Ethiopia seems to be one of those countries with an outsized influence on the music of the world. From jazz to funk to reggae to other sounds, you’ll hear it from Ethiopian artists and foreign artists adopting Ethiopian elements.
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Continue reading 2020-06-26 Ethiopian Funk, Jazz, & Groove
It’s week 9 of the stay-at-home situation here in Washington State, but there’s still enough global music flowing to compile a great Top 10 list. Hear a song from each of the top albums, plus other global music new and old.
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Continue reading 2020-05-15 Top 10 World Music Albums
Really great and diverse sounds in this week’s Top 10 countdown, with music from Vietnam, Portugal, Ethiopia, South Korea, Mali, Austria, the USA, and more. Plus a mix of old and new global tunes in hour 2.
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Continue reading 2020-02-21 – Top 10 Global Albums, February
Sept. 22 is the birthday on not one, but two African music legends: King Sunny Ade and Oliver Mtukudzi. A great time to celebrate legendary African music figures, focusing particularly on those who have passed from this world.
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Continue reading 2019-09-20 African Legends
Some of the world’s amazing guitarists and guitar styles have emerged from Africa. Today we hear from Zimbabwe’s lyrical Louis Mhlanga, the electric Tuareg music of Mdou Moctar, and lots of sounds in between.
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Continue reading 2019-07-05 African Guitars
This week we celebrate the French World Cup victory, particularly highlighting the music of the countries from which the immigrant players came or to which they have family ties: Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo, Mali, Angola, and Morocco. Plus a few other gems in the last segment of the show.
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Today is the birthday of King Sunny Ade and Oliver Mtukudzi. Both are known for talents beyond their guitar playing, but we’ll use the occasion for a roundup of guitarists from around Africa, from Tinariwen and other desert rockers in the north to Malian guitarist Fatoumata Diawara to South Africa’s Philip Tabane.
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The musics of Cuba and Africa are so enmeshed that it can be tough to tell where one ends and the other begins. But who cares? It’s all great music, and we hear Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean sounds from both sides of the Atlantic this week. Not coincidentally, today is the birthday of Celia Cruz.
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Continue reading 2016-10-21 Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean Music
Two fabulous guitarists — Habib Koite and Vusi Mahlasela — will be in the area this week, so we’ll hear music from them and other great African guitarists (I also recorded an interview with them that will air later on KAOS). It’s also the KAOS Spring Membership Drive — time for you to become a listener-member, or renew your membership to KAOS Community Radio. Call during the show at 360-867-5267 or pledge online. Your active support is crucial to our community!
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Sure, there are lots of songs about food and love and nature, but I’ve been collecting songs about the places where most people live: the cities. The first installment of this series of shows highlights songs about cities in Africa, from the bustling capitols to small but mighty places. From Cape Town to Cairo, the sounds of African cities.
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