DJ: Johann Kneihs
ORF 1
Hello! You know best: There is a lot to
explore on our planet. And what better travel guide is there than music?
Listeners to Austrian Public Radio’s channel
Ö1, its information, culture and educational channel, are curious about
the world’s music: Music that tells stories about people and places, past
and present. North to South, West to East, from Sami Yoik to South African
Kwela, from Brazilian Forró to throat singing from Tuva.
Johann Kneihs started working for Austrian
Radio in 1980, some years before coming of age, and in spite of trying
various other avenues (architecture, film, academic studies) somehow always
gravitated back to the radio. He reports on cultural goings-on, co-hosts
a talk show and presents music in various programmes: Spielräume, Diagonal,
Jazztime.
Spielräume is a play on words: room to
play, leeway, freedom of decision. The show by this name is a daily (except
for Saturdays) half hour at prime time (17:30) dedicated to all kinds of
non-classical music. Tuesdays, especially, centre on traditional and world
music.
Diagonal (Saturdays at 17:00) is Austrian
Radio’s weekend feature supplement, two hours on (usually) one topic viewed
from different angles and accompanied by relevant, or simply interesting,
music of all genres and from all parts of the world.