The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)

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Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko – Radio Masoda
‘o Rom – Tutti Frutti – Radio Rom
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Samira’s Blues – Salam – Salam – EP
Eljuri – Fuerza – Así es el Mundo
hodíla ízba – Катись (Ride) – Where are you, Ivanka?
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
Femi Kuti – Work on Myself – Journey Through Life
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Damily & Tiliara Tsapiky Band – Tindrianay ze malemy – Fihisa
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Hurja Halla – Tuonen Neito – Surma Hiihti
Etienne de la Sayette – Ibidi – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra

Hour 2:
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Jupiter & Okwess – Orgullo – Ekoya
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
Balkan Taksim – Felinar – Acide Balkanique
Luiza – OXALÁ – Fantastik
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios

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Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
#10 Lívia Mattos – Insular – Apneia
#9 Okaidja Afroso – Sudin (Sú Diń) (feat. George Spratz, Affreh Junior, Jenny Flow & Israel Annoh) – Jaku Mumor (Jákú Múmɔ)
#8 Cumbiamuffin – La Cabezona – La Promesa – Single
#7 Marmoucha Orchestra – Dir Lil Khir (feat. Mehdi Nassouli) – Sahara Koyo
#6 Maya Youssef – Jasmine Bayati: To an Earth Angel – Finding Home
#5 Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Obinrin – Queen of Sheba
#4 Fungistanbul – Babap Babum – Trash Oriental
#3 Lass – Yaco Mome – Bumayé
#2 Solju – Válddi Fámut – Uvjamuohta
#1 Al-Qasar – Hobek Thawrat (feat. Alsarah) – Who Are We?
Imarhan – Derhan – Aboogi
Mandisi Dyantyis – Isigidimi – Cwaka

Hour 2
Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens – Kwa Volondiya – Isomiso
Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra – Emi Yaba – Abayomy
Juanafé – Tengo Luquita – La Makinita
Kobo Town – Here by Chance – Carnival of the Ghosts
Josyara – MAMA – ÀdeusdarÁ
Iyana – Xabana – Iyana
Kirubel Assefa – Dimtsepia – Dimtsepia
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Trist eo din ma flanedenn, pt. 2 – Ba’n Dañs #8
Mec Yek – Sako Ratshi – Taisa
Congo Sanchez – Oleada Calor (excerpt) – Congo Sanchez, Volume 1
Izaline Calister – Redashi – Krioyo
Zikina – Obumwe – Awaken
Cheb Jilani – Oyouni Sahara – Oyouni Sahara
Delhi 2 Dublin – Low’n Slow – We’re All Desi

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The Lions of African Music (#1243)The Lions of African Music (#1243)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Hugh Masekela – KwaZulu (feat. Themba Mokoena) – No Borders
Miriam Makeba – Kutheni Sithandwa – Milele
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Wenza Ngani (How Did You Do That) – Tip Toe Guys: The Soul Of – A Story Of Zulu Harmony
Manu Dibango – Wouri – Saxy-Party
Cesaria Evora – Tchintchirote – Anthologie
Ray Lema – Testament Ya Bowule – On entre KO, on sort OK
Baaba Maal – Fulani Rock – The Traveller
Youssou N’Dour – Baay Niasse – Egypt
E.T. Mensah & The Tempos – Natsui – King of Highlife: Anthology
King Sunny Ade – Ona Mi La – Sweet Banana
Ali Farka Touré – I Go Ka (2017 Remastered Version) – The Source (2017 Remastered Version)
Mulatu Astatke – Kasalèfkut Hulu – ETHIO JAZZ VOL. 1
Oumou Sangaré – Diaraby Nene – Moussolou
Oliver Mtukudzi – Rurimi – Bvuma/Tolerance

Hour 2
Salif Keita – Bah Poulo – Un autre blanc
Brenda Fassie – Nomakanjani – Nomakanjani
Djelimady Tounkara – Kanougnogon – Solon Kôno
Angelique Kidjo – Batonga – Keep On Moving – The Best Of
Lucky Dube – Crazy World – House of Exile
Khaled – El Aadyene – Kenza
Stella Chiweshe – Ndangariro – Talking Mbira
Toumani Diabate & Ballaké Sissoko – Bafoulabe – New Ancient Strings
Franco – Nayebaki likambo (feat. Vicky & Michaux) – Classic Titles: Franco
Fela Kuti – Sorrow Tears and Blood – Best of the Black President

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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


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