Around the World – 11 February 2024
Last Week
You can hear all of last week’s show on Mixcloud.
You can listen to all of the music from last week’s show without the talking between the songs on both iTunes and Spotify on the blog. See the running order of all the songs played there, too.
Music from: Bosnia, California, Catalonia, Cuba, Denmark, Donegall, Fiji, France, Hawaii, India, Italy, Jamica, Louisiana, Malaysia, Middle East, Morocco, Nigeria, North Africa, Noongar region of South Australia, Northern Territory of Australia, Portugal Quebec, Rwanda, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Surinam, Türkiye, and Zimbabwe
Music by: Abby V, Ricky Kej & Benny Dayal, Aga Khan Master Musicians, Alba Careta & Henrio, Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar, Al-Qasar, Andi Bernadee, Arrkula Yinbayarra, Asake, AySay, Aywa, Brancaleone Project, Common Kings & Royal Blu, Corey Ledet Zydeco, Dámaso Pérez Prado, El Gato Negro & Assane Mboup, Fairport Convention, Genticorum, Guy Clark, Kiran Ahluwalia, Lina_, Maatakitj, Mădălina Pavăl, Mokoomba, Muireann Bradley, Northern Resonance, Retimbrar, Saramaccan Sound, and The Good Ones
| Artist | Song | Album/Single |
| Part 1 | ||
| Common Kings & Royal Blu | Do My Thing | CELEBRATION |
| Aga Khan Master Musicians | Tashkent | Nowruz |
| Corey Ledet Zydeco | Mo konten to yê pou mò | Médikamen |
| Retimbrar | Vai Não Vai | Levantar do Chão |
| Lina | Amor É Um Fogo Que Arde Sem Se Ver | Fado Camões |
| The Good Ones | The Farmer | Rwanda, You Should Be Loved |
| Almir Meskovic and Daniel Lazar | Capriccio Balkanico | Family Beyond Blood |
| Kiran Ahluwalia | Pancake | Pancake – Single |
| Saramaccan Sound (Suriname) | One Mother, Two Hearts | Where The River Bends Is Only the Beginning |
| Genticorum | Le Persuadeur | Au cœur de l’aube |
| Maatakitj | Kworlak (dance mix) (feat. Paul Mac) | Noongar Wonderland (feat. Paul Mac) |
| Retimbrar | Maneio (feat. Grupo Folclórico Tradições do Baixo Douro) | Levantar do Chão |
| Dámaso Pérez Prado | Guaglione (Bambino) [2023 Remastered] | Essential Classics, Vol. 129: Pérez Prado |
| Asake | Olorun | Work Of Art |
| AySay | Istanbul | KÖY |
| Muireann Bradley | Richland Woman Blues | I Kept These Old Blues |
| Al-Qasar | Sham System | Who Are We? |
| El Gato Negro & Assane Mboup | Mundo Cae | Tigre qui pleure |
| Andi Bernadee | Eh Mari, Tengok Tu | Eh Mari, Tengok Tu – Single |
| Retimbrar | Lindo Par (feat. Rifo & Rancho Folclórico as Padeirinhas de Ul) | Levantar do Chão |
| Mădălina Pavăl | Ochi de prune | Ochi de prune – Single |
| Northern Resonance | The Great Pit | Vision of Three |
| Mokoomba | Ndipe | Tusona: Tracings in the Sand |
| Aywa | Salama | Saadi |
| Brancaleone Project | Tra Maggiore E Minore (feat. Antonio Castrignanò) | Gradisca |
| Retimbrar | Montes (feat. Ricardo Coelho) | Levantar do Chão |
| Alba Careta & Henrio | Tampatantam, Pauleta | Udolç |
| Guy Clark | Dublin Blues | Dublin Blues |
| Arrkula Yinbayarra | All Together We Sing (feat. Shellie Morris) | Waralungku (feat. Shellie Morris) |
| Abby V, Ricky Kej & Benny Dayal | Jaa Kaga | Aarambh |
| Fairport Convention | Si Tu Dois Partir | Unhalfbricking |
Last Week
You can hear all of last week’s show on Mixcloud.
You can listen to all of the music from last week’s show without the talking between the songs on both iTunes and Spotify on the blog. See the running order of all the songs played there, too.
This Week
Music from: Bosnia, California, Catalonia, Cuba, Denmark, Donegall, Fiji, France, Hawaii, India, Italy, Jamica, Louisiana, Malaysia, Middle East, Morocco, Nigeria, North Africa, Noongar region of South Australia, Northern Territory of Australia, Portugal Quebec, Rwanda, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Surinam, Türkiye, and Zimbabwe.
Music by: Abby V, Ricky Kej & Benny Dayal, Aga Khan Master Musicians, Alba Careta & Henrio, Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar, Al-Qasar, Andi Bernadee, Arrkula Yinbayarra, Asake, AySay, Aywa, Brancaleone Project, Common Kings & Royal Blu, Corey Ledet Zydeco, Dámaso Pérez Prado, El Gato Negro & Assane Mboup, Fairport Convention, Genticorum, Guy Clark, Kiran Ahluwalia, Lina_, Maatakitj, Mădălina Pavăl, Mokoomba, Muireann Bradley, Northern Resonance, Retimbrar, Saramaccan Sound, and The Good Ones.
New station brings Around the World to Singapore
The newest station to join the Around the World network in 973FM in Singapore. Radio 973FM is a web-based internet radio station based in Singapore city. It plays Top 40-Pop, Rock, Easy Listening and has expanded the offer to its listeners by adding Around the World to its Sunday night schedule. The show can be heard around the world from Singapore and 11:00 pm local time (3:00pm/15:00 hours UTC – Universal Time).
This week’s Featured Album – Levantar do Chão by Retimbrar
Retimbrar is a Portuguese band based in the beautiful but very hilly city, Porto. They are a 8 piece orchestra playing a music they call TugaBeat, “Portuguese beats and songs made new”. By focusing on Portuguese drums and rhythms they aim to capture the sounds and atmosphere of Portuguese folklore and its chanting traditions.
This album – their second – was first released in 2022, but it is getting a new push which had it arriving on my desk last month and appearing on the World Music Chart Europe straight in at number 3 (Levantar do chao Retimbrar, Revoluçao d’Alegria, Portugal).
On stage and in the studio they have been experimenting with folk, rock and electronics an developing music with other bands and individual musicians.
The Good Ones: Tiny Desk Concert
From the Tiny Desk Concert YouTube Channel
Jan 17, 2024 #tinydesk #thegoodones #nprmusic
Felix Contreras | January 17, 2024
It is difficult to merely take in a performance by the Rwandan group known as The Good Ones. The pathos of the band and the country’s recent history permeates the duo’s existence and its music. Adrian Kazigira and Janvier Havugimana were taught music by the latter’s older brother, who then perished during the country’s brutal genocide. They formed a band as a way to process their nation’s trauma and also bring together Rwanda’s three tribes: Tutsi, Hutu, and Abatwa.From the start, the simple guitar fingerpicking style and very sparse rhythm guide the plaintive vocals into a trance-like meditation. The music is a fascinating mix of guitar strumming that combines the kind of cyclical song form you hear on the West African kora and vocal harmonizing common to many African musical traditions.
The group’s origin story may be tragic, but The Good Ones’ determination to spread its musical message is an inspiration.
SET LIST “The Farmer”, “Mon Cheri”, “Seraphinne, You are the Prettiest Woman in the World”, and “Young People Are the Future”
MUSICIANS Adrien Kazigira: acoustic guitar, vocals
Janvier Havugimana: percussion, guitar, vocals
Marilena Umuhoza Delli: translator, spokesperson
Genticorum – Le Persuadeur
In recent shows I have been playing music from the Qubec band Genticorum. For over twenty years, they have been playing on traditional, folk and Celtic music stages including Celtic Connections in Scotland, the Tønder Folk Festival in Denmark, the National Folk Festival in Australia, the Independent Music Festival in Alexandria, Egypt, the Rain Forest Festival in Malaysia, as well as countless venues across North America.
They have been nominated for and received many Canadian Folk Music Awards, as well as Juno and ADISQ nominations, “Genticorum have earned a reputation as a leading voice in the evolution of Québécois traditional music”.
Pascal Gemme (fiddle) and Yann Falquet (guitar), the group’s two founding members. Since 2015, they have been joined by multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Williams (flute, accordion).
https://www.genticorum.com/english
Genticorum fuses modern composition and elements from classic folk and Celtic music. Their musical scores are original, largely based on Gemme’s repertoire of fiddle tunes, while their lyrics are often traditional.
More music events in 2024
Two weeks ago I included a list of music festivals and conferences planned for 2024. Here’s another and I’ll be at this one.
Budapest Ritmo (11 – 13 April) “brings roots and rhythms, multiple genres, fusion styles, and unexpected cultural mixes to the heart of Budapest.” Global lineup meets local talent, with Ritmo’s range growing each year: a showcase stage, a conference, networking events, screenings and afterparties all geared to inspire and connect.”
The weekend kicks off with a showcase day 11 April. The showcases are about discovery and rising talent. Six selected bands will each play for 40-minutes. In the audience will be invited professionals and the crowd – the event is open to all. Hungarian and regional artists will play at Szimpla Kert.
Budapest Ritmo 2023 Official Aftermovie
In August the gantastic Mokoomba will play The Jazz Cafe, London. But the tickets are already on sale.
There’s always more
You can listen as the programme is broadcast or streamed on the radio stations below. You can catch up next week on Mixcloud and you can find out more at davysims.com
Saturday:
RCFM (Radio City FM) Duisburg, Germany 3:00 – 5:00 pm CET
West Coast FM Namibia 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Central Africa Time (2:00 to 4:00 GMT)
World FM 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
Essential Radio Midnight to 2:00 am GMT (1:00 am CET)
Sunday:
NFRS Osaka Japan: 12:00 noon local time (3:00 am UK time 4:00 am CET)
973FM in Singapore and 11:00 pm local time (3:00pm/15:00 hours UTC – Universal Time).
Bangor FM 107.9 7:00 pm local time (8:00 pm CET)
Slice Audio 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Ferry FM 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Radio Larne 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Armagh City Radio 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Monday:
Reverse FM: 00:00 am GMT (01:00 CET)
SparkFlame Radio: 00:00 amGMT (01:00 CET)
Waterwaves Radio: 8:00 pm GMT (21:00 CET)
KNC Radio St Lucia 6:00 am local time (10:00 am GMT 11:00 am CET)
BR2 Pure Gold Radio – Costa Blanca, Spain 10:00 pm local time (CET)
Akaroa World Radio 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
World FM 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
Tuesday:
Lisburn’s 98FM (Radio Garden) 7:00 pm local time GMT (8:00 pm CET)
FM105 Down Community Radio (Radio Garden) 7:00 pm local time GMT (8:00 pm CET)
Wednesday:
World FM 4:00 am local New Zealand Time (5:00 pm Tuesday GMT, 6:00 pm CET)
Slice Audio 4:00 am local time GMT (5:00 am CET)
Radio Skye (Radio Garden) 10:00 pm GMT (11:00 pm CET)
Friday:
Akaroa World Radio 2:00 pm local New Zealand Time (3:00 am GMT 4:00 am CET)
NAR-GROUP Germany – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)
Mosel Radio – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)
NAR-Alf – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)