A variety of African styles, including tunes by birthday boys Oliver Mtukudzi and King Sunny Ade, both born on Sept. 22.
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Continue reading African Music (#1191)
August 27 is the birthday of Cesaria Evora, and we celebrate with music from her and other artists from Cabo Verde, along with songs from other African islands, including Madagascar, the Comoros, Réunion, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mauritius, Zanzibar, and more.
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Continue reading Music of African Islands (#1187)
Hear songs from the ten best new global releases, plus other music old and new in the second hour of the show.
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Continue reading Global Music Top 10 (STG #1146)
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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