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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | New | Approx. start time |
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| Eleftheria Arvanitaki |
Blow On My Soul
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The Bodies and the Knives | Polydor | 0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Nikos Papazoglou |
In Dribs and Drabs
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Haratsi | Lyra | 0:06:40 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Buzz’ Ayaz |
Buzzi Ayazi
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Buzz’ Ayaz | Glitterbeat | Hailing from Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia, and led by Antonis Antoniou, the founder of Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, Buzz’ Ayaz creates a transfixing Eastern Mediterranean psychedelia. Their self-titled debut album is a fuzzed-out urban soundscape of dubby electronics, 70s-psych organ, growling bass clarinet, amplified folk instruments, ritual beats and Greek and Anatolian melodicism. - press release | * | 0:10:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Mariza Koch |
To Armenaki
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Arabas | Minos | 0:14:13 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Mocofaia |
Ogum Mariô
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Mocofaia | Rocinante | The debut album from Mocofaia—a Brazilian trio comprising Grammy-nominated percussionist Luizinho do Jêje, pianist Marcelo Galter, and composer Sylvio Fraga—bursts with Afro-Brazilian creativity. Released by Rocinante and available on streaming platforms and limited-edition vinyl, the album combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with modern arrangements, forging a fresh sound rooted in heritage yet innovative in spirit. - press release | * | 0:16:15 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Sussan Deyhim and Richard Horowitz |
Craving Your Embrace
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The Invisible Road: Original Recordings, 1985–1990 | RVNG Intl. | * | 0:21:34 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Los Bitchos |
La Bomba
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Talkie Talkie | City Slang | * | 0:25:56 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Gordan |
The Bell is Buzzing
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Gordan | Glitterbeat | * | 0:30:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Hornorkesteret |
Gangar grå
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Dans fra dalstrøka | Panot | Hornorkesteret is a sextet who use fiddle-like instruments constructed from reindeer antlers and moose skull, with field recordings, percussion and different acoustic instruments. Hornorkesteret explore the outer limits of acoustic sound, and have claimed a tonal space of their own. The expressive reindeer antler instruments are rich in overtones and texture, and can sound like animal cries or human voices. - press release | * | 0:36:53 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| El Khat |
Commodore Lothan
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Mute | Glittterbeat | * | 0:42:48 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Siaka Ballo |
Siguigne
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Various Artists: Fest Donso Ngoni V1 | Remote Records-Studio Mali | Dive into the heart of ancestral traditions with this exclusive compilation, bringing together the finest melodies from ten master Donso N'goni singers, recorded during the largest traditional hunter festival in West Africa. Each vibration of the ngoni transports you to a sacred realm, where every note tells of a legendary feat or a captivating myth waiting to be discovered. - press release | * | 0:48:26 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| AC BC Project, feat. MISS MAAWA |
Yamakou (Don't Cry)
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CultureRize / Bamako All Stars, Vol.I | Roadmusic Prod. | Located in Bamako, Mali, AC BC is an international music project. The group utilises a philosophy of rhythm, which it believes was an earlier form of communication before language and words. The album embodies the concept of transculturation, where sounds and ideas from diverse cultures converge to influence the music. Through this musical exploration, Roadmusic Productions celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Mali while paying homage to the late Zoumana Tereta and Miss Maawa, Two remarkable performers and composers whose voices continue to inspire. - press release | * | 0:53:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Etran de L’Aïr |
Erkimidiwane
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100% Sahara Guitar | Sahel Sounds | * | 0:59:26 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Mdou Moctar |
Funeral For Justice
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Funeral For Justice | Matador | * | 1:04:37 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Banning Eyre |
Antananarivo
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Bare Songs, Vol 1 | Lion Songs | Foremost American interpreter of African guitar styles. Also, a producer of Afropop Worldwide. | * | 1:12:46 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Beneh |
Gasikara
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Various Artists: Musical Travel Madagascar | Terres | 1:17:15 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Mahaleo |
Madirovalo
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Various Artists: Madagasikara 2 | Globe Style | 1:20:49 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Rossy |
Ka Meloke
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Madagascar | Celluloid | Paul Bert Rahasimanana, better known as Rossy, is a Malagasy singer and songwriter, generally considered the most popular Malagasy artist of the 1990s. - wiki | 1:24:40 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Africa Negra |
Alice
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Various Artists: 1975-1995 Independencia | Tinder | 1:28:27 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Lucia Pulido |
Canoa a la mar
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Colombia y México, Dos Pueblos Una Raíz | Lucia Pulido | Lucía Pulido’s ensemble and its project Colombia y México, Dos Pueblos Una Raíz (Colombia and Mexico, Two Peoples One Root), is a work that makes visible the musical and cultural wealth of both nations, where diverse histories and sounds are intertwined by musicians from different trends, combining a great variety of popular rhythms of both countries, such as cumbia, trova yucateca, petenera, bambuco, pirekuas and guabinas, among others. - press release | * | 1:35:54 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Los Pakines |
Venus
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Various Artists: Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 | Analog Africa | * | 1:39:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| July Mateo "Rasputin" y Alfredo Gutierrez |
Titiguay
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El Monje y El Rebelde | CBS International | 1:43:10 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Lurhats |
Purify Yourself
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Sendagai | Autoproducido en Lezoti Estudioa | Lurhats is a duo formed by Iban Nikolai on didgeridoo and Julen Basterra on vocals and guitar. We do something unique in our own style, which we have called folk-tribal medicinal. - press release | * | 1:49:32 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Sourdurent |
Le Tonnerre
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L'Herbe de Détourne | Murailles Music | * | 1:54:48 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Rosa Tatuata |
Cioparella
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Under the Stars | Rosa Tatuata | In the summer, so many of our shows are outside, "under the stars," so here are some of the songs we love to play ...under the stars...songs from Sicily and Southern Italy...from a time when life was mostly lived out in the open air. - home page | 2:03:31 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino |
Orfeo
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Meridiana | Ponderosa Music & Art | 2:09:11 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Areasud Electric Roots |
Tarantella iblea
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Comusì | Mhodì Music Company | Embark on a musical journey with Areasud Electric Roots, the groundbreaking new studio album by a collective of visionary artists from Sicily. Born as a parallel project of the esteemed Quartetto Areasud in 2023, this dynamic ensemble led by the Palermo-based producer and composer Alfredo Giammanco transcends the boundaries of Sicilian folk & world music, and defies conventions. - press release | 2:14:17 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Cat Klezmer Trio |
Sammy's Freilach
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Cat Klezmer Trio | LaLabelWeb | CAT KLEZMER TRIO is a musical group that seeks to transcend geographical and cultural barriers through its music. With its unique proposal, this trio not only offers an interpretation of the iconic Klezmer pieces, songs of Ashkenazi Jewish origin born in Eastern Europe, but also incorporates a rich variety of musical genres from around the world. - press release | * | 2:17:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Alicia Svigals |
Oy Tate (Rebns Nign)
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Fidl Afire | Borscht Beat | Svigals is widely considered the world’s greatest exponent of the traditional klezmer violin. A founder of the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, which she co-led for seventeen years, Svigals pioneered a contemporary approach to the music with that band while also digging deep into an old-world sound on Fidl. On Fidl Afire, Svigals returns with a full-on old-school klezmer dance band – a giant sonic pivot from the fiddles and cymbaloms of her first album. - press release | * | 2:20:28 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Duo Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala |
Balkanodemia: Helsinki Kopanitsa
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Toisjalkainen | Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup | A peculiar album title! "Toisjalkainen," translated as "The Different-Footed," is the third full-length album by the Finnish duo Emilia Lajonen & Suvi Oskala. The two extensively awarded musicians impress with their powerful performance and unique interpretations of traditional melodies and new commissioned compositions. - press release | 2:25:34 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Babineau/Chartrand |
Le Batteux
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Écoutez tous | Babineau/Chartrand | Chartrand and Babineau have been staples of the Québécois folk scene for many years. Within their duo, they find a precious space of introspective musical creativity, rooted in their love of Québécois fiddle repertoire, along with the need to share an uncompromisingly honest and personal vision of these melodies. - press release | 2:36:33 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Brunzit |
Rimbau - La Pelosa
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De cop i volta | Segell Microscopi | "De cop i volta" (Suddenly) is an album with folk dance music, full of experiences, with inland airs and Mediterranean aromas. Brunzit consolidates the trio formation, with Joan Naspleda (flute), Adrià Garcia (violin) and Perepau Ximenis (diatonic accordion), in search of a renewed sound, riveting harmonic rhythms where the melodies dance, optimizing the registers of each instrument. - press release | 2:41:17 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Markku Lepistö |
Streets of Pistoia w_ Riccardo Tesi
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Duos | Rapusaari Records | Acclaimed Finnish accordionist Markku Lepistö is thrilled to announce the release of his latest album, Markku Lepistö DUOS, on November 15, 2024, under his own label, Rapusaari Records. This ambitious two-year project brings together eight unique tracks, recorded as duets with four of Europe’s top diatonic accordionists, each bringing their own rich cultural heritage and distinct style. In DUOS, Lepistö explores a musical journey that transcends borders and traditions. - press release | 2:46:39 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Jaune Toujours |
Sans-Papiers
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Vertigo | Choux de Bruxelles | 2:51:12 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
| Remon Nakanishi |
Hideko Bushi
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Hinano Lezuto | Doyasa | This is a 1st album of Remon Nakanishi, one of the brightest stars of Japan's min'yo (traditional folk songs) and Bon Odori music scene, produced by Agatha from Suzumeno Tears. - press release | 2:55:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
chresti:
Ken From Hyde Park:
tracy in LA:
thanks for the appropriate music, lovely
Rob W:
radioronan:
spodiodi:
pot8o:
Rob W:
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:
Bas NL:
Smilty69:
Fishman:
DaveMiß:
Rob W:
Deano de los Muertos:
Rob W:
Tom in Brooklyn:
Rob W:
Deano de los Muertos:
Bas NL:
slugluv1313:
been listening, loving these sounds and vibes -- so grateful to be here with you all 😺😺
slugluv1313:
Rob W:
slugluv1313:
Count d'Al Dente:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
coelacanth∅:
Rob W:
tom tom the pipers son:
Rob W:
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Rob W:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Thx for informing...
slugluv1313:
iirc, WNYE airs episodes on weeknights, at 11pm
and the website is amazing and comprehensive! you should be able to sign up for their email list too 😺😺
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:
Carmichael:
slugluv1313:
Smilty69:
slugluv1313:
still one of my favorite episodes (10 years ago -- yikes!) -- the Berber Black Metal knocks me out! 🖤🖤
slugluv1313:
fergot the link:
afropop.org...
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:
pot8o:
chresti:
chresti:
Threemoons 🌛🌝🌜:
Threemoons 🌛🌝🌜:
Threemoons 🌛🌝🌜:
Threemoons 🌛🌝🌜:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
slugluv1313:
YES Happy Super Beaver Moon, everyone! 🦫🌕
(Frost Moon, Snow Moon, etc.)
was positively GLOWING last night, tonight too
slugluv1313:
my pleasure -- Afropop Worldwide is amazing!
coelacanth∅:
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:
slugluv1313:
absolutely! just looked, Jupiter hanging around below the Moon
(yes, i thought so! Moon was full yesterday - in Taurus!)
coelacanth∅:
Marie in Chicago:
(go Beaver Moon!)
chresti:
pot8o:
chresti:
spodiodi:
slugluv1313:
thanks so much, Rob, for another fantastic show!
coelacanth∅:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
radioronan:
Bas NL: