WorldBeat
Rick/Garry
Sunday
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday 22nd June 2025
Garry filling in for Rick this week. Featuring the new album from Latvian group Tautumeitas "Zem Saules/Under The Solar Spell". Music from Kanazoe Orkestra, a balafon-led group from Burkina Faso, Thaos Stauridis & Drom from Macedonia, and a new single from Siberian indigenous group Otyken. Also some solo releases - Paivi Hirvonen, the violinist from Okra Playground, and two members of Japan's Wagakki Band, singer Yuko Suzuhana and shamisen player Beni Ninagawa have new singles out. And the latest Songlines magazine Top of the World compilation (Issue #209).
22 June, 2025
Garry filling in for Rick this week. Featuring the new album from Latvian group Tautumeitas "Zem Saules/Under The Solar Spell". Music from Kanazoe Orkestra, a balafon-led group from Burkina Faso, Thaos Stauridis & Drom from Macedonia, and a new single from Siberian indigenous group Otyken. Also some solo releases - Paivi Hirvonen, the violinist from Okra Playground, and two members of Japan's Wagakki Band, singer Yuko Suzuhana and shamisen player Beni Ninagawa have new singles out. And the latest Songlines magazine Top of the World compilation (Issue #209).
Latvian group
Iranian ensemble based in Turkey. Appears on Songlines magazine issue #209 Top of the World compilation
From Egypt. Appears on Songlines magazine issue #209 Top of the World compilation
From Lebanon, now based in the UK. Appears on Songlines magazine issue #209 Top of the World compilation
New single from Siberian indigenous group. References the Imperial March from the Star Wars films
Singer from Senegal
Zambian group fromed in the 1970's and after a break of 40 years or so, have begun releasing new music again
Slovenian DJ with his Balkan Voodoo Orchestra
Moldovan duo, on cimbalon (Jourjou) and electronics (Norchi)
Melbourne musician/producer (Daze) and local Thai classical musician and composer (Visitchantaragoon)
Latvian group
Singer from the Ivory Coast, from her 2007 album
Turkish singer, from her 2018 album
Melbourne group, from their 1992 album
Spanish Gitano (gypsy) guitarist performed live for the documentary film about him showing at the Spanish Film Festival
Cuban group. Track references Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
New single from Wagakki Band singer
New single from Wagakki Band shamisen player
Drummer, composer and producer from Thailand
Solo release for the violinist from Okra Playground
Latvian group
Balafon-led group from Burkino Faso now based in France
Tunisian producer Sofyann Ben Youssef
Iranian-Australian musician