Kershaw Tapes

**The Kershaw Tapes** was a documentary series of two episodes on the Sunday Feature, broadcast on Radio 3 in 2020.

1. The Kershaw Tapes - Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in Africa (broadcast: 20th September 2020)
2. The Kershaw Tapes - Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in the Americas (broadcast: 27th September 2020)

### The Kershaw Tapes - Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in Africa

*During the 1980s, DJ Andy Kershaw travelled around Africa and the Americas searching out great music and taping it on his Walkman Pro, a new broadcast-quality cassette recorder that was bringing about a revolution in mobile recording. He also used it to capture his celebrated Kitchen Sessions, held in his small flat in Crouch End. In the first of two features, Andy delves into his boxes of cassettes and brings us music from his journeys in Africa - including his encounters with the then-unknown Ali Farka Toure, and the vibrant music scene of the newly-independent Zimbabwe - plus Kitchen Sessions from Cajun musicians Eddie Lejeune and DL Menard, also American singing legends Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.*

* Butch Hancock & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: One Road More (London, July 13 1988)
* Butch Hancock & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: The Wind's Dominion (London, July 13 1988)
* Ali Farka Touré: Kadi Kadi (London, October 1987)
* Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh: Kora duet (The Gambia, December 1986 )
* Desmali Y Su Grupo Bamba De La Costa: The Suffering of Antonio (Equatorial Guinea, December 1991)
* DL Menard, Eddie LeJeune & Ken Smith: J'etais au Bal (London, April 1990)
* Christian Army Band: Commit your way to the Lord (Chinoye, Zimbabwe, January 1988)
* Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe: Tariro (Harare, Zimbabwe, March 1989)
* Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe: Gospel song (Harare, Zimbabwe, March 1989)
* Keletigui Diabate: La Bamba (Bamako, Mali, November 1988)
* Super Rail Band: unnamed piece (Bamako, Mali, November 1988)
* Ali Farka Touré & Haira Arby: Patience (Timbuktu, Mali, December 1988)

Length
* 43:58

Available
* BBC Sounds

### The Kershaw Tapes - Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in the Americas

*During the 1980s and 1990s, DJ Andy Kershaw travelled around Africa and the Americas searching out great music and taping it on his Walkman Pro, a new broadcast-quality cassette recorder that was bringing about a revolution in mobile recording. He also used it to capture his celebrated Kitchen Sessions, held in his small flat in Crouch End. In the second of two features, Andy delves into his boxes of cassettes and brings us music from his journeys in the USA and the Caribbean, including his visit to Cajun country, a session with the Jolly Boys in Jamaica, his encounter with street singer Ted Hawkins in Los Angeles, and his interview with Trinidadian calypso legend The Roaring Lion. Plus Kitchen Sessions with Cuban singer Celina Gonzales and SE Rogie from Sierra Leone.*

* Rebirth Brass Band: Do you Wanna (New Orleans, May 1989)
* Ted Hawkins: Home Daddy (Los Angeles, April 1986)
* Ted Hawkins: Cold and Bitter Tears (Los Angeles, April 1986)
* Celina González: El Carretero (London, September 1996)
* Roaring Lion: Right here in Trinidad (Trinidad, June 1990)
* Roaring Lion: Ha'penny Rice (Trinidad, June 1990)
* Marc & Ann Savoy: The Pretty One (Louisiana, April 1988)
* Marc & Ann Savoy: The Kaplan Waltz (Louisiana, April 1988)
* Sooliman Ernest Rogie: Let's offer up our hearts to each other (London, March 1988)
* Jolly Boys: Water come down (Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 1990)
* Jolly Boys: Tenement Yard (Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 1990)

Length
* 48:00

Available
* BBC Sounds