The A-Trane 2025-07-18 - Vancouver Folk Music Festival + Dudu Pukwana

Music from around the world is the focus of The A-Trane Radio Program this afternoon - we'll start with a couple of birthdays, Brian Auger takes in the theme, he's 86 today. Then an extended feature on the great South African saxophone player Dudu Pukwana who would have been 87 today!
But most of the show is handed over to the eclectic lineup for this weekend's Vancouver Folk Music Festival with music from Gordon Grdina's Haram, Ye Vagabonds, Bel & Quinn, Jane Siberry, Samantha Parton (as part of the Be Good Tanyas) Derek Gripper, VIIK, a full set feature for Sue Foley, Bamba Wassoulou Groove, The Zawose Queens, Emily Wurramar, Shooglenifty, Elisapie, Ruthie Foster, Speeding West (featuring Luca Benedetti) and Bab L'Bluz doing Gnawa music from Morocco!
The world in one festival and one radio program, check it out at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm and then head down to the best festival site in the world at Jericho Beach Park!

If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!