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Global Music Mix (#1419)Global Music Mix (#1419)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Noura Mint Seymali – Knou – Yenbett
Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – Sueño Con un Rayo – Rey Loj
Afrodream – Afrotrip – Guiss Guiss
Sauljaljui – Tjualayu Mountain – VAIVAIK
Sami Galbi – Dakchi Hani – 2015 – 2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years of Sonic Explorations
Adir Jan – Aurelién – Al Mast
Les Ogres de Barback – Amarisi amari – Vous m’emmerdez !
Spove – Abou Lekhdeed – Spove
The Mauskovic Dance Band – Repeating Night – Repeating Night – Single
Davide Ambrogio – XIII Vasha – Mater Nullius
Otava Yo – Ah, The Woods – Loud and Clear
Nusantara Beat – Ular Ular – Nusantara Beat
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto – Ni Foutinta – Djiyo
Manu Chao & Laeti – Tu Te Vas – Viva Tu
Iness Mezel – Wedfel (radio edit) – Wedfel

Hour 2:
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble – Homafa – Vive L’amour
Martin Müller – Parazula – A selection of Brazilian Guitar Duos
Mangane – Xam-Xam – Zoom Zemmatt
Iuna Falcão – Seu – Umami
Wild Mushrooms – Le Zuo – Under The Dragon Tree
Alright Mela – Soudania – Tasamoh
Tribeqa – Kouma (feat. Fanta Dembele & Wamian Kaïd) – Sumu
Geir Sundstøl – Beveg – Sakte film
Afro Celt Sound System – N’Faly Foli – Ova
Sangre de Muerdago – O transo – O Xardín
Groupa – Muse (feat. Mats Edén, Jonas Simonson, Terje Isungset, Sebastian Wypych, Grzech Piotrowski & Marta Matuszna) – Kind of Folk, Vol. 5: Poland (feat. Mats Edén, Jonas Simonson & Terje Isungset)
Oliver Mtukudzi – Hope – Nhava
Susheela Raman – Half Shiva Half Shakti – Love Trap

Global Music of Protest & Resistance (#1418)Global Music of Protest & Resistance (#1418)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Achanak – Dushman Da Badla (Freedom from Oppression) – Code Red
Ocote Soul Sounds – S.T.T.P. (Speak Truth to Power) – Taurus
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited – Handimbotya: I’m Not Afraid – Rise Up
Masaa – La Resistance – Beit
The Chequers – Get Up Stand Up – Essential Afrobeat – The Very Best Of Afrobeat
Geraldo Pino – Power to the People – Heavy Heavy Heavy
Stella Chiweshe – Paite Rima – Talking Mbira
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band – We Shall Overcome – Soon Come
Brownout – Fight the power – Fear of a Brown Planet
Jason Yeager – Protest (feat. Mark Walker & Fernando Huergo) – New Songs of Resistance
Eljuri – Resiste – Resiste
Morgane Ji – Fear No More – Woman Soldier
Samora – Rise Up – Moengo
Antibalas – Fight Am Finish (radio edit) – Fu Chronicles

Hour 2:
Los Mocosos – United We Stand (Live) – losmocosos.live
Peace Development Crew – Terror – Better Days
FELA! Original Broadway Cast – Zombie – Fela! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – People Get Ready (feat. Phoebe Snow) – Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends
Mindy Jostyn – You Can’t Stand up Alone – In His Eyes
The Klezmatics – I Ain’t Afraid – Rise Up! Sheyt Oyf!
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band – Struggle – Chopteeth
The Archives – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (I Grade Dub Mix) [feat. Kenyatta Hill & Mateo Monk] – Carry Me Home Dub: A Reggae Tribute To Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (I Grade Dub Mixes)
The Souljazz Orchestra – State Terrorism (Remastered) – Manifesto (Remastered)
Rabih Abou-Khalil – A Better Tomorrow – Hungry People (Deluxe Edition)
Terra Livre – Start a Revolution – Seeds, Roots, Flowers and Fruits
Peyoti for President – You are the Revolution – Your Comfort Zone

2026-01-23 Songs of Deserts Caravans & Oases (#1417)2026-01-23 Songs of Deserts Caravans & Oases (#1417)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Ali Hassan Kuban – Gammal (Camel Driver) – Real Nubian
Songhoy Blues – Desert Melodie – Music in Exile
Itamar Erez & Hamin Honori – Forgotten Sands – Migrant Voices – EP
Mounira Mitchala – Al Sahara – Talou Lena
Falu – Desert – Desert (demo)
Hossam Ramzy – Amar el Sahara (The Moon of the Sahara) – Sabla Tolo II – Further Journeys into Pure Egyptian Percussion
Monoswezi – Kalahari – The Village
Hanggai – Gobi Road – He Who Travels Far
Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella – La Camel – Kutché
Natacha Atlas – Oasis – Myriad Road
Yair Dalal – From the Desert – …And You Love…
Maëla Raoult – Saharan Storm – The Hen House
Malagasy Guitar Masters – Caravan – Volo Hazo
Ron Wagner – The Camel’s Gait – Sensual Art of Bellydance-Fast Rhythms

Hour 2:
Angelique Kidjo – Sahara – Celia
Yinon Muallem – Desert Song – Back Home
L’Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio – Sahara Blues – Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio
The Lucyan Group – Flight of the Camel (feat. Luca Donini) – Orient-Jazz
Dobet Gnahoré – Désert – Couleur
Ahmed Mukhtar, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde & Demi Garcia Sabat – Caravan – Al-hambra
Simo Lagnawi – Sahara Blues (feat. Louis Bingham) – The Gnawa Caravan: Salt
Roswell Rudd & The Mongolian Buryat Band – The Camel – Blue Mongol (Roswell Rudd And The Mongolian Buryat Band)
The KutiMangoes – Desert Moon – Afro-Fire
Malcura – Camel – Malcura II
Bombino – Tenere (The Desert, My Home) – Agadez
Ragleela – Caravanserai (excerpt) – Jai Ma
Modou Touré & Ramon Goose – Dune Blues – The West African Blues Project

Best New Global Music – January (#1416)Best New Global Music – January (#1416)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Crossing – Diabatè / Martella / Schiavone – Ne Ma Lon – The Path Before Us
David Walters – Bon Voyage – Ti Love
Kunbe – Yayoroba – Fanga
Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez – Asbe Sangi – From Minho To Euphrates
Gangbé Brass Band – Ayé (feat. Angelique Kidjo) – FROM OUIDAH TO ANOTHER WORLD
WÖR & Kongero – Var är du? (Live) – Songbooks (Live)
Tuuletar – Etsimme toisesta itseämme (We seek ourselves in each other) – Maammo (Mother Earth)
Ylja (Iceland) – Hafsson – Nordic Nights by Putumayo
Hami Hamoo – Je ne fais que penser à toi – Siya
Ragna – Uventet bryllupsgæst – Ragna
Adir Jan – Leyla (Bonustrack) – Al Mast
ShAIkh Kev – O Malhão Malhão – Raízes Reimaginadas
Nusantara Beat – Kalangkang – Nusantara Beat
Yeko – Yalla – Miwe

Hour 2:
Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble – El Gafla Orchestra – L’Odyssée de Nour
Cumali Bulduk – Kanadının Altına – Bana Seni Gerek Seni
Jocelyn Mienniel – Takamba – Jocelyn Mienniel & Les Instruments Migrateurs
Mariama & Vieux – Karandirla – Ntèry
Teija Niku – Eteenpäin – Tovi
Rafael Carvalho – No Trilho – A Teia da Viola
Malvariche – Canto de Alabanza – Te Canto las 40
Teff – Suerte – Caribbean Cruise by Putumayo
Modern Sound Quartet – Oscar Rocchi – Mais – Italian Library Breaks
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) – A Mmera A Lecce – Il Mito
Suna Alan – Ez Dilerzim – Ez Dilerzim (Live Session) – Single
Kaveh Mahmudiyan – Baran – Between Hands
Rosalia de Souza – Teco Teco – Rosàlia De Souza Quarteto 55°
Jérémy Rollando, Jean Luc Astemoy, Emmanuel Forster & Pascal Rollando – Desert bleu (feat. Guillaume Lopez) – ZEF
291out – Rekawa – CHENNÀPULE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, from the Movie “Kwara – Una Storia d’amore e pallone”)

Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026

(Rank – artist – album – label)

CROSSING (Diabaté/ Martella/ Schiavone) – The Path Before Us – Circular Music Records
Hami Hamoo – Siya – Accords Croisés / Pias
Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
Tuuletar – Maammo – Nordic Notes
Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
Yeko – Miwe – Back2Bam Production
Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
Ragna – Ragna – GO Danish Folk Music
Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble – L’Odyssée de Noūr – Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble
Kunbe – Fanga – Adjololo Records
David Walters – Ti Love – Heavenly Sweetness
Cumali Bulduk – Bana Seni Gerek Seni – Saz Ground Music
Mariama & Vieux – Ntèry – Korafola production
Lamia Yared & Efrén Lopez – From Minho to Euphrates – Worlds Within Worlds
V.A. – Caribbean Cruise – Putumayo

Music of Tropical Islands (#1415)Music of Tropical Islands (#1415)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Agrupamento da Ilha – Bo gosa di só txi – Léve Léve: São Tomé & Principe Sounds (70s-80s)
Celeste Mendoza – Mi Rumba Echando Candela – Cuba Classics 2, Dancing with the Enemy
Andy Hamilton – Mango Time – Jamaica by Night
Cuban Collective – Sol Sol – Sol Sol
Small Island Big Song ft’ Vaiteani & Luc – Ta’u Tama – Our Island
Small Island Big Song ft’ Emlyn, Putad, Sauljaljui, Vaiteani & Selina Leem – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Our Island
Vicente Kelly – Polin Tin Shete Buraco (Polin Has Seven Holes) – ABC Island Primer
Taj Mahal Meets The Culture Musical Club Of Zanzibar – Zanzibar – Mkutano
Lakou Mizik – Kay Granpa (feat. Tank and the Bangas) – HaitiaNola
Tonga Boys – Kwiduko – Vindodo
Edmony Krater & Tisseur – Tijan – Heavenly Sweetness 15th Anniversary – Tropical
Christine Salem – Django – Salem Tradition
LaBelle – Grand Maître (feat. Ballaké Sissoko) – univers-île
Orchestre Tropicana D’Haiti – Foufoune – Yolande

Hour 2:
I Gusti Sudarsana – ngipiang tunanangan – Degung Bali, Pt. 2 (Lounge Music)
Chichi Peralta – Procura – Putumayo Presents Republica Dominicana
Te Vaka – Havili – Havili
M’Toro Chamou – Mwengé – Sika Mila
Mighty Power – The Millionaire – All Time Calypso Hits from Trinidad and Tobago
Count Owen – Island in the Sun – Jamaica Is the Place to Go: An Invitation to Jamaican Mento
Cesária Évora – Apocalipse – Cabo Verde
Macka B – 4 Minute Vacation – Global Messenger
Duke Kaleiolani Ching – On the Beach at Waikiki – Legends of the Steel Guitar: Past, Present & Future
Ziggy Marley – World Revolution (feat. Samuill Kalonji) – Rebellion Rises
RAM – Jijem Byen – Ram 6: Manman M Se Ginen
Luis Vargas – Tranquila – Putamayo Presents Republica Dominicana
Telek – Bunaik – Serious Tam
Saratuspersen – Sundanese in Bali – Rough Guide to Undiscovered World

New Music & Music of Newness (#1414)New Music & Music of Newness (#1414)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Lazan I’ Maroansetra (aka Bodisy Rene) – Bonne Annee – Africa – Madagascar – Jaojoby, D’Gary, Tarika & Lo “Splendido Isolamento” Della Musica Malgascia
Gabriele Muscolino – Anno Nuovo – Gabriele Muscolino
The Idan Raichel Project – Brachot Le’Shana Chadasha (Blessings for the New Year) – The Idan Raichel Project Bonus Tracks
Kefaya – New Routes (feat. Alessia Tondo) – Radio International
Gangbé Brass Band – Porte du grand retour – FROM OUIDAH TO ANOTHER WORLD
79ers Gang – Brand New Day – Expect the Unexpected
Outlet Drift – Aka Sawaden – Album Version (Do Not Abandon). – Masonolay i Cepo’
Shanren – Happy New Year – Left Foot Dance of the Yi
Soweto String Quartet – New Beginning – Millennia
Sally Nyolo – Bonne année – Beti
Galeet Dardashti – New Year Invitation – Monajat
Otava Yo – New Dawn – Christmas
Amadou & Mariam – Saabujugu – L’amour à la folie
Mulukèn Mèllèssè – YèMendja shègga – Muluken Mellesse With The Dahlak Band

Hour 2:
Amr Diab – Ya Bakhto – Ebtadena
Shay Hazan – Kolot (feat. Abate Berihun) – When It Rains It Pours
El Kanka – Propósitos de Año Nuevo – Cosas de los vivientes
Malutempu – Munti Scurdatu – Farchinoria – EP
Michael Winograd – Silkene Pajamas (Live) – Michael Winograd Plays Tanz! Live in New York City
Pink Martini – Congratulations (A Happy New Year Song) – Joy to the World
Krama – El Ressò – Stanbrook – EP
Allan Alans & Hassiba Mounncet – ياروح Ya Roh – Sufi3 – يا نسيم الروح
Aster Aweke – New Year Awdamet – Ewedihalehu
Ashimba – Kiapo – Coffee Culture
Black Market Dub – Auld Lang Syne – A Black Market Christmas
Franco et L’OK Jazz – Bonnee Annee Ya Bana Vea – Merveilles Du Passé Vol.2 – 1958-1962
Sinn Sisamouth & Ros Serey Sothea – New Years Eve – Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (Dengue Fever Presents)
Salsa Celtica – Auld Lang Syne – El Agua de la Vida
Various Artists / Explorer Series – New Year Celebrations (Kumi, Viti Levu) – EXPLORER SERIES: SOUTH PACIFIC – Island Music

2025 vs 2000 25 years of Global Music (#1413)2025 vs 2000 25 years of Global Music (#1413)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Putumayo & Angam – Ach Tamel – Desert Blues by Putumayo
Mabulu – Shikwata – Karimbo
Either/Orchestra – LEBE MEN ATEFA? – Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian L’Ethiopien The Ethiopian
Oliver Mtukudzi – Sandi Bonde – Paivepo
Boban Marković Orkestar – Igra Andela – Millennium
Gangbé Brass Band – VIGNON – FROM OUIDAH TO ANOTHER WORLD
Schäl Sick Brass Band – Kasbah – Maza Meze
Sarakina – Viena Loza – Suspended in the Mist
Shay Hazan – 4 – 8 – When It Rains It Pours
Ali Khan – Bhairagi Jungle – Zindagi
Makas – Süt Içtim Dilim Yandı – Gergedan
Susana Baca – De Los Amores – Eco de Sombras
Roël Calister – Selebra Bida (feat. Silvienne Martie) – The Work of Songs
Ricardo Lemvo – Dans la forêt (feat. Makina Loca) – São Salvador (feat. Makina Loca)

Hour 2:
Georg Ringsgwandl – Götterbote – Schawumm!
Chico César – Papo Cabeça (Heady Jive) – Chico Cesar
Peter Sarik Trio & Koszika – HAI ROMALE – INDULJ EL
Vieux Diop – Nio Kolo Koba – Afrika Wassa
El Combo Batanga – We’re Playing – Spanish Dogs
Fliid/McKenzie (Adine Flid/Adam MacKenzie) – Vandringsmann – Svaleheim
Khadja Nin – Afrika Obota – Ya…
Cinco En Clave – Pajarillo Verde (feat. Evelyn Vera Gallardo, Lidrick Solognier & Lucas Zegrí) – Turpial Guajiro (feat. Evelyn Vera Gallardo, Lidrick Solognier & Lucas Zegrí)
Vusi Mahlasela – Amdokwe – Miyela Afrika
Spacewalk – GUITAR RUN & RHODES (feat. Petit Madou & Charles Coulibaly) – GuitarSputnix
Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata 2000 – Homeland
Adir Jan – Melê – Al Mast
TUL8TE – Shedeeny – Narein
Mulukèn Mèllèssè – Bènè Mot – Mulukèn Mèllèssè with The Dahlak Band

Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, December 2025

(Rank – Artist – Album – Label):

Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
Roël Calister – The Work of Songs – AudioMaze / Jiga Musica
Wesli – Makaya – WUP
Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests – Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian The Ethiopian – Heavenly Sweetness
Outlet Drift – Masonolay i Cepo’ – WIND MUSIC International Corporation
Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett – Glitterbeat Records
Sarakina – Suspended in the Mist – Amadeus / SARAKINA
Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
Sahad – African West Station – Stereo Africa 432
WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band – Mazwienzara – WaCharie & Shamwari DzeRwendo Band
Ceuzany – No Txal te li – Harmonia
Muamma – Dereboyu Kavaklar – AudioMaze
The Klezmatics – Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah Remastered and Extended – The Klezmatics
Laura Camacho Tango Project – Todo Tiempo Pasado – Laura Camacho Tango Project

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

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