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 ZimbabweEphat
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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
Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2022
Leyla McCalla – Breaking the Thermometer – Anti- Cimarrón – La Recia – Cimarrón Lucibela – Amdjer – Lusafrica Auļi – Sit, Jānīti! – Lauska Flo – Brave Ragazze – SoundFly Meïkhâneh – Chants du dedans, Chants du dehors – Buda Musique Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts –
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 – RitualDoctor L – Ibedji – Time TravellingDavid Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven – Maracatu Atômico – Plague DoctorBaroque Jazz Trio – Delhi Daily – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah SoundMadalitso Band
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 1Tokyo Brass Style – Suki Suki Song – Brasta GhibliRaul De Barros – Na Gloria – Brasil TromboneLaBrassBanda – Kaffee vs.
Global Songs of War and Peace (#1226)Global Songs of War and Peace (#1226)
Originally assembled as a collections about war and peace for Memorial Day in the USA, this playlist works just as well in light of the smaller but no less devastating violence of school shootings. Violence is a problem in many cultures, as these songs illustrate. We need to do better,
Diverse Groups in World Music (#1225)Diverse Groups in World Music (#1225)
While “world music” seems diverse by nature, within it are collaborations and groups that bring together different musical traditions and create entirely new sounds. This show is a celebration of those fresh groupings. Hour 1Terrakota – World Massala – World MassalaRegis Gizavo, Louis Mhlanga and David Mirandon – International Rumba
Top 10 World Music Albums, May edition (#1224)Top 10 World Music Albums, May edition (#1224)
Hour 1Congotronics International – Tita Tita (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) – Where’s the One?Somi – Umhome – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam MakebaHorzines Stara – Les bords de terre – Bord de Terres – DubheYungchen Lhamo – Nature’s Tears –
Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, May 2022
Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Echo – bendigedig New Asia – Chorchok – CPL-Music Maga Bo – Amor (É Revolução) – Kaxambu Records Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit Julian Belbachir – Babdoukkala – Julian Belbachir Yungchen Lhamo
A Musical Celebration of Mothers (#1223)A Musical Celebration of Mothers (#1223)
Music for Mothers’ Day. Perhaps you know that Mothers’ Day in the US dates back to the Civil War period, and a movement by women to exert more control over their lives and over the politics of the nation. We’re still working on that, but there’s no shortage of great