SliceAudio and FerryFM, and Radio Larne plays-out Around the World on Sundays from 10.00 pm – midnight local time. The show is also available Tuesdays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Lisburn’s 98 FM, Bangor FM and Down Community Radio.
You can hear the show anytime here on MixCloud.
Artist |
Track | Album |
Khaled | Sahra | Sahra |
Haris Alexiou | O Anthropos Mou | Horizonte 2 |
The Beatles | Back In the U.S.S.R. | The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) |
Leningrad Cowboys | Happy Together | Happy Together |
Balimaya Project | Soninka/Patronba | Wolo So |
Sofia Rei | Un Mismo Cielo | Umbral |
Xavier Boderiou | Kick Start Jigs (with Sylvain Barou & Antoine Lahay) | Liamm (with Sylvain Barou & Antoine Lahay) |
Tony Allen, Dave Okumu & Joan As Police Woman | Geometry of You (Edit) | Geometry of You – Single |
Leningrad Cowboys | Gimme All Your Lovin’ | Happy Together |
Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray | Lamizè Pa Dous | Leave the Bones |
Cimarron | Orinoco Suite | Orinoco |
Part 2 | ||
islandman & Tamikrest | Tarhamanine Assinegh | Godless Ceremony |
Mostar Sevdah Reunion | Zapjevala Sojka Ptica | Sarajevo Skenderija (Live Album) |
Zűrös Banda | A mérai hegytetőn | 2021 |
Leningrad Cowboys & Alexandrov Ensemble | California Girls | Happy Together |
Fapy Lafertin New Quartet | Torontoi emlek | Atlântico |
Califato ¾ | Canelita en rama | La Contraçeña |
Leningrad Cowboys | Sweet Home Alabama | Happy Together |
Sidi Touré | Bortchin | Afrik Toun Mé |
Amira Medunjanin | Šta Će mi Život | For Him and Her |
Gisela João & Xinobi | Tábuas Do Palco I (Xinobi Remix) | Tábuas Do Palco I (Xinobi Remix) – Single |
Dizzy Mandjeku & Alé Kumá | Canción De Amor Y Muerte | De Palenque À Matongé |
Afrika Mamas | Ibhodwe | Ilanga |
Around the World is on Slice Audio, Ferry FM, and Radio Larne on Sundays at 10:00 pm to midnight. On Tuesdays at 7:00 pm the show is broadcast on Bangor FM, Lisburn’s 98FM and FM105 Down Community Radio.
See last week’s running order is here
Featured Album: There’s a story behind this week’s featured album. I had the car radio on in my constant search to find something – anything – worth listening to. The Beatles’ Back in the USSR came on. This track I do like – among my favourite Beatles cuts.
I thought – “There must be a newer better version of this.” I went in search. In short there isn’t.
Here’s the Beatles:
The “best” I could find was this from Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl – but even that’s not quite what I was looking for – and any it’s not released as a record so I couldn’t play it anyway.
Here’s that version
(And please, don’t mention Billy Joel.)
But I did come across a version by The Leningrad Cowboys (it’s not up to much either). “Who,” I wondered, “Are the Leningrad Cowboys?”
I’d like to make three points
1. I don’t like comedy music – it doesn’t make me laugh. (Yes, there are exceptions. Mike Absalom in 1973 for example. Well, I was very young at the time.)
2. The Leningrad Cowboys are not from Leningrad (as St. Petersburg was known for a time). They are from Finland.
3. They perform with The Red Army Choir! (Technically Alexandrov Ensemble. There is no Red Army anymore)
I did find an album – Happy Together – and I wanted to play a track, but I couldn’t decide which. So I’m playing four. It’s the featured album this week.
Here’s a taste.
Other music to tune in for:
A band you will be hearing a lot more from on the show is Balimaya Project’s Wolo So which has just been released. It is utterly fantastic. Here’s a short documentary about them and the album.
Once again a shorter newsletter this week as I’m planning for and packing to go to WOMEX next week.
If all goes well, the newsletter will come from Porto there next week. Until then, take care.
Do listen if you can – or catch up on Mixcloud.
What music should I be listening to? Send me a message about your music suggestions via my blog.
The Around the World archive on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/davysims/
Slice Audio:
Ferry FM:
https://ferryfm.com/
Radio Larne:
And on Radio Garden
Bangor FM 107.9:http://radio.garden/listen/bangor-fm-107-9/IycUhUbT
Lisburn’s 98FM:http://radio.garden/listen/facebook/ASeqAEl8
FM105 Down Community Radio:http://radio.garden/listen/fm-105-down-community-radio/K8lBDGFf
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