In the 1970's Miles Davis went electric, not only adding guitars and electric keyboards to his band but also playing his trumpet through guitar effects pedals such as the wah-wah. Miles at that time also started incorporating musicians from other cultural backgrounds into his band: Airto from Brazil and Badal Roy and Khalil Balakrishna from India. His music from that period, 1970-1975, has stood the test of time and many other musicians since have picked up on it such as the two bands we feature today.

Playlist:
Label: Four Quarters
Album: "Miles from India"
1) Ife (slow)

Label: Rare Noise
Album: "Animation-Asiento"
2) Pharoah's Dance (fade in)
3) Miles Runs the Voodoo Down

Album: "Miles from India"
4) Ife (fast)
5) Great Expectations (fade out)

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. From Dennis Darrah at WGDR, Goddard College Plainfield, VT. wgdr.org/.