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With Sudan Archives

Mary Anne has a live session from LA based producer Sudan Archives. Known to friends and family as Brittany Parks, the 24 year old taught herself to play the violin mainly by ear.

Mary Anne has a live session from LA based producer Sudan Archives. Known to friends and family as Brittany Parks, the 24 year old taught herself to play the violin mainly by ear. Brittany grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to LA aged 19 to study music initially released under the name Sudan Moon, a moniker coined from her childhood nickname and her love of Sailor Moon.

During her teenage year's, Brittany discovered ethnomusicology and began exploring the work of Cameroonian electro pioneer Francis Bebey, using his strings/electro combo as a jump-off for her own sound.

It was following her move to LA that Brittany began exploring her connections to North East Africa and she gradually began to incorporate the playing style of African fiddlers and musicians after hearing the likes of Asim Gorashi, Ali Farka Tour茅 and Juldeh Camarah. She says of this exploration: "The way they played the violin was different from classical music. I resonated with their style, and I was like, maybe I can blend it with electronic music鈥� I started mixing violin into beats. It wasn't complicated 鈥� I'd just sing straight into the iPad!"

Her latest album 'Athena' was released on the 1st of November via Stones Throw records.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Nov 2019 10:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Radiohead

    The Bends

    • Parlophone.

  • Tame Impala

    It Might Be Time

    • Fiction Records.

  • Obongjayar

    Still Sun

    • Which Way Is Forward?.
    • September Recordings.

  • Danny Brown

    Grown Up

    • Fool's Gold Records.

  • Animal Collective

    My Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.

  • Battles

    Last Supper On Shasta Pt. 1 (feat. tUnE-yArDs)

    • Warp.

  • Liquid Liquid

    Cavern

    • 99 Records.

  • Dizzee Rascal

    Fix Up, Look Sharp

    • Boy In Da Corner.
    • XL Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Caribou

    蜜芽传媒

    • City Slang.

  • Sister Nancy

    Bam Bam

    • Techniques.

  • Bambee

    Nitevision (feat. Pamputtae)

  • X鈥怰ay Spex

    Oh Bondage Up Yours

    • Virgin.

  • Jehnny Beth

    Let It Out

    • Pop Noire.

  • 搁翱厂础尝脥础

    A Pale

  • Roy Ayers

    Running Away

    • Polydor.

  • Lou Reed

    Satellite Of Love

    • Global Television.

  • Beck

    Uneventful Days

    • Capitol Records/Virgin EMI.

  • God Colony

    Girls (feat. Samirah Raheem)

  • Laura Marling

    Don't Pass Me By

  • Yamaneko

    Hikikomori

    • Spirals Heaven Wide.
    • Local Action.

  • Japan

    Life In Tokyo

    • The Edge Of The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Warmduscher

    Disco Peanuts

    • The Leaf Label.

  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Queen

    • Atlantic.

  • Sudan Archives

    Confessions (6 Music Session, 18 Nov 2019)

  • Ali Farka Tour茅 & Toumani Diabat茅

    Doudou

    • Ali and Toumani.
    • World Circuit.

  • Sudan Archives

    Glorious (6 Music Session, 18 Nov 2019)

  • The Beach Boys

    Surf's Up

    • Capitol.

  • Biig Piig

    Roses And Gold

    • RCA.

  • The Temptations

    Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)

    • Motown.

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Hero

    • Polydor.

  • DJ Shadow

    Slingblade

    • Our Pathetic Age.
    • Mass Appeal.

  • Sampa the Great

    Final Form

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Scuba & Hammer

    Oumuamua

    • Satellites.
    • Hotflush Recordings.

  • 惭辞迟枚谤丑别补诲

    Overkill

    • Essential.

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Nov 2019 10:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music