Featuring a song from each of the Top 10 new world music albums. Plus other global sounds, new and old.
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Continue reading 2019-09-13 Top 10 World Music Albums, September edition
Sergio Mendes is in town this weekend, and I had a listener request for more Brazilian music. So today, it’s all Brazil. Forro, samba, hip hop, funk, batucada, and whatever else wanders by.
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Continue reading 2019-09-06 It came from Brazil
September 2 is Labor Day in the USA, and we observe the holiday with songs about work and workers from around the globe.
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Continue reading 2019-08-30 Songs of Work & Labor
Songs about the stain of slavery — historic and contemporary — from around the world in observance of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Plus, an interview with Corina of Brazilian group Choro das 3, who are on tour in the USA.
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Continue reading 2019-08-23 Effects of Slavery + choro Das 3 interview
Madagascar’s Razia Said and her band drop by the KAOS performance studio for a live set. And we hear music from other Malagasy musicians throughout the rest of the show.
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Continue reading 2019-08-16 Razia Said Live + Music of Madagascar
It’s like your own personal music festival! Loads of great live performances by global artists, and you don’t even have to put on sunscreen.
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Continue reading 2019-08-09 World Music, Live!
A curated collection of sublime stringed instrument performances from around the planet. Plus new music and other sounds in hour 2.
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Continue reading 2019-08-02 Global Strings
Over the years, STG has amassed a large number of remixed tracks from artists including Celia Cruz, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Femi Kuti, Huun Huur Tu, Bob Marley, Ceu, Angelique Kidjo, and so many more. We don’t dust them off often, but this show is all about the remixes.
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Continue reading 2019-07-26 The World, Remixed
No theme this week, just with lots of great tunes new and old from around the planet.
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Continue reading 2019-07-19 World Music Mix
With a song from each of the Top 10 new world music albums. Plus some new releases, old faves, and listener requests in hour 2.
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Continue reading 2019-07-12 Top 10 World Music Albums