Originally assembled as a collections about war and peace for Memorial Day in the USA, this playlist works just as well in light of the smaller but no less devastating violence of school shootings. Violence is a problem in many cultures, as these songs illustrate. We need to do better,
Month: May 2022
Diverse Groups in World Music (#1225)Diverse Groups in World Music (#1225)
While “world music” seems diverse by nature, within it are collaborations and groups that bring together different musical traditions and create entirely new sounds. This show is a celebration of those fresh groupings. Hour 1Terrakota – World Massala – World MassalaRegis Gizavo, Louis Mhlanga and David Mirandon – International Rumba
Top 10 World Music Albums, May edition (#1224)Top 10 World Music Albums, May edition (#1224)
Hour 1Congotronics International – Tita Tita (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) – Where’s the One?Somi – Umhome – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam MakebaHorzines Stara – Les bords de terre – Bord de Terres – DubheYungchen Lhamo – Nature’s Tears –
Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2022
Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Echo – bendigedig New Asia – Chorchok – CPL-Music Maga Bo – Amor (É Revolução) – Kaxambu Records Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit Julian Belbachir – Babdoukkala – Julian Belbachir Yungchen Lhamo
A Musical Celebration of Mothers (#1223)A Musical Celebration of Mothers (#1223)
Music for Mothers’ Day. Perhaps you know that Mothers’ Day in the US dates back to the Civil War period, and a movement by women to exert more control over their lives and over the politics of the nation. We’re still working on that, but there’s no shortage of great