Hour 1Russkaja – Do Utra – Kasatchok SuperstarAntenat – Otvori Oci – SubringVodku – Moldvai – MásKarolina Cicha & Spolka – Pas Mocinieli – Wieloma Jezykami/9 Languages (feat. Bart Pałyga)Kayah – Nie Ma Dat – Transoriental OrchestraVoo Voo – Z Kolegami – Voo Voo i HaydamakyBesh o droM – 9s
Category: Playlists
East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)East vs West: Nigeria vs Ethiopia (#1234)
We celebrate the birthdays this week of Tony Allen and Haile Selassie, with music from their respective nations. Very different sounds; both fantastic. Hour 1Dede – Niger Delta Jam – Lagos Stori Plenti (Urban sounds from Nigeria)Techome Wolde – Sema Eda Aegebachign – Ethiopia Soul ReviewKeziah Jones – Lagos vs.
Top 10 World Music Albums, July (#1233)Top 10 World Music Albums, July (#1233)
Hour 1#10 Adrian Quesada – Mentiras Con Cariño (feat. iLe) – Boleros Psicodélicos#9 Oriental Brothers International Band – Ebubo Así – Oku Ngwo – Di Ochi#8 Leyla McCalla – Le Bal Est Fini – Breaking the Thermometer #7 Cimarron – Recia Como el Orinoco – La Recia#6 Khiyo – Sharee
Music from War Zones (#1232)Music from War Zones (#1232)
Ukraine isn’t the only conflict area in today’s world. The depressingly long list also includes Cameroon, Columbia, Iraq, Nigeria, Tanzania, Myanmar, Burkina Faso, Algeria, and others. (See this list of ongoing armed conflicts.) But in many places, people are still living, working, making music, falling in love, having kids. This
Global Cover Songs and other delights (#1231)Global Cover Songs and other delights (#1231)
Lots of world-music covers of popular songs this week, along with a few other treats at the end of the show. Enjoy! Hour 1Merengada – No Woman No Cry (Salsa Version) – Claude Challe Presents Lovely Reprises By K’lidCorneille – Africain a New York – The Birth of CorneliusEliades Ochoa
Zimbabwean Music and More (#1230)Zimbabwean Music and More (#1230)
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
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
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,