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Duo Kribo | Uang | Various Artists: Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970-1978 | Now Again | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||
WITCH | Chance | We Intend to Cause Havoc! | GIG: W.I.T.C.H. + Rahill and Rogê @ Le Poisson Rouge Sun, 30 June | 0:04:27 (Pop-up) | |||
Maré | Cantiga do Mar | Maré | MARÉ is an ensemble that pays homage to the hard lives and work of fishermen and fishing communities across Portugal. | * | 0:09:54 (Pop-up) | ||
Sandra Sangiao | Ederlezi | SiS | Satelite K | The song (originally by Goran Bregovic) tells the tale of Ederlezi, a spring festival celebrated by Roma communities in the Balkans | * | 0:13:32 (Pop-up) | |
Landless | Ej Husári | Lúireach | Glitterbeat | The Irish quartet sings centuries old ballads as well as more recently penned folk songs. Sometimes unaccompanied and at times with subtle instrumentation, their vocally rich music is dark and patient; spellbinding and gorgeous. - label | * | 0:20:37 (Pop-up) | |
Os do Fondo da Barra | Pasodobre Do Couto | BâNZô | In their latest album, Banzo, the Galician singers take the traditional songs of the region and give them a fresh, modern twist, combining tavern singing with songs of sailors and for traditional balls, all scattered over percussion, accordion, harmonica, drums, saxophone and whatever else that can broaden the range of these deep, joyful voices. - festivalimaterial | * | 0:25:38 (Pop-up) | ||
Ars Nova Napoli | Quando cangia lu viento | E senza acqua la terra more | GIG: Sunday at 6 outdoors @ Lincoln Center (free). From the venue page:Ars Nova Napoli, a sextet of buskers playing strings, percussion, and accordion, distills Napoli's rich historical tradition into uniquely exciting modern performance. The band offers a high-energy, naturally danceable reinterpretation of a plethora of ancient melodies and contemporary compositions, all specifically orchestrated to be played at social gatherings and festivals. | 0:28:51 (Pop-up) | |||
Avalanche Kaito | Lago | Talitakum | Glitterbeat | A Burkinabe urban griot (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse) meets a Brussels noise punk duo. A new alloy that deconstructs both traditional and futurist knowledge. - bandcamp | * | 0:36:48 (Pop-up) | |
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band | Serejugu | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band are a contemporary group from Burkina Faso. Coming from Bobo-Dioulasso, the group is steeped in the Mandingue musical traditions of their ancestral legacy. - Kennedy Center | 0:41:45 (Pop-up) | ||
Adama Yalomba | Akadi Dow Ye | Tanou | Remote Records-Studio Mali | Adama Yalomba is the undisputed king of the n'dan, a six-string harp descended from the pluriarc, one of the world's oldest string instruments. Tanou is his album of 10 songs in Bambanankan language, featuring his vocals and n'dan playing, as well as bass, drum and percussion. - bandcamp | * | 0:46:21 (Pop-up) | |
Nahawa Doumbia | Yankaw | Yankaw | Nahawa Doumbia is one of the most popular singers from the Wassulu region in South Mali. She speaks to the younger generation of West Africa through her lyrics about love, the position of women in Malian society, and the plight of the African refugees in France. - World Music Central | 0:53:28 (Pop-up) | |||
Sali Sidibe | Douga Diarabi | Wassoulou Foli | Sterns | 1993 | Sali Sidibé (Mali, 1959 - February 8, 2019) was a Malian singer and songwriter. Born in a village in the Wassoulou region of southern Mali, Sali Sidibe sang in Bambara. With her gutsy, neo-traditional vocals set to a unique blend of didai, sigui, and sogonikun dance rhythms, Sali Sidibe is one of Mali's greatest vocalists. - last fm | 0:59:36 (Pop-up) | |
Aïchata Sidibe | Yere Diabo | Massake | Malian Wassalou singer | 1:08:19 (Pop-up) | |||
Bintou Sidibe | Samba Dian | Vol. 1 | Bintou is of the old school of wassoulou women, among Coumba Sidibe, Kagbe Sidibe, and early Oumou Sangare. - Wassalou blog | 1:13:46 (Pop-up) | |||
Oumou Sangaré | Djoukourou | Mogoya | No Format | Oumou Sangaré is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician of Fulani or Fula descent. She is often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". - Wiki | 1:19:08 (Pop-up) | ||
Fatoumata Diawara | Moussoya | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara is a Malian singer-songwriter and actress who blends traditional Wassoulou music with international influences. She has collaborated with many artists, released three albums, and performed at festivals and events around the world. - Wiki | 1:25:37 (Pop-up) | |||
Taga Sidibe | An Nana K.S.K. Sarati Lamen | Wassoulou Foli | System Krush | ic Wassoulou music.Traditional music from the Wassoulou region of Mali, this track displays Sogonikun Djembe played at its best. Taga’s lightning fast attack, the interplay with his lifelong musical companion Yakoub as well as Tu’s angelic voice combine to make an incredible album of authentic Wassoulou music. - soundcloud | 1:29:36 (Pop-up) | ||
Dienaba Diakite | Dougou Dassiri | Various Artists: Women of Mali | Sterns | 1:36:01 (Pop-up) | |||
Kagbe Sidibe | Kouloumba | Various Artists: Women of Mali | Sterns | One of Mali's lesser-known artists, Kagbe Sidibe has been enchanting audiences in her homeland since the 1960s. A former member of Mali's Ensemble National, Sidibe has continued to develop her unique approach to the sogoninkun style as a soloist. Accompanied by her band, which includes guitarists Bayini Koita and Amadou Bagayoko, Sidibe's vocals soar with irresistible passion. - All Music Guide | 1:41:38 (Pop-up) | ||
Tidiane Thiam | Nanka | Africa Yontii | Sahel Sounds | Hailing from the sleepy fishing Senegalese fishing town of Podor, home of the great Baaba Maal, Thiam taught himself guitar by playing along to late-night radio broadcasts of Manding music. - bandcamp | * | 1:46:10 (Pop-up) | |
Renat Sette & Gianluca Dessì | Un Cor Passit Passava | La Vida Fin Finala | Felmay | Renat Sette, one of the most charismatic singers of Provençal music, has been collaborating since 1993 with the poet and historian Jean-Yves Royer. On this occasion, Sette chose to compose and shape these 18 songs extracted from Royer’s collection of poems “Les temps passats”. To develop the La vida fin finala project, Sette picked as his musical partner his friend, Sardinian guitarist Gianluca Dessì. - World Music Central | 1:51:17 (Pop-up) | ||
Hani from Yunnan China | Tudza | Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China | Sublime Frequencies | * | 1:57:53 (Pop-up) | ||
Monks of Tashicho Dzong, Thimphu; Nuns of Punakha Dzong | Chakchen Sondep Petition To Chakchen | Tibetan Buddhist Rites From Monasteries of Bhutan: Vol. 1-Rituals Of The Drukpa Order | Lyrichord | Recordings originally made by John Levy in 1971. | 2:02:12 (Pop-up) | ||
Bhutan Balladeers | The Sun Has Emerged from the Clouds | Your Face Is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars | Glitterbeat | The Bhutan Balladeers perform classical music from Bhutan called Zhungdra, that dates back to the dawn of the 17th century. - bandcamp | * | 2:06:35 (Pop-up) | |
Mekit Dolan Muqam Group | Jula Muqam | Bayawan | Old Heaven Books & B10 Live | The Mekit Dolan Muqam Group presents a distinctive manifestation of Muqam music embraced by the Dolan community. This form, commonly referred to as Bayawan or Dolan Muqam, represents a significant cultural legacy among the Uyghur population residing in Xinjiang, China. - World Music Central | * | 2:11:43 (Pop-up) | |
L'Orchestre National Mauritanien | Bayna Dawali | Ahl Nana | Radio Martiko | This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that is known in the West as ‘Desert Blues’ or ‘Desert Rock’. - bandcamp | * | 2:24:23 (Pop-up) | |
Culture Musical Club | Muziki Ni Kazi Yetu | Shime | World Village | Today, Culture Musical Club is not only the largest, but also one of the most prolific and successful orchestras of Zanzibar as they present taarab music, Swahili style, at its best. - WOMEX | 2:33:22 (Pop-up) | ||
La Falfula Groove Iraqi | Mawal bayati + Eshrab Kassak | Walla Ajabni Jamalak | Iraqi Maqam group of five musicians and one dancer. The ensemble aims to revive the Iraqi music of David Regev Zaarur's great-grandfather, the great artist and famous Qanun player from Baghdad, Yusef Zaarur. - bandcamp | * | 2:39:13 (Pop-up) | ||
Atse Tewodros Project | Boncho | Maqeda | The Atse Tewodros Project is an initiative, coordinated by writer and performer Gabriella Ghermandi, that forges musical collaborations between Ethiopian and Italian musicians.This project takes as its symbol Emperor Tewodros, a man who was not of imperial lineage, but still managed to gain the throne. - Gabriella Ghermandi | * | 2:53:25 (Pop-up) |
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