Month: June 2022

Zimbabwean Music and More (#1230)Zimbabwean Music and More (#1230)

ZimFest is this weekend, so we kick things off with an hour-ish of various Zim flavors, followed by a vigorous spin of the globe that takes us to India, Vietnam, Mali, Ghana, and elsewhere.

Hour 1
Ramadu – Thokoza (Be Happy) – Izambulelo – Traditional & Contemporary Music from Zimbabwe
Ephat Mujuru – Ta Tenda – Ancient Wisdom: Songs & Fables From Zimbabwe
Flavian Nyathi – Ropa Re Zimbabwe album cover Flavian Nyathi & Blues Revolution – Vumugabe – Ropa Re Zimbabwe
Mike Mopo & Zinawa – Aripo Ari Kununa – Tales of the Mbira – Modern and Ancient
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – Kare Nanhasi – Take One
Tendai Muparutsa – Nyamaropa / Ngomkurira – Zimbabwe Acoustics
Zimbabwe Legit – Rhymin’ Wit the African Symphony – Brothers From the Mother
Oliver Mtukudzi – Mukombe – Wawona
Chiwoniso & Vibe Culture – Mukaranga Aneshanje – Timeless
Alport Astazio and The Kwana-Moto Band – Odoli [Puppets] – Rugare
Stella Chiweshe – Chachimurenga (Remastered) – Ambuya! (Remastered)
Mokoomba – Kulindiswe – Luyando
Jonah Sithole & The Deep Horizone – Ndinomutevera Mambo – ..present Zimbabwe Beat

Hour 2
Tocky Vibes – Man on a Mission – Villagers Money Greatest Hits
Atongo Zimba – Hello (feat. Paco Mendoza) – A to Z
Oumou Sangaré – Gniani Sara – Timbuktu
Jahzz – Rebels of Soul – Women – EP
Balaphonics – Golden Doudou – Spicy Boom Boom
Celtic Reggae Revolution – Ghandi’s Triumph (Instrumental) – Everything Comes to Those Who Wait
Saigon Soul Revival – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) [Remixes]
Vilsevind – Staffansvisa från Orust – Julegille – EP
Jasdeep Singh Degun – Translucence (feat. Nitin Sawhney) – Anomaly
Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – Yma (Versión Álbum) – El Mito de la Pérgola
Toli Nameless & the Femme Nameless – Ibajekbe (What If) – Republicafrobeat vol. 5 – Mujeres 2
Darjala – Soloveyka – Podumayu, pogadayu
Russkaja – Kartuli Vino – Energia!
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble – Kudja – Toubab Soul

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Top 10 World Music Albums, June edition (plus music for Juneteenth & Fathers’ Day) (#1229)Top 10 World Music Albums, June edition (plus music for Juneteenth & Fathers’ Day) (#1229)

Hear a song from each of the ten best new global albums, plus songs about dads and songs of freedom for Juneteenth.

Hour 1
#10 New Asia – Konokrad (horse thief) – Chorchok
#9 Grupo Rebolu – La Noche Perfecta – Mi Herencia (My Heritage)
#8 Oumou Sangaré – Wassulu Don – Timbuktu
#7 Kobo Town – Here by Chance – Carnival of the Ghosts
#6 Meïkhâneh – Bi – Chants du dedans, Chants du dehors
#5 Flo – Malemaritate – Brave Ragazze
#4 Auli – Zāļu Nasta Mugurā (feat. Banga) – Sit, Jānīti!
#3 Lucibela – Zum Zum – Amdjer
#2 Cimarron – El Gavilán (The Sparrow Hawk) – La Recia
#1 Leyla McCalla – Dodinin – Breaking the Thermometer
The Souljazz Orchestra – Freedom No Go Die – Freedom No Go Die
Hassan Hakmoun – Balili (My Father) – Unity
The Skatalites – Song for My Father – Walk With Me

Hour 2
Achanak – Dushman Da Badla (Freedom from Oppression) – 20 Years of Bhangra
Jon Batiste – FREEDOM – WE ARE
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – Freedom Is a Verb – The Butcher’s Share
Djivan Gasparyan – Amen Hair Surb (All Fathers Are Holy) – The Soul of Armenia (Armenian Duduk)
O-Maya – Nothing Less Than Freedom – O-Maya
Melech Mechaya – Sweet Father – Budja Ba
Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective – Baba (Father) – Wátina
Rumba Caliente – Papa Was a Rolling Stone – The Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove
Denagan Janvier Honfo – Papa – Kini Kana
Joseph Tawadros – Peace for My Father – Permission to Evaporate
Céu – Papa – Vagarosa
Apparatschik – Daddy – Aurora
Harry Belafonte – Oh, Freedom – American Wintertime
Bigflo & Oli – Papa (feat. Fabian Ordonez) – La vraie vie
Alain Ramanisum – Papa – Bat’ séga

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2022

  1. Leyla McCalla – Breaking the Thermometer – Anti-
  2. Cimarrón – La Recia – Cimarrón
  3. Lucibela – Amdjer – Lusafrica
  4. Auļi – Sit, Jānīti! – Lauska
  5. Flo – Brave Ragazze – SoundFly
  6. Meïkhâneh – Chants du dedans, Chants du dehors – Buda Musique
  7. Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records
  8. Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit
  9. Grupo Rebolu – Mi Herencia (My Heritage)– Smithsonian Folkways
  10. New Asia – Chorchok – CPL-Music
  11. Dendê & Band – Agô – Ropeadope Records
  12. Moktar Gania and Gnawa Soul – Masterisé – MusjoMusic / Nuits d’Afrique
  13. Claudia Colom – La Flor del Dimoni – Segell Microscopi
  14. Lenka Lichtenberg – Thieves for Dreams: Songs of Theresienstadt’s Secret Poetess – Six Degrees Records
  15. Vieux Farka Tour – Les Racines – World Circuit

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Global Music Mixtape (#1228)Global Music Mixtape (#1228)

A mix of new and old tunes from all around the planet.

Hour 1
Ana Alcaide – Ecstasi – Ritual
Doctor L – Ibedji – Time Travelling
David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven – Maracatu Atômico – Plague Doctor
Baroque Jazz Trio – Delhi Daily – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound
Madalitso Band – Mwaza – Musakayike
Grupo Rebolu – La Noche Perfecta – Mi Herencia (My Heritage)
Ahmed Saad – El Melouk (feat. 3enba & Double Zuksh) – El Melouk (feat. 3enba & Double Zuksh) – Single
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul – Al ‘Walidine – Masterisé
Dendê Macêdo – Crioula – Ago
Lucibela – Adeus Mama – Amdjer
Adrian Quesada – Mentiras Con Cariño (feat. iLe) – Boleros Psicodélicos
Jasdeep Singh Degun – Rageshri – Anomaly
Noori & His Dorpa Band – Saagama – Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan’s Red Sea Coast

Hour 2
Engin Gürkey – Nabiz-Kasbah – Balkanist
Goran Bregovic – Dikh Mo Vast – Karmen (With a Happy End)
Pisyuny – Perkalaba – Dido
Mista Savona – Solutions (We Can Do It) – Havana Meets Kingston, Pt. 2
Pacho Buscadoro & Putumayo – Mambo Hop (feat. Villalba) – Putumayo Discovery Presents Global Groove – EP
Luciano Lu – Terra Ardente (feat. Flavia Nascimento) – Confluens
Cimarrón – Cimarroneando – La Recia
Ba-Boom – Toque de Bamba – Incendeia
The Lost Clog a.k.a. Pamesta Klumpė – Sodai, sodai leliumoj – The Sparrow Made Some Beer
Kalyi Jag – Up Mother – Gipsy Love
Black Bazar – Zabouka – Black Bazar Round 2
Ethioda – Ambassel Groove (feat. Muyiwa Kunudji) – Tezet Reset
Celia Cruz – Cucala – Greatest Hits
Burlakat – Kun Mun Kulta – Tsastuska
Kaumaakonga – Taoba – Taoba
Bania Diwane – Baladji – Alwane

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Brass Attack! (#1227)Brass Attack! (#1227)

Consider this show a warm-up to this weekend’s HonkFest West in Seattle. Both are a great collection of brass bands, street bands, and miscellaneous musical ruffians and anarchists.

Hour 1
Tokyo Brass Style – Suki Suki Song – Brasta Ghibli
Raul De Barros – Na Gloria – Brasil Trombone
LaBrassBanda – Kaffee vs. Bier – Danzn
Abraham Inc. – Trombonik – Tweet Tweet
The Original Pinettes Brass Band – We Got the Music – Finally
Bollywood Brass Band – Kehta Hai Mera Dil – Rahmania – The Music of A.R. Rahman
Intergalactic Brasstronauts – Made In Hong Kong – Music For the People
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra – Old Bazaar Groove – Brasses for the Masses
Fanfare Savale – Suita Lui Ernö – Speed Brass of the Gypsies
Schäl Sick Brass Band – Nzobu – Kesh Mesh
Hot 8 Brass Band – Let Me Do My Thing – Ghost Town / Let Me Do My Thing – Single
Jaipur Kawa Brass Band – Moriya – Fanfare Du Rajastan
Youngblood Brass Band – Brooklyn – Center: Level: Roar
Gran Afro Cuban Orchestra de Generoso Jiménez – Eso Es un Trombon – Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted
Lagbaja – Mammoney Horns – Africano …The Mother of Groove

Hour 2
Konsonans Retro – Trombon Hora – A Podolian Affair
Black Market Brass – So Who, Pt. 2 – Undying Thirst
Brass Menazeri – Indijski Cocek – Brazen
Trombone Shorty – Vieux Carre – Say That to Say This
Va Fan Fahre – Desert Horns – Zet Je Maar
The M-9 – Marijo, deli bela kumrijo – Surdulica
Asiakwa Brass Band – Madamfo Pa – Asiakwa Brass Band
Kirubel Assefa – Dimtsepia – Dimtsepia
Menahan Street Band – Sleight of Hand – The Crossing
KINGDOM★AFROCKS – Anti Violence – Fanfare
Frente Cumbiero & Minyo Crusaders – Un Dos Kungfu – Minyo Cumbiero (From Tokyo to Bogota) – EP
Al Jawala – Schillers Banda – I Way To Äl
Viparat Piengsuwan – Cool Guy – Cool Guy – Single
The Bongo Hop – La Napa (feat. Nidia Góngora) – La Napa
Oumou Sangaré – Sarama – Timbuktu

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