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 songs about motherhood.

Hour 1
Candido Oye-Oba – My Mother (Dedicated To All Mothers) – Adura Power
Zap Mama – The Mamas of the Mamas (Les Mama Des Mamas) – Sabsylma
Sia Tolno – Mama – African Woman
Anansy Cisse – Nia (Mothers) – Anoura
Cheb Khaled – Madre – World 2004
Yammi – Mother – Henna_Young Female Vocalists from Palestine
Teacher Jekyll – Bless the Mothers – Mercado
Bukky Leo – Precious Mother – Pulp Fusion – Africa Funk
Lord Tanamo – A Mother’s Love – I’m In the Mood for Ska
Drowned Songs – Mother My Mother – Russia 2018
Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman – Haha No Uta (Song for Mother) – Nankuru Naisa
Guillaume Sanje Mpacko – Mama’m Iyo (Beloved Mother) – Praise and Celebration
Yellow Sisters – Máma – Zvěřinec
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN – What Did the Mother Say? – Say It
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Prayer for the Mother – For the Love of Tabla

Hour 2
Mazigazi Band – Oh Mama! – Afrika Yetu
Damakase – Mother’s Love – Gunfan Yellem!
Sally Nyolo – Mama Say – La nuit à Fébé
Milli Janatková Quartet – My Dear Mother – To My Roots
Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz International – Sweet Mother (feat. Rocafill Jazz International) – The Best Of Music And Rhythm
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Chaminuka – Echo
Maga Bo – Recado de Vovô (feat. Rosângela Macedo) – Amor (É Revolução)
FlyzZzA – Mope – Mope
Kobo Town – The Hidden Hand – Carnival of the Ghosts
Black Mango – The First Stone (feat. Anansy Cissé & Bocar Sana Coulibaly) – Quicksand
Dende Macado – Black Lives Matter – Ago
Dumza Maswana – Idinga Linzima – Celebrating African Song
Horzines Stara – Oshoï – Bord de Terres – Dubhe
Julian Belbachir – Berber Silver – Babdoukkala

A Soundtrack for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (#1222)A Soundtrack for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (#1222)

A collection of tunes to usher in Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, along with some other global music — new and old — to round out the show.

Hour 1
Moana and the Moahunters – Ancestors – Rua
gamelan angklung, Peliatan village (Banjar Tengah) – Galang Kangin – From Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung
Matuto – Forró Pacífico – Matuto
Small Island Big Song – Listwar Zanset (feat. Emlyn & Putad) – Our Island
Bo Razón – Afroyesa Maranaw – The Saronay Sessions
Jackui Keelan – Kia Kaha – Wahine
Grupo Socavon – Homenaje a Justino – Pacífico Colombiaño – Music Adventures in Afro-Colombia
Kaumaakonga – Nimo – Taoba
The South Pasifika Sound Project – Anahulu – Across the Pacific
Te Vaka – Taku Uo Pele – Havili
David Fanshawe – Gilo Stones – Music of the South Pacific
Small Island Big Song – Marasudj (feat. Sauljaljui, Putad, Emlyn, Vaiteani, Sammy, Richard Mogu, Airileke, Yoyo Tuki, Alena Murang, Selina Leem, Jerome Kavanagh & Kekuhi) – Our Island
Whirimako Black – Wahine Whakairo – Putumayo Presents: South Pacific Islands
At Adau – Sae’ – Oba’

Hour 2
La Pacifican Power – El Halcón – La Pacifican Power
Tio – Teme Nyoo Vetu – Sorousian
Vaiteani – O Vai – Vaiteani
Black Bamboo Band – Eale Eale – Nevenek (Ground Music from Torba, Vanuatu)
Natalia Mann – Sunshine Sister – Pasif.Ist
The Lani Singers – Waiyaowa – Ninalik Ndawi
Kahurangi Maori – Haka Hou – Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud
The Good Ones – I Dream Someday To Have a Home – Rwanda…You See Ghosts, I See Sky
Saigon Soul Revival – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) [Remixes]
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Baya Works – For the Love of Tabla
Ti’kaniki – Molem – Douz
Subla Neokulintang – Binalig – Subla Neokulintang
Crespin – Nuestros Rayos (feat. Rodrigo Saldaña, CuchiCuchi, Diego Cortez & Rubén Rizzardi) – Aguanaguan
Kobo Town – Shades of the Living – Carnival of the Ghosts
Oumou Sangaré – Gniani Sara – Timbuktu
Mirla Riomar – Água Reboliçada – Afrobrasileira

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


Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1220)Top 10 World Music Albums, April (#1220)

Hear a track from the freshest and best new global albums, plus other tunes new and old. For more global music and culture, like and follow STG on Facebook.

Hour 1
#10 Seiva – Chula Cega – Murmúrios e Outros Rumores
#9 Jason Tamba – Maasai – Don’t Give Up
#8 Pape Nziengui – Kadi Yombo – Kadi Yombo
#7 Yungchen Lhamo – Monkey Mind – Awakening
#6 Africa Negra – Qua Na Bua Nega Fa – Antologia, Vol. 1
#5 Somi – Hapo Zamani – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
#4 Al Jawala – Wake Up – I Way To Äl
#3 David Krakauer – Bella’s Calypso (feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra) – Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! (feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra)
#2 Oumou Sangaré – Wassulu Don – Timbuktu
#1 Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Carnival of the Ghosts
Saigon Soul Revival – Hào Hoa (feat. Blacka) – Họa Âm Xưa
Fågel Roc – Ma Kedert Nesseit (Zaali Tawal) Elektrik – Elektrik Polyglo Akustik
Mirla Riomar – Iworò (feat. Letieres Leite) – Afrobrasileira
Marcela – Kerta Mange – O’Roma

Hour 2
Ruben Monteiro – Küçük Kalp – Kairós
Ti’kaniki – Molem – Douz
Tumbatú Cumbá – Mi Canción – Llama
Vivienne Mort – Mariula – Borsh Division – Future Sound of Ukraine (Compiled by Yuriy Gurzhy)
Voyagers – Ya Amponsah – Chasing Light
Soadan – Marumba – Pieds nus
Bonga – Kalú Pu – Kintal Da Banda
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Trist eo din ma flanedenn, pt. 2 – Ba’n Dañs #8
Le Vent du Nord – Tour du monde – 20 printemps
Black Mango ft. Anansy Cissé & Bocar Sana Coulibaly – The First Stone – quicksand
Voyagers – Ya Amponsah – Chasing Light
Aluziney – Brindando – Voy Contigo – EP
Jembaa Groove – Amale – Susuma

Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2022

  1. Kobo Town – Carnival of the Ghosts – Stonetree Records
  2. Oumou Sangare – Timbuktu – World Circuit
  3. David Krakauer Feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra – Mazel Tov Coctail Party – Label Bleu/Table Pounding Records
  4. Al Jawala – I Way To Äl – Jawa Records
  5. Somi – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba – Salon Africana
  6. Africa Negra – Antologia Vol.1 – Bongo Joe Records
  7. Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening – Six Degrees Records
  8. Pape Nziengui – Kadi Yombo – Awesome Tapes from Africa
  9. Jason Tamba – Don’t Give Up – Playing for Change Records
  10. Seiva – Murmúrios e outros rumores – Repasseado
  11. Mirla Riomar – Afrobrasileira – Mirla Riomar
  12. Marcela – O’Roma – Jamalafak / Music Box Publishing / Socadisc
  13. Ti’Kaniki – Douz – Ti’Kaniki
  14. Soadan – Pieds nus – Tinker Label / Foudrage
  15. Bonga – Kintal da Banda – Lusafrica

New Releases & Old Favorites (STG #1219)New Releases & Old Favorites (STG #1219)

Newly released global sounds and a few older faves and such mixed in for enhanced flavor. I’m very excited about the new Kobo Town album and Somi’s tribute to Miriam Makeba.

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Hour 1
Kobo Town – The Grass is Greener – Carnival of the Ghosts
Toronto Tabla Ensemble – Summer 2020 – For the Love of Tabla
Fågel Roc – Chelou Akustik – Elektrik Polyglo Akustik
Satellites – Olurmu Dersin (feat. Vicki Ashkenazi) – Şatellites
Al Jawala – Bali – I Way To Äl
Mircan Kaya – Anlatamam Derdimi Dertsiz İnsana – Minor
Seiva – Redondo Amor – Murmúrios e Outros Rumores
Somi – Mbombela – Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Haydamaky – Yidu tramvayem (I take the tram) – Kobzar
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Mon père a fait faire un étang – Ba’n Dañs #8
Zhadan & Sobaki – Radio Kharkiv – Borsh Division – Future Sound of Ukraine (Compiled by Yuriy Gurzhy)
Zoloti Klyuchi Trio – Oj, Pry Luzhku (Oh, In The Meadow) – Ukrajins’ki narodni pisni. Golden Collection
Yiddish Glory – Babi Yar (feat. Loyko & Psoy Korolenko) – The Lost Songs of World War II
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird – In Kamf – Lost Causes
Bube Dame König – Es steht ein Lind in jenem Tal – Von der Quelle bis zur See
Startijenn – Typhaine – TALM UR GALON – Le battement d’un cœur – A heart’s beating

Hour 2
Vieux Farka Touré – Be Together – Les Racines
Ti’kaniki – Ama – Douz
Oumou Sangaré – Gniani Sara – Timbuktu
Fula Flute – Keme Bourema – Fula Flute
Cantodiscanto – Beri Beri – Pandemusica
Teofilovici – Vidova – Element
Tumbatú Cumbá – Yambambó – Llama
En Fa Sostenido – En Fa Sostenido – Interactivo
Voyagers – Waiting for Spring – Chasing Light
Soadan – Le Sel – Pieds nus
Celtic Reggae Revolution – Dub Down in the Bog – Celtic Dub. Vol. 1
Marcela – Kerta Mange – O’Roma
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Noor Rab Da – Nazrana-e-Aqeedat

Global Songs of Fools & Games (STG #1218)Global Songs of Fools & Games (STG #1218)

Songs of fools and games from around the planet to celebrate this April Fool’s day.

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Hour 1
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars – I’m Not a Fool – Living Like a Refugee
Aka Pygmies – Child game – Nze-nze-nze – Musical Anthology Of The Aka Pygmies
Saimniekdeli – Rahu the Fool – Folk & great tunes from Latvia

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Global Songs of Time & Light (STG #1217)Global Songs of Time & Light (STG #1217)

Hour 1
Metismatic – Out of Time (feat. Amina Mezaache) – Bad Safari
Briganthya – Clockwork (feat. Eric Rigler) – Samhain
Kobo Town – Tick Tock Goes the Clock – Jumbie in the Jukebox
Eric Bibb & Habib Koité – 03 – Touma Ni Kelen ~ Needed Time – Brothers In Bamako
Yungdrung Gyal & Wangmo – Lucky Time – The Voice of Nature-Tshang Yang Gya Tsho
Ice – Time Will Tell – Pulp Fusion, Vol. 10: African Funk
Terje Isungset – A Glimpse of Light – Winter Songs
Sangit – Golden Hours (feat. Chris Bakalanga & Noa Golan) – Librar
Manou Gallo – If You Need Some Time – Lowlin
Los Lobos – A Matter of Time – How Will the Wolf Survive?
Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman – Jidai No Nagare / The Passage of Time – Nankuru Naisa
Zulya and the Children of the Underground – Clocks – 3 Nights
Tuuletar – Aika tappaa (Time Kills) – Rajatila / Borderline
Vocal Sampling – Cambio de Tiempo – Cambio de Tiempo

Hour 2
Tunde Jegede & the Nomadic Mystics – Time – How Many Prophets
Rim Banna – The Clock – April Blossoms – Songs from Palestine Dedicated to All the Children
Animanz and Juanita Euka – Tiempo – Exotic Other
DAM – If I Could Go Back in Time (feat. Amal Murkos) – Dabke on the Moon
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble – It’s Time – It’s Time
47Soul – Mo Light – Balfron Promise
Rada & Ternovnik – The Time Will Come – postindustrial ethno — UKOK
Kaleidoscope Jukebox – Of Light – Infinite Reflection (Deluxe Edition)
Leni Stern – Once Upon a Time (Lebone) – Dakar Suite
Masters At Work – Time Is Now – Essential Afrobeat – The Very Best Of Afrobeat
Matti Kallio – Into the Light (feat. Maria Kalaniemi) – Waltz for Better Times
Hudaki Village Band – Dana Maye Dana – Yo!

Top 10 World Music Albums, March (STG #1216)Top 10 World Music Albums, March (STG #1216)

Hour 1
#10 Ruth Tafebe & the Afrorockerz – Corrupt (clean version) – Republicafrobeat vol. 5 – Mujeres 2
#9 Lucia De Carvalho – Somahaka (feat Sañaelle) – Pwanga
#8 Gonora Sounds – Madhiri – Hard Times Never Kill
#7 Mitsune – Sakura – Hazama
#6 Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee – Anw Tile (It’s Our Time) – BAMANAN
#5 Dobranotch – Gamal – Zay Freylekh!
#4 Kairós – Chronos – Kairós
#3 Dowdelin – Tan Nou – Lanmou Lanmou
#2 Mirla Riomar – Canto do Mar – Afrobrasileira
#1 David Krakauer – Wedding on the Cyclone (feat. Jeremy Flower) – Mazel Tov Cocktail Party!
The Ano Nobo Quartet – Badia di Fora – The Strings of São Domingos
FlamenGrass – Alegria (feat. Lluís Gómez, Carol Durán, Maribel Rivero & Javier Vaquero) – Alegria (feat. Lluís Gómez, Carol Durán, Maribel Rivero & Javier Vaquero)
Bonga – Mukua Ndange – Kintal Da Banda

Hour 2
Raf Vilar – Tenedor – Cliche
Cserepes – I am so Determined – Nachtmusik
Yungchen Lhamo – Loving Kindness (feat. Carmen Linares) – Awakening
Manuel Maio – Ponto Final – Sem Olhar ao Tempo
Stelios Petrakis Quartet – Sto Barbareso tis avles – Spondi
Oliver Nayoka – Ogene Sound System – Aja Wele-Wele
K.O.G. – Adakatia – Zone 6, Agege (feat. Franz Von & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley)
Los Cumbia Stars – Sopita en Botella (En Vivo) – Fiesta Tropical (En Vivo)
The Unknown Composer – Marseile – Aurora Borealis
Benedicte Maurseth – Heilo (excerpt) – Harr
Cynthia Abraham – Regarder danser – Unisson
Cimbaliband – Vándor – Szabadon
Kreiz Breizh Akademi – Mon père a fait faire un étang – Ba’n Dañs #8

Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2022Top 15 World Music Albums, March 2022

  1. David Krakauer Feat. The Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Orchestra – Mazel Tov Coctail Party – Label Bleu/Table Pounding Records
  2. Mirla Riomar – Afrobrasileira – Mirla Riomar
  3. Dowdelin – Lanmou Lanmou – Underdog Records
  4. Kairós – Kairós – West Wave Productions
  5. Dobranotch – Zay Freyleikh! – CPL-Music
  6. Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee – Bamanan – Real World
  7. Mitsune – Hazama – Neu Start Kultur
  8. Gonora Sounds – Hard Times Never Kill – The Vital Record
  9. Lucia de Carvalho – Pwanga – Zamora Prod
  10. V.A. – Republicafrobeat V5 – Kasba Music
  11. Flamengrass – Alegria – Segell Microscopi
  12. Bonga – Kintal da Banda – Lusafrica
  13. Yungchen Lhamo – Awakening – Six Degrees Records
  14. The Ano Nobo Quartet – The Strings of Sao Domingos – Ostinato Records
  15. Oliver Nayoka – Aje Wele-Wele – Palenque Records