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Popular and Unpopular Music From Around the World
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Episodes
Episode from Dec 6, 2025
12/6/2025
Buscabulla - "miraverahi" - Se Amaba Así [0:00:00]
Lido Pimienta - "Aun Te Quiero" - La Belleza [0:07:33]
Xabi Aburruzaga - "Afreekandango" - Bask [0:09:45]
Meral Polat - "Can" - Meydan [0:10:48]
Adir Jan - "Melê" - Al Mast [0:15:07]
Roël Calister - "Man na obra" - The Work of Songs [0:20:03]
So Savoeun - "Sleep During the Day Preparing for Night" - The Golden Voice Of Phnom Penh, 1962-1974 [0:27:22]
P. Susheela - "Swathimuthyam" - Hits of Ilaiyaraaaja [0:33:15]
Mehrnam Rastegari - "Naz" - Dislocated Pulse [0:35:31]
Hartwin - "Ronda" - This is the Place [0:40:57]
Koszika & Sárik Péter Trió - "Mama Mea - My Mother" - Indulj el (Step onto your path) [0:45:51]
Outlet Drift - "Komaen Ti’ ti’ (Song of Martial Law)" - Outlet Drift [0:52:01]
Gangbé Brass Band - "Porte du Grand Retour" - From Ouidah To Another World [0:59:50]
Hamouna Isewlan - "War hi toyyed" - Təlle Talyadt [1:05:22]
Muluken Mèllèssè - "Enbayen Teregiw" - Ethiopiques 31 [1:09:15]
Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests - "Hulet Weddo Ayhonem" - Ethiopiques 32 Nalbandian The Ethiopian [1:12:53]
Mahmoud Ahmed - "Alem Alem" - Ethiopiques 26 [1:21:44]
Zemog El Gallo Bueno - "Taino (Por Siento)" - ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe. [GIG: At nublu a week from tonight.] [1:27:29]
Juan Romeros Manuella Orkester - "Det Lila vemodet" - Lua Armonia [1:33:28]
Peter Culshaw - "ZiKR_Here To Go" - Surrender To Love [1:38:02]
Sirom - "Tiny Dewdrop Explosions Crackling Delightfully" - In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper [1:43:05]
Naragonia Quartet - "Limosa" - Nehalennia [1:56:59]
Bikeh & Nefsazz - "Bana Gel" - Project [2:00:41]
Muamma - "Bahçe Duvarından Aştım" - Dereboyu Kavaklar [2:05:26]
Thalas - "La Vie Saucy" - As It Comes [2:09:42]
Ziya Tabassian - "Saqi Nameh" - Safar Nameh [2:13:14]
Babon - "Sawduzt" - Tropical Desert [2:28:14]
Alien Dub Orchestra - "Slats" - Plays the Breadminster Songbook [2:30:28]
Malutempu - "Marcalupu" - Farchinoria [2:34:31]
Tito Rinesi - "L'uomo invisibile" - Oltre [2:39:25]
Noura Mint Seymali - "Lehjibb" - Yenbett [2:43:25]
Wayku - "La Húmisha" - Selva Selva [2:46:58]
Yalla Miku - "La Tour Eiffel" - 2 [2:54:40] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158932
Duration:03:05:21
Episode from Nov 29, 2025
11/29/2025
Fred Khodja - "Ken Andi Habib" - Ken Andi Habib [0:00:00]
Ammar 808 - "Douri Douri" - Club Tounsi [0:07:19]
Sanam - "Harik" - Sametou Sawtan [From Beirut.] [0:10:16]
Makas - "Talihim Yok Bahtım Kara" - Gergedan [From Netherlands.] [0:15:04]
Sahad - "NemMbfe" - African West Station [0:19:37]
Silvio Rosado - "Dança do Chicote" - Há espaço para todos - Música Portuguesa a Gostar Dela Própria [Unique take on Portuguese guitar] [0:23:29]
Casapalma - "El Clavel" - Raso Estudio [0:29:14]
Bakalina Velika - "Keltinja" - Use kar sije [From Slovenia.] [0:32:04]
Spacewalk - "Spacewalk, feat. Kufuki - Shinjuku" - GuitarSputnix [Blending Three Continent's Music; Afrika, Europe/Switzerland and Asia. Many guest musicians.] [0:37:21]
Krama - "El Ressò" - Stanbrook [Krama is a Valencia-based group whose music is deeply rooted in traditional music heritage blending with contemporary creation. Their sound draws from the melismatic singing style characteristic of the Valencian region, shared with much of the Mediterranean, and intertwines it with timbres and influences from the Balkans, Greece, and the Middle East.] [0:40:58]
Carrión Folk - "Porque canto el ven y ven" - Báilalo [Named after the Carrión river of Palencia, folklorist Pedro Pablo Abad, his sons Pablo, Alfonso, and Ángel, and Andrés Flórez founded this folk group in 1996 with the aim of researching and disseminating the music of Castilla y León, with a special focus on that of Palencia.] [0:45:59]
El Nido - "Agudillo" - La Constancia [0:49:18]
Filip Savić - "Svrljiska rumenka" - Made in Svrljig- Music from South-Eastern Serbia [0:52:45]
Iļģi - "Vissbija" - Various Artists: A Touch Of Latvian Folk Music [0:55:39]
Basco - "Wheels And Needles" - Three Times Into Something Wild [Basco stretches out their sound on this album.] [1:05:09]
Guillaume Latil & Matheus Donato - "Milonga Gris" - Hémisphères [Two to become one, Frenchman Guillaume Latil and Brazilian Matheus Donato have married the cello of one and the cavaquinho of the other. This is the meaning of the title of their joint album, Hémisphères, whose beauty springs from the interlacing of the strings.] [1:08:38]
Sangre de Muérdago - "Sangre de Muérdago" - O Xardín [1:15:01]
Aco Takenaka - "Kukuri Hime" - Ancient Seeds [Ancient Seeds is a layered chanting album drawing from ancient traditions around the world—Japan, Native America, Yoruba, Tibet, Africa, and India—reimagined with modern, ambient soundscapes.] [1:19:33]
Angelo Baselli, Gianluca Casadei - "Soboloevski suite" - Klezmer treasures from Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine [These manuscripts, once presumed destroyed, were miraculously recovered in 2021 from the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv and made available through the KMDMP Project, an international cooperation initiative.] [1:25:38]
The Klezmatics - "Fun Tashlikh" - Rhythm + Jews Revisited [New reissue] [1:32:33]
Luisa Briguglio - "Il Cacciatore" - Truvatura [Eight tracks weaving Sicilian roots, poetry, and contemporary sounds into a journey between memory and voice.] [1:38:29]
Emaad Sayyah - "Mazoufat Nagham" - Various Artists: Une Voix M'appelle: the modern Lebanese Sound of Voix De L'orient label 1967-1984 [1:45:53]
Yashlik - "Ne Veryu" - Yashlik [1:49:53]
Jupiter & Okwess - "Ekoya" - Ekoya [1:53:01]
Balla et Ses Balladins - "Paulette" - Various Artists: Golden Afrique Volume 1 [1:58:23]
Nyboma - "Mami Yo" - Various Artists: Golden Afrique: Highlights and Rarities from the Golden Era of African Pop Music (1971-1985) [2:05:31]
WaCharie - "Ndapotsa Nda" - Mazwienzara [WaCharie is an Afro-fusion/Afro-jazz artist, singer, songwriter, music producer, and
performer. His music addresses social issues, love, life, and everything in between, reflecting
his deep love for people, traditions, and every interaction. He performs with his band
"Shamwari DzeRwendo".] [2:13:13]
Men, Women And Girls In Dibaya - "Wa Kabwalala Wa Beena Luluwa (Luluwa)" - Various Artists: Kanyok &...
Duration:03:07:28
Episode from Nov 22, 2025
11/22/2025
Witch - "Dancer on a Trip" - Sogolo [0:00:00]
Orchestre Volta-Jazz - "Fintalabo" - Various Artists: Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta [0:12:36]
Coulibaly Tidiani et l'Authentique Orchestre Dafra Star - "Dounian" - Various Artists: Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta [0:14:32]
Joseph Kamaru - "Njohi, Karolina" - Heavy Combination 1966-2007 [0:17:44]
Andre Marie Tala - "Ya Nomtema" - Bend Skin Beats [0:26:27]
Outlet Drift - "Aka Sawaden - Album Version (Do Not Abandon)" - Outlet Drift [0:38:58]
Suntou Susso - "Barro" - Jaliya Silokang – The Path of a Griot [0:44:01]
Sufi Dub Brothers - "Masti" - The Return Of The Sufi Dub Brothers [0:47:58]
Terrae - "La Clavellinera (feat. Alidé Sans)" - Nostre Gra [0:52:38]
Divanhana - "Domovina" - Radio Sevdah [0:55:05]
Jaber Fayad - "Sublime" - Hopeless Nostalgia [Emigrated to Europe from Syria] [1:01:52]
Malutempu - "Radica nigura" - Farchinoria [From Calabria] [1:12:40]
Ahmed Mukhtar and Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde - "Basra" - Al-hambra - Oud and flamenco guitar [1:17:18]
Sirom - "No One's Footsteps Deep in the Beat of a Butterfly's Wings" - In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper [From Slovenia] [1:23:09]
Ziya Tabassian - "Partow Nameh" - Safar Nameh [Solo album by tombak player from Canada's ensemble Constantinople] [1:26:20]
Sarakina - "Sofka na tatko" - Suspended in the Mist [Polish band that plays music from around the Balkans] [1:37:48]
Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips - "The Path Unfolds" - Breath & Bow [Bansuri from Bangalore and cello from California] [1:44:24]
Bikeh & Nefsazz - "Bana Gel Feat Ismail hakkı" - Project [1:50:45]
Stars of Africa - "Baed Al Farha" - Various Artists: Habibi Funk 031: A Selection Of Music From Libyan Tapes [1:56:53]
Muluken Mèllèssè - "Bayesh des Yelegnal" - Ethiopiques 31 [2:08:32]
Either/Orchestra & Ethiopian Guests - "Yene Hassab" - Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian The Ethiopian [2:08:34]
Essatu Tessemma - "Ayamaru Eshete" - Various Artists: Ethiopiques Volume 25 [2:16:12]
Lemma Demissew - "Astawesalehu" - Various Artists: Ethiopiques Volume 8: Swinging Addis [2:19:33]
Gangbé Brass Band - "Ayé (Feat. Angelique Kidjo)" - From Ouidah To Another World [2:25:52]
Me and My Friends - "Happiness" - Bring Summer [From the UK] [2:29:51]
Kiala & Afroblaster - "Freedom" - One Race 'A Tribute to Hilaire Penda' [2:33:38]
Sorie Kondi - "Salone Tidae" - Thogolobea [2:37:13]
Pelengana Blo - "Niangara" - Hunter Folk Vol II: Tribute to Bantoma Sanogo [From Mali] [2:43:16]
Solo Diarra - "Mogoya" - Yimenga [From Burkina Faso] [2:50:04]
Yalla Miku - "Maximum Self-Care" - 2 [2:52:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158463
Duration:03:08:09
Mariam Doumbia Giveaway from Nov 15, 2025
11/15/2025
Cem Karaca ve Edirdahan - "Safinaz" - Safinaz [0:00:00]
Senyawa - "Sujud (Versi Balada)" - Membaladakan Keselamatan (Ballads for the Survivors) [0:21:07]
Senduki - "Chitarra si di lignu" - Strania [0:25:19]
Sirom - "Tiny Dewdrop Explosions Crackling Delightfully" - In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper [0:32:48]
Jarai Ethnic Group - "Two gong / Gong and voice / koni" - Music From the Mountain People of Vietnam [0:45:43]
Merel Polat - "enek" - WERF [0:52:33]
Noura Mint Seymali - "Ch'tib (naha)" - Yenbett [0:56:05]
Hamouna Isewlan - "Telle Talaydt" - Remote Records Studio Mali Edition [1:01:19]
Group Inerane - "Warat Adounia" - Marhajan Bianou [1:07:20]
Jupiter & Okwess - "Eyabidile" - Ekoya [1:12:07]
Syran Mbenza - "Caro Ya Maniema" - Rumba Africa [1:15:25]
TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - "Le Silence N'est Pas Un Oubli" - Various Artists: Afro Latin Via Cotonou [1:24:15]
Amadou & Mariam - "Senegal Fast Food" - Dimanche a Bamako [1:32:38]
Amadou & Mariam - "La Confusion" - La Confusion [1:36:58]
Kiala & Afroblaster - "Gentleman" - One Race: A Tribute to Hilaire Penda [1:42:23]
Antibalas - "Oasis" - Hourglass [1:47:48]
Femi Kuti - "Think My People Think" - Journey Through Life [1:54:12]
Wayku - "La Humisha" - Selva Selva [2:02:04]
Juan Wauters - "Dime Amiga" [2:06:53]
Lido Pimienta - "Quiero Que Me Beses" - La Belleza [2:12:05]
El Buho - "De Mar Y Rio - El Bareque (El Buho Remix)" - El Buho Palenque Records Versions [2:14:47]
Voces del Bullerengue - "La YerbaBuena" - #Anonimas&Resilientes [2:20:23]
Buscabulla - "Divino Tesoro" - Se Amaba Así [2:26:30]
Trio Kazanchis - "Minewi Tesebere" - Sheger [2:28:43]
Adrian Younge - "Um Pouco de Paz" - Jazz is Dead 25 [2:35:07]
Freh Khodja - "Habitek" [2:43:10]
ammar 808 - "Eddayem Allah" - Club Tounsi [2:43:40]
Söndörgő & Chris Potter - "Liras" - Gyezz [2:47:14]
Geir Sundstøl - "Beveg" [2:54:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158236
Duration:03:08:14