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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | New | Approx. start time |
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| Sahra Halgan |
Sharaf
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Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya Music | Sahra Ahmed Mohamoud (Somali: Sahra Axmed Maxamuud) is a Somali singer and cultural activist. also known as professionally Sahra Halgan as her stage name. | * | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) |
| Dur Dur Band |
Jubba Aaka
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Dur Dur Band Vol.2 | Analog Africa | Dur-Dur Band was a musical group from Mogadishu, Somalia. The band was formed in the 1980s and was one of the most well-known acts on the Mogadishu disco scene at the time. The band later performed and recorded based in neighbouring Ethiopia. Their unique sound encompasses funk and disco, with influences of soul. | 0:06:01 (Pop-up) | |
| 4 Mars |
Tilman Baa Lagu Socdaa (Follow the Rules)
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Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura | Ostinato | The music of Jibuti supergroup 4 Mars reflects the crossroads of the Gulf of Tadjura region. The band combined Egyptian and Yemeni rhythms, Sudanese musical forms, Somali Dhaanto rhythms, reggae, Bollywood influences and American jazz and funk. 4 Mars was a large ensemble that included 40 members: actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. - World Music Central | 0:13:22 (Pop-up) | |
| Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba |
Jama Ko
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Jama Ko | Outhere | GIG: Tonight @ Roulette, presented by Robert Browning. Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time. - home page | 0:23:07 (Pop-up) | |
| Aziza Brahim |
Thajliba
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Mawja | Glitterbeat | Sahrawi singer-songwriter activist Aziza Brahim’s fifth album Mawja (Wave in Hassaniya Arabic) is fashioned from a simple but powerful foundational palette: Saharan and Iberian percussion entwining with stately guitars and warm, enveloping bass. - Glitterbeat | * | 0:27:17 (Pop-up) |
| Mariem Hassan |
Almara
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La Voz Indomita | Nubenegra | Mariem Hassan, was one of north Africa’s great singers. She used her powerful voice to publicise the plight of those who were forced to flee from their homeland when Morocco took control of Western Sahara in 1975. - Guardian | 0:30:49 (Pop-up) | |
| Mártir Luali |
Jamas
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Polisario Vencera | Nubenegra | 0:36:25 (Pop-up) | ||
| Asha Bhosle, Mohmmed Rafi |
Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko
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The Spirit of Music - RD Burman | Saregama | From Yaadon Ki Baraat, 1973, the song was a hit in the 1970s, and gained cult status in India. In 2020, Asha Bhosle named this song as one of her most favourite songs. - Wiki | 0:41:30 (Pop-up) | |
| Aydin Kazemizad |
Sedaha
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Hajastam O Vajastam | Aydin Kazemizad | Aydin Kazemizad, is an Iranian music composer. He recently won the bronze medal at the Global Music Awards for his album 'Hajastam o Vajastam'. He also won the second prestigious world award at the Academia Music Awards for best children's music album. - Music News | * | 0:46:09 (Pop-up) |
| Lalalar |
Grejuva / Ayni Bokun Mavisi
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En Kötü Iyi Olur | Les Disques Bongo Joe | Istanbul's Lalalar remind you of your favorite 80's cult show theme, and simultaneously sound like a delightful dumpster dive of spaghetti western-psychedelics, Anatolian funk, sampling and hazy electronics. - home page | * | 0:50:29 (Pop-up) |
| Yalla Miku |
Tapis Volant
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Yalla Miku | Les Disques Bongo Joe | Exultant, frenetic and spiritually uplifting debut album twisting traditions of North and East Africa with electronica, post punk and krautrock grooves. - bandcamp | * | 0:56:43 (Pop-up) |
| Cheikh Efrita |
Ala Bab Darek (Louisa Tounsia)
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Cheikh Efrita | Monograph | Cheikh Efrita is a Hyper Oriental Pop project based on samples from obscure Tunisian musical archives from the 1920s. - Le Comtois | * | 1:01:08 (Pop-up) |
| Ndox Electrique |
Yalla
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Tëd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang | Les Disques Bongo Joe | Ndox Electrique is a ritual of possession which comes from Senegal's N'döep ceremonies. - Le Guess Who | * | 1:10:52 (Pop-up) |
| Tresboliyu Folk |
Verde
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Amigos de Folk | Tresboliyu Folk | Folk band from Cantabria, Spain, whose objective is to spread the traditional music of Cantabria and the rest of the world. - home page | * | 1:18:09 (Pop-up) |
| Kuttune |
Ondo Bizi Liteke
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Zer ote da? | Kuttune | Taking our roots as a starting point, Kuttune offers a new compositional journey in which traditional melodies and rhythms such as jotas, arin-arines or rumbas can be taken to the most characteristic rhythms of the northwest of Africa, as well as to the most diverse sonorities of the Middle East or to the Caribbean rhythms of Latin America, among others. - Aitzina Folk | * | 1:22:11 (Pop-up) |
| Blanca Altable |
Niño del Invierno
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Las formas del agua | Segell Microscopi | Blanca Altable stands out in the world of popular violin thanks to her unique and creative vision. Blanca rescues the repertoire of the dulzaina (a traditional Spanish woodwind instrument) from her grandfather, Simón Altable, and adapts it to the violin. - home page | * | 1:27:02 (Pop-up) |
| Cara de Espelho |
Corridinho_Português
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Cara de Espelho | Locomotiva Azul | "Cara de Espelho" is the result of the meeting of some of the names that have marked Portuguese music in recent years: Deolinda, Ornatos Violeta, Gaiteiros de Lisboa, A Naifa, Humanos, among others. - WOMEX | * | 1:33:01 (Pop-up) |
| Think of One |
Ou Tu Vas?
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Marrakech Emballages Ensemble | LC Music | Belgian-Moroccan collaboration | 1:35:40 (Pop-up) | |
| Zvezdana Novaković ZveN |
Črna nuč (Black Nun)
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Čaralice | Zvezdana Novaković ZveN | Zvezdana Novaković is a singer and harpist from Northern East of Slovenia. While combining a traditional folk, jazz, classical, electronic music and performing arts she creates unique ways of expression. Her voice and musical artistry are influenced by a tradition of Slavic and Balkan cultures. - Soundcloud | * | 1:41:51 (Pop-up) |
| Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff |
Sama Néné
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Magg Tekki | Mississippi | * | 1:48:14 (Pop-up) | |
| Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister (MFR) |
Precision
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Controversy Precision | Barrister | 1:52:33 (Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Handy Haversack:
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Rob Weisberg:
TDK60:
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fred:
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Listener Tom:
northguineahills:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Gung Hei Fat Choi !
Happy Year of the Wood 🐉Dragon !
~ Good ♄Saturday FMUvianz ~
northguineahills:
Rob W:
Handy Haversack:
TDK60:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
What a delightful & affirmative experience to see the Alash Ensemble of Tuvan Singers & Musicians :
www.facebook.com...
- tonight (for one hour Free with a 'lecturer' - really an informative Host)
- right here @ the Lebanon (New Hampshire) Opera House.
Musics - & Masterful Performers
- both accessible & beguiling
- both warm & dignified.
...& whenever they should be near you - you'd enjoy it !
Listener Tom:
deeesat:
northguineahills:
northguineahills:
Tom P:
Rob W:
Handy Haversack:
TDK60:
slugluv1313:
lurking, enjoying these fascinating sounds/vibes immensely! (whilst doing really boring, un fascinating chores and stuff 😹😹) -- so grateful to be here with you all
Rob W:
fred:
slugluv1313:
ah! perhaps i should consult with DJ Perro Caliente, and his Spinning Kitty 🐈⬛😻
Ken From Hyde Park:
Rob W:
Listener Tom:
chresti:
slugluv1313:
chresti:
katie:
katie:
Hi slugluv.
chresti:
Dirk Zaffer:
Rob W:
Megaroni:
Rob W:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Rexedog:
chresti:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Rob W:
wildneil peace all:
TDK60:
slugluv1313:
Ken From Hyde Park:
slugluv1313:
Happy Winter Wonderland! i hope Mr. Biggles and Cerne are being cuddly and keeping you cozy
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Listener Tom: