BBC Radio 3 Freeness: Solo Guitar Experiments

Italian guitarist Francesca Naibo talks about her debut solo album Namatoulee. Francesca’s music is a unique and colourful sonic experience that explores the instrument’s acoustic and electric possibilities from roaring drones to microscopic vibrations.

Plus, music from Ariana Tikao, a leading figure in the taonga pūoro (Māori musical instruments) revival, and a thrilling call and response between pianist Liam Noble and saxophone player Paul Dunmall on a quartet album that features Mark Sanders on drums and John Edwards on bass.

A Reduced LIstening production for BBC Radio 3
Produced by Rebecca Gaskell

1 Lucia Cadotsch – What’s New / There Comes a Time

2 Ariana Tikao & Al Fraser – Ngā pahū

3 Ingrid Laubrock & Kris Davis – Maroon

4 Francesca Naibo – Toundaleda

5 Colin Potter, Jonathan Coleclough & Tim Hill – shadows and groans

6 Ben Vince – Endless Desire

7 Paul Dunmall, Liam Noble, John Edwards & Mark Sanders – The Single Heart