Month: June 2025

2000 vs 2025 Global Music (#1387)2000 vs 2025 Global Music (#1387)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Vusi Mahlasela – A Prayer for Our Time – Miyela Afrika
Songhoy Blues – Norou – Héritage
Miriam Makeba – Liwawechi – Homeland
Trio Da Kali – Celasigi – Bagola
Ali Khan Band – Mast Kalandar – Zindagi
Schäl Sick Brass Band – Kasbah – Maza Meze
Kazem Al-Saher – Waleede Al tayib – Al Hob Al Moustaheel
Şatellites – Beş Kardeş – Aylar
Red Baraat – Bhangale (feat. Delicate Steve) – Bhangra Rangeela
Third Planet – Baghdad Rai – The Third Planet
Arat Kilo – Eternity – Danama
Jaipur Junction – Naina Na – Sambhav
Boban Marković Orkestar – Igra Andela – Millennium
Pambele – Agua – Dámelo
Alune Wade – Boogie and Juju – New African Orleans

Hour 2:
Wai – Ngā Hau E Wha (feat. Brannigan Kaa) – Wai 100%
Vilddas – Jiekŋaáhpi – Vilddas
Busi Mhlongo – We Baba Omncane (If You Don’t Obey Your Parents) [Remastered] – Urbanzulu
Khadja Nin – Afrika Obota – Ya…
Femi Kuti – Politics Don Expose Them – Journey Through Life
Mabulu – Ngole Ngole – Karimbo
KANKOU – Nganou Balla (feat. Bassekou Kouyate) – N’Darila
Alsarah & The Nubatones – Habibi – Seasons of the Road
Apichat Pakwan – Nam Ton Tad (Dub) – Nam Ton Tad Dub – Single
Sabah Habas Mustapha & The Jugala All Stars – Bubi chen – So La Li
Salsa Celtica – Yo Me Voy – The Great Scottish Latin Adventure
Vaudou Game – Retard (delay) – FINTOU
Värttinä – KUKKILINTU – Kyly
Tamala – May Ma Sara – Diboli

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Hot & Steamy Summer Songs (#1386)Hot & Steamy Summer Songs (#1386)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Fatal Mambo – Magot Tcheri (In The Summertime) – Rumbagitation
Tacheles Klezmer Company – Sommerhit (Galizianer Chusidl) – Balkan Reggae
Cuban Collective – Sol Sol (Sunscreen Dub) – 100 Beats: Latino
various artists – Thunder in the Dry Summer – Gong Hoi Fat Choi
Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Summer Solstice – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky
Karen + Helene – Danmark, Nu Blunder Den Lyse Nat (Denmark Dreams through Light Summer Evenings) – Solen
Asgeir – Sommarflørt (Summer Flirt) [feat. Asgeir Aarøen, Bjarte Mo, Gabriel Chicaiza & Magnus Rød Haugland] – Danza De Andalucía (feat. Asgeir Aarøen)
Gankino Circus – Summer (feat. Sandhja) – Summer (feat. Sandhja) – Single
Babayaga – Summer Ska – Heiss
Meshugga Beach Party – Ose Shalom – Twenty Songs of the Chosen Surfer
Stefano Saletti and the Piccola Banda Ikona – Gaza Beach – Soundcity: Suoni dalle città di frontiera (Sounds from border towns)
Manhu – Spring and Summer – Manhu: Voices of the Sani
Umanji – Nkari Wahlobo (Summer Time) – Moloi (The Witch)
Marcos Valle Kostenbaden & Norman Gimbie – Samba De Verao – Sachal Studios Orchestra Presents-Sachal Jazz
Rainbow Arabia – Holiday in Congo – Kabukimono

Hour 2:
Bizarorama – Summerorama – Bizarorama
New Orleans Nightcrawlers – Pontchartrain Beach – Slither Slice
Locos por Juana – Summertime (feat. Chad Stokes) – Caribe
Mynta – First Summer – First Summer
Paulo Padilha – Summertime / Só Me Trai – Na Lojinha de um Real Eu Me Sinto Milionário
El Barrio – El Viejo Verano – Todo Tiene Su Fin
Lajkó Félix – Nyár (summer) – Mező
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Summer 2020 – For the Love of Tabla
Foday Musa Suso – Summer Time (excerpt) – The Two Worlds
Aleks Di Roma – Summer Stops at the Door – Alma del Sur
Timba MM – Fiesta en la Playa – Outstanding
Oro Solido – Verano Sólido – The Rough Guide To Merengue
Aayaam – Summer smiles (feat. Mohit Dobhal, Joan Peiró Aznar, Prabhat Das & Shafeeq Alsadi) – Summer smiles (feat. Mohit Dobhal, Joan Peiró Aznar, Prabhat Das & Shafeeq Alsadi) – Single
Fanfare Ciocărlia – Summertime – 20
Sultans of String – Summer in Tehranto (feat. Demetrios Petsalakis & Naghmeh Farahmand) – Refuge

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Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025

  1. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
  2. Selcuk Suna – The Space Between – Lulaworld Records
  3. Zingarua – Serotonin – Maninalto!
  4. Pambele – Damelo – Believe Digital
  5. Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
  6. Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Fun In The Church / Bertus
  7. Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life – Partisan Records
  8. The Knocks & Sofi Tukker – butter – Sofi Tukker
  9. Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Fauna – Geenger Records
  10. Jonni Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Jonni Wind
  11. Hekate – Evigheten forestår – Helio
  12. Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
  13. Eishan Ensemble – Northern Rhapsody – ACEL Production
  14. Dani Jané – Vida – Segell Microscopi
  15. Ouzo Bazooka – Kapaim – Batov Records

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New World Music (#1385)New World Music (#1385)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Putumayo & AMADEUS – Fi Ba Leuz – Groove Africa by Putumayo
Francis Bebey – Chant D’amour Pygmee – Trésor Magnétique
Selcuk Suna – Vapur – The Space Between
Nana Benz du Togo – Recycle – Se Nam
Gabriel Saglio – Origo – De l’infini
Majid Bekkas & Nguy – Purple Haze – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues
Zingarua – Balera araba B – Serotonin
Ozan Ata Canani – Duygusuz – Die Demokratie
Zafarán – Lule Lule – Zafarán
Grecia Albán & Ricardo Pita – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Riba – Fauna
Eishan Ensemble – Redfern – Northern Rhapsody
Kasse Mady Diabate & Hawa Kasse Mady Diabaté – FOGNANA KOUMA – TOUMARO

Hour 2:
Hurja Halla – Tuonen Neito – Surma Hiihti
Dani Jané – Milonga C.F. 2.0 – Vida
Femi Kuti – Work on Myself – Journey Through Life
Neba Solo – Les Fama – Tuma Duma
Gasper Nali – Kodi Munakhala Bwanji – Chule Chule Iwe
Pisada da Jurema – Metá Metá – ATUNBI: Festejo do Tempo
Sofi Tukker – Cafuné (with Channel Tres) (butter version) (Clean) – butter
PAMBELE – Mujer Perfecta – Dámelo
Elena Baklava – Muradie – Yorukluk
Evoéh Q-art – Oiseaux de passage (Aves migratorias) – Músicas semilla
Sekvoya – Black Pepper (excerpt) – Gathering of Enchanted Herbs
Mireya, Adrian Quesada & Velcro – La Llama (2025 Remastered) – Guerrera
LUIZGA & iZem – Pé de Laranjeira – Yemamaya
Lionel Kizaba – Kimbala – Future Village
Ouzo Bazooka – Maagalim – Kapaim
Joaquin Nunez & Habana Safari – Danzón Sin Tumbao (feat. Dayramir González & Bill McBirnie) – Ruta de la Clave (feat. Dayramir González)

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Global Songs of Fruit (#1384)Global Songs of Fruit (#1384)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Dokkerman & the Turkeying Fellaz – Mango Season – Illegal Move
Sidestepper – Mas Papaya – 3AM
Le Fuzz – Banana – Vie la Vida
Bachar Mar-Khalifé – Lemon – Ya Balad
Dobranotch – Vinograd – Vinograd
James Asher – Orange – Shaman Drums
Rene Granda con Su ComboRene Granda Con Su Combo New York & Frankie Rodriguez – Jugo de Mango – NuYorican Funk Experience
Dengue Fever – Durian Dowry – Cannibal Courtship
FolkBeat – Вишня/Cherry – I’m Marching on My Own
Alfabeto Runico – Limes – Alfabeto runico
Hang on the Box – Yellow Banana – Rough Guide to the Music of China
Tiempo Libre – Arroz Con Mango – Arroz Con Mango
King Sunny Ade – Sweet Banana – The Return of the Juju King
Daran Kravanh – Fruit in the Forest – Music through the Dark
Mal Webb – Little Green Fruit – Trainer Wheels
The Hayden Boys – Mango Time – Africa in America
Toure Kunda – Mango – Les Freres Griots

Hour 2:
Carne Cruda – Banana – Spicy Sea Adventures
Luiz Bonfá – Avocado – The Brazilian Scene
Dollar Brand – Cherry – African Breeze
Tony Bird – Mango Time (feat. Morris Goldberg) – Sorry Africa (feat. Morris Goldberg)
Jah9 – Avocado – New Name
Kiuila – Grape – Kolo
İllede Roman Olsun – Mango – Traditional Turkish Gypsy Music, Vol. 1
Baluji Shrivastav – Fruit – Best of Baluji Shrivastav
Radar Station – Green Banana – Borders – Single
BALTHVS – Mango Season – Harvest
Andreas Heuser – Blue Tomatoes – aSYa
Myrian Makenwa – El Platano – La Locura de Machuca 1975-1980
Mazalda – Banana in Kaboul – Special Key
Yuval Ron Ensemble – Rimonim (Pomegranates) – Tree of Life
Karl Zéro & The Wailers – Salade de Fruits – HiFi Calypso

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