This week on Musical Meanderings I had the pleasure of being joined by Alicia Bastos who is a Arts and Culture project manager, as well as being an accomplished artist herself. Unfortunately she wasn’t able to join me in the studio, but I was able to catch her on the phone from Brighton. It was great to hear how she got into organising art and cultural events and the results of her hard work. This includes Braziliality- a monthly event showcasing the work of Brazilian artists who live around the world and international artists inspired by Brazil and her work with Ditto.tv who run a monthly event called Campfire. The projects have really evolved well and now inspire many people. Alicia is a great example of someone who follows what they believe in and enjoy, which as a result can become a pursuit in life, rather than making due with work which is less rewarding for the sake of an income.

Alicia also contributed some of the music on the show, sharing some of the music which inspired her, such as a Sasha remix of Shpongle, Orbital and a song which could be a bit of a theme song for the show- ‘Man In A Towel’ by Elevator Suite! These songs int turn inspired me and set the tone for the other music I played on the show, such as another song by Orbital- ‘Spare Parts Express’ and a beautiful song by Brian Eno- ‘An Ending (Ascent)’ which sounds a little like the intro to Halcyon + On + On. Check it again here:

www.braziliality.org

www.ditto.tv/campfire/

www.aliciabastos.com

Here’s the playlist for 18th December 2011 (Albums In Brackets)
1st Hour
1.  Orbital – Spare Parts Express                                    (The Middle Of Nowhere)
2.  The Egg – Wall                                                               (Forwards)
3.  Shpongle – Dorset Perception (Sasha Remix)        (Involver)
4.  Brian Eno – An Ending (Ascent)                               (Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks)

2nd Hour
1.  Orbital – Halcyon + On + On                                               (Orbital)
2.  Santa Esmeralda – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood      (Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack)
3.  Elevator Suite/Alan Hawkshaw – Man In A Towel         (Barefoot & Sh**faced)
4.  Delorean – As Time Breaks Off                                           (Transatlantic KK)
5.  Thirteen Senses – Talking To The Sirens                          (Contact)
6.  Billy Corgan – The CameraEye                                            (The Future Embrace)
7.  Psionyx – Deimos Vista                                                         (Unwind)
8.  Ulrich Schnauss – Between Us & Them                             (Far Away Trains Passing By)

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