April 2022 - Spin The Globe

A Soundtrack for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (#1222)A Soundtrack for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (#1222)

A collection of tunes to usher in Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, along with some other global music — new and old — to round out the show.

Hour 1
Moana and the Moahunters – Ancestors – Rua
gamelan angklung, Peliatan village (Banjar Tengah) – Galang Kangin – From Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung
Matuto – Forró Pacífico – Matuto
Small Island Big Song – Listwar Zanset (feat. Emlyn & Putad) – Our Island
Bo Razón – Afroyesa Maranaw – The Saronay Sessions
Jackui Keelan – Kia Kaha – Wahine
Grupo Socavon – Homenaje a Justino – Pacífico Colombiaño – Music Adventures in Afro-Colombia
Kaumaakonga – Nimo – Taoba
The South Pasifika Sound Project – Anahulu – Across the Pacific
Te Vaka – Taku Uo Pele – Havili
David Fanshawe – Gilo Stones – Music of the South Pacific
Small Island Big Song – Marasudj (feat. Sauljaljui, Putad, Emlyn, Vaiteani, Sammy, Richard Mogu, Airileke, Yoyo Tuki, Alena Murang, Selina Leem, Jerome Kavanagh & Kekuhi) – Our Island
Whirimako Black – Wahine Whakairo – Putumayo Presents: South Pacific Islands
At Adau – Sae’ – Oba’

Hour 2
La Pacifican Power – El Halcón – La Pacifican Power
Tio – Teme Nyoo Vetu – Sorousian
Vaiteani – O Vai – Vaiteani
Black Bamboo Band – Eale Eale – Nevenek (Ground Music from Torba, Vanuatu)
Natalia Mann – Sunshine Sister – Pasif.Ist
The Lani Singers – Waiyaowa – Ninalik Ndawi
Kahurangi Maori – Haka Hou – Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud
The Good Ones – I Dream Someday To Have a Home – Rwanda…You See Ghosts, I See Sky
Saigon Soul Revival – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) [Remixes]
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Baya Works – For the Love of Tabla
Ti’kaniki – Molem – Douz
Subla Neokulintang – Binalig – Subla Neokulintang
Crespin – Nuestros Rayos (feat. Rodrigo Saldaña, CuchiCuchi, Diego Cortez & Rubén Rizzardi) – Aguanaguan
Kobo Town – Shades of the Living – Carnival of the Ghosts
Oumou Sangaré – Gniani Sara – Timbuktu
Mirla Riomar – Água Reboliçada – Afrobrasileira

Sacred Music of the World (STG #1221)Sacred Music of the World (STG #1221)

In addition to Passover, Easter and Ramadan, holy days occurring in April this year include the Sikhs’ and Hindus’ Vaisakhi, the Jains’ Mahavir Jayanti, the Baha’i festival of Ridvan, and the Theravada Buddhist New Year. We celebrate with music of these and other faiths, at a time when the world really seems to need a spiritual time out to reflect on the things that unite us, and the richness of our diversity. Sacred music in the first half of the show; uplifting global sounds in the second half.

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Hour 1
Ahmad El-Asmer – Call to Prayer – World Festival Of Sacred Music – The Americas
Inna & The Farlanders – Easter – The Dream of Endless Nights
Egschiglen – Bodg Dunschingaraw – Sacred Music of the World
Hassan Hakmoun – Sidi Musa – Healing
Voces Aequales – O Domine Jesu Christe – Global Voices
Klavdia and German Khatylaevs – Thanksgiving Song to the Godness Aiyyhyt – The Sacred Thread of Creation
Lena Clark – Bluebird Song – Sounds World Sacred Music – Sounds Of The Soul the Soul
Marlui Miranda – Hedigo/ Tchori Medley – World Festival Of Sacred Music – The Americas
Buddhist Monks of Maitri Vihar Monastery – Singing Bowls and Cymbals – Tibetan Mantras and Chants
Ghetto Rude – Ramadan telah tiba (Ramadan has arrived) – Syukur
Serenata Guayanesa – Easter Morning (Calipso) – !canta Con Venezuela! Sing With Venezuela!
Tina Turner, Dechen Shak Dagsay & Regula Curti – Sound Of Mystic Law Lotus Sutra – Beyond: Buddhist And Christian Prayers (Gold Edition)
Shafqat Ali Khan – Lakh Jatan – Sufi Songs from India & Pakistan
David Gould – Who Knows One? – Feast of the Passover

Hour 2
Krishna Das – Kashi Vishwanath Gange – Breath of the Heart
TÜLAY GERMAN & FRANÇOIS RABBATH – Urganda Gerdan Iniler – Homage To Nazım Hikmet
Celtic Reggae Revolution – Just Be True to Yourself – Everything Comes To Those Who Wait
Marjan Vahdat – Deylaman – Our Garden Is Alone
Bonga – Kolenu – Kintal Da Banda
Al Jawala – Sautez – I Way To Äl
The Spy from Cairo – Black Sea – Animamundi
Mirla Riomar – Pena Branca – Afrobrasileira
Ensemble Berehinya – Vorotarchik – Unblocked – Eastern Voices, Northern Shores [Disc 1]
Enver Izmailov – Kopanitsa – Unblocked – Eastern Voices, Northern Shores [Disc 1]
MC YOGI – Heart Sutra (Instrumental) – Mantras, Beats & Meditations: The Instrumental Mix
Black Mango ft. Mariam Koné & Samba Touré – Mad Girl Lament – Quicksand
Kobo Town – Here by Chance – Carnival of the Ghosts
Oumou Sangaré – Sarama – Timbuktu
Somi – Milele (feat. Seun Kuti & Thandiswa) – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba

Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1220)Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1220)

Hear a track from the freshest and best new global albums, plus other tunes new and old. For more global music and culture, like and follow STG on Facebook.

Hour 1
#10 Seiva – Chula Cega – Murmúrios e Outros Rumores
#9 Jason Tamba – Maasai – Don’t Give Up
#8 Pape Nziengui – Kadi Yombo – Kadi Yombo
#7 Yungchen Lhamo – Monkey Mind – Awakening
#6 Africa Negra – Qua Na Bua Nega Fa – Antologia, Vol. 1
#5 Somi – Hapo Zamani – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
#4 Al Jawala – Wake Up – I Way To Äl
#3 David Krakauer – Bella’s Calypso (feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra) – Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! (feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra)
#2 Oumou Sangaré – Wassulu Don – Timbuktu
#1 Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Carnival of the Ghosts
Saigon Soul Revival – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) – Họa Âm Xưa
Fågel Roc – Ma Kedert Nesseit (Zaali Tawal) Elektrik – Elektrik Polyglo Akustik
Mirla Riomar – Iworò (feat. Letieres Leite) – Afrobrasileira
Marcela – Kerta Mange – O’Roma

Hour 2
Ruben Monteiro – Küçük Kalp – Kairós
Ti’kaniki – Molem – Douz
Tumbatú Cumbá – Mi Canción – Llama
Vivienne Mort – Mariula – Borsh Division – Future Sound of Ukraine (Compiled by Yuriy Gurzhy)
Voyagers – Ya Amponsah – Chasing Light
Soadan – Marumba – Pieds nus
Bonga – Kalú Pu – Kintal Da Banda
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Trist eo din ma flanedenn, pt. 2 – Ba’n Dañs #8
Le Vent du Nord – Tour du monde – 20 printemps
Black Mango ft. Anansy Cissé & Bocar Sana Coulibaly – The First Stone – quicksand
Voyagers – Ya Amponsah – Chasing Light
Aluziney – Brindando – Voy Contigo – EP
Jembaa Groove – Amale – Susuma

Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2022

Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records
Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit
David Krakauer Feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra – Mazel Tov Coctail Party – Label Bleu/Table Pounding Records
Al Jawala – I Way To Äl – Jawa Records
Somi – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba – Salon Africana
Africa Negra – Antologia Vol.1 – Bongo Joe Records
Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening – Six Degrees Records
Pape Nziengui – Kadi Yombo – Awesome Tapes from Africa
Jason Tamba – Don’t Give Up – Playing for Change Records
Seiva – Murmúrios e outros rumores – Repasseado
Mirla Riomar – Afrobrasileira – Mirla Riomar
Marcela – O’Roma – Jamalafak / Music Box Publishing / Socadisc
Ti’Kaniki – Douz – Ti’Kaniki
Soadan – Pieds nus – Tinker Label / Foudrage
Bonga – Kintal da Banda – Lusafrica

New Releases & Old Favorites (STG #1219)New Releases & Old Favorites (STG #1219)

Newly released global sounds and a few older faves and such mixed in for enhanced flavor. I’m very excited about the new Kobo Town album and Somi’s tribute to Miriam Makeba.

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Hour 1
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Summer 2020 – For the Love of Tabla
Fågel Roc – Chelou Akustik – Elektrik Polyglo Akustik
Satellites – Olurmu Dersin (feat. Vicki Ashkenazi) – Şatellites
Al Jawala – Bali – I Way To Äl
Mircan Kaya – Anlatamam Derdimi Dertsiz İnsana – Minor
Seiva – Redondo Amor – Murmúrios e Outros Rumores
Somi – Mbombela – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Haydamaky – Yidu tramvayem (I take the tram) – Kobzar
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Mon père a fait faire un étang – Ba’n Dañs #8
Zhadan & Sobaki – Radio Kharkiv – Borsh Division – Future Sound of Ukraine (Compiled by Yuriy Gurzhy)
Zoloti Klyuchi Trio – Oj, Pry Luzhku (Oh, In The Meadow) – Ukrajins’ki narodni pisni. Golden Collection
Yiddish Glory – Babi Yar (feat. Loyko & Psoy Korolenko) – The Lost Songs of World War II
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – In Kamf – Lost Causes
Bube Dame König – Es steht ein Lind in jenem Tal – Von der Quelle bis zur See
Startijenn – Typhaine – TALM UR GALON – Le battement d’un cœur – A heart’s beating

Hour 2
Vieux Farka Touré – Be Together – Les Racines
Ti’kaniki – Ama – Douz
Oumou Sangaré – Gniani Sara – Timbuktu
Fula Flute – Keme Bourema – Fula Flute
Cantodiscanto – Beri Beri – Pandemusica
Teofilovici – Vidova – Element
Tumbatú Cumbá – Yambambó – Llama
En Fa Sostenido – En Fa Sostenido – Interactivo
Voyagers – Waiting for Spring – Chasing Light
Soadan – Le Sel – Pieds nus
Celtic Reggae Revolution – Dub Down in the Bog – Celtic Dub. Vol. 1
Marcela – Kerta Mange – O’Roma
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Noor Rab Da – Nazrana-e-Aqeedat

Global Songs of Fools & Games (STG #1218)Global Songs of Fools & Games (STG #1218)

Songs of fools and games from around the planet to celebrate this April Fool’s day.

Remember to get The Spin by liking and following STG on Facebook — you’ll also get other global music and cultural news, and it’s a great place to make requests and suggestions for future episodes.

Hour 1
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars – I’m Not a Fool – Living Like a Refugee
Aka Pygmies – Child game – Nze-nze-nze – Musical Anthology Of The Aka Pygmies
Saimniekdeli – Rahu the Fool – Folk & great tunes from Latvia

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