For this week’s program, we expand our musical explorations with roots music from around the globe. We’ll hear a fascinating blend of tunes recent recordings from Finland, Japan, Tibet, the Balkans, Mexico, Quebec, Brazil and beyond. Artists include the first … Continue reading →
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR The Warm Up EP Jakarta Records 062 www.jakarta-records.de If you’re looking for a world music perspective in hip-hop, look no further than Ghana-born hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador. His third release … Continue reading →
Tuareg musician Bagui Bouga, calabash, odilirou (traditional flute) player and vocalist and co-founder of the Niger-based band Etran Finatawa, passed away on Friday, August 2nd, in Switzerland after suffering a severe asthma attack. The group Etran Finatawa, meaning ‘the stars … Continue reading →
Chiwoniso Maraire, beloved Zimbabwean mbira player and singer of traditional Shona music has passed away at the very young age of 37, after a battle with lung infection. She was known best for her contemporary playing style and unique musical … Continue reading →
MONSIEUR DOUMANI Grippy Grappa Monsieur Doumani www.monsieurdoumani.com Straight outta Nicosia, Cyprus, the trio of Monsieur Doumani are three young men on a mission to revitalise Cypriot folk music. Their first release, last year’s Cyfolk, … Continue reading →
LE SUPER BORGOU DE PARAKOU The Bariba Sound Analog Africa 071 www.analogafrica.com During the ’60s, like the USA and Britain, Africa was experiencing an explosion of young, modern, cutting-edge bands, all of them seemingly … Continue reading →
Afropop Worldwide is celebrating 25 years on public radio and they’d love if you and your friends would join them on Sept. 19 in New York City for their 25th Anniversary Concert Gala, featuring Grammy nominee and African lute virtuoso … Continue reading →
MONICA DA SILVA Brasilissima Socialite Fiasco Music www.socialitefiascomusic.com The second album from Brazilian vocalist da Silva (who has long lived in the US), continues and develops the unalloyed joy of her debut. She mixes … Continue reading →
EINAR OLAV LARSEN TRIO Lysblåin Etnisk Musikklubb 84 www.emcd.no einarolavlarsen.no/ Fiddler Einar Olav Larsen is probably best known as part of the Norwegian-Finnish band Frigg. But here, in company with pianist Daniel Rossing Trustrup (who … Continue reading →
INGA JUUSO/HARALD SKULLERUD Juusk Talik 04 www.talik.no Joiking is the singing of the Sami people, songs that describe places, animals, people, even plants. It’s impressionistic, and raw as the music of a nomadic … Continue reading →
