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Meiko Kaji - "Hagure Bushi" - Yadokuri [Meiko Kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko, born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. Since the 1960s, she has appeared in over 100 film and television roles, most prominently in the 1970s with her most famous roles as outlaw characters. - wlkl (1973 reissue)] [0:01:29] Sachiko Kanenobu - "Fork in the Road" - Fork in the Road [Sachiko Kanenobu (born May 31 , 1948 ) is a folk singer from Osaka Prefecture who currently resides in the United States. She is said to be a pioneer among female singer-songwriters . Her elder sister is Kahoru Yodo , a former leading male star of the Flower Troupe of the Takarazuka Revue . - wiki (translated)] [0:05:14] La Baula - "La veu del cor" - Cançons a l'ombra [La Baula, the new emerging group from the Catalan roots music scene, presents its highly anticipated debut album 'Cançons a l’ombra' (Songs in the Shadow), a fresh and captivating proposal that revives thirteen little-known traditional songs, collected from various sound and bibliographical sources. - PR] [0:10:48] Te Vaka - "Amataga" - Amataga [The Canoe in Tokelauan language, Te Vaka is a band founded by Opetaia Foa'i, a Grammy-nominated composer and songwriter for Disney's Moana. The band performs original songs inspired by the South Pacific culture and history, and has toured to 40 countries and performed at major events. - home page] [0:13:32] Charles Maimarosia - "Haiamasina" - Hote' Hote' [Charles Maimarosia is a unique and extraordinary Solomon Islands singer and musician, raised in the remote Pipisu village of Malaita. He is renowned for being a singer of important custom knowledge, drawing equally on traditional and contemporary musical styles. - home page] [0:17:24] Nidia Góngora - "Mi Bunde" - Pacífico Maravilla [From the banks of the Timbiquí River in Colombia to global stages, Nidia Góngora's voice carries the cadence of the mangrove and the strength of the drum. With Pacífico Maravilla, her first solo album, she presents a sonic manifesto that immerses us in the essence of her homeland and artistic evolution. For over 25 years, Nidia has blended tradition with innovation, collaborating with artists like Quantic, Bomba Estéreo, and Ondatrópica. - PR] [0:20:55] Cocanha - "La Sovenenca" - Puput [GIG: Playing tonight @ Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall - Thanks to listener Mike in DC for the info.] [0:26:48] Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp - "Smiling like a Flower (Dubby July)" - Ventre Unique [Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp is a perpetually evolving ‘orchestra’, loosely modelled on the great 20th-century African groups like Tout Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou and tipping its hat to revolutionary French artist Marcel Duchamp. - home page] [0:36:40] Kokoroko - "Three Piece Suit (feat. Azekel)" - Get the Message - EP [Kokoroko is a London-based septet led by Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth playing a fusion of jazz and Afrobeat. In February 2019 they were named "ones to watch" by the Guardian, after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered 57 million views on YouTube. - wiki] [0:39:58] Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Beye Bu, Beye Ba" - Jazz Is Dead 22: Ebo Taylor [GIG: With Pat Thomas at Webster Hall Sun April 20] [0:45:05] Fancy Fingers & Winyo - "Pokunena" - Jawaya Jathum [Kenyan musicians Fancy Fingers and Winyo have joined forces to release Jawaya Jathum, a 13-track Luo album that blends traditional African sounds with modern global influences. The project, which is available for streaming and download(link is external), fuses indigenous instruments like the nyatiti and orutu with contemporary Afro-pop, jazz, benga, bhangra, and zouk, creating a rich listening experience. - musicinafrica] [0:49:35] The Bongo Hop - "Eko Eko - feat Moonlight Benjamin" - La Pata Coja [The Bongo Hop is back with another highly danceable, genre bending and colorful effort. Always navigating back and forth across the Atlantic in search of his...

Roksonaki - "Ne Zhaman" - Antologiya 1 [Formed in 1990, Roksonaki is believed to have been the very first Kazakh folk-rock band. Founder Ruslan Karin took ancient epic poems and backed them up with traditional and electric instruments, blending traditional melodies with elements of jazz, rock and prog-rock. - multiple sources] [0:00:00] Wild Mushrooms - "Le Zuo" - Under the Dragon Tree [‘Under the Dragon Tree’ is a debut album from the Yunnan band Wild Mushrooms, who are the first band to represent the music of the Hani people of western Yunnan, resisting pressure to sing in Chinese the band have largely persisted in their use of the Hani language for the majority of their songs. The album features a mixture of traditional and original material. - PR] [0:05:39] Aina - "Shaman Girl" - Ekonda [Evenk singer AINA is releasing her second album. “post-ethno” – what follows after the archaic. It does not contradict tradition and history, but it continues it. The new album includes songs based on traditional texts from the northern epic: Kumalan – about a traditional carpet made of many scraps of deer skin sewn together in the form of a mosaic; Girkiyo – about the value of friendship, as well as original compositions on the nature of the far north. - PR] [0:09:46] Wimme + Rinne - "Ring of Earth" - Ivgu [The long anticipated new album by Finnish Sámi indigenous York (joik artist) Wimme Saari and his long time producer and musician Tapani Rinne. - PR] [0:13:00] Leila Gobi - "Imidiwani" - Leila [LEILA GOBI began her career as a student and grew to national attention. As an artist from provincial Menaka near Gao Mali, it was tough to break into the tightly knit music community in the capitol city, Bamako. But Leila’s talent quickly brought her recognition and she has became a sought after backup vocalist for many great musicians in Mali. By 2010 she had formed her first group and performed in her own name to cheers. - label] [0:20:35] DJAM! - "Lasaltery" - DJAM! [DJAM! is a musical alliance forged between two master guitarists: Joep Pelt and Bounaly Traoré. As a teenager, Joep learned guitar from his idols in the Mississippi Delta and later embarked on projects in Mali, South Africa, and Ethiopia. Bounaly, hailed as North Mali’s premier guitar prodigy, blends the entrancing tones of the Sahel with the pulsating rhythms of Bamako. Drummer Randell Sambo and bassist Kyan Sambo inject modern soul/funk influences and Caribbean beats into the mix, creating a wild musical ride that will keep you moving. - PR] [0:24:08] Mdou Moctar - "Tchinta" - Funeral for Justice [Mahamadou Souleymane, known professionally as Mdou Moctar, is a Nigerien guitarist, singer and songwriter who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music. His music first gained attention through a trading network of mobile phones and memory cards in West Africa. - wiki] [0:28:26] Boubacar Traoré Trio - "Mbalimaou" - Live! [Boubacar Traoré has been captivating audiences with his music, dance, and singing on stages around the world for more than 60 years. Yet, despite his long career, this is the first time his live performances have ever been captured for a production. - PR] [0:36:29] Kin Gongolo Kiniata - "Angoisse" - Kiniata [in’Gongolo Kiniata are a vital new voice of Congolese music, upending lyrical traditions and offering a potent and thrilling new take on Kinshasa-born rumba, with handcrafted percussion from found street objects providing the band’s rhythmical power Their debut album Kiniata is a call for peace, social justice and dignity for the Congolese people. - PR] [0:41:39] Solomane Konaté - "Farabana" - Various Artists: Fest Donso Ngoni V1 [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...

Paban Das Baul and Sam Mils - "Nacho Kali" - Real Sugar [0:00:00] Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali - "Ja Mur Ja" - At the Feet of the Beloved [Imbued with the spirit of their late uncle, the qawwali master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali return with another deeply accomplished, moving collection of songs that ache with the frenzied anxiety of falling in love and dreamy desire of devotion, At the Feet of the Beloved. - PR] [0:05:53] Anwar Khan Manghaniyar - "Sat Bhayan Ki Ek Behanadli" - Various Artists: Divana - Musicians And Poets Of Rajasthan (Second Volume) [0:20:10] Bally Sagoo - "Mehfil Mein Baar Baar" - Qawwali Meets Reggae [Bally Sagoo is the mastermind behind numerous platinum selling albums and one of the originals from the Asian Underground scene that exploded in the late eighties. Fusing traditional flavors from the Indian subcontinent with elements of R&B, Reggae and Dance music, he attracts a wide yet very discerning audience. - home page] [0:29:15] Djely Tapa - "Ndö" - Dankoroba [Mandeng Griot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.] [0:33:53] Samba Toure - "Fini Gochila" - Baarakelaw [0:42:34] Songhoy Blues - "Dagabi" - Heritage [0:45:16] Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - "Konya" - Miri [0:49:37] Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - "Obi do Woa (If Someone Loves You)" - Ebo Taylor JID022 [0:55:05] Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp - "Tout cassé" - Ventre Unique [1:00:52] Brigan - "Agata" - Luna, cera e vino [1:05:22] Ghent Folk Violin Project - "Mira's Dans" - Ogopogo [1:11:14] Frigg - "Game of Frigg" - Dreamscapes [1:16:58] Charneux - Leleux - Puma - "Juin en Novembre" - Cinquième saison [1:20:45] Mina/Moramarco/Savoretti - "Pietra al Pastori" - Pietrafonie [1:28:32] Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - "Rirollalla" - Quaranta [GIG / GIVEAWAY: Wed night @ Drom. Giveaway details above.] [1:35:27] Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - "Pizzica Bhangra feat Red Baraat" - Meridiana [1:38:46] Enrique Lynch - "La Quinta Sinfonia de Beethoven" - Various Artists: Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 [During the 1980s, a group of music dealers and record collectors from Mexico City joined forces to create a series of illegally manufactured vinyl records containing rare and highly-sought hits from Perú, Ecuador, Colombia and beyond. At the time, Mexico City’s dance-party scene was ruled by the sonideros, a highly developed network of mobile soundsystem operators. The popularity of the sonideros led to a growing demand for tropical music, as their fan base became increasingly hungry for the “exclusive” hits associated with particular sonidos. - distrotable] [1:41:39] Son Palenque - "El Lobo" - Tambor, Majana ¡! Desde El Palenque De Benkos - Rebelion En El Palenque De Benkos [New album by Son Palenque, the legendary band from San Basilio de Palenque, a very african village in the caribbean coast of Colombia. Lead by singer Justo Valdez, Son Palenque bring us more afrocolombian music, as always mixed with influences from Africa and the caribbean.] [1:47:32] De Mar y Rio - "El Bareque 2" - Bailen y Gocen [Afrocolombian music at its best with De Mar y Rio Bailen y Gocen, is the first musical child of the pacific youth group of the moment De Mar y Rio, is an album of traditional marimba music. Its members come from different territories such as Timbiqui, Cali, Guapi, Iscuande, El Charco, Lopez de Micay and Buenaventura, who coincided years ago in Cali in search of better horizons of life and decided to form a powerful musical group under the direction of maestro Felipe Amú, which today is consolidated in their first album, in which they unite the knowledge learned in each of the schools and traditional musical currents from where they come from. - PR] [1:52:00] Faraon Bantu y ChampetaMan - "Yippi Yappa -Colombiafrica Feat Hadja Koyaute- Bleepolar RMX" - Futuro Ancestral [Hello Music Lovers of the World, this is the Faraon Bantu Sound Sound System leaded by ChampetaMan. Faraon Bantu is...

Lucibela - "Diferenca" - Moda Antiga [0:00:00] Jupiter & Okwess - "Nkoyi Niama" - Ekoya [Veteran stars of the Kinshasa street music scene Jupiter & Okwess return with their fourth album, Ekoya, representing an exciting new chapter for the band, blending their signature sound of soulful Congolese funk, rock and soukous with new influences from Mexico and across Latin America featuring cross-cultural encounters and inspired by the shared history of African people in two continents. - PR] [0:05:46] Kin Gongolo Kiniata - "Lisekite" - Kiniata [Kin’Gongolo Kiniata are a vital new voice of Congolese music, upending lyrical traditions and offering a potent and thrilling new take on Kinshasa-born rumba, with handcrafted percussion from found street objects providing the band’s rhythmical power Their debut album Kiniata is a call for peace, social justice and dignity for the Congolese people. - PR] [0:08:38] Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé - "Ya Nini" - Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978 [Georges Kiamuangana Mateta, known professionally as Verckys, was a Congolese saxophonist, composer, producer, bandleader, and record executive. A significant figure in the evolution of 20th-century Congolese and African popular music, he is referred to as "Vévé", "the man with the iron lungs" and "Wazola Nzimbu". - wiki] [0:14:53] Amadou Balake - "Taximan" - Various Artists: Golden Afrique Volume 1 [Amadou Traoré, better known as Amadou Balaké, was a popular singer from Burkina Faso. During his career, which lasted over 50 years, Balaké recorded and performed in different parts of West Africa as well as New York and Paris. In the early 21st century, he was a member of Senegalese salsa band Africando. - wiki] [0:24:16] Witch - "Ntendelakumbi" - Witch (Including Janet) [New reissue] [0:36:56] Kasiva Mutua - "Ndikweteela" - Desturi [Desturi is a transformative 11 track album that showcases Kasiva Mutua's musical evolution, expanding her artistry from percussion to include guitar, songwriting, and production. Inspired by diverse African musical traditions and instrumentation, she explores the call and response nature of East African music, layered West African drumming, clap laden music of the North, traditionally inspired finger picking guitar melodies and more.] [0:40:33] Fatoumata Diawara - "Nterini - A Colors Show" - Single [0:45:34] Boubacar Traoré Trio - "Tiekoruba djuga" - Live! [Boubacar Traoré has been captivating audiences with his music, dance, and singing on stages around the world for more than 60 years. Yet, despite his long career, this is the first time his live performances have ever been captured for a production. - PR] [0:50:48] Mandeng Groove - "Manssani Cisse (ft. Fatou Kalissa & Ba Cissoko)" - Conakry ['Conakry' was recorded on Mandeng Groove's first trip to Guinea in West Africa. The Melbourne-based ensemble collaborated with many different local musicians and recorded at bandleader Amaodou Kalissa's family home. Over the course of their month-long stay there were power outages every day, meaning that the band had to record in the dark without electricity. The work-around for this was to record the majority of the album through Kyle's portable recorder (a Zoom H6, which could be powered with AA batteries) a laptop and some cheap microphones. - PR] [0:56:47] Kankou Kouyate - "Na fa te Djougouyala" - N'Darila [Kankou Kouyate, Malis contemporary Griot voice, niece of Bassekou Kouyate, was 'discovered' by Brian Eno and Damon Alban and worked with Toumani Diabate, Bassekou Kouyate, Cheick Tidianne Seck, Salif Keita, Habib Koite, Vieux Farka Touré and many more. Kankou is now bringing her family band Les Etoiles de Garana, presenting the new generation of traditionalists. This new band, was created in order to support her extraordinary voice with the acoustic traditional instruments she grew up with. The album was produced in Bamako in 2024 by Carolina Vallejo. - PR] [1:04:03] Ana Carla Maza - "Caribe" -...