July 2025 - Spin The Globe

Songs of Travel and Exploration (#1391)Songs of Travel and Exploration (#1391)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Deerhoof vs Kasai Allstars – Travels Broaden the Mind – Tradi-Mods Vs Rockers (Alternative Takes on Congotronics) [Vol. 1]
Kilema – Soavadia (Good Journey) – Lavi-Tany
Ramadu – Hamba Nami (Let’s Travel Together) – Izambulelo – Traditional & Contemporary Music from Zimbabwe
Ali Akbar Khan – Journey – Journey
The Haggis Horns – The Traveller, Pt. 1 – Hot Damn!
Fuzon – Neend Na Aaye – Journey
Umalali – Áfayahádina (I Have Traveled) – The Garifuna Women’s Project
Alune Wade – Saba’s Journey – Sultan
Al Qahwa – Ballad Of The Traveller / Ya Rayih (Live) – African Routes
Musa Mboob & Xam Xam – Journey – The Gambia Sessions
Shurwayne Winchester – Holiday – Press Play
Tony Allen – Boat Journey – Film of Life
Seckou Keita Quartet – Tama-Silo (Journey) – Afro-Mandinka Soul

Hour 2:
Anoushka Shankar – Traveller – Traveller
autorickshaw – So the Journey Goes (demo) – Live and Unreleased
Halva – Musafir / The Traveler – Musafir
Baka Beyond – Journey – Live & Pedal Powered
Jan Wouter Oostenrijk – Traveling East (feat. Nasser Salameh) – Traveling East
Dhafer Youssef – Journey in Bergama – Sounds of Mirrors
Daktarimba – Travelling Far – D’Afrique (feat. Marco Lobo, Walter Lang, Wolfgang Lackerschmid & Njamy Sitson)
Candido Oye-Oba – Ajo (Journey) – Adura Power
Ayuune Sule – Life Is a Journey – Putoo Katare Yire
Amos Hoffman – The Journey – Evolution
Butshilo Nleya – Ngiyazula (I Am a Traveller) – Vocalism

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025

Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
V. A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
Kadialy Kouyate – Toña – ARC Music
Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake · Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues · ACT Music
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
V. A. – Afro-Portuguesa by Putumayo – Putumayo
Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Kanazoé Orkestra
Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood Records
Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression

New World Music Releases (#1390)New World Music Releases (#1390)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Bim Bam Orchestra – Kidege – Wadoo Island
Haris Pilton – SHAKE THAT BALKAN THING (feat. Stereo Partizan & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra) [Balkan Voodoo Mix] – Soon In Your Village (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra)
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Peyoti for President – Resist, Push Back – Your Comfort Zone
Maëla Raoult – The Precious Impressions – The Hen House
Zar Electrik – Bala dima – Koyo
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga (Stop Your Lies) – Buya Buya: Come Back
Melody & Bybit – Kwakaenda Imbwa – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
Denis Mota (Cabo Verde) – Kem Mi É – Afro-Portuguesa
Alune Wade – Three Baobabs – New African Orleans

Hour 2:
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Kanazoé Orkestra – Dambé – Balabeatz
Puman – March Sixth – Spring
SHIRAN – Ah Ya Layla Yumma – آه يا ليلاه يمّه – Electro Baghdad – اليكترو بغداد
Nasibo Mutize – Ndinewe – Stop Over – EP
ODUCHU – My Way – Nostalgia
Zafarán – Sciure D’Arance – Zafarán
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Cocoa Thrill – Kuku paka (excerpt) – Subtropical
Marcos Valle – Valeu – Contrasts
Grecia Albán – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
The Rebel – A Shiny Bossa – World of No Nation
Eljoee & Chaama (Algeria / Morocco) – Yames – Café Nomadica by Putumayo

Music of Poland (#1389)Music of Poland (#1389)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Vavamuffin – Poland Story – Inadibusu
Čači Vorba – Boli Me Moja Praznina – Šatrika
Karolina Cicha – Płacz Nad Młodością, Co Odchodzi (feat. Kayah) – Tany
Psio Crew – Hajduk – Polska Rootz
The Lucyan Group – Indian Song (feat. Luca Donini) – Orient-Jazz
Kapela Maliszów – Zielona Lipka – Mazurki Niepojęte
WoWaKin – Lec glosie po Rosie – Kraj za Miastem
Halina Mlynkova – Daj Siebie – Etnoteka
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra – Dazzled – Man Is Enough
Big Band Katowice – Sorcerer – Polish Funk: The Unique Selection Of Rare Grooves From Poland Of The ’70s
Zywiolak – Halina Mlynkova – Polska Rootz
Tęgie Chłopy – Grudnia – Dansing
Sutari – Lila Gąski – Siostry Rzeki
Chłopcy Kontra Basia – Mam Ja Męża (I Have a Husband) – Oj Tak!
Banda Nella Nebbia – Dafino – Banda Nella Nebbia

Hour 2:
Dagadana – Zazhurylasia – Tobie
Maria Pomianowska, Wlodzimierz Kiniorski – Tristan – Smok Dwuglowy
Kora – Ola! Ola! (Remastered) – Kora Ola Ola! (Remastered)
Janusz Prusinowski Kompania – Kto jestem – In the footsteps
AZNAP Projekt – Tünde – Számtalan
Voo Voo – Babilon System – Voo Voo i Haydamaky
Masala Soundsystem – Zamzam (feat. Áron Szilágyi) – Cały Ten Świat
Warsaw Village Band – Cranes – People’s Spring
Dikanda – Usztijo – Usztijo
Debashish Bhattacharya – Red Moon over Warsaw (feat. Wojtek Traczyk & Hubert Zemler) (excerpt) – Joy!Guru
Karolina Cicha & Shafqat Ali Khan – O Grzebaniu Umarlych – Poland – Pakistan. Music Without Borders
Karolina Węgrzyn – Round The Barrel – Oy Vesna Krasna
Studio AS One Vs. Orkiestra Swietego Mikolaja – Kolomyjka Jarocinska Remix – Polska Rootz

Global Songs of Independence and Revolution (#1388)Global Songs of Independence and Revolution (#1388)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Kiala & Afroblaster – Freedom – Freedom – Single
Kokolo – Democrazy – More Consideration
Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Die Demokratie
DAM – انقلاب Inkilab – Revolution – Dedication
Clash of Civilizations – Declaration of Independence (feat. Hip Son, Nikola Radan, Joanne Memnon, Tamar St. Julien, Chee & Blake Newman) – Counter Propaganda (feat. Hip Son & Nikola Radan) [Remastered]
Peyoti for President – Freedom – Freedom – Single
Vavamuffin – Equal Rights – Inadibusu
Vaudou Game – Revolution – Kidayo
Todo Mundo – Freedom – Conexion
Alune Wade – Independance Cha Cha – Havana Paris Dakar
La Celestina – Fight For Revolution – Tener O No Razón
Bako Dagnon – Le guide de la révolution – Sidiba
Ziggy Marley – World Revolution (feat. Samuill Kalonji) – Rebellion Rises
Jon Batiste – FREEDOM – WE ARE
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band – Freedom Dance – Chopteeth Live

Hour 2:
Mario Lùcio – Independance – Independance
O-Maya – Nothing Less Than Freedom – O-Maya
Children Of The Revolution – Eleftheria (Freedom) – Children of the Revolution
Mounira Mitchala – Independance (Chili Houritki) – Chili Houritki
TriXstar – زن، زندگی، آزادی (Freedom for Iran) – زن، زندگی، آزادی (Freedom for Iran) – Single
Khanyo Maphumulo – Freedom Is Coming – South Africa (Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom)
Baba Salah – Démocratie – Gao
Abdelkader Saadoun – Freedom – Freedom
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – Freedom Is a Verb – The Butcher’s Share
Skatalites – Freedom Sounds – From Paris With Love
Seun Kuti – Love & Revolution – Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)
Blind Boys of Alabama & Eskendrella – Freedom/A New Beginning – Songs From a Stolen Spring
Femi Koya – Human Rights (feat. Lisa Combrinck & Pitika Ntuli) – IBA (Homage)