Sunday 21st December 2025 Garry filling in for Rick this week. Featuring the solo album by Wagakki Band singer Yuko Suzuhana Samurai Diva. New singles from Souad Massi (Algeria), Iveta Mukuchyan (Armenia), Nancy Ajram (Lebanon), Otyken (Siberia), and a collaboration between Latvian group Tautumeitas and Lithuanian singer Petunija. More from recent releases by Amadou & Mariam (Mali), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) and Msafiri Zawose (Tanzania), plus two singers coming to Brisbane in the new year, Manizha (Tajikstan via Russia) and Ganavya (USA via India).
Garry filling in for Rick this week. Featuring the solo album by Wagakki Band singer Yuko Suzuhana Samurai Diva. New singles from Souad Massi (Algeria), Iveta Mukuchyan (Armenia), Nancy Ajram (Lebanon), Otyken (Siberia), and a collaboration between Latvian group Tautumeitas and Lithuanian singer Petunija. More from recent releases by Amadou & Mariam (Mali), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania) and Msafiri Zawose (Tanzania), plus two singers coming to Brisbane in the new year, Manizha (Tajikstan via Russia) and Ganavya (USA via India).
Ngulmiya Nundhirribala is an iconic ceremony leader and songman from Arnhem Land
Sessa is a 'cultural cannibal' like the iconic Brazilian Tropicalistas from the late sixties, Sessa unapologetically and seamlessly mashes musical references, from rock to jazz to samba and soul. The album title translates as A Little Dizziness Of Love.
11-piece band from Colombia. The song's title translates as The Drum Moves Me.
Collaboration between Lithuanian singer Petunija and Latvian group Tautumeitas
Title translates as I Will Die of Love or Resist
Duo, Oriane Lacaille from Reunion Island and and Jerem Boucris from Paris
Indian-American singer performing in Brisbane on 14 March at the Powerhouse
Tajik-Russian singer performing in Brisbane on 13 February at the Crowbar
Romanian psych duo. Taken from the Songlines edition #214 (Jan 2016) covermount CD
Saudi Arabian guitarist and singer
This collaboratin is a vibrant exploration of the deep musical and cultural ties between the Arab world and Andalusia over centuries.
This project between French producer DJ Click and Laotian singer Wongpakai Sitthidet combines the richness of traditional Laotian music with the modernity of contemporary compositions
CGM48 are a Thai pop idol group based in Chiang-Mai in the north of the country, modelled on Japanese groups like AKB48