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BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett - the man who helped coin the term "world music" - has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett - the man who helped coin the term "world music" - has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

The Lancashire-born broadcaster passed away in a London hospital on Wednesday 17 March 2010.

Gillett is credited with discovering Dire Straits in 1976 after playing Sultans of Swing from their demo tape on his Radio London show Honky Tonk.

He also wrote an acclaimed history of rock 'n' roll, The Sound of the City, in the 1970s.

World Service director Peter Horrocks said Gillett was an inspiration whose spirit of adventure and passion for the rich diversity of global music opened the ears of the world.

"His broadcasts brought together music and radio fans from far flung corners of the globe," he said.

"His postbag was one of the biggest, most affectionate and diverse in Bush House, which confirmed his special place in listener's lives. He was a very special broadcaster and he will be sorely missed."

Charlie Gillett's World Of Music: 27/06/2009

27/06/2009

BBC World Service - Charlie Gillett's World Of Music, 27/06/2009

World Music from DVA, Beáta Palya, Ersatz Muzika, Nneka, Tarrus Riley and Banda Olifante

World Music from DVA, Beáta Palya, Ersatz Muzika, Nneka, Tarrus Riley, Allen Toussaint and Banda Olifante.

Eccentric Czech duo Dva starts the programme with ice-cream-inspired Nanuk, followed by Beata Palya singing in English and a new offering by Ersatz Musika, a Russian/Ukrainian émigré band fronted by accordionist, lyricist and singer Irina Doubrovskaja. 

Two young artists follow: Nneka Egbuna has come a long way from singing in her school's and church choirs in Warri in her native Nigeria while Tarrus Riley is making waves in the world of Jamaican reggae. 

Veteran pianist and producer Allen Toussaint goes back to his New Orleans roots with The Bright Mississippi and Italy's brass ensemble Banda Olifante brings the programme to an exuberant finish. 

Tracks played in this week's programme:

Country:	Czech Republic
Title:	Nanuk
Artist:	DVA
CD Title:	Fonok
Label:	Indies Scope
Cat. Number:	MAM435-2

Country:	Hungary
Title:	I'm Happy
Artist:	Beáta Palya
CD Title:	Adieu Les Complexes
Label:	Naïve
Cat. Number:	WN145120

Country:	Russia/Germany
Title:	Song on a Gipsy Air
Artist:	Ersatz Muzika
CD Title:	Songs Unrecantable
Label:	Asphalt Tango
Cat. Number:	CD-ATR 2209
	
Country:	Nigeria
Title:	Kangpe
Artist:	Nneka
CD Title:	No Longer at Ease
Label:	Yo Mama's 
Cat. Number:	YPS 88697334582
	
Country:	Jamaica
Title:	One Two Order
Artist:	Tarrus Riley
CD Title:	Parables
Label:	Cannon
Cat. Number:	VPCD2334
	
Country:	USA
Title:	St James Infirmary
Artist:	Allen Toussaint
CD Title:	The Bright Mississippi 
Label:	Nonesuch
Cat. Number:	400076

Country:	Italy
Title:	Los Peces
Artist:	Banda Olifante
CD Title:	Banda Olifante
Label:	Felmay
Cat. Number:	FY 7030

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