Zero, June 20, 2007:
(1:56:55 hours)
East of Zero, May 30, 2007:
(1:52:28 hours)
East of Zero, May 23, 2007 - July 13, 2005: MP3z
available on request
East of Zero, July 6, 2005 - Dec 15, 2004: Playlists not available.
East of Zero, Dec 8 2004
Dzihan and Kamien: Tracks 1,2,3 from "Gran Riserva", Six Degrees
Tulku: Anni Rose
Little Wolf: Coyote Dance
Jai Uttal: Watching the Signs
Sheila Chandra: Tracks 1,3 from "The Struggle", Narada
Taschi Delek: Tri Atma
Marcelo Radulovich: Tracks 1,3,6 rom "Hello", BMI
Flat Earth Society (FES): TRacks 1,2,7,8 from "ISMS", Ipecac
Afro Celt Sound System: Tracks 8,11 from "Release", RealWorld
Govinda: Tracks 7,8 from "Worlds Within", IntentCity
Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell: Radio Axiom - alsema dub
East of Zero, Dec 1 2004
Coolangubra: Long Red Road
Oliver Mtukudzi: Ndima Ndapedza
Afia Mala: Segne
Outback: Tracks 3,8 from "Baka", Hannibal
Simentera: Dor di Amor
Brent Lewis and co: Tracks 1,4,6,11 from "Drumsex", Ikauma
Strunz and Farah: Matambu
Babaghanoush: Kofoula
Damian and co: Oneness, Planet Magic, Moonlight in St. Petersburg, and Dancing Swans from "Oneness", Bashalde
East of Zero, Nov 24 2004
Sheila Chandra: Mien
Sheila Chandra: Tracks 6,7 from Quiet, Narada
Viviana Guzman: Tracks 1,5 from "Planet Flute", Well Tempered
Taro Hakase: Tracks 2,3,5,11 from "Taro", Sony
Afro Celt Sound System: Tracks 2,8,9 from "Release", RealWorld
Various: Tracks 1,3,5,8,14 from "The Talented Mr. Ripley (soundtrack)", Sony
Dan Treanor and Frankie Lee: Tracks 2,3,5,8 from "AFrican Wind", Northern Blues
Govinda: Tracks 2,5,7,8 from "Worlds Within", IntentCity
East of Zero, Nov 17 2004
Kiyoshi Yoshida: Tracks 9,11,13,15 from "Asian Drums II", Pacific Moon
17 Hippies: Was Bleibt
Tinariwek: Chet Boghossa
Pietra Montecorvino: Guaglione
Carla Bruni: Le Toi de Moi
Wax Poetic: Oriental Mind
Aiwa: Oudaiwa
Georges Brassens: Track 5 from French Cafe, Putumayo
Brigitte Bardot: Track 9 from French Cafe, Putumayo
Polo: Track 13 from French Cafe, Putumayo
Bill Laswell and co: Tracks 1,5 from Version 2 Version, Reachout
Govinda: Tracks 5,7,8 from "Worlds Within", IntentCity
Jai Uttal: Radha Remix
DJ Cheb I Sabbah: Radhe Krishna
A. R. Rahman: Tracks 3.7 from Vande Mataram, Sony
East of Zero, Nov 10 2004
John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, U Srinivas, S. Mahadevan, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Sivamani and others: Tracks 1,2,4 from "Saturday Night in Bombay", Universal
Zakir Hussain, Karsh Kale and Bill Laswell: Sacred Channel
G. Raiana and T. Raj: Ap Ke Baras
Paris Combo: Fibre de Verre
Enzo Enzo: Juste Quelquiun de Bien
Jane Birkin: Elaeudan la Teiteia
Mathieu Boogaerts: Ondule
Johannes Linstead: Tracks 6,4 from "Mediterranea", Earthscape
Toto Bona Lokua: Lisanga
Think of One: Paleto
Dobet Gnahore: Kakou
Taffetas: Yay Balma
L. Quintanilla and Zakir Hussain: Tala Matrix
G. Raiana and T. Raj: Trajic
East of Zero, Nov 3 2004
Cybertribe: Tracks 4,1 from "Dharma Cafe", Allegro
DJ Cheb I Sabbah and others: Tracks 1,2,4 from "As far as", Six Degrees
Babaghanoush: Kofoula
Strunz and Farah: Matambu
Dania: Leiley
Amr Diab: Amarain
Hisham Abbas: Intil Waheeda
Kiyoshi Yoshida feat Bonten: Tracks 10,5,1,3,8 from "Asian Drums II", Pacific Moon
Ray Speigel Ensemble: tracks 3,4,6 from "Raga Jazz", BMI/Simla House
DJ Cheb I Sabbah and others: Tracks 13,5 from "As far as", Six Degrees
East of Zero, Oct 27 2004
Yann Tiersen: Tracks 1,3,4,6 from Soundtrack of "Amelie", Virgin
Johannes Linstead: Tracks 1,2,4,7 from "Mediterranea", Earthscape Media
Toto Bona Lokua: Lisanga
Think of One: Paleto
Taffetas: Yay Balma
Baka Beyond: Ohureo
Inna Zhelannaya: Dalshe
Transglobal Underground: Ana
Balthazar: Gypsy Tears
Amina feat. Zohar: Un Ange en Paix
Jah Wobbel and Bill Laswell: Radio Axiom - alsema dub
Simon Shaheen and Qantara: Breeze in Bisaan
Natacha Atlas and Transglobal Underground: Taal Zaman
Bucovina Club vs. Taraf de Haidouks: Carolina
Arto Lindsey and Melvin Gibbs vs. Taraf de Haidouks: Mugur Mugurell
Olaf Hund vs. Ursari de Clejani/Taraf de Haidouks: Are you Gypsified?
Yann Tiersen: Tracks 15,20 from Soundtrack of "Amelie", Virgin
East of Zero, Oct 20 2004
Juryman vs Taraf de Haidouks: Cind Eram 'La
LIghtning Head vs. Kocani Orkestar: L'Orient est Rouge
DJ Dolores vs Taraf de Haidouks: Dumbala Dumba
Govinda: Static Apparition
Masala: Just a love
Waterbone: Eastern Girl
Guadalquivir: Barrio Chino
Nawal el Zoghby: Trekny Rouh
Eda Zari: Ra Faja
Romane: Swing 98
Issa Bagayogo: Cien Mawele
Karsh Kale: Tracks 3,7,9 from "Realize", Six Degrees
Sano Diabate: Ceilan
Aisha Kandisha: Booya
Bellemou: Nediha Gaouria
Yo-Yo Ma and others: Tracks 1,5 "Obrigado Brazil", Sony
Eastenders: Tender
Jef Stott and Reda Darwish: Funky Nawari
East of Zero, Oct 13 2004
Various: Tracks 14,16,7,8,9,11,12 from "Kill Bill Vol. 1", Maverick
Strunz and Farah: Matambu
Babaghanoush: Kofoula
Issa Bagayogo: Tracks 2,5,7,9 from "Tassoumakan", Six Degrees
Euphoria: Desert Drive
Various: Tracks 3,4,5,8,10,12 from "Lost in Translation", EmperorNorton
Abdullah Ibrahim: The Mountain
Tito Paris: Otilia Otilio
Judith Septuma: Le Tsephile Mang
Angelique Kidjo: Bahia
Sibongile Khumalo: Mayihlome
Kaissa: To Ndje
East of Zero, Oct 6 2004
Karsh Kale: Tracks 9,1,2,4 from "Liberation", Six Degrees
Euphoria: Delirium
Wally Brill: A Loop in Time
Bob Holroyd: Drumming up a Storm
Hamid Baroudi: Trance Dance
Nabiha Yazbeck: Astahel
Abdel Ali Slimani: Moi et Toi
Brent Lewis: Tracks 5,6,8,10 frin "Pulse...Where the Rhythm Begins", Ikauma
Mysterious Traveler: Green Africa
Urban Trad: Berim Dance
Afro Celts: Deep Channel
Rachid Taha: Ya Rayah
Khaled: Ki Kounti
Euphoria: Tracks 1,3,9 from "Beatiful My Child", Six Degrees
East of Zero, Sep 29 2004
Kabul Workshop: Tracks 1,2,3,4 from "Trigana", Tinder Records
Mustafa Sandal: Aya Benzer
Cheb Mami and K-Mel: Parisien du Nord
Ragheb Alama: Saharony Ellil
Agatsuma: Tracks 2,7,10 from "Beams", Domo
Ali Farka with Ry Cooder: Tracks 2,7,10 from "Talking Timbuktu", World Circuit