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Around the World – Week beginning 19 March 2023
Music by: Angélique Kidjo, Berikely & Zama, Bojana Vunturišević, Duplex, Elephant Sessions, Ensemble Sangineto, Gerald Toto, Guts, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ireke Feat. Pat Kalla, Iskon, The Imagined Village, Lucas Santtana, Malika Zarra, Marek Szarvaš, Miguel Campello, Moonlight Benjamin, Piers Faccini, Raül Refree, Skruk with Mahsa Vahdat & Ellen Bødtker, Studio Shap Shap, Tárkány Trió, The Free Music & Najib Alhoush, Toty Sa'Med, and a featured album from Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.
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Around the World – Week beginning 12 March 2023
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Altin Gün, Ann Vriend, Asake, Celeste Alías, Cory Seznec, Elida Almeida, Eliza Carthy & The Restitution, Gaïsha, João Selva, Kimi Djabaté, King Ayisoba, Lisa O'Neill, Malika Zarra, Meral Polat Trio, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Niño de Elche & Raül Refree, Okra Playground, Orkestra Shkodra, Payadora Tango Ensemble, Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters, Vanessa Bissiri, Ybirá, Tokyo MinYo Club
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Around the World – Week beginning 5 March 2023
Acid Arab & Cem Yıldız, Ali Doğan Gönültaş, Bamba Wassoulou Groove, Bantu Spaceship, Breabach, Christos Barbas & Efrén López, Cserepes Károly, Cynefin, Faith i Branko, Fanm Gayar, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Ian Lasserre, Ibey,i JINJ, King Ayisoba, Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs, Lass, Mar Grimalt, Nora Brown, Oldu O Zaman, Rasha Nahas, Sho Madjozi, The Leylines, Tokyo MinYo Club, Toty Sa'Med and the featured album from Moonlight Benjamin.
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Around the World – Week beginning 26 February 2023
On the show this week: Musicians from Armenia, Belgium, BiH, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Denmark, England, France, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Lybia, Niger/Chad/Reunion, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, & Turkey. Alma Subašić, Altin Gün, Ana Lua Caiano, Arnau Obiols, Camargo, David Bowie, Duplex, Elida Almeida, Henriette Flach, Ireke, Lakiko, Lisa O'Neill, Mariza, Moonlight Benjamin, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Okata, Oratnitza, Payadora Tango Ensemble, Polobi & the Gwo Ka Masters, Rasha Nahas & Terez Sliman, Siger, Studio Shap Shap, Tárkány Trió, The Free Music & Najib Alhoush, and The Pogues.
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Around the World – Week beginning 19 February 2023
Music this week from Belgium, (lots from) Brazil, England, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico & USA, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Persia, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain & Mexico, and Sweden. Artists this week: Berikely & Zama, Brighde Chaimbeul, Carmen Souza, Elephant Sessions, Gaïsha, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ian Lasserre, João Selva, Jonathan Ferr, Lisa O'Neill, Mahsa Vahdat & SKRUK, Nava, Nisia, Njava, Rachele Andrioli & Coro a Coro, Rozi Plain & Alabaster Deplume, Santana, The 2:19, Torgeir Vassvik, Tulipa Ruiz & Negro Léo, Tuulikki Bartosik, Vic Mirallas & Sabino, and a featured album from Bakalina Velika.
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February 13, 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Eliza Carthy & The Restitution – Queen of the Whirl
ELIZA CARTHY & THE RESTITUTION - QUEEN OF THE WHIRL December 2, 2022 – Eliza Carthy
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February 13, 2023 – Today I’m listening to … La Perla – Callejera
LA PERLA - CALLEJERA Salsa & Tropiocal - Bogotá, Colombia Released: September 15, 2022 - Mambo Negra Records
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Around the World – Week beginning 12 February 2023
This week, music from: Bosnia & Herzegovina Brazil Colombia Denmark Egypt France Georgia Guinea-Bissau Haiti Hungary Italy Japan Portugal Red Lake Nation of Ojibwe Scotland Slovakia Spain Turkey Ukraine Vanuatu Artists this week: Alostmen, Broes, Elephant Sessions, Fresa Juvenil De Tarapoto, Good Morning Bedlam, HAYA Band, Jon Boden, Juanpalitoschinos, Khoomei Beat, Kimi Djabaté, Lisa O’Neill, Majid Bekkas, Meral Polat Trio, Merema, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Nishtiman, Project Skruk, Mahsa Vahdat & Ellen Bødtker, Studio Shap Shap, Tárkány Trió, Torgeir Vassvik, Toty Sa’Med, Tulipa Ruiz, VRï and Τρίο Κιτάρα.
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Around the World – Week beginning 5 February 2023
This week music from: Angola, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Chad, China, England, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungry, Ireland, Kurdistan, Mexico, Mordovia, Morocco, Niger, Norway, and Peru.
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February 1, 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Ian Lasserre – Meu Unico Medo e Primavera
Ian Lasserre - Meu Unico Medo e Primavera Brazilian Ajabu!
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January 30 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Lucas Santtana – O Paraíso
LUCAS SANTTANA - O PARAÍSO Vassvik – Solo BPM (Brazil) Released: 13 January 2023 – NØ FØRMAT!
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Around the World – Week beginning 29 January 2023
Barcelona, Bosnia & Heregovina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cote D'Ivorie Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mexico, Portugal, Red Lake Nation of Ojibwe, Spain, Turkey, & USA
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Around the World – Week beginning 22 January 2023
The featured country is Australia and there's music from Peru, Denmark, Finland, Croatia, Haiti, Korea, Germany, Spain and Turkey.
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January 19 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Vassvik – Solo
Vassvik - Solo : Joik/Electronic (Sámi - Finland)
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Around the World – 15 January 2023
Hear the show, see the tracklist. This week music from Algeria Bosnia & Herzigovina, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, USA
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January 11 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Branko Mataja – Over Fields and Mountains
Branko Mataja - Over Fields and Mountains
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January 10 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Tales From a Forgotten City
Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Tales From a Forgotten City Sevdah (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Released: 3 March 2013 – Snail Records Website Wikipedia
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January 9 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Mostar Sevdah Reunion – Lady Sings the Balkan Blues
Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Lady Sings the Balkan Blues. Sevdah/Jazz/Blues - (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Released: 16 November 2022 – Snail Records
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January 7 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Hermanos Gutiérrez – El Bueno Y El Malo
Hermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El Malo Released: 28 October 2022 – Easy Eye Sound
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January 6 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Los Amparito – Recalentados
Los Amparito – Recalentados Electronica, Latin Rock, Experimental Released: 2 September 2022 – José Carlos Pesina Siller
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January 5 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Chico César – Cuscuz Clã
Chico César – Cuscuz Clã MPB - (Classic) Released: 3 September 1996 – MZA Music
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January 4 2023 – Today I’m listening to … Joe Rainey – Niineta
JOE RAINEY - NIINETA Electronic - PowWow/Red Lake Nation of Ojibwe peoples Released: 30 May 2022 - 37d03d
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January 3 2023 – Today I’m listening to …
BAIANASYSTEM - OXEAXEEXU Bahia’s Afrofuturism Released: 16 April 2021
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January 2 2023 – Today I’m listening to …
TULIPA RUIZ - HABILIDADES EXTRAORDINÁRIAS BPM (Brazilian Pop Music) Released: 23 September 2022 - Brocal Edições Musicais Ltda Brazil
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Around the World – 25 & 27 December 2022
Over the holidays I’ll be playing tracks from many of my favourite albums of the year. From January to the beginning of December - when I compiled the lists - I played 1350 tracks from more than 500 artists and bands. No wonder it takes two shows to cover just the best.
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Around the World – 18 & 20 December
The featured album this week is Joudour by Majid Bekkas with Manuel Hermia & Khalid Kouhen, and guests. And also Alfredo Hechavarria & Larsito, Altan, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, Damir Imamovic, Dawda Jobarteh, DjClick & Masha Natanson, Eneida Marta, Eva Bjerga Haugen, Fairouz, Fed Horses, Horslips, Jambinai, Johnny Ventura, Joker Out, Julivert, Kroke, Lea Havelund, Lenier, Luis Fernando Borjas & Beangel, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Natalia Lafourcade, Pepino Pascual, Rachele Andrioli, Souad Massi, Taraf Syriana, Te Vaka, and The Furrow Collective.
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Around the World – 11 & 13 December 2022
This week music from Australia, Bosnia & Herzigovina, Brazil, Colombia, Czechia, Finland, France, Gambia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mongolia, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan
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World Music Chart Europe – Chart of the year 2022
Over Christmas and New Year I'll be playing some of the music I've enjoyed most this year. Much of that music can be found on the World Music Chart Europe (WMCE.de). Each month along with about 40 other broadcasters I submit my top 10 albums. Each montha chart is produced. And at the end of the year there is a top 200.