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Rojeh Band - "Ghahremanan" - Ghahremanan [0:00:00] Mekaal Hasan Band - "Ghunghat" - Andholan [Mekaal Hasan Band Urdu: میکال حسن بینڈ, is an internationally acclaimed progressive rock band, founded in 2001 by the Pakistani guitarist, composer and producer, Mekaal Hasan. - Wiki] [0:06:54] Lakvar - "Fiction" - Fiction and Folklore [LAKVAR are a Contemporary Folk Music group, founded by Hungarian-Bulgarian singer Hajnalka Péter and Georgian composer and guitarist Zura Dzagnidze.] [0:10:44] Coreyah - "Big Things" - Clap & Applause [GIG: Friday night @ Kupferberg Center, Queens. Coreyah is a psychedelic Korean folk music group whose six members integrate traditional Korean instruments, vocals, guitar, and percussion. - Sori] [0:16:31] Suzumeno Tears - "Polyphony Goshu Ondo" - Sparrow's Arrows Fly so High [Suzumeno Tears is a Tokyo-based duo whose name blends the elegance of “Suzume” (sparrow in Japanese) with the subtle resilience of spare change. - Sinusoidal] [0:21:14] Emel - "Thamlaton" - Ensen [GIG: Tuesday @ Public Records (WMI).Emel Mathlouthi also known as Emel, is a Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. She rose to fame with her protest song "Kelmti Horra", which became an anthem for the Tunisian Revolution and the Arab Spring. - Wikipedia] [0:32:59] Ammar 808 - "Doudou Brahim" - Super Stambeli [AMMAR 808 is the alias of the Tunisian music producer , based in Denmark Sofyann Ben Youssef.] [0:38:20] Mokoomba - "Nyansola" - Tusona (Tracings in the Sand) [GIG: Tonight @ Crown Hill Theatre, Brooklyn. Mokoomba, an explosively talented six-man crew from the Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, has been hailed as one of the most exciting band from Africa in the 21st century. - home page] [0:45:18] Bhundu Boys - "Ndoitasei" - True Jit [0:50:03] Oliver Mutukudzi - "Chengetai" - Zvauya Sei? [0:54:30] Re Niliu - "Mara Tundu" - In a Cosmic Ear [Folk band from Italy, formed in 1979, disbanded in 2001. The band joined again in 2012. - Discogs] [0:59:50] Faraualla - "Un Due Tre Amen!" - Culla e Tempesta [Faraualla is an Italian female vocal quartet from the region of Apulia, which explores vocal polyphony. The group was formed in Bari in 1995.] [1:06:00] Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - "Taranta" - Quaranta (40) [1:10:13] Zampogna a chiave [...] (Calabria, Lucania, Lazio) - "Tarantella" - Various Artists: Zampogne en Italie [1:12:36] Niels Erik NIlller Rasmussen/Clara Tesch/Mads Kjøller Henningsen - "Segentur" - Rundt Segen [Based on the stories "Rundt Segen" and in collaboration with Clara Tesch, Mads Kjoller Henningsen, Jacob Hee Lund and David Mondrup, here comes an album with 12 new compositions for Nordic bagpipes. - Sonic Rendezvous] [1:18:13] Theologos Gryllis - "Around The Sun" - Tsambouna Jazz [Born at Kambos village in the island of Patmos. He has been playing the tsambouna since he was seven. He has participated in various artists’ albums and in concerts in Greece and abroad. His personal discography includes four albums. - Domna Samiou] [1:22:15] Bagad Men Ha Tan & Doudou N'Diaye Rose - "Cayenne" - Various Artists: The Rough Guide To The Music Of France [A collaboration between Breton pipe band & dance group Bagad Men Ha Tan and the Senegalese drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose.] [1:33:35] Jánosi Ensemble - "Transylvanian Romanian Dance Tunes" - Rhapsody-Liszt & Bartók Sources [1:36:14] Esszencia - "Győri gyűjtés" - Átjárások [Ancient and modern, female and male, cheerful and melancholy, traditional and progressive… This is The Essence. The members of this band are all well-established on the Hungarian music scene and together they play a joyous mix of authentic folk, jazz and classical music creating a unique world music sound. - WOMEX] [1:39:19] Sebő együttes - "Egy Katonaenek" - Rejtelmek [1:46:26] Black Sea Hotel - "Spava Mi Se" - Black Sea Hotel [In memory of Corinna Snyder] [1:51:50] Kristo Rodzevski - "Stomni" - Black Earth [1:54:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138877

Fela Ransome Kuti and Nigeria '70 - "My Lady Frustration" - Koola Lobitos/The 1969 L.A. Sessions [0:00:00] Off-World Ensemble Feat. Tony Allen - "Dance of LOA" - Various Artists: Comet Afro Beats [0:08:09] Orlando Julius, the Heliocentrics - "Be Counted" - Jaiyede Afro [Few artists have been more crucial to the invention, development, and popularization of Afro-pop than Orlando Julius. Starting in the '60s, Julius was fusing traditional African sounds and rhythms with those of American pop, soul, and R&B. - All Music Guide] [0:14:45] Jembaa Groove - "Asem Ben" - Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves [Infused by fundamental elements of Ghanian Highlife from the 70s the band has its own take on a number of influences that goes far beyond just trying to imitate the greats that came before. The band consists of former band members of Tony Allen, Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas and Orlando Julius. - home page] [0:26:29] Newen Afrobeat - "Es la vida (ft. Chico Cesar)" - Grietas [Newen Afrobeat is an Afrobeat band that started in 2009 in Chile. Newen Afrobeat revisits Fela Kuti's musical heritage. The word Newén means 'strength' in the Mapuche language. - Wiki] [0:31:52] Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21 (feat Lizzy Dosunmu) - "E Si Medo" - The Confluence [Dele Sosimi stands out as one of the most active musicians currently on the Afrobeat scene worldwide. Dele’s career began when he joined Fela’s Anikulapo-Kuti’s Egypt 80, where he played keyboards for 7 years (1979-1986). - home page] [0:37:35] Lagbaja - "Side By Side" - Various Artists: Afrobeat... No Go Die [Bisade Ologunde is a Nigerian afrobeat musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as Lágbájá for his signature use of mask which covers his identity. He believes in social reform through music. - Wiki] [0:40:44] The Lafayette Afro Rock Band - "Voodounon" - Afrofunk Explosion! [0:49:49] William Onyeabor - "Why Go To War" - Who Is William Onyeabor? [William Ezechukwu Onyeabor was a Nigerian funk musician and businessman. His music was widely heard in Nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Despite his success, he remained an enigmatic, private, and reclusive figure. - Wiki] [0:54:19] Orquesta Akokán - "Con Altura" - Single [GIG: The Vogel, Red Bank NJ Thurs April 11. Orquesta Akokán is a Latin jazz ensemble formed by musicians from Cuba and New York, United States. It takes inspiration from mid-twentieth century mambo musicians such as Perez Prado, Beny Moré, and Machito. - Wiki] [1:08:06] Mexican Institute Of Sound + Toy Selectah - "Yo La Vi" - Compass [GIG: Tonight @ Elsewhere in Brooklyn. Wildly eclectic, sample-heavy electronica project led by Mexican DJ and record executive Camilio Lara. - All Music Guide] [1:10:33] Cheo Feliciano - "Pa 'Que Afinquen" - Anthology [1:14:31] Ammar 808 - "Geeta duniki (feat. Susha)" - Global Control ~ Invisible Invasion [AMMAR 808 is the alias of acclaimed Tunisian producer Sofyann Ben Youssef. Armed with ultra low bass rumble of a TR-808 and fiercely aggressive beats, his latest endeavour ventures into the realms of North African futurism. - Soundcloud] [1:21:46] Kiran Ahluwalia - "Tera Jugg" - Comfort Food [KIRAN AHLUWALIA is a modern exponent of the great vocal styles of India and Pakistan, which she honors intensely yet departs from in masterful, personal ways. With roots in Sufi, Qawalli, Ghazal, and Punjabi folk, she crafts her own contemporary songs that are equal parts reflective and groovy. - web page] [1:24:51] Abida Parveen - "Tere Aane Ka Dhokha Sa" - Khazana [1:30:47] Halva - "The Journey" - Musafir [Halva - 8 musicians, 6 countries, 11 new pieces inspired by Greek and Romanian music (their third album). - indiegogo] [1:36:17] Besh o droM - "Sandansko" - Hova lesz a séta? [Besh o droM is a well known and familiar part of the music scene. They’ve been travelling the world for twenty years, proof that there is demand for a band that simply can’t be squeezed into any single category. Their name has come to represent a...

Number 1 de Dakar - "Alee" - No. III de Number 1 [0:00:00] Mdou Moctar - "Funeral For Justice" - Funeral For Justice [GIG: June 26 @ Warsaw. Advance single from forthcoming new album. "The songs on ‘Funeral For Justice’ speak unflinchingly to the plight of Niger and of the Tuareg people." - Matador] [0:09:25] Qwanqwa - "Sewooch" - Qwanqwa 3 [GIG: Wed April 3: Collaboration with Hear in Now Expanded at Roulette.Qwanqwa is a supergroup of Ethiopian musicians from the baddest bands of Addis Ababa. Brought together by a shared passion for the power of Ethiopian music, this 5-piece shines with an experimentalism and virtuosity based in deeply rooted traditions. - Space538] [0:11:39] Jump To Addis - "Ere gedamu / Ashebel gedaye" - Ethiopiques Vol. 15 (Europe meets Ethiopia) [0:19:35] Gétatchèw Mèkurya - "Shellela" - Ethiopiques 14 - Negus of Ethiopian Sax [0:23:53] Orchestra Ethiopia - "Leqedame Atbiya" - Ethiopiques 23: Orchestra Ethiopia [0:29:24] Avalanche Kaito - "Viima" - Talitakum [Avalanche Kaito: 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] [0:36:31] Ifriqiyya Electrique - "Qaadrii - Salaam Alaik - Massarh" - Rûwâhîne [Fusing the rhythms and invocations of the ancient Saharan Banga ritual with an electrical storm of contemporary sonics... - Glitterbeat] [0:43:38] Igd el Djilad - "Mande" - Madaris [The multi-vocalist band Igd el Djilad was formed in the mid-1980s by a dozen young music students with progressive aims. With half a dozen harmonising voices and half a dozen players, they are revolutionary (for Sudan) in their readiness to use material from the whole country - north and south, African and Arab. - Sudan Update] [0:51:03] Lass - "Massamba" - Passeport [Lass reconciles the secular heritage of the great African singers and the dazzling style of the rappers. Senegalese by birth, he learned music at a very young age, watching Omar Pene or Ismael Lo perform in Youssou Ndour’s Dakar club. - Montreux Jazz] [1:05:25] OvelhaNegra - "Filha Do Mar (Feat Vanice Deise)" - Já Raiou [1:08:22] Lula Cortes e Zé Ramalho - "Nas Paredes da Pedra Encantada" - Paêbirú [The album is a collaboration between Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho, a wonderfully off-kilter record full of fantastic hooky and strange tunes that range from full-on freakouts to quiet pastoral numbers displaying the entire range of 1970s hippie Brazilian musician culture. - Bandcamp] [1:15:15] Nihiloxica - "Baganga" - Source of Denial [Nihiloxica is a live project that harnesses the full force of the ancient Bugandan drumming tradition of Uganda and focusses it on the contemporary dancefloor through a dark, brooding lens of techno sensibility. - home page] [1:23:03] Bamba Wassalou Groove - "Dankélé" - Dankélé [1:29:30] Nancy Vieira - "Ta Cundum Cundum" - Gente [Considered by many to be one of Cesária Évora's main heirs, Nancy Vieira is one of the most renowned artists to explore Cape Verde's immense musical heritage. - VisitPortugal] [1:35:47] Punta Rebels - "Gudemei (Poverty)" - Puntarobics [Dance band from Belize] [1:39:39] Trafassi - "Deliah" - Wasmasjien [1:45:03] 3PeopleMusic - "Arashi" - Him, Her, It, and Three [1:57:16] Guo Gan / Huong Thanh / Fumie Hihara - "The Crows Song" - Three Perfumes [1:58:12] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138415

Toumast - "Innulamane (The Falcon)" - Ishumar [0:00:00] Tinariwen - "Toumast Tincha" - Emmaar [0:06:21] Abdallah Oumbadougou - "He Tenere" - Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music - VOL. 1 [Abdallah Oumbadougou (c. 1962–2020) was a guitarist from Niger. He was one of the founders of the ishumar genre of the desert blues, a politicized, guitar-driven musical genre of the Kel Tamasheq people of North Africa's Sahel. - Wiki] [0:10:19] Mdou Moctar - "Kamane Tarhanin" - Ilana: The Creator [Moctar's first full-band studio album.] [0:16:49] Bombino - "Aitma" - Sahel [Born in 1980 just outside Agadez, Niger, Bombino came of age during much political upheaval, fleeing with his family to Algeria by 1990, teaching himself guitar by watching videos of his heroes Jimi Hendrix, Dire Straits, Ali Farka Toure and Tinariwen, and returning to northern Niger's largest city, Agadez, seven years later, when he took on music professionally. - home page] [0:21:34] Tarwa N-Tiniri - "Anamur" - Azizdeg [Tarwa N-Tiniri are a five-piece desert blues band from Ouarzazate in Morocco. The all Berber band was formed in 2012 and they have released one album Azizdeg in 2019 and toured Norway and France. The band’s name means "sons of the desert". - Wiki] [0:25:36] ZA! + Perrate - "Seguirilla" - Jolifanto ["Jolifanto" is an unexpected explosion propelled by (poly)rhythm, expanding into seemingly distant territories under the influence of flamenco. - Sonic Rendezvous] [0:33:50] IndiaLucia - "Kinna Sohna" - Acatao [Indialucia - an international musical project by flamenco guitar player Miguel Czachowski, is at the same time one the first band which has managed to successfully combine the traditional music of India with flamenco from Andalusia, giving concerts all over the world since 1999. The members of the project include many outstanding musicians from Poland, India and Spain.] [0:42:53] Buddy Rich & Alla Rakha - "Khanda Kafi" - Rich à la Rakha [With Paul Horn, flute. New reissue] [0:47:21] Saicobab - "Nrtyaman" - Nrtyaman [SAICOBAB channels the vital energy of living music traditions through ecstatic performance. The quartet brings together four musicians whose understanding of ancient musical forms is matched only by their thrilling contemporary resetting of such styles. - Thrill Jockey] [0:52:38] Kuunatic - "Dewbow" - Gate of Klüna [Formed by 3 female members who have completely different musical and cultural background, KUUNATIC explores pulsing, unconventional and atmospheric sound with diverse sonics and ritual vocals. - bandcamp] [0:58:52] Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble - "Dar Hejiroke" - Golestan [Elana Sasson is an Iranian/Kurdish American vocalist and musician born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her music breathes new life to the sacred traditions of music from Iran and Kurdistan through contemporary arrangements and her own original compositions that oscillate between east and west, traditional and contemporary, inspired by jazz and Latin rhythms. - home page] [1:09:01] Aynur Doğan - "Biranin" - Rabe [Aynur's music is based on traditional Kurdish folk songs, with many of them being at least 300 years old. Her lyrics are about the life and sufferings of Kurdish people and in particular Kurdish women. - home page] [1:13:27] Sutari - "Włosy - Hair" - #kołysankidlaświata #lullabiesfortheworld [Sutari transform traditional Polish songs into Kujawski swing, and they mix folk songs, whispers, and shouts with sounds of…a grater, a knife being sharpened or a bathtub being filled with water. An original trio, Sutari, is gaining popularity on the folk scene with their modern interpretations of old songs. - culture.pl] [1:18:29] Zisl Slepovitch & Sasha Lurje - "Muestra Tierra" - Shotns-Shadows, Songs from Holocaust Testimonies, Volume 3 - Yale University, Fortunoff Archive (Redeye Distribution) [Researched, curated, arranged and produced by composer, multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist, and Yiddish educator D. Zisl Slepovitch and...