2026-10-09 Calypso (Remembering Mighty Sparrow) (#1454)

Hour 1 (Artist – song – album):
The Mighty Sparrow – Dear Sparrow – First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection
Lord Creator – Paint Up, Clean Up Time – Trojan Calypso Box Set
The Fabulous McClevertys – Don’t Blame It On Elvis – Virgin Islands: Quelbe & Calypso, 1956-1960
Ben Bowers – Not Me (aka Man Woman, Woman Smarter) – Trojan Calypso Box Set
Lord Melody & The Mighty Sparrow – Picong Duel – Calypso Awakening
The Migthy Terror & His Calypsonians – Calypso War – Calypso from Jamaica
Lord Kitchener – White and Black – King of Calypso
Calypso Rose – Human Race (feat. Manu Chao) – Far from Home
Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz – Edward the VIII – Go Calypsonian
Shadow – Columbus Lied – Columbus Lied
Harold Digby McNair – Back to Back (Zombie Jamboree) – Legends Of Calypso
Andy Narell and Relator – Love in the Cemetary – University of Calypso
Toucans – Jump in the Line – Steel Drums Old & New
Flatbush – Monkey Woop Wham – Calypso Soundsystem
Viper – Dog Better Than Man – Calypso- Musical Poetry In The Caribbean 1955-69
The Mighty Sparrow – Present Government – The Conqueror
Drew Gonsalves & Kobo Town – Kaiso Newscast – Jumbie in the Jukebox
Mighty Power – Is Sparrow Really Dead? – All Time Calypso Hits from Trinidad and Tobago

Hour 2:
Cocoa Thrill – Kuku Paka – Subtropical
Coco Mbassi – Lifter Up (Mwasedi) – EWEKEDI, Pt.1
Bonbon Vodou – Cérémonie du piment piment (Chili Pepper Ceremony) – Épopée Métèque
The Appetizers – We Shall Overcome – Keep Your Step
Angélique Kidjo – Nadi Balance (feat. Sheila Maurice-Grey) – HOPE!!
Ba-Boom – Boto Fé – Somos Um
Balu – kwe – borumba (feat. Jupiter Bokondji & Chorale Afrocoeur)
Avra Banerjee – Harmony of Rhapsody – Melody of Memories
Arat Kilo, Mamani Keïta, Rusan Filiztek & Siar Hashimi – Layli Jan (feat. Barmak Akram) – Sowal Diabi (From Kaboul to Bamako)
Piper Street Sound – Rid Them (Fiddle Version) – Small Plate / Rid Them Remixes
WaCharie – Chadzimira – Chidzorogodo
El Combo Batanga – Galeno – Spanish Dogs
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Dung Gate – Tension
Franck Biyong – Kabasele Kingdom – Radio Masoda


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Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Candido Oye-Oba – My Mother – Adura Power
Kanizsa Csillagai – Ahuz, mama (Listen, mother) – Gypsies from Hungary
Sawt el Atlas – Mama – Donia
Chirgilchin – Akla Bashtyg Avaiymny – White Haired Mother – Central Asian Tales
Cheb Khaled – Madre – World 2004
Mazigazi Band – Oh Mama! – Afrika Yetu
Champetos del Jùjú – Gracias Mamá – Máquina de Dinero
David Walters – Mama – Soleil Kréyol
Zap Mama – Hello to Mama – ReCreation
Iyasa – Helele Mama (Oh Mama) – African Homeland – Voices & Rhythms from Zimbabwe & Southern Africa
Kíla – The Mama Song – Luna Park
Sia Tolno – Mama – African Woman
Lord Tanamo – A Mother’s Love – I’m in the Mood for Ska: The Best of Lord Tanamo
Anansy Cissé – Nia (Mothers) – Anoura
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN – What Did the Mother Say? – Say It

Hour 2
Kokolo – Mama Don’t Want No Gun – More Consideration
Sally Nyolo – Mama Say – La nuit à Fébé
Teacher Jekyll – Bless the Mothers (feat. Ruth Mbalanda, Bertrand Péqueriau, Charlotte Méas, Aïnhoa da Cruz, Maxime Brottes, Jean Baptiste Boutte, DJ Don’s & Nicolas Grauwet) – Mercado
Christine Salem & DJ Click – Mama wéli – Mon rési
Leleti Khumalo – Thank You Mama – Music From The Motion Picture Sarafina! The Sound Of Freedom
Mahotella Queens – Xola Mama – Izibani Zomgqashiyo
Al Qahwa – Beloved Mother (Live) – Cairo Moon
Sola – Oh Mother – Blues in the East
Tram des Balkans & Melissa Zantman – Mama – En cavale
Damakase – Mother’s Love – Gunfan Yellem!
Guillaume Sanje Mpacko – Mama’m Iyo (Beloved Mother) – Praise and Celebration
Josyara – MAMA – ÀdeusdarÁ
Orishas – Madre – A Lo Cubano
Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz International – Sweet Mother (feat. Rocafill Jazz International) – The Best Of Music And Rhythm

Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)Best Global Music of 2022 (#1255)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Kyekyeku – To See the World – Funky Pangolin
Cumbiamuffin – La Cabezona – Cumbiamuffin
Susana Baca – Sorongo – Palabras Urgentes
Cimarron – Recia Como el Orinoco – La Recia
Taraf Syriana – Me Dukhhap tuke – Taraf Syriana
Khiyo – Shedin Aar Koto Durey – Bondona
Kayan Project – Ghesh – Dancing For No One
Leyla McCalla – Dodinin – Breaking the Thermometer
Lucibela – Justa Recordação – Amdjer
Tanxugueiras – Midas – Diluvio
BKO – BKO Kagni – Bamako
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Ahan – Queen of Sheba
Lass – Mero Pertoulo – Bumayé
Shiran – Ya Rahali La Adan – Fadaytak
Oumou Sangaré – Sarama – Timbuktu

Hour 2
Mabel Flores – Mujer Incendio – Meraki
Okaidja Afroso – Srortoi (feat. George Spratz, Affreh Junior & Elipklim Amewode Kofi) – Jaku Mumor (Jákú Múmɔ)
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Mirla Riomar – Canto do Mar – Afrobrasileira
Somi – Hapo Zamani – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Minyeshu – Marewa – Netsa
Eneida Marta – Bissau Nando – Allan Guine
Te Vaka – Tete – Te Vaka Beats, Vol. 3
Folkatomik – Quant’ave (with Daniele Li Bassi, Valeria Quarta, Oreste Forestieri & Franco Montanaro) – Polaris
Sona Jobarteh – Kafaroo (feat. Ravid Kahalani) – Badinyaa Kumoo
Meral Polat Trio – Bile Bile – Ez Kî Me
Try Paradise – Funkhadeli – Try Paradise
Mitsune – Roku-Go – Hazama
hodíla ízba – Вы послушайте (WIll You LIsten) – Обряды (Rites)

Global Musical Questions (#1341)Global Musical Questions (#1341)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album)
Mr. Something Something – Why Why Why – Shine Your Face
Kilema – Ao Va Nareo? (Are You There) – Lavi-Tany
Cheb Nasro – Kifeche Enti (Why Do You Hate Me?) – Departures
Terrakota – É Verdade? – Oba Train
Orishas – ¿Qué pasa? – Antidiotico
The Garifuna Collective – Kame Báwara (Why You Call?) – Ayó
DAM – Why (feat. Rachid Taha) – Dabke on the Moon
A.P.P.A.R.T – Hola Que Tal? – Flamencotronics
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – How Long? – Shaka Zulu
Mahotella Queens – Ngothini Na? – Ezesimanje
Christine Salem – Why War – Mersi
Franco & L’OK Jazz – Mbanda Nasali Nini? (What is a crime?) – 1971/1972-Likambo Ya Ngana
Chris Berry & Panjea – Why Do We – Dancemakers
Ozomatli – Donde Se Fueron? – Ozomatli
Mas y Mas – Por Que Sera? – Agarrate!

Hour 2
Los Fulanos – Why Don’t We Do Some Boogaloo? – Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga el Boogaloo
Sergio Mendes – What Is This? – Brasileiro
Monoswezi – Where Is My Mbira? – Shanu
Cumbia Chicharra – ¿ Quien Es ? – El Grito
Grupo Naidy – ¿Lo Que Suena, Qué Será? (That sound, What Could It Be?) – ¡Arriba Suena Marimba!
Lolomis – Pourquoi n’es-tu pas là ? (Why aren’t you here?) – Boukane
Sila and the Afrofunk Experience – Why? – Funkiest Man In Africa
Ali Hassan Kuban – Eshmana (why) – Real Nubian
Monsieur Doumani – Where Shall I Bang It? (feat. Michalis Terlikkas) – Angathin
Mynta – Is It Possible? – Indian Times
Tasa – How Am I? – Urban Turban
Omega Bugembe Okello – Ndituusa Wa? – Kiwomera Emmeeme
El Naan – ¿Dónde Pongo las Flores – La Danza de las Semillas
Yusa – Sirvio de Algo? – Haiku